Patent ID: 7457321

Claim:
A packet-based wireless communication system, comprising: a base station controller coupled to a base station and linked by a wireless communication link to a plurality of mobile stations; the base station controller including a processor that receives a shortened cycle signaling message from one of said plurality of mobile stations during the exchange of communication traffic or in an idle state wherein said message contains a data field for a requested shortened cycle, said data field including a slot cycle index value; the base station controller creating a signaling message containing a data field for a granted shortened cycle that is transmitted to the mobile station during the exchange of communication traffic or in an idle state of use, said data field including a slot cycle index value; the base station controller creating a termination message when the shortened cycle will no longer be supported and said base station controller receiving a cancellation message when mobile node wishes to cancel a shortened cycle request before the shortened cycle operation is initiated; and a wireless communication channel used by the base station monitored according to a start monitoring state set using the granted shortened slot cycle.