Patent ID: 9591547
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of a wireless communication device comprising a radio transceiver and a first radio access control unit adapted to control operation of the wireless communication device in association with a first network node of a first cellular communication network, the method comprising, during use of the radio transceiver by the first radio access control unit: indicating a worse than actual channel condition to the first network node; monitoring a change in code rate of signals transmitted from the first network node in response to the worse than actual channel condition indication; determining a relation between the worse than actual channel condition indication and the code rate change; and determining an offset value based on the determined relation, wherein the offset value is applicable to offset a channel condition indication value to be transmitted to the first network node in association with a gap in the use of the radio transceiver by the first radio access control unit.