Patent ID: 9462525
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: establishing a first bearer connection between a user equipment device (UE) and a packet data network gateway (PGW) via a first base station and first air interface, wherein the PGW provides connectivity with an Internet Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), and wherein the first bearer connection is an IMS signaling bearer; conveying, via the first bearer connection, session setup signaling between the UE and the IMS, for setting up a media session between the UE and the IMS; establishing a second bearer connection between the UE and the PGW via a second base station and second air interface, wherein the second bearer connection is a dedicated IMS bearer; and using the second bearer connection rather than the first bearer connection for communication between the UE and the IMS of media content of the media session, while using the first bearer connection rather than the second bearer connection for communication between the UE and the IMS of control signaling for the media session.