Apparatus and methods for network detection and mitigation of hybrid client device operation

A method for network-based detection and mitigation of hybrid client device reception outage events, the method comprising:

• at a wireless network apparatus:
• identifying an occurrence of a reception loss event associated with a wireless interface of a client device;
• adjusting at least one aspect of an operation for the client device that results in reduced network resource utilization by the client device for a period of time;
• monitoring whether the client device recovers reception during the period of time;
• resuming normal operation for the client device according to an established protocol, when the client device recovers reception during the period of time;
• attempting to re-establish connection with the client device, when the client device does not recover reception during the period of time;
• and
• releasing dedicated radio resources for the client device after the period of time when the client device does not recover reception or does not re-establish connection during the period of time.

A client device comprising:

• at least one wireless interface configurable for wireless communication via at least a Code Division Multiple Access 1X (CDMA 1X) technology and a Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology;
• at least one processor in data communication with the at least one wireless interface;
• and
• logic in data communication with the at least one processor, the logic configured to cause the client device to:
• signal, to a network entity, an occurrence or an incipient occurrence of a reception loss event associated with the at least one wireless interface via an existing message protocol re-purposed to signal the reception loss event;
• receive, from the network entity, at least one adjustment of an operation of the client device, the at least one adjustment of the operation of the client device-resulting in reduced network resource utilization by the client device for a period of time;
• implement the at least one adjustment of the operation of the client device for the period of time;
• resume normal operation with the network entity according to an established protocol, when recovering reception with the network entity during the period of time;
• and
• attempt to re-establish connection with the network entity, when not recovering reception with the network entity during the period of time.

A computer readable apparatus comprising a non-transitory storage medium storing instructions for providing network-based detection and mitigation of client device reception outage events, the instructions, when executed on a processor, cause a client device to:

• select a type of message protocol, wherein types of message protocols comprise a dedicated message protocol and an existing message protocol re-purposed to signal a reception loss event;
• signal, to a network entity, an occurrence or an incipient occurrence of the reception loss event associated with at least one wireless interface of the client device by sending one or more communications based on the selected type of message protocol;
• receive, from the network entity, at least one adjustment of an operation of the client device, the at least one adjustment of the operation of the client device resulting in reduced network resource utilization by the client device for a period of time;
• implement the at least one adjustment of the operation of the client device for the period of time;
• resume normal operation with the network entity according to an established protocol, when recovering reception with the network entity during the period of time;
• and
• attempt to re-establish connection with the network entity, when not recovering reception with the network entity during the period of time.