US 7,616,620 B2
Method for suppressing silence in voice traffic over a wireless communication medium
Ajay Chandra V. Gummalla, Atlanta, Ga. (US); and Dolors Sala, Atlanta, Ga. (US)
Assigned to Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, Calif. (US)
Filed on Nov. 18, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/281,497.
Application 11/281497 is a continuation of application No. 09/783405, filed on Feb. 15, 2001, granted, now 6,993,007, filed on Jan. 31, 2006.
Application 09/783405 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/427792, filed on Oct. 27, 1999, granted, now 6,804,251, filed on Oct. 12, 2004.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/182470, filed on Feb. 15, 2000.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/247188, filed on Nov. 09, 2000.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/254415, filed on Dec. 08, 2000.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/262201, filed on Jan. 17, 2001.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/262203, filed on Jan. 17, 2001.
Prior Publication US 2006/0067253 A1, Mar. 30, 2006
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04J 3/16 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 370—346  [370/468] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for suppressing silence in bi-directional communications between a centralized node and a plurality of remote nodes over a wireless network, comprising:
detecting a silent period associated with voice communications received from one of the plurality of remote nodes over a wireless channel, the wireless channel carrying data transmitted from the plurality of remote nodes to the centralized node; and
deactivating unsolicited grant service to the one of the plurality of remote nodes and not activating request polling responsive to the detection of the silent period.