Patent ID: 9203756
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a mobile station for optimized reception of packets, the method comprising: sending a data rate control index from the mobile station to a network, the data rate control index indicating a first transmission format that has a nominal transmit duration in a first number of timeslots and corresponds to a first spectral efficiency; and receiving packets at the mobile station from the network using a second transmission format; wherein the second transmission format is selected by the network based upon the data rate control index, and the second transmission format includes an indicator indicating a number of timeslots expected to be used to transmit the packets to the mobile station, the number of timeslots being smaller than the first number of timeslots to have a spectral efficiency greater than the first spectral efficiency that corresponds to the first transmission format.