Patent ID: 9713067
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for wireless communications, comprising: communicating, to a wireless device from a network, information indicative of the network's support of a capability for adaptive reverse link overhead channel transmission; making a decision, based on the capability, whether to enable or disable an adaptive reverse link overhead channel transmission, wherein the adaptive reverse link overhead channel transmission, when enabled, causes the wireless device to adaptively transmit overhead channel information that reduces reverse link transmit power consumption by transmitting the overhead channel information based on a detected change in a wireless channel condition, and, when disabled, causes the wireless device to transmit overhead channel information in a legacy manner that requires a larger portion of reverse link transmit power by constantly transmitting the overhead channel information; communicating to the wireless device the decision to enable or disable the adaptive reverse overhead channel transmission; receiving, from the wireless device, the adaptively transmitted overhead channel information based on the detected change in the wireless channel condition when the adaptive reverse link overhead channel transmission is enabled; determining, using the received overhead channel information, transmission of data packets on a forward link to the wireless device based on the detected change in the wireless channel condition; scheduling, upon deciding the transmission of data packets, transmission of one or more data packets on a forward link to the wireless device forward when the capability is enabled; and communicating, using availability of buffered data in the network for data transmission on the forward link, an indication to the wireless device to suppress transmission of overhead channel information in reverse link overhead channel transmissions.