Patent ID: 7983675

Claim:
A non-transitory, computer-readable medium of a mobile station comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of the mobile station, cause the processor to perform steps of a method, comprising: receiving data at the mobile station from a serving cell of a wireless communications network, the data relating to a data application associated with the mobile station; measuring a serving cell signal strength of the serving cell; measuring a second signal strength of another cell; comparing the serving cell signal strength to the second signal strength; initiating cell reselection if: the data application does not comprise a delay-sensitive application; a break in the data received for the data application comprises a natural break; and the second signal strength is sufficient; and inhibiting the cell reselection if: the data application comprises the delay-sensitive application; and the cell reselection will result in loss of a data packet for the delay-sensitive data application.