Patent ID: 9473976
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: when a voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) session is being set up between an Internet Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and a user equipment device (UE) that is served over an air interface by a base station, receiving at a policy server from the IMS a report indicating that the VoIP session is being set up and further indicating a quality of the air interface as reported by the UE to the IMS during setup of the VoIP session; and based at least in part on the air interface quality indicated by the received report, determining by the policy server a quality of service level to use for a bearer that will carry VoIP voice data to and from the UE in the VoIP session, and invoking by the policy server use of the determined quality of service level for the bearer; wherein a packet data network gateway (PGW) is disposed in a communication path between the base station and the IMS, wherein the bearer extends between the UE and the PGW, and wherein invoking by the policy server use of the determined quality of service level for the bearer comprises the policy server causing the PGW to invoke use of the determined quality of service level for the bearer.