Patent ID: 8150479

Claim:
A method for transmitting fax in mobile networks, comprising: sending a call setup request for a fax call destined towards a terminating fax terminal equipment, from an originating fax terminal equipment to a home gateway connected to the originating fax terminal equipment and connected to a mobile network; receiving, at the originating fax terminal equipment, a reply from the home gateway; when the reply from the home gateway is received, sending every data of the fax call from the originating fax terminal equipment to the home gateway; storing every data of the fax call in the home gateway, sending a call establishment request for the fax call destined towards the terminating fax terminal equipment, from the home gateway to the mobile network, sending at least one connection establishment request from the home gateway to the terminating fax terminal equipment, waiting for at least one connection establishment request being accepted by the terminating fax terminal equipment and receiving a connection establishment confirmation from the terminating fax terminal equipment within a configurable time period, when the connection establishment confirmation is received by the home gateway within the configurable time period, sending every stored data of the fax call to the terminating fax terminal equipment from the home gateway through the mobile network.