Background traffic handling in lte

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for establishing a connection to a remote apparatus, the connection configured to support at least one of background traffic and active traffic;
• means for receiving a message from the remote apparatus indicating that the connection is supporting one of the background traffic or the active traffic;
• means for determining whether the connection is supporting the background traffic or the active traffic using the message;
• and
• means for setting a time value for a state timer related to an operating state of the remote apparatus based on whether the connection is supporting the background traffic or the active traffic.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• a processing system configured to:
• establish a connection to a remote apparatus, the connection configured to support at least one of background traffic and active traffic;
• receive a message from the remote apparatus indicating that the connection is supporting one of the background traffic or the active traffic;
• determine whether the connection is supporting the background traffic or the active traffic using the message;
• and
• set a time value for a state timer related to an operating state of the remote apparatus based on whether the connection is supporting the background traffic or the active traffic.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• a processing system configured to:
• establish a connection to a remote apparatus, the connection configured to support at least one of background traffic and active traffic;
• and
• disable one or more modes of communication based on whether the connection is supporting the background traffic or the active traffic.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a computer-readable medium comprising code for:
• establishing a connection to a remote apparatus, the connection configured to support at least one of background traffic and active traffic;
• and
• receiving a message from the remote apparatus indicating that the connection is supporting one of the background traffic or the active traffic;
• determining whether the connection is supporting the background traffic or the active traffic using the message;
• and
• setting a time value for a state timer related to an operating state of the remote apparatus based on whether the connection is supporting the background traffic or the active traffic.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a computer-readable medium comprising code for:
• establishing a connection to a remote apparatus, the connection configured to support at least one of background traffic and active traffic;
• and
• disabling one or more modes of communication based on whether the connection is supporting the background traffic or the active traffic.

A method of wireless communication from a remote apparatus, comprising:

• establishing a connection to an apparatus, the connection configured to support at least one of background traffic and active traffic;
• determining whether the connection is supporting the background traffic or the active traffic;
• and
• sending a message to the apparatus indicating that the connection is supporting one of the background traffic or the active traffic.

A remote apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for establishing a connection to an apparatus, the connection configured to support at least one of background traffic and active traffic;
• means for determining whether the connection is supporting the background traffic or the active traffic;
• and
• means for sending a message to the apparatus indicating that the connection is supporting one of the background traffic or the active traffic.

A remote apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• a processing system configured to:
• establish a connection to an apparatus, the connection configured to support at least one of background traffic and active traffic;
• determine whether the connection is supporting the background traffic or the active traffic;
• and
• send a message to the apparatus indicating that the connection is supporting one of the background traffic or the active traffic.