Wireless communication system for reducing the reverse noise at a wireless access node

摘要

Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for modifying a dormancy timer in a wireless communication device. In a particular embodiment, a method comprises exchanging wireless communications between a wireless device and an access node on a wireless communication network. The method further comprises determining a reverse noise indicator for the access node. The method also includes determining a modification for a dormancy timer in the wireless access node based on the reverse noise indicator, wherein the dormancy timer indicates when a communication access channel on the wireless access node that is allocated to the wireless device should be released. Additionally, the method comprises modifying the dormancy timer in accordance with the dormancy timer modification.