Patent ID: 8634825

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a memory to store instructions; and a processor, coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the instructions to perform operations, comprising: evaluating an uplink power level for a defined number of uplink transmissions, wherein the uplink power level is utilized by a mobile device for a wireless communication; determining the uplink power level satisfies a condition with respect to a defined power level that is a function of a transmission power level determined to be a capability of the mobile device as a result of the evaluating; disabling a transmission of a first message by the mobile device on an uplink while the condition with respect to the defined transmit power level is satisfied, wherein the first message is not related to call maintenance of a communication of the mobile device; and enabling another transmission of a second message on the uplink while the condition remains satisfied, wherein the second message is related to call maintenance of the communication of the mobile device, and wherein the disabling and the enabling occur concurrently with the condition remaining to be satisfied.