Adjusting a control channel timer in a wireless communication

摘要

Systems and methods are disclosed herein for adjusting a control channel timer based on control communication traffic on a control channel. In a particular embodiment, a method provides exchanging data packets with a wireless network over a wireless traffic channel assigned to a wireless device. The method further provides monitoring control communications from the wireless network over a wireless control channel and adjusting a control channel timer that indicates a time period that the wireless device should continue to monitor the control communications based on a level of control communication traffic. The method further provides releasing the assigned traffic channel in response to the expiration of a dormancy timer. In response to the release of the traffic channel, the method provides starting the control channel timer. In response to the expiration of the control channel timer, the method provides stopping the monitoring of the control communication traffic.

主权项

1. A method of operating a wireless communication device comprising:
exchanging data packets with a wireless communication network over a wireless traffic channel assigned to the wireless communication device by the wireless communication network; monitoring control communications from the wireless communication network over a wireless control channel; adjusting a control channel timer that indicates a time period that the wireless communication device continues to monitor the control communications based on a level of control communication traffic, wherein adjusting the control channel timer comprises increasing and decreasing the time period based on increases in occupancy of control communication traffic on the wireless control channel; releasing the assigned traffic channel in response to the expiration of a dormancy timer, wherein the dormancy timer indicates when to release a wireless traffic channel in the wireless communication network that is assigned to the wireless communication device; in response to the release of the traffic channel, starting the control channel timer; and in response to the expiration of the control channel timer, stopping the monitoring of the control communication traffic from the wireless communication network.