Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Minimizing disruption to a voice call in a mobile network that includes different network segments having different capabilities for supporting voice calls
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Application No.: US17324832Application Date: 2021-05-19
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Publication No.: US11711732B2Publication Date: 2023-07-25
- Inventor: Fred Walter Rink , Haibo Qian , Michael Anthony Brown
- Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agency: Ray Quinney & Nebeker P.C
- Agent James Bullough
- Main IPC: H04W36/00
- IPC: H04W36/00

Abstract:
A transition region can be defined for a first network segment that can provide wireless communication services using a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT and that supports Internet protocol (IP) packet-based voice calls. The transition region can be defined based at least in part on a first coverage area of the first network segment and a second coverage area of a second network segment that does not support IP packet-based voice calls and does not support a first handoff mechanism based on the first RAT. A network node can be notified about an IP packet-based voice call involving a user equipment (UE) that is receiving service from the first network segment using a first RAT. Upon determining that the UE is located within the transition region, the network node can cause the UE to be switched to a second RAT for the IP packet-based voice call.
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