Method and apparatus for processing paging indicator bits transmitted on a quick paging channel

In a wireless communication system, a method for processing data transmitted at designated times on a particular code channel, comprising:

• identifying a sleep condition;
• and
• performing a sleep of a duration that is a non-integer multiple of a length of a PN sequence used to spread the data prior to transmission, wherein a fractional part of the sleep duration is less than a quarter PN sequence length.

A memory communicatively coupled to a digital signal processing device (DSPD) capable of interpreting digital information to:

• identify a sleep condition;
• and
• initiate a sleep of a duration that is a non-integer multiple of a length of a PN sequence used to spread the data prior to transmission, wherein a fractional part of the sleep duration is less than a quarter PN sequence length.

A terminal in a wireless communication system comprising:

• a first controller operative to identify a sleep condition;
• and
• a sleep controller operative to initiate a sleep of a duration that is a non-integer multiple of a length of a PN sequence used to spread the data prior to transmission, wherein a fractional part of the sleep duration is less than a quarter of PN sequence length.