Patent ID: 9706581
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method on a mobile device comprising: reserving a connection slot for a first service of the mobile device, the reserving preventing other services from using the connection slot; attempting to establish a connection for the first service on the connection slot; determining that the connection establishment was unsuccessful; selecting a back-off time based on a number of unsuccessful connection attempts; determining whether the back-off time is a short back-off time or a long back-off time based on a threshold, wherein the back-off time is the short back-off time if it is less than the threshold, and the back-off time is the long back-off time if it is greater than the threshold; if the back-off time is the short back-off time, preventing other services from using the connection slot; and if the back-off time is the long back-off time, establishing a connection for a second service of the mobile device on the connection slot.