Patent ID: 7986933
Filing Date: 2011-07-26
Classification: H04B,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a receiver in a communication system, comprising: switching a receiver of a mobile station from a standby state to an active state responsive to a first timer signal provided prior to arrival of a reference signal at the receiver; receiving, by the receiver, the reference signal over a communication channel between a base station and the mobile station; determining, at the mobile station, propagation characteristics of the communication channel based on the reference signal; adjusting, at the mobile station, configuration parameters of the receiver based on the propagation characteristics of the communication channel; receiving, by the receiver, over the communication channel a data signal using the adjusted configuration parameters; switching the receiver from the active state to the standby state following receipt of the data signal; and switching the receiver of the mobile station from the standby state to the active state responsive to a second timer signal provided prior to arrival of a subsequent reference signal at the receiver over the communication channel.