DYNAMIC ADAPTATION OF A TRAFFIC INACTIVITY TIMER

摘要

A method for dynamically adapting a traffic inactivity timer is disclosed. The method can include a wireless communication device determining a data traffic level on a wireless network interface and determining whether the data traffic level exceeds a threshold data traffic level. The method can further include the wireless communication device using a first inactivity timeout period for the traffic inactivity timer in an instance in which it is determined that data traffic level does not exceed the threshold data traffic level. The method can additionally include the wireless communication device using a second inactivity timeout period for the traffic inactivity timer in an instance in which it is determined that the data traffic level exceeds the threshold data traffic level. The second inactivity timeout period can define a longer time period than the first inactivity timeout period.

主权项

1. A method for dynamically adapting a traffic inactivity timer on a wireless communication device comprising a wireless network interface, the method comprising the wireless communication device:
determining a data traffic level on the wireless network interface; determining whether the data traffic level exceeds a threshold data traffic level; using a first inactivity timeout period for the traffic inactivity timer in an instance in which it is determined that data traffic level does not exceed the threshold data traffic level; and using a second inactivity timeout period for the traffic inactivity timer in an instance in which it is determined that the data traffic level exceeds the threshold data traffic level; wherein the second inactivity timeout period defines a longer time period than the first inactivity timeout period; and wherein the wireless network interface is placed in a power saving mode in an instance in which the traffic inactivity timer expires in response to a period of traffic inactivity on the wireless network interface meeting or exceeding the one of the first inactivity timeout period or the second inactivity timeout period used for the traffic inactivity timer.