Methods, systems, and computer readable media for tracking and communicating long term evolution (lte) handset communication capability

A system for tracking and communicating long term evolution (LTE) communication capability, the system comprising:

• a signaling message routing node including:
• an LTE communication capability database for storing identifiers for LTE communication capable handsets;
• and
• a database module for receiving a request for routing information for a subscriber, for determining whether a B party number in the request for routing information indicates an LTE capable handset, and, in response to determining that the B party number indicates an LTE capable handset, responding to the request for routing information with an identifier for a node in an LTE network for providing LTE services to the handset.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions that when executed by the processor of a computer control the computer to perform steps comprising:

• maintaining, in a signaling message routing node, a long term evolution (LTE) communication capability database that stores information indicating LTE communication capable handsets;
• intercepting, by the routing node, a request for routing information for a subscriber;
• determining, by the routing node, using the LTE communication capability database, whether a B party number in the request for routing information indicates an LTE communication capable handset;
• and
• in response to determining that the B party number indicates an LTE communication capable handset, responding, by the routing node, to the request for routing information with an identifier for a node of an LTE network for providing LTE service to the handset.