Reducing wireless communication signaling overhead

摘要

In systems and methods of reducing wireless communication signaling overhead, it is determined that communication resource request traffic from a plurality of wireless devices in communication with an access node to communicate with a communication network meets a first threshold. One of the plurality of wireless devices is selected to operate as a router wireless device based on a power storage level and an assigned modulation and coding scheme of each of the plurality of wireless devices. At least one of the unselected wireless devices is instructed to communicate with the communication network via the selected router wireless device.

主权项

1. A method of reducing wireless communication overhead, comprising:
receiving, at an access node, communication resource requests from a plurality of connected wireless devices to communicate over a communication network; determining that traffic generated by the communication resource requests meets a buffer status reporting threshold; determining a power storage level of each wireless device in the plurality of connected wireless devices and an associated modulation and coding scheme (MCS) assigned to communication links assigned to each of the plurality of connected wireless devices; selecting, based on the determined power storage level and associated MCS, at least one wireless device to operate as a router wireless device; and instructing an unselected wireless device to communicate with the communication network via the selected router wireless device when the MCS of the communication link assigned to the selected wireless device is greater than or equal to the MCS of the communication link assigned to the unselected wireless device.