Patent ID: 8838160

Claim:
A method for communication in a wireless communication network, the method comprising: selecting a parameter characterizing a service used on a radio channel in the wireless communication network; selecting a target value of the parameter adapted for the service; determining a current value of the parameter indicative of the current transmission conditions for the service on the radio channel; comparing the current value to the target value; adjusting an intensity of control signalling activity on a control channel associated with the service on the radio channel based on the comparison, wherein control signalling activity occurs periodically on the control channel in accordance with a selected one of a plurality of defined control signalling cycles, wherein said adjusting comprises, based on the comparison, at least one of: adjusting a length of the selected cycle, a burst length of a control signalling burst occurring during the selected cycle, an offset between a start of a control signalling burst occurring during the selected cycle and a start of a transmission on the radio channel, or a combination thereof; and switching between different ones of the defined control signalling cycles that have different lengths; and transmitting information indicative of the adjustment of the intensity of the control signalling activity.