Systems and methods for suppressing and/or concealing bandwidth reduction of voip voice calls

A method for dynamic bandwidth extension during a call session between a first transceiver device and a second transceiver device, the method comprising:

• receiving, at the first transceiver device during the call session, a bit rate for packet data transmissions to the second transceiver device during the call session, the bit rate controlled based on a degree of network congestion between the first transceiver device and the second transceiver device;
• generating, by the first transceiver device, packet data at the received bit rate;
• and
• sending, by the first transceiver device, the generated packet data to the second transceiver device;
• wherein
• during the call session, the second transceiver device determines whether to perform bandwidth extension based on a bit rate of the generated packet data.

An electronic device, comprising:

• a transceiver;
• and
• one or more processors coupled to the transceiver, the one or more processors configured to execute computer-readable instructions, such that the one or more processors are configured to
• compare, during a call session with at least one other electronic device, a bit rate of received packet data with a threshold bit rate, the bit rate controlled based on a degree of network congestion between the electronic device and the at least one other electronic device, and
• determine whether to perform bandwidth extension during the call session based on the comparison.