Patent ID: 7248887
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A mobile node selectably operable in a communication system to communicate data by way of a radio link with a network part, said mobile node facilitating channel capacity allocation upon the radio link, said mobile node comprising: a channel allocation request generator selectably operable when data is available to be communicated by the mobile node to the network part, said channel allocation request generator for selectably generating a channel allocation request to communicate the data from the mobile node to the network part; and a selector operable at least absent of detection at the mobile node of a response to at least an initial channel allocation request generated by said channel allocation request generator and determination that radio communication conditions on the radio link are inadequate, said selector for selecting when to cause said channel allocation request generator to generate at least a first subsequent channel allocation request, said selection made by said selector to delay generation of the first subsequent channel allocation request for a selected delay period at least while the radio communications remain inadequate.