Patent ID: 8620337

Claim:
A method for selectively establishing radio access bearers, the method comprising: receiving, at a mobile device, a request to initiate a data session, the mobile device being currently engaged in a voice session; in response to receiving the request, determining, at the mobile device, if the mobile device is capable of supporting a radio access bearer configured to simultaneously support the data session and the voice session, wherein determining if the mobile device is capable of supporting the radio access bearer comprises evaluating a risk of dropping the voice session if the radio access bearer is established given a current radio condition being experienced by the mobile device and an importance of data prompting establishment of the data session via the request; allowing establishment of the radio access bearer if it is determined that the risk of dropping the voice session is tolerable based upon the importance of the data; and denying establishment of the radio access bearer if it is determined that the risk of dropping the voice session is intolerable based upon the importance of the data.