Methods and systems for varying rate of transmitting sequences of master information blocks based on wireless network conditions

A system for an eNode-B of a long term evolution (LTE) radio network comprising:

• a transmitter configured to transmit, from the eNode-B of the LTE network over a wireless broadcast channel, a first sequence of multiple master information blocks at a first periodic rate;
• a processor;
• and
• a computer-readable data storage device storing computer-readable program instructions executable by the processor to:
• (i) detect a wireless network condition associated with the eNode-B matches a wireless network condition defined to delay or prevent one or more user equipment devices from accessing resources of the eNode-B,
• (ii) select, based on the detected wireless network condition matching the wireless network condition defined to delay or prevent the one or more user equipment devices from accessing the resources of the eNode-B, a second periodic rate for transmitting a second sequence of multiple master information blocks, and
• (iii) cause the transmitter to transmit the second sequence of multiple master information blocks over the wireless broadcast channel at the second periodic rate,
• wherein the second periodic rate is greater than the first periodic rate, and
• wherein the multiple master information blocks of the first sequence and the multiple master information blocks of the second sequence include information usable by the one or more user equipment devices to request access to the resources of the eNode-B.

A non-transitory computer-readable data storage device comprising program instructions executable by at least one processor of an eNode-B of a long term evolution (LTE) radio network to cause a computing system to perform functions comprising:

• transmitting, by a transmitter of the eNode-B over a wireless broadcast channel, a first sequence of multiple master information blocks at a first periodic rate;
• detecting, by the at least one processor of the eNode-B, a wireless network condition associated with the eNode-B matches a wireless network condition defined to delay or prevent one or more user equipment devices from accessing resources of the eNode-B;
• selecting, by the at least one processor of the eNode-B based on the detected wireless network condition matching the wireless network condition defined to delay or prevent the one or more user equipment devices from accessing the resources of the eNode-B, a second periodic rate for transmitting a second sequence of multiple master information blocks, wherein the second periodic rate is greater than the first periodic rate;
• and
• transmitting, by the transmitter of the eNode-B, the second sequence of multiple master information blocks over the wireless broadcast channel at the second periodic rate,
• wherein the multiple master information blocks of the first sequence and the multiple master information blocks of the second sequence include information usable by the one or more user equipment devices to request access to the resources of the eNode-B.