Patent ID: 8706122

Claim:
A node for preventing a mobile terminated, MT, call to a user equipment, UE, from being lost, said node comprising: a processor; and a memory that stores processor-executable instructions where the processor interfaces with the memory and executes the processor-executable instructions to: receive a paging message from a mobility management entity, MME, where the paging message identifies suitable location areas, the paging message is sent because a first mobile switching center, MSC 1 , received a MT call request for the UE; determine that there are no 2G/3G cells belonging to the suitable location areas based on a current location of the UE; identify a target 2G/3G cell in a location area associated with the current location of the UE but not part of the 2G/3G cells belonging to the suitable location areas; and enable a signaling connection to be established between the UE and the first MSC 1 via a second mobile switching center, MSC 2 , where the second MSC 2 interfaces with a base station controller, BSC 2 , or a radio network controller, RNC 2 , that manages the target 2G/3G cell, where the signaling connection allows the MT call to be established with the UE.