Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Voice service handover
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Application No.: US16624410Application Date: 2018-06-06
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Publication No.: US11197204B2Publication Date: 2021-12-07
- Inventor: Francisco Faus Gregori , Alistair Gomez
- Applicant: British Telecommunications Public Limited Company
- Applicant Address: GB London
- Assignee: British Telecommunications Public Limited Company
- Current Assignee: British Telecommunications Public Limited Company
- Current Assignee Address: GB London
- Agency: Patterson Thuente Pedersen, P.A.
- Priority: EP17177599 20170623
- International Application: PCT/EP2018/064879 WO 20180606
- International Announcement: WO2018/234038 WO 20181227
- Main IPC: H04W36/00
- IPC: H04W36/00 ; H04W36/30 ; H04W36/14 ; H04W84/12 ; H04W88/10 ; H04M7/00

Abstract:
A user entity (UE) such as a smartphone is configured to connect to both Wi-Fi and a Long Term Evolution (LTE) cellular network for voice and data services. For voice, the UE supports both Voice over LTE (VoLTE) and Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi). When the UE is connected to VoWiFi and roaming from a first Wi-Fi access point to a second Wi-Fi access point, the UE and Mobility Management Entity in the cellular network carry out a preparatory handover to VoLTE to prevent service loss in the event of an unsuccessful VoWiFi connection from the second Wi-Fi access point.
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