Patent ID: 8099504

Claim:
A method performed by a network device, comprising: receiving, session information used to pass session data to an access terminal, wherein the session information is associated with a session established on the access terminal; saving a minimum portion of the session information for reestablishing the session, the minimum portion of the session information comprising (i) a unicast access terminal identifier, a hardware identifier, and a packet data serving node identifier, and (ii) a control channel cycle identifying a periodic window of time in which the access terminal is configured to receive a close session message; and in response to a degradation of the session, triggering a reestablishment of the session using the minimum portion of the session information, wherein triggering the reestablishment of the session comprises: determining that a present time corresponds to the periodic window of time in which the access terminal is configured to receive the close session message; and causing the close session message to be sent to the access terminal, the close session message causing the access terminal to (i) terminate the session established on the access terminal, and (ii) reestablish the session on the access terminal using the minimum portion of the session information.