Circuit switched domain codec list for single radio voice call continuity
A Circuit Switched (CS) domain codec list for Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SR-VCC) is provided. An apparatus providing such a list can include preparing a list of include preparing a list of circuit switched capabilities of a terminal device, sending the list to a network device during attachment, receiving the list at the network device, storing the list in the network device, sending the list to a second network device, receiving the list at the second network device, and using the list in handing over the terminal device to the second network device.
1. A method, comprising:
preparing, in a mobile terminal device, a list of circuit switched capabilities of the mobile terminal device; and
sending, from the mobile terminal device, the list to a network device during an attachment procedure,
wherein the sending takes place during the attachment procedure of the mobile terminal device to a cellular network operator coordinated packet-switched only network.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the network device comprises a mobility management entity.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the list comprises a codec list of codecs supported by the terminal device.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the attachment procedure comprises a long term evolution (LTE) attachment procedure,
the terminal device comprises a user equipment,
the list of circuit-switched capabilities comprises a codec list of codecs supported by the terminal device, and
the sending the list to the network device comprises providing the list to an eNodeB.
5. A method, comprising:
receiving, in an apparatus comprised in a packet-switched network, a list of circuit switched capabilities of a mobile terminal device during an attachment procedure;
storing the list in a network device during the attachment procedure; and
providing the list to a second network device during handover,
wherein the receiving takes place during the attachment procedure of the mobile terminal device to a cellular network operator coordinated packet-switched only network.
6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the network device comprises a mobility management entity.
7. The method according to claims 5 , wherein the second network device comprises a mobile switching center.
8. The method according to claim 5 , wherein:
the circuit-switched capabilities comprises a codec list of codecs supported by the terminal device, and the network device is a mobile switching center comprised in a circuit-switched capable network.
9. An apparatus, comprising:
a processor configured to prepare a list of circuit switched capabilities of a mobile terminal device; and
a transmitter configured to send the list, from the mobile terminal device, to a network device during an attachment procedure,
wherein the transmitter is configured to send the list during the attachment procedure of the mobile terminal device to a cellular network operator coordinated packet-switched only network.
10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the list comprises a codec list of codecs supported by the terminal device.
11. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the apparatus is implemented as a single chip in the terminal device.
12. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein:
the attachment procedure comprises a long term evolution (LTE) attachment procedure,
the terminal device comprises a user equipment,
the list of circuit-switched capabilities comprises a codec list of codecs supported by the terminal device, and
the transmitter being configured to send the list to the network device comprises the transmitter being configured to send the list to an eNodeB.
13. An apparatus, comprising:
a receiver configured to receive a list of circuit switched capabilities of a mobile terminal device during an attachment procedure;
a memory configured to store the list in a network device; and
a transmitter configured to provide the list to a second network device during handover,
wherein the receiver is configured to receive the list during the attachment procedure of the mobile terminal device to a cellular network operator coordinated packet-switched only network.
14. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein:
the circuit-switched capabilities comprises a codec list of codecs supported by the terminal device,
the network device is a mobile switching center comprised in a circuit-switched capable network, and
the apparatus is comprised in a packet-switched network.
15. A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium, wherein the computer program is configured to cause a device to perform a method, the method comprising:
preparing, in a mobile terminal device, a list of circuit switched capabilities of the mobile terminal device; and
sending, from the mobile terminal device, the list to a network device during an attachment procedure,
wherein the sending takes place during the attachment procedure of the mobile terminal device to a cellular network operator coordinated packet-switched only network.