US Patent No. 9,661,636
ACTIVELY DROPPING DATA PACKETS DURING VOLTE COMMUNICATION SESSIONS
| Patent No. | 9,661,636 |
|---|---|
| Issue Date | May 23, 2017 |
| Title | Actively Dropping Data Packets During Volte Communication Sessions |
| Inventorship | Roger Danforth Bartlett, Merriam, KS (US) Christian Erik Seagren, Pleasanton, KS (US) |
| Assignee | Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US) |
Claim of US Patent No. 9,661,636
1. A method of operating a wireless access node to facilitate voice over long term evolution (VoLTE) communication sessions,
the method comprising:
exchanging VoLTE packets with a wireless communication device during a VoLTE communication session;
monitoring a number of hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) retries requested by the wireless communication device during
the VoLTE communication session;
comparing the number of HARQ retries to a threshold value; and
if the number of HARQ retries falls below the threshold value, dropping a percentage of the VoLTE packets to achieve an overall
percentage of packet loss for the VoLTE communication session based on the number of HARQ retries.
the method comprising:
exchanging VoLTE packets with a wireless communication device during a VoLTE communication session;
monitoring a number of hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) retries requested by the wireless communication device during
the VoLTE communication session;
comparing the number of HARQ retries to a threshold value; and
if the number of HARQ retries falls below the threshold value, dropping a percentage of the VoLTE packets to achieve an overall
percentage of packet loss for the VoLTE communication session based on the number of HARQ retries.