Patent ID: 8442068
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A telecommunication apparatus enabled for high-speed packet access and comprising an operation mode controller, the operation mode controller comprising: a timer configured to determine an interval within which a threshold number of consecutive dedicated physical data channel transmissions are expected to occur, a counter configured to count the number of present dedicated physical data channel transmissions within that interval, and wherein the operation mode controller is configured to select between a normal mode, a reduced mode, and a further reduced mode of dedicated physical control channel transmission, by selecting the reduced mode if the number of present consecutive dedicated physical data channel transmissions within the interval reaches the threshold number, and selecting the further reduced mode if the number of present consecutive dedicated physical data channel transmissions within the interval is below the threshold number, wherein in normal mode dedicated physical control channel transmissions are performed in each of a plurality of time slots, and wherein in the reduced and further reduced mode the time interval between dedicated physical control channel transmissions are longer and even longer, respectively, than in the normal mode.