Patent ID: 8009607
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: H04L,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method implemented in a mobile terminal for controlling transmissions from the mobile terminal over a radio channel to a base station in a radio network, comprising: after a communication session is established involving the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal receiving from or by way of the base station a percentage or fraction of time that the mobile terminal may transmit over the radio channel; the mobile terminal then determining a current or future condition of the radio channel; and the mobile terminal restricting when the mobile terminal transmits over the radio channel to the base station during the communication session based on the percentage or fraction of time that the mobile terminal may transmit over the radio channel and the current or future condition of the radio channel, wherein the mobile terminal transmits over the radio channel when the determined radio channel condition is favorable and does not transmit over the radio channel when the radio channel condition is unfavorable, wherein the determining a current or future condition of the radio channel includes receiving channel condition messages from the radio network at a high frequency, wherein each of the channel condition messages includes a transmit power control command (TPCC) to either increase or decrease transmit power, the method further comprising: determining a cumulative TPCC (CPTCC) value and an average channel condition value from received TPCCs; comparing the CTPCC value to the average channel condition value; and determining when to transmit based on the comparison.