Patent ID: 9130702
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: detecting a level of resource utilization of a hardware resource on an access terminal; determining, based upon the level of resource utilization, that the hardware resource cannot support a downlink data transmission rate; generating a channel quality indicator report that includes a selected value selected as a function of the level of resource utilization of the hardware resource on the access terminal, wherein the channel quality indicator report comprises a request to reduce the downlink data transmission rate to temporarily mitigate hardware resource requirements for the access terminal; selecting a first flow control code word for inclusion in the channel quality indicator report to reduce the downlink data transmission rate employed by a base station, the first flow control code word being reserved in a channel quality indicator code space; selecting a second flow control code word for inclusion in the channel quality indicator report to increase the downlink data transmission rate employed by the base station, the second flow control code word being reserved in the channel quality indicator code space; and transmitting the channel quality indicator report that includes the selected value to the base station.