Patent ID: 8588152
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: an access terminal maintaining at least two different DRCLength values in data storage; the access terminal periodically transmitting data rate control (DRC) data to an access network on a DRC channel, wherein the DRC data comprises a DRC cover and a DRC value, wherein the access terminal uses the DRC cover to select a serving sector, and wherein the access terminal uses the DRC value to request a forward-link data rate; the access terminal periodically receiving from an access node in the access network a reverse activity bit (RAB), the RAB having a state that is either set or cleared; and the access terminal selecting one of the maintained DRCLength values based at least in part on the state of the RAB, and subsequently transmitting DRC data according to the selected DRCLength value.