Patent ID: 8982713
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method implemented by an access terminal, the method comprising: establishing a Internet protocol (IP) flow with a network, wherein the establishing includes assigning a reservation label to the first IP flow; reconfiguring, by negotiation with the network prior to establishing a voice call session, a network resource first instance that achieves a quality of service (QoS) meeting a QoS profile for the IP flow, and is available for subsequent reservation by sending the network a request to turn ON the reservation label; sending an invite message to the terminal, to initiate the voice call session; prior to receiving a response from the terminal to the invite message, receiving, via the network, the terminal's response to the invite message, wherein the terminal's response identifies a media format supported by the terminal; determining whether the media format identified by the terminal's response is compatible with the QoS profile, and establishing the voice call session initiated by the invite message, in association with the ON reservation label.