SELECTIVELY BUFFERING MEDIA IN RESPONSE TO A SESSION DISRUPTION WITHIN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM

摘要

In an embodiment, a communication entity (170; 200; 700) receives (400; 500A, 515A; 500B, 515B; 505C, 520C; 600A), during a communication session, media to be transmitted in association with the communication session at least between first and second user equipments (UEs) (200). The communication entity detects (405; 510A; 510B; 510C; 605A) a session disruption (e.g., a signal fade condition, backhaul congestion, etc.) during the communication session. In response to the detection of the session disruption, the communication entity records (410; 520A; 520B; 525C; 610A) the received media. Upon detecting that the session disruption is no longer present (415; 525A; 525B; 530C; 635A), the communication entity transmits (420; 530A; 530B; 535C; 645A) the recorded media. In an example, the communication entity can correspond to one of the UEs (200) in the communication session such that the received media is received from a user of the respective UE, or alternatively to an application server (170) that is arbitrating the session for the UEs such that the received media is received from one of the UEs in the communication session.