Abstract: A communication system, a method, and a computer program product provide selecting and camping on primary band in idle mode in preparation for supporting a predicted data connection for demanding application(s) to a network system. The prediction is based on trigger event(s) that include one or more of a configuration of a communication system, context of use of the communication system, and user interaction with the at least one user interface device. A controller of the communication system identifies, selects, and camps on a combination of a primary band and at least one secondary band of the one or more available network nodes that satisfies a communication demand requirement for the demanding application(s) using carrier aggregation and/or dual connection in preparation for activation of the demanding application(s) and establishment of the data connection with the communication network.

Abstract: A communication system, a method, and a computer program product provide selecting and camping on primary band in idle mode in preparation for supporting a data connection for demanding application(s) to a network system. Preparation includes determining a communication demand requirement associated with the at least one application comprising at least one of data throughput greater than a throughput threshold and data latency less than a latency threshold. The communication system identifies, selects, and camps on the primary band in preparation for activation of the at least one application and configures the RF communication subsystem to use the at least one secondary band in preparation for activation of the at least one application and for establishment of the data connection with the communication network to operate in at least one of carrier aggregation mode and dual connection mode to satisfy a communication demand requirement.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a communication device, a connected mode discontinuous reception (C-DRX) module operable with the communication device, and one or more processors operable with the communication device and the C-DRX mode of operation. The one or more processors infer whether network congestion exceeds a predefined threshold from one or more Internet-protocol (IP) and physical layer metrics and disabling the C-DRX mode of operation when the network congestion exceeds the predefined threshold. The one or more processors can also disable the C-DRX mode of operation when user-identified “performance” applications are operating on the one or more processors.

Abstract: A communication system, a method, and a computer program product provide selecting and camping on primary band in idle mode in preparation for supporting a predicted data connection for demanding application(s) to a network system. The prediction is based on trigger event(s) that include one or more of a configuration of a communication system, context of use of the communication system, and user interaction with the at least one user interface device. A controller of the communication system identifies, selects, and camps on a combination of a primary band and at least one secondary band of the one or more available network nodes that satisfies a communication demand requirement for the demanding application(s) using carrier aggregation and/or dual connection in preparation for activation of the demanding application(s) and establishment of the data connection with the communication network.

Abstract: A communication system incorporates a method and a computer program product that provide selecting and camping on primary band in idle mode in preparation for supporting an anticipated data connection for demanding application(s) to a network system. The communication system scans, using a radio frequency (RF) communication subsystem, available network node(s) to assess communication capacity. The communication system identifies a combination of a primary band and secondary band(s) of the available network node(s) that satisfies a communication demand requirement of data throughput, data latency, and/or data quality.

Abstract: A communication system, a method, and a computer program product provide selecting and camping on primary band in idle mode in preparation for supporting a data connection for demanding application(s) to a network system. Preparation includes determining a communication demand requirement associated with the at least one application comprising at least one of data throughput greater than a throughput threshold and data latency less than a latency threshold. The communication system identifies, selects, and camps on the primary band in preparation for activation of the at least one application and configures the RF communication subsystem to use the at least one secondary band in preparation for activation of the at least one application and for establishment of the data connection with the communication network to operate in at least one of carrier aggregation mode and dual connection mode to satisfy a communication demand requirement.