Method and system for managing wireless connectivity in a communication system

A system, comprising:

• a first wireless radio access network;
• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform operations comprising:
• initiating a first wireless communicative coupling of a mobile device and a communication network via the first wireless radio access network during a voice over internet protocol call session of the mobile device;
• receiving a measurement report from the mobile device comprising a measure of voice quality for the voice over internet protocol call session, wherein the measure of voice quality is generated by applying a voice quality model to network performance information that is associated with the voice over internet protocol call session operating over the first wireless radio access network;
• determining a handover trigger condition for the mobile device by applying one of a first handover policy and a second handover policy to the measurement report, wherein the first handover policy is applied if a second wireless radio access network has associated therewith one of an equal priority or a higher priority than the first wireless radio access network and wherein the second handover policy is applied if the second wireless radio access network has associated therewith a lower priority than the first wireless radio access network;
• and
• transmitting a handover request to the second wireless radio access network responsive to the determining of the handover trigger condition, wherein the second wireless radio access network initiates a second wireless communicative coupling of the mobile device and the communication network to complete handover of the voice over internet protocol call session responsive to the handover request.

A non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a system including a processor, perform operations comprising:

• applying a voice quality model to network performance information associated with a voice over internet protocol call session to generate a measure of voice quality associated with a first wireless radio access network wirelessly coupling a mobile device and a communication network, wherein the voice quality model correlates the network performance information to a user perception of voice quality at the mobile device;
• detecting a measurement trigger condition for a measurement reporting according to the measure of voice quality, a first signal of the first wireless radio access network, and a second signal of a second wireless radio access network;
• transmitting a measurement report to the first wireless radio access network responsive to detecting the measurement trigger condition for the measurement reporting;
• and
• determining a handover trigger condition for the mobile device by applying one of a first handover policy and a second handover policy to the measurement report, wherein the first handover policy is applied if the second wireless radio access network has associated therewith one of an equal priority or a higher priority than the first wireless radio access network, wherein the second handover policy is applied if the second wireless radio access network has associated therewith a lower priority than the first wireless radio access network, and wherein the first wireless radio access network transmits a handover request to the second wireless radio access network responsive to determining the handover trigger condition;
• wherein the second wireless radio access network initiates a second wireless coupling of the mobile device and the communication network to complete a handover of the voice over internet protocol call session to the second wireless radio access network responsive to the handover request from the first wireless radio access network.