VoLTE quality of service enhancement with preconditions

An originating user equipment (UE), comprising:

• at least one antenna;
• a radio coupled to the at least one antenna for performing wireless cellular communications;
• and
• at least one processing element coupled to the radio;
• wherein the originating UE is configured to:
• transmit a first invitation for a packet-switched wireless voice call;
• monitor, for at least a portion of a first time period, for one or more predefined connection conditions pertaining to a connection between the UE and a cellular network of the packet-switched wireless voice call, wherein the one or more predefined connection conditions comprise the originating UE determining that the originating UE has met a desired quality-of-service criterion for the packet-switched wireless voice call;
• cancel the packet-switched wireless voice call in response to determining that the one or more predefined connection conditions have not occurred within the first time period;
• not cancel the packet-switched wireless voice call in response to determining that the one or more predefined connection conditions have occurred within the first time period;
• and
• transmit a second invitation for a circuit-switched wireless voice call in response to canceling the packet-switched wireless voice call.

An originating user equipment (UE), comprising:

• at least one antenna;
• a radio coupled to the at least one antenna for performing wireless cellular communications;
• and
• at least one processing element coupled to the radio;
• wherein the originating UE is configured to:
• transmit a first invitation for a packet-switched wireless voice call;
• monitor, for at least a portion of a first time period, for one or more predefined connection conditions pertaining to a connection between the UE and a cellular network of the packet-switched wireless voice call, wherein the one or more predefined connection conditions comprise the originating UE determining that the originating UE has met a desired quality-of-service criterion for the packet-switched wireless voice call;
• cancel the packet-switched wireless voice call in response to determining that the one or more predefined connection conditions have not occurred within the first time period;
• establish a packet-switched wireless voice session with the cellular network at least partly based on a determination that the one or more predefined connection conditions have occurred within the first time period;
• and
• receive an indication that a terminating UE of the packet-switched wireless voice call has not met one or more second predefined connection conditions, wherein the cellular network establishes a voice call between the originating UE and the terminating UE by establishing a circuit-switched wireless voice session with the terminating UE, wherein the establishing the circuit-switched wireless voice session is at least partly based on the terminating UE not having met the one or more second predefined connection conditions.

A method for establishing a voice call between an originating user equipment (UE) and a terminating UE, via a cellular network, the method comprising:

• by the originating UE:
• transmitting, to the cellular network, a first invitation for a packet-switched wireless voice call;
• attempting establishment of a first dedicated bearer between the originating UE and the cellular network for the packet-switched wireless voice call;
• not canceling the packet-switched wireless voice call in response to determining that the first dedicated bearer has been established within a first predetermined time period initiated by the transmitting the first invitation, wherein expiration of the first predetermined time period without determining that the first dedicated bearer has been established causes the originating UE to cancel the packet-switched wireless voice call;
• transmitting a first indication, indicating that the first dedicated bearer has been established between the originating UE and the cellular network, wherein the transmitting the first indication is in response to determining that the first dedicated bearer between the originating UE and the cellular network has been established within the first predetermined time period;
• and
• receiving a second indication, indicating that a second dedicated bearer has been established between the terminating UE and the cellular network, wherein establishment of the packet-switched voice call is completed in response to the second indication.

A method for establishing a voice call between an originating user equipment (UE) and a terminating UE, via a cellular network, the method comprising:

• by the originating UE:
• transmitting, to the cellular network, a first invitation for a packet-switched wireless voice call;
• attempting establishment of a first dedicated bearer between the originating UE and the cellular network for the packet-switched wireless voice call;
• canceling the packet-switched wireless voice call in response to determining that the first dedicated bearer has not been established within a first predetermined time period initiated by the transmitting the first invitation, wherein determining that the first dedicated bearer has been established within the first predetermined time period causes the originating UE to not cancel the packet-switched wireless voice call;
• and
• transmitting a second invitation for a circuit-switched wireless voice call to the terminating UE in response to canceling the packet-switched wireless voice call.

A method for establishing a voice call between an originating user equipment (UE) and a terminating UE, via a cellular network, the method comprising:

• by the originating UE:
• transmitting, to the cellular network, a first invitation for a packet-switched wireless voice call;
• attempting establishment of a first dedicated bearer between the originating UE and the cellular network for the packet-switched wireless voice call;
• establishing a packet-switched wireless voice session with the cellular network at least partly based on a determination that the first dedicated bearer has been established within a first predetermined time period initiated by the transmitting the first invitation, wherein expiration of the first predetermined time period without determining that the first dedicated bearer has been established causes the originating UE to cancel the packet-switched wireless voice call;
• and
• receiving an indication that the terminating UE has not established a second dedicated bearer between the terminating UE and the cellular network for the packet-switched wireless voice call, wherein the cellular network establishes a voice call between the originating UE and the terminating UE by establishing a circuit-switched wireless voice session with the terminating UE, wherein the establishing a circuit-switched wireless voice session is at least partly based on the terminating UE not having established the second dedicated bearer.

A base station, comprising:

• at least one antenna;
• at least one radio coupled to the at least one antenna for performing wireless cellular communications;
• and
• at least one processing element coupled to the at least one radio;
• wherein the base station is configured to:
• receive, from a mobile originating user equipment (UE), an invitation for a packet-switched wireless voice call;
• provide the invitation for the packet-switched wireless voice call to a mobile terminating UE;
• receive, from the mobile originating UE, a first indication that the mobile originating UE has met a first quality-of-service precondition for the packet-switched wireless voice call;
• and
• cancel establishment of a first leg of the packet-switched voice call between the base station and the mobile terminating UE in response to determining that the mobile terminating UE has not met a second quality-of-service precondition within a predetermined period of time following the receiving the first indication.