Methods and apparatus for reducing data transmission overhead

A method for facilitating reduced data transmission overhead, comprising:

• establishing a connection with a mobile device;
• receiving data transmitted by the mobile device via the established connection, where at least a portion of the received data comprises one or more data that has been queued during a delay period invoked by the mobile device;
• terminating the established connection after receiving the data;
• and
• transmit a second data that relates to the delay period to the mobile device during a subsequent connection therebetween.

A method for reducing data transmission overhead, comprising:

• invoking a delay period at a mobile device;
• queuing data during the invoked delay period;
• establishing a connection with a base station;
• transmitting at least a portion of the data queued during the delay period to the base station;
• responsive to the transmission of at least the portion of the data completing, causing the termination of the established connection;
• and
• receiving a second data that relates to the delay period during a subsequent connection between the mobile device and the base station.

A mobile device configured to reduce data transmission overhead, comprising:

• a processing apparatus coupled to a communication interface;
• and
• a computer readable apparatus having a storage medium with at least one computer program stored thereon, the at least one computer program configured to, when executed on the processing apparatus, cause the mobile device to:
• queue data during a first delay period;
• establish a connection with a base station;
• transmit at least a portion of the queued data to the base station;
• responsive to a successful transmission of at least the portion of the queued data, terminate the established connection;
• and
• receive a second data that relates to the first delay period during a subsequent connection.

Base station apparatus configured to facilitate reduced data transmission overhead, comprising:

• a processing apparatus coupled to a communication interface;
• and
• a computer readable apparatus having a storage medium with at least one computer program stored thereon, the at least one computer program configured to, when executed on the processing apparatus, cause the base station apparatus to:
• enable establishment of a connection with a mobile device;
• after the establishment, receive data transmitted by the mobile device via the established connection, where at least a portion of the received data comprises one or more data that has been queued during a delay period invoked by the mobile device;
• terminate the established connection after the reception of the data is complete;
• and
• transmit second data that relates to the delay period to the mobile device during a subsequent connection therebetween.