Multiple Wireless Protocol Advertising System, Enabling Automatic Access Selection and Local Services

We have examined the efficiency within wireless access options for mobile devices and discovered that a classical pitfall is revisited. As with the proliferation of services in the portfolio of incumbents, leading to a number of coexisting so called stovepipes, we see an isomorphic phenomenon evolve in multi-modal mobile devices, leading to an inefficient development of vertical stack technical solutions for each different mode. It is the first time we found the optimal technical and commercial fit, i.e. the internal device solution and external service provider respectively, with tremendous benefits for the end user. Migration from vertical towards horizontal solutions, the tilting on device level, not only decreases costs but also hugely increases the flexibility for the introduction of new customized solutions. This paper outlines an unique technology called XAS that enables automatic access selection for a requested service, based on qualifiers such as available bandwidth, provided QoS and connection costs. Clever implementation of this system will extend commercial utilization further than access selection only. This system will also enhance the performance of existing devices in terms of standby time and security. In addition, it will open vast opportunities to introduce new and exciting services based on the location of the user. The outlined solution is not merely a theoretical exercise, but already has been built in a realistic pre-commercial demonstrator with which promising results have been obtained. Lucent Technologies has filed a patent for the concept of this system.