Selection of wireless coverage areas and media codecs

摘要

A request to establish a call involving a wireless communication device WCD served by a radio access network (RAN) may be received. The WCD may receive signals from the RAN via a plurality of wireless coverage areas at respective signal strengths. The plurality of wireless coverage areas may be defined by the RAN. A media codec to use for the call may be determined. Based on the media codec, a set of n wireless coverage areas through which the WCD and the RAN communicate during the call may be selected. The value of n may be between 1 and a predetermined maximum number, and the set of n wireless coverage areas may be selected from the plurality of wireless coverage areas.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a radio access network (RAN), a request to establish a call involving a wireless communication device (WCD) served by the RAN, wherein the WCD receives signals from the RAN via a plurality of wireless coverage areas at respective signal strengths, and wherein the plurality of wireless coverage areas are defined by the RAN; determining a codec to use for the call; and based on the determined codec, selecting a set of n wireless coverage areas through which the WCD and the RAN communicate during the call, wherein n is between 1 and a predetermined maximum number, and wherein the set of n wireless coverage areas is selected from the plurality of wireless coverage areas.