Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Voice service handover
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Application No.: US16624419Application Date: 2018-06-06
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Publication No.: US11032746B2Publication Date: 2021-06-08
- 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: EP17177601 20170623
- International Application: PCT/EP2018/064878 WO 20180606
- International Announcement: WO2018/234037 WO 20181227
- Main IPC: H04W36/14
- IPC: H04W36/14 ; H04W36/00 ; H04W8/08 ; H04W12/06 ; H04W88/06

Abstract:
A user entity (UE) such as a smartphone is configured to connect to both WiFi 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 WiFi (VoWiFi). When the UE is connected to VoWiFi and roaming from a first WiFi access point to a second WiFi 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 WiFi access point.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200221352A1 VOICE SERVICE HANDOVER Public/Granted day:2020-07-09
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