Patent ID: 7864752

Claim:
A method for predictive bearer path resource matching for call setup in an originating mobile switching center emulation (MSCe) of a wireless communication network including a circuit fabric and packet fabric, the method comprising: receiving an origination message including a call termination identifier and a calling party profile including call setup capabilities of a calling party from an originating base station controller (BSC); when in a first predictive bearer path matching mode, generating a bearer resource preference list based upon the call termination identifier, the bearer resource preference list includes a predetermined priority order of a plurality of bearer path resource identifiers including at least one of a packet bearer resource identifier and a trunk bearer resource identifier; when in a second predictive bearer path matching mode, generating the bearer resource preference list with a bearer path resource identifier to indicate whether the originating MSCe couples to a packet bearer resource or a trunk bearer resource; and sending, in response to the origination message, the bearer resource preference list to the originating BSC for matching with an available bearer path resource.