Systems and methods of defering a transmission ofa message

Abstract

Upon transmission of a first bit rate recommendation query message, a wireless device starts a timer. The wireless device defers transmission of a second bit rate recommendation query message until at least a certain amount of time has elapsed on the timer since the transmission of the first bit rate recommendation query message.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method by a wireless device, comprising:
 transmitting a first bit rate recommendation query message;   starting a timer upon the transmission of the first bit rate recommendation query message; and   deferring transmission of a second bit rate recommendation query message until at least a certain amount of time has elapsed on the timer since the transmission of the first bit rate recommendation query message.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the deferring comprises determining not to transmit the second bit rate recommendation query message responsive to determining a change in a condition of the wireless device and/or that the second bit rate recommendation query message is no longer applicable. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the deferring is responsive to determining that the second bit rate recommendation query message is at least a partial copy of the first bit rate recommendation query message. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the deferring is responsive to determining that the first and second bit rate query recommendation messages are either both associated with uplink transmissions or both associated with downlink transmissions. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising starting the timer upon transmission of each of the first and second bit rate recommendation query messages, the timer being configured to trigger transmission of an expiration notification message upon expiration of the certain time period. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the timer is selected based on whether the first and second bit rate recommendation query messages are either both associated with uplink transmissions or both associated with downlink transmissions. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the timer is selected based on whether a bit rate indicated by the second bit rate recommendation query message is or is not meeting a certain criteria of a logical channel that is associated with the first and second bit rate recommendation query messages. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the certain criteria is based on whether the bit rate indicated by the second bit rate recommendation query message is different from a current bit rate assigned to the logical channel. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the timer is selected based on whether the first and second bit rate recommendation query messages are associated with a same logical channel. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the second bit rate recommendation query message is at least a partial copy of the first bit rate recommendation query message. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the deferring is responsive to determining that the first and second bit rate recommendation query messages are associated with the same logical channel. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising transmitting the second bit rate recommendation query message on a certain uplink or downlink logical channel associated with the timer responsive to determining that the timer is configured and not running for that certain uplink or downlink logical channel. 
     
     
         13 . A wireless device, comprising:
 processing circuitry;   memory containing instructions executable by the processing circuitry whereby the wireless device is operative to:
 transmit a first bit rate recommendation query message; 
 start a timer upon the transmission of the first bit rate recommendation query message; and 
 defer transmission of a second bit rate recommendation query message until at least a certain amount of time has elapsed on the timer since the transmission of the first bit rate recommendation query message. 
   
     
     
         14 . The wireless device of  claim 13 , wherein the deferring includes determining not to transmit the second bit rate recommendation query message responsive to determining a change in a condition of the wireless device and/or that the second bit rate recommendation query message is no longer applicable. 
     
     
         15 . The wireless device of  claim 13 , wherein the deferring is responsive to determining that the second bit rate recommendation query message is at least a partial copy of the first bit rate recommendation query message. 
     
     
         16 . The wireless device of  claim 13 , wherein the deferring is responsive to determining that the first and second bit rate query recommendation messages are either both associated with uplink transmissions or both associated with downlink transmissions. 
     
     
         17 . The wireless device of  claim 16 , further comprising starting the timer upon transmission of each of the first and second bit rate recommendation query messages, the timer being configured to trigger transmission of an expiration notification message upon expiration of the certain time period. 
     
     
         18 . The wireless device of  claim 13 , wherein the second bit rate recommendation query message is at least a partial copy of the first bit rate recommendation query message. 
     
     
         19 . The wireless device of  claim 13 , wherein the deferring is responsive to determining that the first and second bit rate recommendation query messages are associated with the same logical channel. 
     
     
         20 . The wireless device of  claim 13 , further comprising transmitting the second bit rate recommendation query message on a certain uplink or downlink logical channel associated with the timer responsive to determining that the timer is configured and not running for that certain uplink or downlink logical channel. 
     
     
         21 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program product for controlling a wireless device, the computer program product comprising software instructions that, when run on the wireless device, cause the wireless device to:
 transmit a first bit rate recommendation query message;   start a timer upon the transmission of the first bit rate recommendation query message; and   defer transmission of a second bit rate recommendation query message until at least a certain amount of time has elapsed on the timer since the transmission of the first bit rate recommendation query message.