System and method for audio frame generation alignment with LTE transmission opportunities

A station, comprising:

• a transceiver configured to establish a connection to a network;
• an input audio device configured to receive input audio data;
• and
• a processor coupled to a memory, wherein the processor is programmed to align a generation of data packets with a connected discontinuous reception (C-DRX) cycle, the processor being programmed to:
• receive a specification, from a base station connected to the network, for the C-DRX cycle, the specification indicating when a plurality of onDurations of the C-DRX cycle occurs, the onDurations having a predetermined interval therebetween;
• receive the input audio data at a known time relative to the C-DRX cycle;
• determining a duration of a conversion process that converts the input audio data to data packets;
• determine a modification to the conversion process that alters the duration of the conversion process wherein the modified conversion process aligns the conversion of the data packets with a subframe immediately preceding one of the onDurations subsequent to the known time and includes a change to an audio sampling rate for the input audio data;
• perform the conversion process based upon the modification;
• and
• store the data packets at the subframe immediately preceding the one of the onDurations.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including a set of instructions executable by a processor, wherein executing the instructions causes the processor to:

• receive a specification, from a base station, for the C-DRX cycle, the specification indicating when a plurality of onDurations of the C-DRX cycle occurs, the onDurations having a predetermined interval therebetween;
• receive from an input audio device input audio data at a known time relative to the C-DRX cycle;
• determining a duration of a conversion process that converts the input audio data to audio packets;
• determine a modification to the conversion process that alters the duration of the conversion process wherein the modified conversion process aligns the conversion of the audio packets with a subframe immediately preceding one of the onDurations subsequent to the known time and includes a change to an audio sampling rate for the input audio data;
• perform the conversion process based upon the modification;
• and
• store the audio packets at the subframe immediately preceding the one of the onDurations.