US 8,553,631 B2 · Methods for reducing set up time for communications among multiple user equipment in a long term evolution system

Abstract

Methods for reducing set-up time for communications among multiple user equipment (UE) in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) communication system are described. In accordance with one method, an LTE subsystem that includes a eNodeB and a Mobility Management Entity (MME): receives a request for an LTE connection from a first UE associated with a virtual channel, and responsive to contents in the request for the LTE connection, generates on behalf of the first UE, a request to transmit media on the virtual channel, which the LTE system sends to an application server to trigger an establishment of a call to deliver a media transmission from the first UE to at least one other UE associated with the virtual channel.

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Dependent claims

A method for reducing set-up time for communications among multiple user equipment (UE) in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, the method comprising:

receiving, by an LTE subsystem, a request for an LTE connection from a first UE, wherein the request comprises an identifier of a virtual channel associated with the first UE;
responsive to contents in the request for the LTE connection, generating, by the LTE subsystem, on behalf of the first UE, a request to transmit media on the virtual channel, wherein the request to transmit comprises the identifier of the virtual channel included in the request received from the first UE;
and
sending, by the LTE subsystem, the request to transmit to an application server to trigger an establishment of a call to deliver a media transmission, from the first UE, to at least one other UE associated with the virtual channel.

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Methods for reducing set up time for communications among multiple user equipment in a long term evolution system

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Methods for reducing set up time for communications among multiple user equipment in a long term evolution system

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