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METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DELAYING MOBILE STATION'S BURST
TRANSMISSIONS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK
PRIORITY CLAIM
The present application claims priority to U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 60/494,862,
which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Technical Field:
The present invention relates in general to communication and, in particular, to methods,
systems and program products for communication via a wireless communication
network Still more particularly, the present invention is related to methods, systems and
program products for regulating data messaging by a mobile station in a wireless
communication, network.
2. Description of the Related Art:
With the adoption of new digital technologies; over-the-air radio frequency (RF)
communication provides an ever increasing number of voice and data services to users of
mobile stations, such as digital pagers and mobile telephones. In order to permit
interoperability of mobile stations between networks, standards organizations have
promulgated a number of specifications to define required features and behaviors of
access networks, core networks and network devices providing over-the-air RF
communication. for example, the 3rd Generation Partnership Project2 (3GPP2) defines a
number of specifications for communications employing the 3™1 generation (3G) Code
Division Multiple Access (cdma2000) protocols which support wireless voice and data
services

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Among the many specifications promulgated by 3GPP2, is C.S0005-D vl .0 (TlA-2000 5-
D), entitled "Upper Layer (Layer 3) Signaling Standard for cdma2000 Spread Spectrum
Systems Release D," which is dated February,2004, is incorporated by inference herein in
its entirety, and hereinafter referred to as the "Standard," As indicated by its title, the
Standard specifies the signaling protocols and messaging format of network layer (Layer
3)communication as a cdma 2000-comptant communication network,
The present invention recognizes that conventional wireless communication protocols, as
exemplified by the Standard, do not support sufficient regulation of data messaging by
mobile stations. For example, the Standard permits a base station to delay certain types
of messaging by a mobile station (e.g., origination messages and resource requests), but
does not support the regulation of data burst messages by individual mobile stations As
a result, when network or radio channel congestion occurs a base station may mot be able
to appropriately process or respond to data burst messages, resulting in lost data and
unnecessary utilization of airlink resources
The present invention recognises that it would be useful and desirable to reduce or
eliminate such needless utilization of airlink resources by promoting improved regulation
of data messaging by mobile stations.

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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing and other shortcomings in the art, the present invention provides
improved methods, systems and program products for communication and/or controlling
communication supporting enhanced regulation of data messaging by mobile stations.
In accordance with at least one embodiment of the present invention, a communication
network includes a base station in radio frequency communication with a mobile station,
In order to regulate packet data messaging by tie 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.
All objects features, and advantages of present invention will become apparent in the
following detailed written description

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The novel features believed characteristic of the invention are set forth in the appended
claims. However, the invention, as well as a preferred mode of use, will best he
understood by reference to the following detailed description of an illustrative
embodiment when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein
Figure 1 is a high level block diagram of an exemplary communication network in which
the present invention may advantageously be employed,
Figure 2 is more detailed block diagram of a base station within the communication
network of Figure 1 in accordance with the present invention;
Figure 3 is a more detailed block diagram of a mobile station within the communication
network of Figure 1 in accordance with the present invention,
Figure 4 A is a high level logical flowchart of a process by which a base station within a
wireless communication network regulates messaging by a mobile station utilizing a
Retry Order message in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present
invention;
Figure 4B is a high level logical flowchart of a process by which a mobile station in
communication with a wireless communication network processes a Retry Order message
in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 5A is a first exemplary message flow in which messaging by a mobile station is
regulated utilizing a Retry Order message in accordance with a preferred embodiment of
the present invention, and

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Figure 5B is a second exemplary message flow in which messaging by a mobile station
is regulated utilizing a Retry Order-message in accordance with a preferred embodiment
of the present invention.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENT
With reference to the figures and in particular with reference to Figure 1, there is
illustrated a high level block diagram of an exemplary communication, network 100 in
which the present invention may advantageously be implemented As shown,
communication network 100 comprises a number of geographically distributed
transmission antennas 102, which transmit and receive radio frequency (RF) signals 104
to and from network entities including mobile stations (MSs) 105 RF signals 104, which
may employ any of a number of signaling protocols, such as Code Division Multiple
Access (CDMA) or Global System for Mobiles (GSM), are generated by base transceiver
stations (BTSs) 106, which are each affiliated with a respective one of the transmission
antennas 102. BTSs 106 are in turn coupled to and controlled by base station controller
(BSC) 108, Coupled to BSC108 are various network and communication terminals that
originated and receive the communications transmitted over-the-air as RF signals,
For example, in the depicted embodiment, network terminals from which
communications originate include circuit voice and data network (e.g., a public switched
telephone network (PSTN)) 110 and packet data network (PDN) 112 In the illustrated
embodiment, PSTN 110 is connected to BSC 108 via a land line and a mobile switching
center (MSC) 114. PDN 112 is connected to BSC 108 via a Packet Data Serving Node
(PDSN) 116 and the Internet 118, It is understood that both PSTN 110 and PDN 113
may comprise wireless devices (e g, mobile telephones).
Within communication network 100, a network entity, such as a mobile station or BSC,
may be the source and/or recipient of both data and voice communications Additionally,
like network entities may function as torn sources and recipients of voice and data
network communications

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Figure 2 depicts a mart detailed block diagram of an exemplary base station. (BS) 200
within communication network 100 in accordance with the present invention. As shown,
BS 200 comprises a data processing system or processor (e g, computer, router, switch.
and/or switching canter) to communicate voice and/or data over-the-air with one or more
mobile stations 105. BS 200 includes a processor 202 that controls (i.e., executes)
operations in accordance with the present invention. Processor 200 may performs such
operations under the control of software or firmware residing within data storage 204
(e.g., volatile and/or non-volatile storage) coupled to processor 202 by an interconnect
206 or received by processor 200 from a network interface unit or other Input/Output
(I/O) device 208
ES 200 further includes abase transceiver station (BTS) 106, coupled to processor 200
by interconnect 206, which operates as the corner frequency controller. That is, BTS 106
allocates RF communication channels to voice and data traffic and routes such traffic to
and from an antenna 102 coupled to BTS 106
With reference now to Figure 3, there is illustrated a more detailed block diagram of an
exemplary mobile station 105 within communication network 200 in accordance with the
present invention. As shown, mobile station 105 includes a controller 300 that generally
includes a processor 302 and a memory 304. Processor 302 execute a control program
stored within memory 304 to implement the subscriber unit side of the multiple-access
protocol employed by communication network 100, Mobile station 105 further includes
a speaker (earpiece) 306 by which controller 300 presents audio outputs to a subscriber
and a microphone (mouth piece) 308 that receives audio inputs from the subscriber.
Mobile station 105 also has a keypad 310 by which the subscriber can enter callee
telephone numbers and other keyed inputs and a display 312 through which controller
300 can visually present alphanumeric and graphical outputs for viewing by the
subscriber. Finally, mobile station 300 includes a radio frequency transceiver 314 for

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sending and receiving wireless signals, including the messaging described herein, over-
the-air.
Although the invention may be implemented in communication networks supporting
various protocols for RF communication, preferred embodiments of the invention will
now be described in detail with reference to a CDMA network. In particular, preferred
embodiments will be described with reference to a. CDMA network implementing the
Standard, which network utilizes Retry Order messages to regulate data burst messaging
by particular mobile stations in communication with a base station of a wireless
communication network
Section 3.7.47 of the Standard defines a Retry Order message, which may be sent by a
network entity (e.g., base station) on either the common channel or a traffic channel to
indicate that a particular service is rejected and to specify a retry delay for the srvice.
The fields within a conventional Retry Order message are summarized in Table I below.
Table I

Order Specific Field Length (bits)
ORDQ (Order Qualification) 8
RETRY_TYPE 3
RETRY_DELAY 0 or 8
RESERVED 5
Of these conventional Retry Order fields defined by the Standard, the RETRY_TYPE
field defines the type of service to he delayed.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the types of services
that may be specified by the RETRY_TYPE field are expanded to include additional
services, such as data burst messages. The possible values of the RETRY_TYPE field
may thus be expanded, as summarized in Table II.

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Table II

In particular, as indicated by binary values '100' and '101', the RETRY_TYPE of a
Retry Order message may specify data burst messages (DBMs) generally or as shown in
the particular embodiment of Table II, may specify a particular type of DEM (e g., Short
Data Burst or Short Message Service (SMS)) or a combination of a DBM and one or
more other services or service requests. For example, the binary value '101' specifies a
delay for Short Data Burst messages as well as Origination, Reconnect and Enhanced
Origination Messages.
Thus, a BS experiencing traffic congestion or other inability to process DBMs (or other
selected message types) transmitted by a MS may transmit a Retry Order-message to the

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MS (on the common channel or a traffic channel) to regulate the transmission of DBMs
by the MS. The MS, in response to receipt of such a Retry Order message, disables
transmission of the specified message type(s) to the BS for a delay indicated by the
RETRY_DELAY field of the Retry Order message. This delay, which may be enforced
by reference to a countdown counter within the MS, may be a matter of seconds or
minutes. Alternatively, the delay maybe indefinite. The MS preferably indicates (e g,
via a text message presented within a display 313 of the MS) the type of service that has
been disabled, and optionally, the duration of the retry delay. It will be appreciated that
the delay imposed by the BS applies individually to the MS receiving the Retry Order
message and not to all MSs in communication with the BS.
As indicated above in Table II, the Standard employs one value of the RETRY_TYPE
field of the Retry Order message (i.e., '000') to indicate that all retry delays previously
imposed by the BS are to be cleared at the MS. In accordance with another aspect of the
present invention, the values of the RETRY_TYPE field are further expanded to permit
the BS to selectively remove retry delays for selected types of messaging (e.g., Resource
Request and Origination messages) and to optionally retain retry delays imposed on the
MS by the BS for one or more other types of messaging (e.g., DBMs). This further
expansion of the values of the RETRY_TYPE field is shown in Table III below with the
binary value '110'.

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Table III

In order to precisely specify which retry delays imposed by the BS on the MS are to be
removed, the conventional Retry Order message represented in Table I is preferably
augmented to include an optional NUM_TYPE_CLEAR field and, if it is present, one or
more CLEAR_TYPE fields, as shown in Table IV.

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Table IV

The NUM_TYPE_CLEAR field, which is preferably included within the Retry Order
message only if RETRY_IYPE is set to '110' and is omitted otherwise, indicates the
number of retry delay type(s) to be cleared by the Retry Order message. For example, in
one implementation, the NUM_TYPE_CLEAR field is set by the BS to the number of
retry delay types included in the Retry Order message minus one, in this
implementation, if NUM_TYPE_CLEAR is included in the message, the BS also
includes NUM_TYPE_CLEAR plus one occurrences of the CLEAR_TYPE field, each
of which indicates the Retry Type (e.g., '001' through '101') for which the imposed
delay is to be cleared Of course, the BS should not set any CLEAR_TYPE field to '000'
and '110' in the depicted embodiment because these Retry Types are assigned to Retry
Types that clear retry delays.
In response to a Retry Order message with RETRY_TYPE set to '110', the MS clears the
retry delay, if any, for each of the specifically identified Retry Types (but not necessarily
all Retry Types). The MS may clear the retry delay by, for example, cleaning a
countdown timer within the MS utilized to enforce a retry delay imposed by the BS.

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Referring now to Figure 4A, there is illustrated a high level logical flowchart of a
process by which a BS within a wireless communication network regulates messaging by
a MS utilizing a Retry Order message in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the
present invention. The illustrated process may be implemented, for example, as software
or firmware stored within data storage 204 and executed by processor 202 of BS 200 of
Figure 2. Alternatively or additionally, the process may be implemented utilizing
hardware circuitry within BTS 106 and/or processor 202. The illustrated process may be
performed iteratively or in response to a dynamic network conditions or selected
messaging patterns by one or more MSs.
As shown the process begins at block 400 end thereafter proceeds to block 402, which
depicts the BS determining whether or not it should regulate the transmission by a MS of
a particular message type, such as DBMs. This determination may be made, for example,
by reference to a messaging frequency of the MS (either in general or with reference to
the particular message type) and/or one or more other criteria, such as network or radio
channel congestion. In response to a determination that the BS does not need to regulate
DBMS, the process proceeds from block 402 to block 406, which is described below. If,
on the other hand, the BS determines at block 402 that it needs to regulate transmission of
DBMs by a MS, the process passes to block 404.
Block 404 depicts the BS transmitting a Retry Order message over-the-air to the MS in
order to impose a retry delay for DBMs (or for a particular type of DBM, such as Short
Data Burst or Short Message Service). As described above, the Retry Order massage
identifies DBMs in the RETRY_TYPE field and, in the RETRY_DELAY field, specifies
a particular delay interval or an indefinite delay. Next, at block 406, the BS determines
whether or not it has the ability to process particular massages (e.g., DBMs) froth a MS
upon which the BS has imposed a retry delay. If not, the process terminates at block 410.
If, however, the MS now hag the ability to process a message type upon which the BS
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shown at block 408. The Retry Order message contains a RETRY_TYPE field set to
signify either "Clear All" ('000') or "Clear" ('110') in order to remove one or more retry
delays. As noted above, with the "Clear" RETRY_TYPE, the BS may remove fewer
than all existing retry delays for the MS. Thereafter, the process terminates at block 410.
With reference now to Figure 4B, there is depicted a high level logical flowchart of a
process by which a mobile station in communication with a wireless communication
network processes a Retry Order message in accordance with a preferred embodiment of
the present invention. As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the illustrated
process may be implemented in hardware circuitry with controller 300 and/or RF
transceiver 314 of MS 105, or alternatively or additionally, as software or firmware
stored within memory 304 and expected by processor 302.
As shown, the process of Figure 4B begins at block 420 and thereafter proceeds to block
422, which illustrates the MS determining whether or not a message received from the
BS is a Retry Order message. If not, the process shown in Figure 4B terminates at bock
434, end the MS processes the message in a conventional manner. If the MS determines
at block 422 that the received message is a Retry Order message, the process proceeds to
block 424, which illustrates the MS examining the Retry Type specified within the Retry
Order message. If the Retry Type indicates that the Retry Order message is intended to
clear a retry delay imposed by the BS (e.g., the Retry Type field is set to '000' or '110'),
the process proceeds to block 426. Otherwise, the process passes from block 424 to
block 430.
Referring now to block 426, the MS responds to a Retry Order message specifying a
"Clear All" or "Clear" Retry Type by enabling the transmission by the MS of one or
more message types indicated by the Retry Order message. The MS also resets the
countdown counter(s), if any, allocated to measure the retry delay of the indicated
message types. Thereafter, the process terminates at block 434.

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With reference now to block 430, the MS processes a Retry Order message that specifies
a retry delay for one or more message types (e.g., DBMs) by disabling transmission by
the MS of the indicated message type(s). In addition, as shown at block 432, the MS
allocates and starts a countdown counter for each retry delay quantified by the Retry
Order message (I.E., the non-indefinite retry delays). The MS will be enabled to transmit
the message types subject to retry delay after the earliest to occur of the expiration of the
retry delay and the receipt of a Retry Order message clearing the retry delay. Thereafter,
the process depicted in Figure 4B terminates at block 434.
Turning now to Figures 5A and 5B, there are illustrated two exemplary message flows in
which data messaging by a MS is regulated utilizing a Retry Order message in
accordance with the present invention. In Figure 5A, MS 105 first transmits a DBM
500, such as a. Short Data Burst, to BS 200. In response to being unable to process the
DBM 500, for example, because of traffic channel or network congestion, BS 200
transmits a Retry Order message 502 to MS 105. As indicated, Retry Order message 502
contains a Retry Type field set to '100' in order to impose a retry delay on the
transmission of DBMs by MS 105.
Thereafter, when BS 200 is again able to process DBMs, BS 200 transmits a second
Retry Order message 504 to MS 105 in order to clear the retry delay. In the depicted
scenario, Retry Order message 504 contains a Retry Type field set to '110' in order to
clear only the retry delay for DBMs earlier imposed on MS 105. In response to Retry
Order message 504, MS 105 dears the retry delay for DBMs and is therefore able to
again transmit DBMs, such as DBM 506.
Figure 5B illustrates a second message flow in accordance with a preferred embodiment
of the present invention. In this message flow, BS 200 first transmits a Retry Order
message 510 to MS 105 to impose a retry delay on the transmission of DBMs by MS

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105. It should be noted that in the message flow of Figure 5B, the retry delay is
transmitted in response to detection of network congestion generally rather than in
response to specific messaging by MS 105. The Retry Order message specifies a
particular retry delay interval, which as described above, is turned by MS 105. After the
expiration of the specified retry delay interval, MS 105 is again permitted to transmit
DBMs, such as Short Data Burst 512. In the depicted message flow, no Retry Order
message is transmitted by BS 200 to clear the retry delay for DBMa.
As has been described, the present invention provides improved methods, systems and
program products for improved regulation of messaging by mobile stations in over-the-
air communication with a base station in a wireless communication network. In
accordance with the present invention, a BS can regulate transmission of one or more
particular message types such as DBMs (or even particular types of DBMs, such as Short
Data Bursts) by transmitting a message (e.g., Retry Order) to a MS. The disabling of the
particular message can be of an indefinite or definite duration. The BS can also re-enable
transmission of one or more message type(s) by the MS by transmitting to the MS an
additional message (e.g., a Retry Order message). In one embodiment, the additional
message may clear fewer than all messaging delays imposed by the BS on the MS.
While the invention has been particularly shown as described with reference to a
preferred embodiment, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various
changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and
scope of the invention. For example, although the present invention has been described
with respect to a particular Standard and specified field names, it will be appreciated that
the present invention is also applicable to wireless communication employing other
standards and/or technologies and/or utilizing different fields and/or message to regulate
messaging by mobile stations.

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In addition, although aspects of the present invention have been described with respect to
systems (e. g., mobile stations and base stations) executing software that directs the
functions of the present invention, it should be understood that present invention may
alternatively be implemented as a program product for use with a data processing system.
Programs de-fining the functions of the present invention can be delivered to a data
processing system via a variety of signal-bearing media, which include, without
limitation, non-rewritable storage media (e. g., CD-ROM), rewritable storage media (e. g.,
a floppy diskette or hand disk drive), and communication media, such as digital and
analog networks. It should be understood, therefore, that such signal-bearing media,
when carrying or encoding computer readable instructions that direct the functions of the
present invention, represent alternative embodiments of the present invention.

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CLAIMS
What is claimed is
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.

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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

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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 end 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 defecting
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 messages, 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 exiting 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.

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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 15, 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.

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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 composes 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 to a mobile station, said message indicating that the

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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 motile 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.

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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

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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 closing 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 date burst messages;
and

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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 composing.
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:

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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

A communication network includes a base station in reduce 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 messages from the base station, the mobile station delay over-the-air transmission of packet data messages (e. g., Data Burst
Messages) in accordance with the indicated duration.