US0097230. 2) United States Patent 6a 03) 03) o ey @ (86) (en) 6s) on) (58) Hedman et al. METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INDICATING VOLTE CAPABILITY Inventors: Peter Hedman, Helsingborg (SE) akan Palm, Vixj6 (SE): Gunnar [Rydael, Vista Frlunda (SE); Magnus Stattin, Sollenuna (SE) Assignee: Telefomaktiebolaget L, M Ericsson (pub), Stockholm (SE) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the team ofthis pateat is extended or adjusted under 35 USC. 1540) by 0 dys. Appl. Nox 132634829 PCT Filed: Oct. 4, 2011 PCTNo: — PCT/EPZ011/067273 $371 XI), aa ate: Oet, 10, 2011 PCT Pub, Nos WO2013/050061 PCT Pub. Date: Apr. 11, 2013 Prior Publication Data US 201410208901 AL Jul, 24, 2014 Int. 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Kazm 55419 S1wOLIS24G AL* 62010 Hallenal 370331 (Coutinved) FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS, ew wosi747 A 5/2000 OTHER PUBLICATIONS International Search Report for PCT/EP2011/067273 mails Ju 10,2012, pases (Continsed) Primary Esaminer — Hassan Kizou Assistant Examiner —Hlector Reyes Ortiz (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Withrow & Terranova, PLLC on ABSTRACT A method (100) forse ina Mobility Management Eotiy, (MME, in an LTE system, comprising (110) obtaining and determining the capability of a mobile terminal in the LTE system regarding the mobile terminal's capability for ban- dover over from the LTP system toa 2G andiora 3G system, ‘comparing (115) the mobile terminal's capability and the TE system's capability for Single Radio Voice Chane! 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No * cited by examinerU.S. Patent Aug, 1, 2017 110 Sheet 1 of 3 US 9,723,030 B2 100 J Obtain & determine UE handover capability UE HO capability= System SRVCC HO Capability? 120 115 To UE: Voice Sessions via VOLTE To UE: Voice Sessions via CS Fallback Fig. 1U.S. Patent Aug, 1, 2017 Sheet 2 of 3 US 9,723,030 B2 200 205 220 ' Control Instruct 225 Fig. 2U.S. Patent Aug, 1, 2017 Sheet 3 of 3 US 9,723,030 B2 300 305 Antenna Unit 320 Control Fig. 3US 9,723,030 B2 1 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INDICATING VOLTE CAPABILITY This application is a 35 USC 371 national phase appli ‘eation of PCTIEP2011/067273, fled Oct. 4. 2011, the dis ‘losure of which is incomporated herein hy reference in is entirety, ‘TECHNICAL FIELD. ‘he present invention discloses a method and a device hich wil increase the reliability of voice sessions in LTE systems. BACKGROUND Providing. voice session in an LTE system may’ be done by VOLT, is, voice over LTP, relying on IMS, IP Malti- media Subsystoms, using Packet Switched, PS, technology. ‘Since LTE systems may. at leas init ‘coverage, a VOL TE session may have to rely on Single Radio Voice Cal Continuity, SRVCC, ie. continuation ofthe voice session in_an available 2G/3G system using Circuit Switched, CS, services whea a user, a UE, loses LTE ‘coverage. A VOLTE session is initiated by a UE based on an. indication sent from the Network or system, indicating if VoLTE is available or not for the UE. Tn certin station in which VoLTE andlor SRVCC is not available, LTE wsers may have to rely on s0 called Cieuit Switched Fallback, CSFB or voice service, ie. the voice session is initiated and caried out using an available 2G/3G¢ system. SSRVCC handover fom an LTE system to 8 2Gi3G system provides functionality for session continuity: when a UE sans to lose LTE coverage during a voice session, it needs to make handover to an available cell in a 2G/3G system. The SRVCC function ensures thatthe IMS system ean route the voice session via a mobile Switching Centre, aa MSC, to the 2GI3G system. "Naturally, the LTE system's support for SRVCCC han ‘dover to 2G and/or 3G systems needs to match the UES ‘capability for operation in 2G andor 36 systems, or SRVCC. handover may fail, resulting inthe voice session being lost. TIn-an LTE system, i isthe Mobility Management Entity, the MME, which indicates to a UE if a voice session using VOLTE should be initiated, oF i the US instead should use CS Fallback for # voice session, SUMMARY, It is an object of the invention to oblain an increased degree of reliability for voiee sessions in LTB systems. ‘This object is obtained by means of a method for use in 1 Mobility Management Ftity, an MME, in an LTE system. The method comprises obtaining and determining the eapa- bility of mobile terminal in the LTE system regarding the ‘mobile terminal's capability or handover over from the LTE system fo a 2G and/or a 3G system, comparing the mobile ‘erminal’s said capability and the LTE system's capability {or Single Radio Voice Channel Continity, SRVCC, han- dover over from the LTE system to a 2G andor a 3G system, and, depending on the outcome ofthe comparison, instruct ing the mobile terminal wo use Voice over ETE, VoLTE, of Cieuit Switched, CS, fallback when initiating voiee ses- ‘According t0 embodiments of the method, the mobile terminal is instructed fo use VoLTE of CS fallback whea ily, have limited 0 2 tating voice sessions by means of si IMS voice over PS session indicator” for indicat ‘Multimedia Subsystem veiee over Packet Switched, PS, sessions, is supported. This indication is included in the Information Elemeat called “EPS network feature suppor” in the NAS, Non Access Stratum, protocol. According © embodiments of the method, the mobile terminal's capability for Single Radio Voice Call Contin SSRVCC, handover over fom the LTE system toa 2G andor 123G system, is obtained and determined by means of the Feature Group Indicator, FGI, bits sent by the mobile terminal tothe MME, in the IE UE Radio Capability According t0 embodiments of the method, the mobil {erminal’s capability for Single Radio Voice Call Continuity SSRVCC, handover over from the LTE system toa 2G andor 3G system, is obtained and determined by means of: Information Element, IE, which is sent tothe MME from the obi terminal. ‘According to embodiments of the method, the IE is included in the message Atach Request from the mobile terminal. According t0 some such embodiments, the TE is created by and sent from the mobile terminal's eNodeB, “The invention also discloses 1 Mobility Management aity, an MME, for an LTE system. The MME is arranged to obtain and detemnine the capability of a mobile terminal the LTE system regarding the mobile terminals capability orhandover over from the LTE system 2 2G andiora 3G system, and to compare the mobile terminals sil capability fand the LTE system's capability for Single Radio Voice Channel Continuity, SRVCC, handover from the LTE sys- tem toa 2G andlor a 3G system, and to use the omteome of the comparison, to instret the mobile terminal to use Voi ‘over LTE, Va-TE, of Circuit Switehed, CS, fallback when tating voice sessions In embodiments, the MME is arranged to obtain and {determine sid capability of the mobile terminal by means of an Information Element, an IF, sent from the mobile termi ral's eNodeB, In embodiments, the MME is arranged to obtain and {determine said capability of the mobile teminal by means of fan indication sent fromthe mobile terminal's eNodel that the mobile terminal should be instructed to use Voiee over ETE, VoLTE, whes initiating voice sessions. In embodiments, the MME is arranged to obtain and determine suid capability of the mobile temninal by means of the Feature Group Indicator, FGI, bits sent by the mobile ‘terminal tothe MME, inthe Information Element UE Radio Capability Tn embodiments, the MME is arranged to include an indication to the MME via the mobile terminal's eNodeB in the message Attach Request, said indication indicating if the ‘mobile termina s capable of handover fom the LTE system 02 2G andiora 3G system. In some such embodiments, the MME is arranged to use to bits as said indication, the wo bits being set to the same values as the Feature Group Indicator bits sent by the mobile teminal to the mobile terminal's MME, in the Information Element UE. Radio Capability. There is also disclosed a mobile terminal for an LTE system, The mobile terminal is arranged to include an indication to the MME via the mobile terminal's eNodeB ia the message Attach Request, the indication indicating ifthe ‘mobile terminal is capable of handover from the [TE system 0.8 2G andlor a 3G system. In embodiments, the mobile terminalis armnged to use ‘wo bits as sid indication, the tw bits being sett the same values as the Feature Group Indicator bits sent by the mobileUS 9,723,030 B2 3 terminal to the mobile teeminal’s MME, inthe Informatio Blement UE Radio Capability BRIBE DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING ‘he invention will be deseribed in more detail in the following, with reference to the appended drawings, in ‘which FIG, 1 shows a flow chart of a method), snd FIG.2 shows a block digram of a Mobility Management nity, and FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of Mobile Terminal DETAILED DESCRIPTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described more filly hereinatter with reference to the accompanying ‘drawings, in which embodinents of the invention are shown. The invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should aot be consirved as being limited to the embodiments set fort herein, Like nusabers in the ‘drawings refer to like elements throughout. ‘The temninology’used herein i forthe purpose of describ ing particular embodiments only, and isnot intended to fimit the invention FIG, 1 shows a schematic fowebsrt of a method 100 of the invention. The steps will rst be described briefly below, following which « more detailed description of each step ‘willbe given, The term UE, User Equipment, will be used fs an allerative to the erm “mobile terminal” The method 100 is a method for use in a Mobility ETE system, and ep 110, obtaining and detemnining Yor handover from the LTE system to & system of the 2G and/or 3G kind ‘The UF's capability for handover (*HO") to other sys- tems is then compared, step 11S, to the capabilities of the system, ie. the LTE system, regarding so called SRVCC handover, Single Radio Voice Call Continuity. Ifthe UF's handover capabilities match (Le. are omy ‘ble with) those ofthe system's SRVCC handover capabi ties, the MME then instructs the UE to use Vaice over LTE, VoLTE, for voice sessions, ad ifn, the MME instructs the UE to use Circuit Switched (CS) fallback, ie. 2G or 3G, for A more detailed deseription of Sep 110, Obtain & deter- imine UE handover capability is as follows: In one emboat ‘ment ofthe method 100, here referred to as Alternative 1, the UB's handover eapabilty is obtained by means of the FGI (eature Group Indicator) bits included by the UE to the UB's eNodoB in the IE UE Radio Capability. The eNodels then includes information obtained from FGI bts 9 and 27 in an IE Information Plement) to the MME, where the IE js one which the MME is adapted to read and understand. As fn example, FGI bit 9 set #0" may indieate UP handover ‘capability to 2G systems, and PGT bit 27 set to “1" may. Indicate UE handover capability to3G systems. In version ‘of Altemative 1, the eNodeB simply sends a message to the MME indicating UE capability of handover to 2G andor 3G systems, In another version of Allemative 1, the eNodeB may carry out the comparison between UB. and MME ‘capabilities, snd sends an indication to the MME indicating, iF UP and NW SVC handover to 2G and/or 3G systems match oF not. In another embodiment of the method 100, here referred tw as Altemative 2, the MME is adapted to read and 4 ‘understand the FGI bts sent by the UE to the MME via the ‘Node? in the IE UE Radio Capability A procedural sequence using altemative 1 or 2is shown, below, swhich also comprises references to steps in the 5 flowchart of FIG. 1 UE sends Attach Request 2. MME sends Attach Accept (MME includes in the Attach Accept sent othe UE the IMS voice over PS session is ‘supported indication set without taking into account any ‘mismatch between UE and MME capabilities fr bandover! skvcC 3. The UE is now attached, 4. The UF's eNodeB requests the IF UE Radtio Capability tom the UE, ‘5. The UE's eNodeB sends the IE UE Radio Capability from the UE to the MME. In step 110 of the embodiment referred to above as Alternative | above, the eNodeB also includes the UE's handover capabilities to 2G andlor 3G systems (corre- sponding to FGI bts 9 and/or 27) information in an IE (on SI) which js radable to the MME. As noted above, ina version of this embodiment, the eNodel indicates “SRVCC possible” by comparing the capabilities ofthe UE and the MME, 6. According to step 115 of the method 100, the MME checks the UE's handover capabilites, and in the ease of a “mismateh” with the MME's capabilities, changes the IMS voice over PS session is supported indication to “No”. (The YES case of step 115 actually corresponds t0 no ebange here, see step 2 of this procedural sequence) “According to step TIS of the embodiment referred to as “Allerative | above, the MME here uses the IE added by the eNodel which corresponds ta FGI bits 9 and 27 According to step 11S of the embodiment referred to as Alternative 2 above, the MME here uses the existing information on UE radio Capabilities sent by the eNo- ddoB (ie. MME noods to be able to read and understand the TE “UE Radio Capability”) “7a the next TAU Accept, the UE sends IMS voice over PS +4 session is supported indivation to UE, Using Altemative I or 2, there may be a time interval between the Attach and the TAU when the IMS voice ‘over BS session is supported indication will be wrong. Inorder 0 minimize this time period, itis possible for the MME to trigger 1 TAU from the UE by the GUT Reallocaton procedure. The MME could generate (GUT reallocation with noa-broadeasted TAL 0 trigger ‘8 TAU from the UE 80 a correct PS voice indicator is set in the UF, ie. the MME sends GUTI Reallocation ‘Command (GUTI, TAL is) to the UE with a TAI list ‘ot including the TAL of the aetual cell where the UE is. According to 24.301, section 5.5.3.22 “The UE in state EMM-REGISTERED shall nitite the tracking area updating procedure by sending a TRACKING AREA UPDATE REQUEST message to the MME, 4) when the UE detects entering a tracking area that is not inthe list of tacking areas that the UE previously registered in the MME, An alternative procedural sequence js a6 follows: 1. UE sends Attach Request and ineludes 2 bits in the NAS Attach Request, analogous tothe FGI bits as par of step 110, of the method 100 2. The MME uses the 2 bits to check if there is @ mismatch between UFs handover capabilites and the MME"s SRVCC capabilities, and concludes if the UE shall use IMS voice oF ot, as part of tep 11S of the method 100, 0 oUS 9,723,030 B2 5 3.‘The MME includes in the Attach Accept sent to the UE the IMS voice over PS session is supported indication set to the appropriate value, ie. YesNo. 4. The UE is now attached and knows corretly if t should use IMS woiee (ie. VoLTE) or not. The 40 NAS bits could ‘eg. be included in the UE nework capability IE in the Attach Regist “The two new NAS bits could eg. be included ia the UE. network capability TE in the Attach Request, andl added to the definition in 3GPP TS 24.301 SCE ay © SRVCC fom E-UTRAN 6 26 mt sport 1 SRVCC fm EUTRAN 2 emponed SHVCC 1 cai feet) © SRVCC fom -UTRAN 636 mt sport 1 SRVCC fm EUTRAN 36 enone IG. 2 shows a block diagram of a Mobility Management tity, am MME, 200 for an LTE. system. ‘The MME 200 ‘comprises an ]O-unit 208 for interfacing with oer units in the LTE system, soch as one or more eNodeBs, and also ‘comprises a Receiver Unit 210 and a Transmitter Unit 215, for receiving and transmitting, espectvely, trafic. om ‘other nodes in the ETF system ‘By means ofthe VO-interfce 208 and the Receiver Unit 210, the MME obtains information on the capability of tmobile terminal in the LTE system regarding the mobile terminal's capability for handover over from the TE system 10 8 2G andior 0 3G system, The MME 200 also comprises 2 Control Unit 220 for ‘controling the operation ofthe MME: 200.s shown in FIG. 2-the Control Unit 220 comprises a unit 228 for determining the capability of @ mobile terminal in the LTE system regarding the mobile terminal's capability fr handover over from the LTE: sysem to 8 2G andor a 3G system, which is done using the information obtained via the Receiver Unit 210, The unit 228 ako serves to compare the mobile terminal's said capability and the LTE system's capability {or Single Radio Voice Channel Continuity, SRVCC. han- dover ffom the LTE system to @ 2G andr a 3G sysiem. “The outcome of the comparison is fed to an Instruction Unit 230, which uses this outcome to prepare instructions to the mobile terminal 10 use Voice over LIE, VoLTE, of Cireuit Switched, CS, fallback when initiating voice ses- sons. The instrctions are seat othe mobile terminal via the mobile terminal's eNedel from the Transmitter Unit 218 land the VO-interface 208, “The instructions tothe mobile terminal are to use VoLTE. ‘when initiating voice sessions if the comparison is. 3 “match, and to use CS Fallback when initiating. voice sessions ifthe comparison is “mismatch” ‘Natu, in other embodiments of the MME 200, he funetions performed by the units shown in FIG. 2 ean be simactured in different manners while sill performing the same finetions. For example, the unit 225 andlor the unit 230 can be “stand slone™ units which are not part of the ‘Comtot Unit 220, Tnembodiments, the MME 200 is arranges 10 obtain and ‘determine sal capability ofthe mobile terminal by means of ‘an Information Flement, an TE, sent from the moi termi nals eNoded embodiments, the MME 200 is arranges to obtain and determine mil capability ofthe mobile terminal by means of tan indication sent Irom the mobile terminal's eNodeB that ile terminal should be instructed to use Voive over initiating voi sessions 0 6 a embodiments, the MME 200 is arranged to obtain and {determine sid capability of the mobile emia by means of the Feature Group Indicator, PGI, bits sent by the mobile ‘terminal tothe MME, inthe Information Element UE Radio Capability FIG. 3 shows a schematic block diagram of a mobile ‘erminal 300 for an LTE system. The mobile teminal 300 comprises an antenna unit 308, as well as a Receiver Unit 310 and 2 Transmitter Voit M1, The operation of the mobile terminal 300 earied out by ‘means of a Conteo! Unit 320, with the ad of a Memory Uait 315. Is the Control Unit 320 which includes an indication ia the message Attach Request, the indication indicating ifthe ‘mobile terminal s capable af handover fom the LTE system {0 a 2G and/or a 3G system. This information can, for ‘example, be stored in the Memory Unit 328 where it can be accessed by the Control Unit when necessary, The message Attach Request is then transmitted to the MME via the ‘Novels by means of the Transmit Unit MS and the Antenna Unit 305, In embodiments, the Control Unit 320 uses two bits 35 said indication, the two bits beng set tothe same values as the Feature Group Indiestor bits which are sent by the ‘mobile terminal 300 10 the mobile tenninal’s MME in the Information Element UE Radio Capability Abbreviations inthis Text 2G 2" Generation 3G 3" Generation AS Access Strum ASN.1 Abstract Syntax Notation One 8 Cireuit Switeod CSEB CS Fall Back ECM EPS Connection Management EMM EPS Mobility Management NB evolved Node B EPS Evolved Packet System EUTRAN Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Net- work PGI Feature Group Indica GERAN GSM EDGE Radio Access Newwork GUTI Globally Unique Terminal ldentifier HO Handover HPLMN Home PLMN TE Information Element IMS IP Multimedia Subsystem ISR IDLE Mode Signaling Reduetion LTE Long Term Evolution (MME Mobile Management Entity MSC Mobile Switching Centre NAS Non Access Stratum NW Nerwork PLMN Public Land Mobile Network DS Packer Switched RAT Radio Access Technology SRVCC Single Radio Voice Call Continuity TAI Tracking Area Identifier ‘TAU Tracking Area Update ‘TS Technical Specification UE User Equipment UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System UTRA UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access LUTRAN UMTS ‘Terrestrial Radio Access Network NOLTE Voice over LTEUS 9,723,030 B2 1 Embodiments of the invention are described with refer. ‘ence tthe drawings, such as block diagrams andior flow= ‘chants. It is understood that several blocks of the block. ‘diagrams andlor flowchart illustrations, ane combinations of blocks in the block diagrams andlor fowehart illustrations, 5 ‘ean be implemented by computer program insiructions Such computer program insiuetions may be provides 10 8 processor of general purpose computer, a special purpose ‘computer andor other programmable data processing appa ratus to prxiuce a macttne, such thatthe instructions, which ‘execute via the processor of the computer andor other Programmable data processing apparatus, create means for Implementing the fanctionsacts specified inthe block trams andlior fowchart block or blocks. These computer program instructions may also be stored ina computer-readable memory that can direct a computer "S| ‘or other programmable data processing apparatus fo function ‘na particular manne, sch thatthe instructions stored in the ‘compiler readable memory produce an article of mantic ture including instrictions whi implemen the Function et specified in the block diagrams andlor flowehart block oF 2 blocks “The computer program iastretions may’ also be loaded ‘onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series of operational steps to be pet qTomed on the computer or other programmable appara 0 produce a computerimplemented process such that the Instructions which execite on the computer oF other pro- frimmable apparatus provide steps for implementing the Finetionsaets Specified inthe bloek diagrams andor flos- ‘char block or Blocks “In some implementations, the funetions oF steps noted in the blocks may oceur out of the onder noted in the opera tional ilustrations, For example, tw blocks shown in ste= ‘cession may in fact be executed substantially concurrently oF the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, ‘depeoding upon the funetionality/acts involved in the drawings and specification, there have boon dis ‘closed exemplary embodiments of the invention. However, ‘many variations and modifications ean he made to these ‘embodiments without substantially departing from the prin ‘ples of the present invention. Accordingly, although spe- ‘ile terms are employed, they are used in @ generic and ‘descriptive sense only’ and not for purposes of limitation. ‘The invention is wot limited to the examples of embod ments described above and showsn in the drawings, but may be freely varied within the scope ofthe appended claims. ‘he invention claimed is 1. A method for use ina Mobility Management Entity, an MME, in an LTE system, the method comprising obtaining ‘and determining the capability of a mobile terminal in the LUTE: system regarding the mobile terminal's capability for Single Radio Voice Channel Contimity, SRVCC, handover fom the LTE system to a 2G and/or a 3G system, comparing the mobile terminal's said capability and the LTE system’s ‘capability for Single Radio Voice Channel Continuity. SRVCC, handover over fom the LTE system to 2G andlor 3G system, and, depending on the outcome of the com- parison, instructing the mobile teminal to use Voice over LTE, VOLTE, or Cireuit Switched, CS, fllboek when is ‘ating voce sessions, where the mobile terminal is instructed to tse VoLTE if both the mobile terminal and the LTE system are capable of SRVCC handover and the mobile terminal is instructed to use CS fallback otherwise. 2. The method of claim 1, secording to which the mobile terminal is insteucod to use dice over LTE, YoLTE, of ‘Cireut Switched, CS, fallback for voice sessions hy means ‘of using the indication “IMS voice over PS session ind 8 {or" for indicating that IP Multimedia Subsysten Packet Switched, PS, session is supported cording to which the mobile ‘erminal’s capability for Single Radio Voice Call Continuity, SRVCC, handover over fom the LTE system toa 2G andor 3G system, is obtained and determined by means oft Feature Group Indiator, FGI, bits sent by the mobile tothe MME, inthe Information Element UE Radio vy. 4. The method of claim 1, aeonding to which the mobile terminal's capability for Single Radio Voice Call Continuity SRVCC, handover over from the LTE system toa 2G andior 3G system, is obtained and determined by means of an Information Element, IE, which i set tothe MME fron ‘mobile terminal's eNodeB 'S. The method of claim 4, according to which the TE js included in the message Atach Requst from the mobile terminal “6. The method of elim 4, aeconling to which the IE is created by and sent from the mobile terminal's eNodeB, "7.A Mobility Management Entity, aa MME, fr an LTE system, comprising a processor, and ‘4 memory containing instructions executable by the pro- ‘cessor whereby the MME is configured to ‘obtain and determine the capability of a mobile termi nal in the LTE system regarding the mobile termi nal’s capability for Single Radio Voice Channel Contimity, SRVCC, handover over from the LTE system t0 a 2G andlor a 3G system ‘compare the mobile temninal’s said capability and th LIE system's capability for Single Radio ‘Channel Continuity, SRVCC, hanslover from the ETE system to @ 2G and/or a 3G system: and use the outeome of the comparison, to instruct the ‘mobile terminal to use Voice over LTE, VoLTE, oF Gireuit Switched, CS, fallback when initiating voice sessions, where the mobile terminal i instrocted t0 tise VoLTE if both the mobile terminal and the LTE system are capable of SRVCC handover and the sminal is instructed use CS fallback the termine said capability’ of the mobile terminal by an Information Element, an IE, sent from the mobile terminal's eNodeB. 9. The MME of claim 7, further configured to obtain and determine suid capability of the mobile terminal by an indication sent from the mobile terminal's eNodel that the nobile terminal shouldbe insructed to use Voive over LTE, \OLTE, when initiating voice sessions 10, The MME of claim 7, further configured to obtain and termine said capability of the mobile terminal by the Feature Group Indicator, FGI, bits sent by the mobi ‘erminal to the MME, inthe Information Element UE Radio Capability 1, The method of claim 2, according to which the mobile terminal is instructed to use Voice over LTE, VoLTE, oF Circuit Switched, CS, fallback for voice sessions by means ‘of using the indication “IMS voice over PS session indica- tor” for indicating that IP Multimedia Subsystem voice over Packet Switched, PS, session is supported 12, The method of elaim 2, accoring to which the mobile {erminal’s capability for Single Radio Voice Call Continuity SRVCC, handaver over fom the LTE system toa 2G andor 3G system, is obtained and determined by means of an Information Element, I, which is sent tothe MME from the mobile terminal's eNodaB.UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION PATENT NO. 9,723,030 B2 Page | of 2 APPLICATION NO, 13/263829 DATED August 1, 2017 INVENTOR(S) Hedman etal Itis certifed that error appears in the above-ldentfied patent and that sald Letters Patent is hereby corrected as shown below: On the Title Page In Item (56), under “U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS’ insert -- Mukherjee et al. -, therefor. in Column 2, Line 1, delete “ lukherjee” and In Item (57), under “ABSTRACT” therefor. in Column 2, Line 7, delete “Channel” and insert -- Call --, On Page 2, in Item (56), under “OTHER PUBLICATIONS and insert ~- 2011, 6 --, therefor. "in Column 1, Line 10, delete “20116” On Page 2, in Item (56), under “OTHER PUBLICATIONS", in Column 1, Line 24, delete “dated” and insert - mailed ~, therefor. Inthe Specification In Column 1, Line 40, delete “SRVCCC” and insert -- SRVCC -, therefor. In Column 1, Line 60, delete “Channel” and insert -- Call ~, therefor, In Colum 2, Line 30, delete “Channel” and insert -- Call ~, therefor, In Column 4, Line 30, delete “step 2” and insert --altemative 2 ~, therefor. In Column 5, Line 41, delete “Channel” and insert -- Call -, therefor, In Column 5, Line 49, delete “205,” and insert -- 205. --, therefor. In Column 6, Lines 11-12, delete“ lemory Unit 315.” and insert ~ Memory Unit 325. ~, therefor Signed and Sealed this Thirty-first Day of October, 2017 ¢ Abe ep “ose ph Wak der Secretary of Commerte for ileal Property and Director ofthe United Stes Paton and Trademark OfficeCERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION (continued) Page 2 of 2 U.S. Pat. No. 9,723,030 B2 In Column 6, Line 45, delete “Terminal In Column 6, Line 52, delete “ therefor. jobile” and insert ~ Mobility In the Claims In Column 7, Line 51, in Claim 1, delete “Channel” and insert ~ Call ~, therefor. In Colum 7, Line 54, in Claim 1, delete “Channel” and insert - Call --, therefor. In Column 8, Line 26, in Claim 7, delete “Channel” and insert Call -, therefor. In Column &, Line 31, in Claim 7, delete “Channel” and insert ~ Call ~, therefor.