Patent ID: 8565080

Claim:
A method for managing communication with a plurality of delay-tolerant wireless devices in a wireless communication system, said plurality of delay-tolerant wireless devices being a subgroup of wireless devices in the wireless communication system, the wireless communication system comprising a plurality of network sectors, each network sector configured for communicative association with one or more of the plurality of delay-tolerant wireless devices, and each network sector associated with a corresponding traffic threshold, the method comprising: a. evaluating one or more network traffic levels, each network traffic level associated with a respective network sector; and b. submitting one or more access-configuration messages in one or more network sectors when the evaluated network traffic level of a particular network sector is below the traffic threshold for that particular network sector; said one or more access-configuration messages for shifting one or more of the plurality of delay-tolerant wireless devices from an idle operational condition to an active operational condition, wherein each of the plurality of delay-tolerant wireless devices is configured, subsequent to shifting to the active operational condition, to perform a predetermined action and autonomously return to the idle operational condition.