Patent ID: 9661441
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: H04W,Y02D

Claim:
1. A method for reducing signaling overhead related to scheduling of Uplink (UL) and Downlink (DL) radio resources to a wireless device that is in wireless communication with a network entity in a mobile communication network associated with the wireless device, wherein the mobile communication network receives UL and DL scheduling information from the network entity, the method comprising performing the following using the network entity: detecting that DL and UL channel conditions between the network entity and the wireless device are stable in time; upon detecting that the DL and UL channel conditions between the network entity and the wireless device are stable in time, performing at least one of the following: upon conclusion of statistical analysis, instructing the wireless device to perform at least one of the following: wherein statistically analyzing DL channel condition related information includes: generating device-specific DL-related stored information over the first predetermined time interval, wherein the device-specific DL-related stored information is generated by storing the following using a unique identity for the wireless device: analyzing the device-specific DL-related stored information to determine therefrom future DL scheduling resources for the wireless device in case of absence of further DL channel condition related information from the wireless device; and preparing a first indicator that enables the wireless device to stop reporting DL channel condition related information to the network entity; and wherein statistically analyzing UL channel condition related information includes: