Abstract:
An apparatus ( 100 ) and method ( 200 ) for enabling a wireless communication device operating during access class restrictions to receive an incoming emergency call for a predefined time period are provided. After the wireless communication device ( 100 ) makes an emergency call to an emergency service center such as police ( 216 ), the wireless communication device ( 100 ) is enabled to respond to a return call from the emergency service center ( 218 ). The wireless communication device accepts the return call based upon the emergency access class information ( 408 ) and the priority level ( 410 ) of the return call.
Abstract:
A mechanism for notifying a mobile station of receipt of a packet-switched paging message in a GSM communication system. A base station controller (108) sends the packet-switched paging message to the mobile station (116) along a main dedicated control channel in response to the mobile station being capable of operating in a dual transfer mode and being currently engaged in circuit-switch voice interchange activity, resulting in a simultaneous voice and data transmission in dual transfer mode.