| 摘要 |
Various embodiments are described to address the need for channel maintenance/channel quality signaling that can better utilize reverse link capacity and conserve battery life. Generally expressed, a remote unit ( 101 ) enters ( 403 ) a high-rate-channel-maintenance mode in which it transmits channel maintenance signaling. When a low-rate condition is met ( 405 ), the remote unit enters ( 407 ) a low-rate-channel-maintenance mode in which it transmits channel maintenance signaling at either a lower rate or a lower transmit power than when in the high-rate-channel-maintenance mode. Then when a high-rate condition is met ( 409 ), the remote unit reenters the high-rate-channel-maintenance mode.
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