Patent ID: 9107128
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for managing a priority call in a serving cell, comprising: when the priority call is in progress in the serving cell, an access device in the serving cell determining an amount of resources available in the serving cell; and when the amount of resources available in the serving cell is below a threshold, the access device causing at least one non-priority call in the serving cell to be handed over to a target cell, wherein the access device includes, in a handover message that triggers the handover to the target cell, a timer value and/or an indicator indicating a cause of the handover, wherein the handover message is sent to a core network element that performs an action that prevents the non-priority call from being handed over or handed back to the serving cell for a duration specified by the timer value, the core network element being one of: