Patent ID: 9332459
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. In a communication system comprising a first network configured to serve user equipment devices (UEs) according to a first air interface protocol and a second network configured to serve UEs according to a second air interface protocol, a method comprising: the first network initially serving a UE, wherein the first network serving the UE comprises the first network allocating at least one resource to the UE and using the at least one resource to serve the UE; the first network detecting transition of the UE from being served by the first network to being served by the second network; after the UE transitions from being served by the first network to being served by the second network, the first network applying a hold-timer having a hold-timer duration for release of the at least one resource that the first network allocated to the UE; before setting the hold-timer duration for the hold-timer, the first network receiving from the UE a report including an indication of radio frequency (RF) quality of the second network; and the first network using the reported indication of RF quality as a basis to set the hold-timer duration.