Patent ID: 8630607

Claim:
A network device comprising: one or more processors to: receive, from a user device, a request to establish a communication session to allow an emergency call to be placed or transferred to a public safety access point (PSAP) server, determine whether the request includes a first indication that the emergency call is being initiated via the user device or a second indication that the emergency call is being handed off from a base station associated with another network device, connect the emergency call to the PSAP server when the request includes the first indication, wherein, when connecting the emergency call, the one or more processors are further configured to: communicate with a further network device to determine whether the user device is authenticated, place the call to the PSAP server via a first gateway device associated with the network device, based on a notification, received from the further network device, that the user device is authenticated, and place the call to the PSAP server via a third gateway device based on another notification, received from the further network device, that the user device is not authenticated, and transfer the emergency call, to the PSAP server and via a second gateway device associated with the other network device, when the request includes the second indication, wherein the second gateway device processes the emergency call prior to being handed off from the base station.