Patent ID: 9185606
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: a radio access network (RAN) receiving (i) a first call setup request relating to a first wireless communication device (WCD), and (ii) a second call setup request relating to a second WCD, wherein the first WCD is configured to communicate using a first air-interface protocol and is configured to communicate using a second air-interface protocol different from the first air-interface protocol, wherein the second WCD is configured to communicate using the second air-interface protocol and not the first air-interface protocol, and wherein the first WCD and the second WCD are served by the RAN; determining that the first WCD and the second WCD are contending for a resource of a wireless coverage area defined using the second air-interface protocol; and based on (i) the first WCD and the second WCD contending for the resource, (ii) the first WCD being configured to communicate using the first air-interface protocol and being configured to communicate using the second air-interface protocol, and (iii) the second WCD being configured to communicate using the second air-interface protocol and not the first air-interface protocol, assigning the resource to the second WCD.