Method and system for addressing an error condition associated with a service that enables user equipment devices being served by a first access network to engage in signaling with a second access network
US9591548B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 16, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W36/142
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In accordance with the disclosed methods and systems, while providing a service that enables user equipment devices (UEs) being served by a first network to engage in signaling with a second network via the first network, a controller or other network entity may detect an error condition associated with the service, such as a threshold-high level of signaling or an interface failure. In response to detecting the error condition, base stations in the first network may then direct one or more UEs being served by the first network to refrain from using the given service. As a result, the one or more UEs may refrain from using the given service and may instead use another approach to engage in signaling with the second network, which may enable the one or more UEs to circumvent the error condition until it gets remedied.
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