Patent ID: 9729474
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04M,H04N,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for communication, comprising: in a wireless data network, monitoring communication conditions at an intermediate location between a wireless communication terminal and a network element that provides voice-call services over the wireless data network to the wireless communication terminal; upon detecting, at the intermediate location, that the communication conditions are expected to cause the wireless communication terminal to send a notification on degrading reception quality of a voice call to the network element, sending, from the intermediate location, an early notification on degrading reception quality of a voice call, in a format as if the notification originated from the wireless communication terminal, to the network element on behalf of the wireless communication terminal; and detecting, at the intermediate location, a notification transmitted from the wireless terminal to the network element, similar to the early notification, and discarding the detected notification.