Patent ID: 8830848
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a wireless communication device comprising: exchanging data packets with a wireless communication network over a wireless traffic channel assigned to the wireless communication device by the wireless communication network; monitoring control communications from the wireless communication network over a wireless control channel; adjusting a control channel timer that indicates a time period that the wireless communication device continues to monitor the control communications based on a level of control communication traffic, wherein adjusting the control channel timer comprises increasing and decreasing the time period based on increases in occupancy of control communication traffic on the wireless control channel; releasing the assigned traffic channel in response to the expiration of a dormancy timer, wherein the dormancy timer indicates when to release a wireless traffic channel in the wireless communication network that is assigned to the wireless communication device; in response to the release of the traffic channel, starting the control channel timer; and in response to the expiration of the control channel timer, stopping the monitoring of the control communication traffic from the wireless communication network.