Mobile communication system

A mobile communication method for a mobile communication system for realizing single radio voice call continuity (SRVCC), the mobile communication method comprising:

• providing, by a first mobile station, a Mobility Management Entity (MME) with an Attach Request message or a Tracking Area Update message including information on SRVCC capability of the first mobile station;
• and
• switching, by a gateway, a path for voice communications between the first mobile station and a second mobile station, from a path through a first radio access network supporting packet-switched communication to a path through a second radio access network supporting packet-switched communication and circuit-switched communication in a visited network of the first mobile station, based on the SRVCC capability,
• wherein the path through the second radio access network includes a circuit-switched signal exchanged between the first mobile station and an enhanced Mobile Switching Center/Media Gateway (MSC/MGW) via the second radio access network and a VoIP media signal exchanged between the enhanced MSC/MGM and the second mobile station via the gateway.

A mobile station for realizing single radio voice call continuity (SRVCC), comprising:

• a memory storing instructions;
• and
• at least one processor configured to process the instructions to:
• control for performing a handover from a first radio access network supporting packet-switched communication to a second radio access network supporting packet-switched communication and circuit-switched communication, and
• provide a mobility management entity (MME) with an Attach Request message or a Tracking Area Update message including information on SRVCC capability of the mobile station,
• wherein a path for voice communications between the mobile station and a further mobile station, is switched, by a gateway, from a first path through the first radio access network to a second path through the second radio access network in a visited network of the mobile station based on the SRVCC capability, the second path including a circuit-switched signal exchanged between the mobile station and an enhanced Mobile Switching Center/Media Gateway (MSC/MGW) via the second radio access network and a VoIP media signal exchanged between the enhanced MSC/MGW and the further mobile station via the gateway.

A mobile communication method for a mobile station for realizing single radio voice call continuity (SRVCC), comprising:

• performing a handover from a first radio access network supporting packet-switched communication to a second radio access network supporting packet-switched communication and circuit-switched communication;
• and
• providing a mobility management entity (MME) with an Attach Request message or a Tracking Area Update message including information on SRVCC capability of the mobile station,
• wherein a path for voice communications between the mobile station and a further mobile station, is switched, by a gateway, from a first path through the first radio access network to a second path through the second radio access network in a visited network of the mobile station based on the SRVCC capability, the second path including a circuit-switched signal exchanged between the mobile station and an enhanced Mobile Switching Center/Media Gateway (MSC/MGW) via the second radio access network and a VoIP media signal exchanged between the enhanced MSC/MGW and the further mobile station via the gateway.