Patent ID: 6965588

Claim:
In a wireless communication device, a method of expediting transitions between states of operation comprising the steps of: receiving, from base site equipment, a first equipment identifier of a first network element that will maintain a plurality of connections that remain after the device transitions from an Active state to a Semi-Dormant state; receiving, from base site equipment, a second equipment identifier of a second network element that will maintain a plurality of connections that remain after the device transitions from an Active to a Dormant state; transitioning from the Active state to the Semi-Dormant state; transitioning from the Semi-Dormant state to the Active state when the wireless communication device has data to transmit or receive; and when the device has data to transmit, sending a message over a common control channel to the base site equipment, wherein the message requests a dedicated channel and wherein the message comprises the first equipment identifier of the first network element that is maintaining the plurality of connections that remain after the device transitions from the Active state to the Semi-Dormant state.