GROUP COMMUNICATION SESSIONS BETWEEN SESSION PARTICIPANTS COMMUNICATING VIA TWO OR MORE DIFFERENT CONTACT PROTOCOLS WITHIN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM

摘要

In an embodiment, an access terminal (AT) obtains media intended for transmission to a communication group during a group communication session (GCS). The communication group includes a first set of ATs configured to exchange media via a primary communication protocol (PCP) mediated by an application server (AS) and a second set of ATs configured to exchanged media via a secondary communication protocol (SCP). The AT selectively transmits the obtained media in accordance with the PCP and/or the SCP to facilitate both the first and second sets of ATs to receive the media. In an embodiment, the AS sends instructions Io a given AT among the first set associated with whether the given AT is responsible for extending support of the GCS to at least one of a second set of ATs via the SCP. In another embodiment, the AS itself selectively transmits media to the communication group via the SCP.