CPC H04W 48/16 (2013.01) [H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 48/18 (2013.01)] | 25 Claims |
1. A method performed by a wireless communication device for determining a suitable Radio Access Technology (RAT), the method comprising:
receiving a first indication, transmitted by a network node, indicating that the network node is capable of inter-RAT support, wherein the network node is one of a server and a radio access node;
transmitting an inter-RAT assistance request to the network node;
receiving a request for location information of the wireless communication device;
determining the location information of the wireless communication device at a current location of the wireless communication device;
transmitting the location information;
receiving inter-RAT assistance information;
determining a RAT based on the received inter-RAT assistance information; and
utilizing the determined RAT.
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