AN ANNOUNCING SYSTEM AND METHOD USED IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK FOR HOLDING INCOMING CIRCUIT SWITCHED CALLS

摘要

A communications network (100) having a method and announcing system (50) forholding an incoming circuit switched call (108) of a calling party (106)directed to a mobile terminal (116) currently operating in packet switchedmode. The announcing system includes an announcing unit (202) for transmittinga reply message (204) to the calling party (106). The reply message (204)informs the calling party (106) that the mobile terminal (116) is busy andrequests the calling party (106) to wait while the mobile terminal (116) isnotified that the circuit switched call (108) has been received.