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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2003
David Welch, Shawnee, KS (US);
Christopher M. Doran, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Konstantin Othmer, Mountain View, CA (US);
Andrew D. Stadler, San Francisco, CA (US);
David Welch, Shawnee, KS (US);
Christopher M. Doran, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Konstantin Othmer, Mountain View, CA (US);
Andrew D. Stadler, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sprint Spectrum L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A method and system that helps to reduce delay in initiating communication sessions. A network entity operates as a signaling agent on behalf of a terminating node and positively acknowledges a session initiation request on behalf of the terminating node without first receiving a positive acknowledgement from the terminating node. For example, the network entity may first send an alert message to the terminating node and then positively respond to the session initiation request before receiving from the terminating node a response to the alert message. As another example, the network entity may first positively respond to the session initiation request and then send an alert message to the terminating node. This arrangement can advantageously allow the session setup process to continue, without first waiting for an actual positive acknowledgement from the terminating node.