Patent ID: 11910472
Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 13:
14. A method, comprising:
releasing one or more User Equipment (“UEs”), that are associated with a first access level, from a particular cell associated with a radio access network (“RAN”) of a wireless network, wherein releasing the one or more UEs includes:
determining that a first communication session, associated with a first UE, is a non-emergency communication session,
releasing the first UE based on determining that the first communication session is a non-emergency communication session,
determining that a second UE associated with the first access level is engaged in an emergency communication session, and
forgoing releasing the second UE based on determining that the second UE is engaged in an emergency communication session; and

broadcasting a particular system broadcast message indicating that the particular cell is accessible by UEs associated with a second access level, wherein one or more UEs that are associated with the second access level connect to the particular cell based on the particular system broadcast message.