Wireless device, network and methods
Apparatus, methods, and computer programs are disclosed that include sending an update message to a core network by a voice centric user equipment coupled to a legacy access network supporting circuit switched voice service, receiving an updating accept message containing a status report of possible enhanced network capabilities of a non-legacy access network, and, in response to receiving the status report of possible enhanced network capabilities, determining whether to enable the non-legacy access network.
1. A method, comprising:
sending an update message to a core network by a voice centric user equipment coupled to a legacy access network supporting circuit switched voice service; and
receiving an updating accept message containing a status report of possible enhanced network capabilities of a non-legacy access network, the status report comprising a network capability information element identifying an availability of a circuit switch fallback mechanisms, an availability of a single radio call continuity mechanisms, an availability of an Internet protocol multimedia subsystem, and an availability of a voice over long term evolution via generic access mechanism;
in response to receiving the status report of possible enhanced network capabilities determining whether to enable the non-legacy access network.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the legacy access network is a global system for mobile communication/enhanced data rates for global evolution access network or universal mobile telecommunications system terrestrial radio access network and the non-legacy access network is a evolved universal mobile telecommunications system terrestrial access network.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the voice centric user equipment at least one of:
enables the evolved universal mobile telecommunications system terrestrial radio access network after receiving a location updating accept message from the non-legacy network, and
reactivates with the evolved universal mobile telecommunications system terrestrial radio access network after receiving a routing area updating accept message from the non-legacy network.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
monitoring the network capabilities of the non-legacy access network to determine if one or more temporary network problems related to enhanced network capabilities have been resolved,
in response to determining that the one or more temporary network problems have been resolved creating a status report containing updated status of the one or more temporary network problems.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the network capability information element is at least one of:
sent together with the location updating accept message; and
sent together with the routing area updating accept message.
6. An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory storing a computer program;
in which the at least one memory with the computer program is configured with the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to at least:
send an update message to a core network by a voice centric user equipment coupled to a legacy access network supporting circuit switched voice service, and
receive an updating accept message containing a status report of possible enhanced network capabilities of a non-legacy access network,
in response to receiving the status report of possible enhanced network capabilities determining whether to enable the non-legacy access network,
monitor the network capabilities of the non-legacy access network to determine if one or more temporary network problems related to enhanced network capabilities have been resolved, and
in response to determining that the one or more temporary network problems have been resolved, creating a status report containing updated status of the one or more temporary network problems.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the legacy access network is a global system for mobile communication/enhanced data rates for global evolution access network or universal mobile telecommunications system terrestrial access network and the non-legacy access network is a evolved universal mobile telecommunications system terrestrial access network.
8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the voice centric user equipment at least one of:
enables the evolved universal mobile telecommunications system terrestrial radio access network after receiving a location updating accept message from the non-legacy network, and
reactivates with the evolved universal mobile telecommunications system terrestrial radio access network after receiving a routing area updating accept message from the non-legacy network.
9. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the status report is a network capability information element comprising:
an availability of a circuit switch fallback mechanisms;
an availability of a single radio call continuity mechanisms;
an availability of an Internet protocol multimedia subsystem, and
an availability of a voice over long term evolution via generic access mechanism.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the circuit switch fallback mechanisms comprises:
a 1× circuit switch fallback mechanism;
a universal mobile telecommunications system terrestrial radio network circuit switch fallback mechanism;
a global system for mobile communication/enhance data rate for global evolution radio access network circuit switch fallback mechanism; and
a short message service circuit switch fallback mechanism.
11. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the network capability information element is at least one of:
sent together with the location updating accept message, and
sent together with the routing area updating accept message.
12. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine for performing operations, said operations comprising:
sending an update message to a core network by a voice centric user equipment coupled to a legacy access network supporting circuit switched voice service; and
receiving an updating accept message containing a status report of possible enhanced network capabilities of a non-legacy access network,
in response to receiving the status report of possible enhanced network capabilities determining whether to enable the non-legacy access network,
enabling the legacy access network after receiving a location updating accept message from the non-legacy network, based on the determination, and
reactivating with the legacy access network after receiving a routing area updating accept message from the non-legacy network.
13. The program storage device of claim 12 , wherein the legacy access network is a global system for mobile communication/enhanced data rates for global evolution access network or universal mobile telecommunications system terrestrial access network and the non-legacy access network is a evolved universal mobile telecommunications system terrestrial access network.
14. The program storage device of claim 12 , said operations further comprising:
monitoring the network capabilities of the non-legacy access network to determine if one or more temporary network problems related to enhanced network capabilities have been resolved,
in response to determining that the one or more temporary network problems have been resolved creating a status report containing updated status of the one or more temporary network problems.
15. The program storage device of claim 12 , wherein the status report is a network capability information element comprising:
an availability of a circuit switch fallback mechanisms;
an availability of a single radio call continuity mechanisms;
an availability of an Internet protocol multimedia subsystem, and
an availability of a voice over long term evolution via generic access mechanism.
16. A method, comprising:
determining a type of service requested of a network;
in response to determining that the type of service is one or more data services, determining whether reactivation of an evolved universal mobile telecommunications system terrestrial radio access network based upon the level of service required for the data service type;
in response to determining that the type of service request is one or more voice services, determining whether reactivation of an evolved universal mobile telecommunications system terrestrial radio access network based upon the level of service required for the voice service type.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the type of data is determined analyzing a quality of service a data or voice request made by user equipment.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the network analyzes at least one of:
the one or more data or services based upon the level of service for specific data or voice types as described by its unique quality of service class identifier number, and
the one or more data or services based upon the level of service for specific data or voice types as described by a priority of the voice or data type, a packet delay budget, a packet error loss, allocation and retention policy, guarantee bit rate, or maximum bit rate.
19. The method of claim 16 , wherein Internet protocol packet analysis is employed to determine if the one or more data services requires reactivation of the evolved universal mobile telecommunications system terrestrial radio access network.
20. The method of claim 19 , wherein at least one of the Internet protocol packet analysis involves examining the Internet protocol address and port address of the one or more data services, and
a filter disposed in at least one of the user equipment and the packet data network gateway performs the Internet protocol packet analysis.
21. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:
monitoring the network capabilities of the network to determine if Internet protocol multimedia subsystem, a circuit switch fallback mechanism and a single radio call continuity mechanism are available.
22. An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory storing a computer program;
in which the at least one memory with the computer program is configured with the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to at least:
determine a type of service requested of a network;
in response to determining that the type of service is one or more data services, determining whether reactivation of an evolved universal mobile telecommunications system terrestrial radio access network based upon the level of service required for the data service type;
in response to determining that the type of service request is one or voice services, determining whether reactivation of an evolved universal mobile telecommunications system terrestrial radio access network based upon the level of service required for the voice service type.
23. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the type of data is determined analyzing a quality of service a data or voice request made by user equipment.
24. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the network analyzes at least one of:
the one or more data or services based upon the level of service for specific data or voice types as described by its unique quality of service class identifier number, and
the one or more data or services based upon the level of service for specific data or voice types as described by a priority of the voice or data type, a packet delay budget, a packet error loss, allocation and retention policy, guarantee bit rate, or maximum bit rate.
25. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein an Internet protocol packet analysis is at least one of:
employed to determine if the one or more data services requires reactivation of the evolved universal mobile telecommunications system terrestrial radio access network, and involves examining the Internet protocol address and port address of the data service request.
26. The apparatus of claim 22 , where the at least one processor is further configured to cause the apparatus to at least:
monitor the network capabilities of the network to determine if Internet protocol multimedia subsystem, a circuit switch fallback mechanism and a single radio call continuity mechanism are available.
27. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine for performing operations, said operations comprising:
determining a type of service requested of a network;
in response to determining that the type of service is one or more data services, determining whether reactivation of an evolved universal mobile telecommunications system terrestrial radio access network based upon the level of service required for the data service type;
in response to determining that the type of service request is one or more voice services, determining whether reactivation of an evolved universal mobile telecommunications system terrestrial radio access network based upon the level of service required for the voice service type.
28. The program storage device of claim 27 , wherein the type of data is determined by analyzing a quality of service a data or voice request made by user equipment.
29. The program storage device of claim 27 , wherein the network analyzes at least one of:
the data or service request based upon the level of service for specific data or voice types as described by its unique quality of service class identifier number, and
the one or more data or services based upon the level of service for specific data or voice types as described by a priority of the voice or data type, a packet delay budget, a packet error loss, allocation and retention policy, guarantee bit rate, or maximum bit rate.
30. The program storage device of claim 27 , wherein Internet protocol packet analysis is at least one of:
employed to determine if the one or more data services requires reactivation of the evolved universal mobile telecommunications system terrestrial radio access network, and
involves examining the Internet protocol address and port address of the one or more data services.
31. The program storage device of claim 27 , further comprising:
monitoring the network capabilities of the network to determine if Internet protocol multimedia subsystem, a circuit switch fallback mechanism and a single radio call continuity mechanism are available.