Patent ID: 8798622

Claim:
A method comprising: a radio access network (RAN) determining a codec that is associated with a wireless communication device (WCD), wherein the codec is determined from a plurality of available codecs that comprise at least a first and a second codec, and wherein the first codec provides for higher-quality voice service as compared to the second codec; using the associated codec as a basis for determining a value for at least one active-set parameter for the WCD, wherein determining the value for the at least one active-set parameter for the WCD comprises determining a value of a maximum-active-sector parameter for the WCD, wherein determining the value of the maximum-active-sector parameter for the WCD comprises: if the WCD is associated with the first codec, then setting the value of the maximum-active-sector parameter to a first value; and if the WCD is associated with the second codec, then setting the value of the maximum-active-sector parameter to a second value, wherein the second value is greater than the first value; and sending a message to the WCD, wherein the message indicates the determined value for the at least one active-set parameter.