Cellular network
US8422447B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 27, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/45
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems (200) and methods for providing voice communications over a cellular network (204, 212). A call setup message is communicated from a first communication device (FCD) to a second communication device (SCD) on a first communications channel (FCC) in a cellular network (CN) at a first data transfer rate (FDTR). In response to the call setup message, a stimulator packet is communicated to the CN on FCC at FDTR. The stimulator packet includes data of an amount that equals or exceeds a threshold value. In response to the stimulator packet, FCD (202, 214) and CN transition from a first channel mode to a second different channel mode. In the second channel mode, data is transmitted on a second communications channel (SCC) in CN at a second data transfer rate (SDTR) different than FDTR.
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