Patent ID: 9559827
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: H04B,H04L,H04W,Y02D

Claim:
1. A method, performed by a wireless device, for managing reporting of channel quality, the wireless device being configured to communicate with a mobile radio communication network, the method comprising: the wireless device being configured to transmit at least X number of channel quality reports within a certain amount of time, X being greater than or equal to 1; the wireless device identifying there being no downlink activity between the wireless device and the mobile radio communication network; the wireless device starting an inactivity timer when there is no downlink activity between the wireless device and the mobile radio communication network; the wireless device detecting the expiration of the inactivity timer; and the wireless device reducing the channel quality reporting in response to detecting the expiration of the inactivity timer such that the wireless device is configured to transmit not more than Y number of channel quality reports within said certain amount of time, wherein Y is less than X, thereby reducing the channel quality reporting in response to detecting the expiration of the inactivity timer.