Reducing communication silence when performing inter-technology handoff
US8725106B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 18, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
To perform an inter-technology handoff, an indicator in a service request message is received by a mobile switching center (MSC). The indicator is to indicate to the MSC that an inter-technology handoff from a packet-data wireless access network to a circuit wireless access network has been requested. The behavior of the MSC is modified in response to the indicator to reduce the communication silence during the inter-technology handoff.
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