Transition from packet-switched to circuit-switched connection based on communication quality
View Patent ↗Techniques for transitioning a synchronous communication engaged in by a telecommunication device from a packet-switched connection to a circuit-switched connection are described herein. The techniques include either or both of the telecommunication device or the telecommunication network determining a quality metric for a synchronous communication based at least in part on monitoring of the synchronous communication, the synchronous communication being transmitted using a packet-switched connection associated with the telecommunication network. Based at least in part on the quality metric, the telecommunication network and telecommunication device switch the synchronous communication from the packet-switched connection to a circuit-switched connection associated with the telecommunication network.
1. One or more devices of a telecommunication network, comprising:
a first device to determine a quality metric and to provide the quality metric in a presence update message, wherein the first device is one of a session border controller (SBC) or a media gateway;
a presence server to receive the quality metric in the presence update message and to post the quality metric to subscribed devices of the telecommunication network; and
a second device to receive the posted quality metric and, based at least in part on the posted quality metric, to fork voice call over a circuit-switched connection associated with the telecommunication network to cause a telecommunication device to use the circuit-switched connection in place of a packet-switched connection, wherein the second device is one of a telephony application server (TAS) or a mobile switching center (MSC).
2. The one or more devices of claim 1 , wherein the quality metric is a first quality metric and the presence server receives a second quality metric from the telecommunication device and posts the first quality metric, the second quality metric, or a synthesis of the first quality metric and the second quality metric.
3. The one or more devices of claim 1 , wherein the quality metric is determined using a real-time transport control protocol (RTCP).
4. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that are programmed to configure a telephony application server (TAS) or a mobile switching center (MSC) of a telecommunication network to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a presence server, a quality metric associated with a synchronous communication over a packet-switched connection between a telecommunication device and the telecommunication network, the quality metric describing a quality of the synchronous communication, wherein the quality metric was received by the presence server from a session border controller (SBC) or a media gateway or is a synthesis generated by the presence server;
receiving from the telecommunication device a request to fork the synchronous communication to use a circuit-switched connection associated with the telecommunication network; and
based at least in part on the quality metric and the request, switching the synchronous communication from the packet-switched connection to the circuit-switched connection.
5. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 4 , wherein the synchronous communication is one of a voice call, a video chat, a video conference, or an instant messaging session.
6. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 4 , wherein the telecommunication network includes an HSPA+network and the packet-switched connection and circuit-switched connection are respectively associated with a packet-switched bearer and circuit-switched bearer of the HSPA+ network.
7. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 4 , wherein the packet-switched connection is associated with one of an LTE network or Wi-Fi network, the LTE network or Wi-Fi network being in communication with or part of the telecommunication network.
8. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 4 , wherein the receiving the quality metric comprises receiving the quality metric as a presence update.
9. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 4 , wherein the telecommunication device determines the quality of the synchronous communication from a downlink channel of the packet-switched connection and the SBC or media gateway determines the quality of the synchronous communication from an uplink channel of the packet-switched connection.
10. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 4 , wherein the quality is determined using RTCP.
11. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 4 , wherein the switching comprises forking the synchronous communication and initiating a communication to the telecommunication device over the circuit-switched connection, the initiated communication being a forked leg of the synchronous communication.
12. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 4 , wherein the switching further comprises receiving an updated quality metric indicating that the packet-switched connection is no longer in use and, in response, deallocating network resources associated with the packet-switched connection.
13. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 4 , wherein the TAS or MSC perform the utilizing, receiving the quality metric, receiving the request, and switching for a plurality of telecommunication devices in a prioritized manner based on codecs associated with the synchronous communications of the plurality of telecommunication devices.
14. A method comprising:
receiving, by one of a telephony application server (TAS) or a mobile switching center (MSC), from a presence server, a quality metric associated with a synchronous communication over a packet-switched connection between a telecommunication device and a telecommunication network, the quality metric describing a quality of the synchronous communication, wherein the quality metric was received by the presence server from a session border controller (SBC) or a media gateway or is a synthesis generated by the presence server;
receiving, by the one of the TAS or the MSC, from the telecommunication device a request to fork the synchronous communication to use a circuit-switched connection associated with the telecommunication network; and
based at least in part on the quality metric and the request, switching, by the one of the TAS or the MSC, the synchronous communication from the packet-switched connection to the circuit-switched connection.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the synchronous communication is one of a voice call, a video chat, a video conference, or an instant messaging session.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the telecommunication network includes an HSPA+ network and the packet-switched connection and circuit-switched connection are respectively associated with a packet-switched bearer and circuit-switched bearer of the HSPA+ network.
17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the packet-switched connection is associated with one of an LTE network or Wi-Fi network, the LTE network or Wi-Fi network being in communication with or part of the telecommunication network.
18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the receiving the quality metric comprises receiving the quality metric as a presence update.
19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the telecommunication device determines the quality of the synchronous communication from a downlink channel of the packet-switched connection and the SBC or media gateway determines the quality of the synchronous communication from an uplink channel of the packet-switched connection.
20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the quality is determined using RTCP.
21. The method of claim 14 , wherein the switching comprises forking the synchronous communication and initiating a communication to the telecommunication device over the circuit-switched connection, the initiated communication being a forked leg of the synchronous communication.
22. The method of claim 14 , wherein the switching further comprises receiving an updated quality metric indicating that the packet-switched connection is no longer in use and, in response, deallocating network resources associated with the packet-switched connection.
23. The method of claim 14 , wherein the one of the TAS or the MSC performs the utilizing, receiving the quality metric, receiving the request, and switching for a plurality of telecommunication devices in a prioritized manner based on codecs associated with the synchronous communications of the plurality of telecommunication devices.