Method, system and program product for regulating data messaging by mobile stations in a wireless network

• US 20050041597A1
• Filed: 07/30/2004
• Published: 02/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited (Nortel Networks Corporation)
• Inventors: Jang, Ke-Chi, Wang, Chung-Ching Michael
• Granted Patent: US 7,551,555 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/252
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/12 using signalling between network elements

Abstract

A communication network includes a base station in radio frequency communication with a mobile station. In order to regulate packet data messaging by the mobile station, the base station transmits a message over-the-air to the mobile station. The message indicates that the mobile station is to delay transmitting packet data messages and a duration of delay. In response to receipt of the message from the base station, the mobile station delays over-the-air transmission of packet data messages (e.g., Data Burst Messages) in accordance with the indicated duration.

Claims

1. A method of regulating messaging by a mobile station in a communication network, said method comprising:

a mobile station receiving a message over-the-air from a base station, said message indicating that the mobile station is to delay transmitting packet data messages and a duration of delay; and

in response to receipt of the message from the base station, the mobile station delaying over-the-air transmission of packet data messages in accordance with the indicated duration.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said message comprises a Retry Order message.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said message is a first message, said method further comprising:

said mobile station receiving a second message over-the-air from the base station, said second message indicating that said mobile station is to clear delay in transmitting packet data messages; and

in response to receipt of said second message, said mobile station re-enabling over-the-air transmission of packet data messages to the base station by the mobile station.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein:

receiving the second message comprises receiving in the second message an indication that said mobile station is to clear less than all existing delays imposed by said base station on messaging by said mobile station; and

said re-enabling comprises re-enabling over-the-air transmission by the mobile station of fewer than all types of messages for which delays were imposed by the base station.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein:

said packet data messages indicated by said message are data burst messages; and

said delaying comprises delaying over-the-air transmission of data burst messages by the mobile station to the base station.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein:

said data burst messages indicated by said message are short data burst messages; and

said delaying comprises delaying over-the-air transmission of short data burst messages by the mobile station to the base station.

7. The method of claim 1, and further comprising the base station transmitting said message over-the-air to the mobile station.

8. A method of regulating messaging by a mobile station in a communication network, said method comprising:

a base station determining an inability to process at least one message; and

in response to said determining, the base station transmitting a message over-the-air from to a mobile station, said message indicating that the mobile station is to delay transmitting packet data messages and a duration of delay, wherein packet data messaging by the mobile station is regulated by the base station.

9. The method of claim 8, said determining comprising said base station detecting an inability to process a packet data message transmitted by the mobile station.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein said message comprises a Retry Order message.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein said message is a first message, said method further comprising:

after transmitting said first message, said base station transmitting a second message over-the-air to the mobile station, said second message indicating that said mobile station is to clear delay in transmitting packet data messages.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein transmitting the second message comprises transmitting in the second message an indication that said mobile station is to clear less than all existing delays imposed by said base station on messaging by said mobile station.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein said packet data messages indicated by said message are data burst messages.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein said data burst messages indicated by said message are short data burst messages.

15. The method of claim 8, and further comprising the mobile station, responsive to receipt of the message, delaying over-the-air transmission of packet data messages to the base station in accordance with the indicated duration.

16. A mobile station, comprising:

means for receiving a message over-the-air from a base station, said message indicating that the mobile station is to delay transmitting packet data messages and a duration of delay; and

means, responsive to receipt of the message from the base station, for delaying over-the-air transmission of packet data messages in accordance with the indicated duration.

17. The mobile station of claim 16, wherein said message comprises a Retry Order message.

18. The mobile station of claim 16, wherein said message is a first message, said mobile station further comprising:

means for receiving a second message over-the-air from the base station, said second message indicating that said mobile station is to clear delay in transmitting packet data messages; and

means, responsive to receipt of said second message, for re-enabling over-the-air transmission of packet data messages to the base station by the mobile station.

19. The mobile station of claim 18, wherein:

said means for receiving the second message comprises means for receiving in the second message an indication that said mobile station is to clear less than all existing delays imposed by said base station on messaging by said mobile station; and

said means for re-enabling comprises means for re-enabling over-the-air transmission by the mobile station of fewer than all types of messages for which delays were imposed by the base station.

20. The mobile station of claim 16, wherein:

said packet data messages indicated by said message are data burst messages; and

said means for delaying comprises means for delaying over-the-air transmission of data burst messages by the mobile station to the base station.

21. The mobile station of claim 20, wherein:

said data burst messages indicated by said message are short data burst messages; and

said means for delaying comprises means for delaying over-the-air transmission of short data burst messages by the mobile station to the base station.

22. A base station for a communication network, said base station comprising:

means for determining an inability to process at least one message; and

means, responsive to determining an inability to process at least one message, for transmitting a message over-the-air from to a mobile station, said message indicating that the mobile station is to delay transmitting packet data messages and a duration of delay, wherein packet data messaging by the mobile station is regulated by the base station.

23. The base station of claim 22, said means for determining comprising means for detecting an inability to process a packet data message transmitted by the mobile station.

24. The base station of claim 22, wherein said message comprises a Retry Order message.

25. The base station of claim 22, wherein said message is a first message, said mobile station further comprising:

means for, after transmitting said first message, transmitting a second message over-the-air to the mobile station, said second message indicating that said mobile station is to clear delay in transmitting packet data messages.

26. The base station of claim 25, wherein said means for transmitting the second message comprises means for transmitting in the second message an indication that said mobile station is to clear less than all existing delays imposed by said base station on messaging by said mobile station.

27. The base station of claim 22, wherein said packet data messages indicated by said message are data burst messages.

28. The base station of claim 27, wherein said data burst messages indicated by said message are short data burst messages.

29. The communication network comprising:

a base station in accordance with claim 22;

and

a mobile station that, responsive to receipt of the message, delays over-the-air transmission of packet data messages to the base station in accordance with the indicated duration.

30. A program product for a mobile station, said program product comprising a storage medium including:

means for causing a mobile station to receive a message over-the-air from a base station, said message indicating that the mobile station is to delay transmitting packet data messages and a duration of delay; and

means, responsive to receipt of the message from the base station, for causing the mobile station to delay over-the-air transmission of packet data messages in accordance with the indicated duration.

31. The program product of claim 30, wherein said message comprises a Retry Order message.

32. The program product of claim 30, wherein said message is a first message, said program product further comprising:

means for causing the mobile station to receive a second message over-the-air from the base station, said second message indicating that said mobile station is to clear delay in transmitting packet data messages; and

means, responsive to receipt of said second message, for causing the mobile station to re-enable over-the-air transmission of packet data messages to the base station by the mobile station.

33. The program product of claim 32, wherein:

said means for causing the mobile station to receive the second message comprises means for causing the mobile station to receive in the second message an indication that said mobile station is to clear less than all existing delays imposed by said base station on messaging by said mobile station; and

said means for causing the mobile station to re-enable comprises means for causing the mobile station to re-enable over-the-air transmission by the mobile station of fewer than all types of messages for which delays were imposed by the base station.

34. The program product of claim 30, wherein:

said packet data messages indicated by said message are data burst messages; and

said means for causing the mobile station to delay comprises means for causing the mobile station to delay over-the-air transmission of data burst messages by the mobile station to the base station.

35. The program product of claim 34, wherein:

said data burst messages indicated by said message are short data burst messages; and

said means for causing the mobile station to delay comprises means for causing the mobile station to delay over-the-air transmission of short data burst messages by the mobile station to the base station.

36. A program product for a base station in a communication network, said program product comprising:

means for causing the base station to determine an inability to process at least one message; and

means, responsive to determining an inability to process at least one message, for causing the base station to transmit a message over-the-air from to a mobile station, said message indicating that the mobile station is to delay transmitting packet data messages and a duration of delay, wherein packet data messaging by the mobile station is regulated by the base station.

37. The program product of claim 36, said means for causing the base station to determine comprising means for causing the base station to detect an inability to process a packet data message transmitted by the mobile station.

38. The program product of claim 36, wherein said message comprises a Retry Order message.

39. The program product of claim 36, wherein said message is a first message, said program product further comprising:

means for, after transmitting said first message, causing the base station to transmit a second message over-the-air to the mobile station, said second message indicating that said mobile station is to clear delay in transmitting packet data messages.

40. The program product of claim 39, wherein said means for causing the base station to transmit the second message comprises means for causing the base station to transmit in the second message an indication that said mobile station is to clear less than all existing delays imposed by said base station on messaging by said mobile station.

41. The program product of claim 36, wherein said packet data messages indicated by said message are data burst messages.

42. The program product of claim 41, wherein said data burst messages indicated by said message are short data burst messages.