Machine learning-based audio codec switching

A user equipment (UE) comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the UE to:
• establish, via a serving base station, a communication session using a first audio codec that provides a first audio bandwidth;
• generate, during the communication session, audio data based on sound in an environment of the UE;
• determine, based at least in part on the audio data, that the sound includes frequencies outside of a range of frequencies associated with a human voice;
• output a user prompt associated with transitioning from using the first audio codec to using a second audio codec that provides a second audio bandwidth greater than the first audio bandwidth;
• receive user input to transition from using the first audio codec to using the second audio codec;
• send, based at least in part on determining that the sound includes the frequencies outside of the range of frequencies associated with the human voice, a message to the serving base station for transitioning from using the first audio codec to using the second audio codec, wherein sending the message occurs in response to receiving the user input;
• and
• continue, via the serving base station, the communication session using the second audio codec.

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• establishing, by a user equipment (UE), and via a serving base station, a communication session using a first audio codec that provides a first audio bandwidth;
• generating, by the UE, and during the communication session, audio data based on sound in an environment of the UE;
• determining, by the UE, and based at least in part on the audio data, that the sound includes frequencies outside of a range of frequencies associated with a human voice;
• output a user prompt associated with transitioning from using the first audio codec to using a second audio codec that provides a second audio bandwidth greater than the first audio bandwidth;
• receive user input to transition from using the first audio codec to using the second audio codec;
• sending, by the UE, and based at least in part on determining that the sound includes the frequencies outside of the range of frequencies associated with the human voice, a message to the serving base station for transitioning from using the first audio codec to using the second audio codec, wherein sending the message occurs in response to receiving the user input;
• and
• continuing, by the UE, and via the serving base station, the communication session using the second audio codec.