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Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021

Filed:

Jun. 06, 2018
Applicant:

British Telecommunications Public Limited Company, London, GB;

Inventors:

Francisco Faus Gregori, London, GB;

Alistair Gomez, London, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/30 (2009.01); H04W 36/14 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 88/10 (2009.01); H04M 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/0022 (2013.01); H04W 36/005 (2013.01); H04W 36/0016 (2013.01); H04W 36/14 (2013.01); H04W 36/305 (2018.08); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04W 88/10 (2013.01); H04M 7/006 (2013.01);
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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