Controlling reverse-direction neighbor reports based on the characteristics of queued bearer traffic

摘要

A wireless communication device (WCD) may determine that the WCD has bearer traffic queued for transmission to a radio access network (RAN). The WCD may be configured to transmit the bearer traffic and neighbor reports over a reverse-direction channel of the RAN. The neighbor reports may contain information related to wireless coverage areas. One or more characteristics of the bearer traffic may also be determined. Based on the one or more characteristics of the bearer traffic, the neighbor reports may be scheduled to be transmitted over the reverse-direction channel at a particular rate. The WCD may transmit the neighbor reports over the reverse-direction channel at the particular rate.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
determining, at a wireless communication device (WCD), that the WCD has bearer traffic queued for transmission to a radio access network (RAN), wherein the WCD is configured to transmit the queued bearer traffic and neighbor reports over a reverse-direction channel of the RAN, wherein the neighbor reports contain information related to wireless coverage areas; determining one or more characteristics of the queued bearer traffic, wherein determining the one or more characteristics of the queued bearer traffic comprises determining that a queue length of the bearer traffic exceeds a queue length threshold; scheduling the neighbor reports to be transmitted over the reverse-direction channel at a particular rate, wherein the particular rate is based on the one or more characteristics of the queued bearer traffic; and transmitting the neighbor reports over the reverse-direction channel at the particular rate, wherein the WCD is configured by default to transmit the neighbor reports at a default rate, and wherein the particular rate is less than the default rate and is based on the queue length of the bearer traffic exceeding the queue length threshold.