Method, apparatus and system for providing reports on channel quality of a communication system

1. A method, comprising:

determining with a processor when at least one component of a communication terminal is in an inactivated state, wherein said inactivated state is at least one of the group consisting of:

an inactivated state according to a predefined service pattern,

a sleep mode of said at least one component,

said at least one component is in a non-data transfer status, and a discontinuous reception period; and

interrupting with said processor transmitting at least one channel quality indication report when said at least one component is in said inactivated state.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said interrupting includes preventing taking measurements to derive said at least one channel quality indication report.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising transmitting said at least one channel quality indication report when said at least one component is in an activated state.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising performing channel quality measurements for said at least one channel quality indication report.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising inactivating said at least one component based upon at least one of a buffer status report and inactivity of said communication terminal.

6. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising transforming said at least one component from said inactivated state to an activated state and reporting a helper channel quality indication report when an amount of time for said at least one component in said inactivated state exceeds a delay period.

7. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising transforming said at least one component from said inactivated state to an activated state and checking a predefined channel quality indication reporting pattern to determine when to transmit a next channel quality indication report after said at least one component is in said activated state.

8. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising transforming said at least one said component from said inactivated state to an activated state and transmitting a helper channel quality indication report when a network entity requests said helper channel quality indication report.

9. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising determining an amount of time elapsed since transmitting a preceding channel quality indication report, comparing said amount of time with a delay period, and transmitting a channel quality indication report when said amount of time exceeds said delay period.

10. The method as recited in claim 9 wherein said channel quality indication report is transmitted during a next scheduled transmission time interval.

11. The method as recited in claim 9 wherein said channel quality indication report is transmitted in an acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement resource block when said amount of time exceeds said delay period.

12. An apparatus, comprising:

a determination module configured to determine when at least one component of said apparatus is in an inactivated state, wherein said inactivated state is at least one of the group consisting of:

an inactivated state according to a predefined service pattern,

a sleep mode of said at least one component,

said at least one component is in a non-data transfer status, and

a discontinuous reception period; and

an interrupter configured to interrupt a transmission of at least one channel quality indication report when said at least one component is in said inactivated state.

13. The apparatus as recited in claim 11 further comprising an alignment module configured to align a channel quality indication report pattern with a discontinuous reception pattern of said apparatus.

14. The apparatus as recited in claim 11 further comprising a prevention module configured to prevent taking measurements for said at least one channel quality indication report.

15. The apparatus as recited in claim 11 further comprising a channel quality reporting module configured to transmit said at least one channel quality indication report when said at least one component is in an activated state.

16. The apparatus as recited in claim 12 , further comprising:

an activation module configured to activate said at least one component to an activated state from said inactivated state; and

a channel quality reporting module configured to transmit a helper channel quality indication report when an amount of time for said at least one component in said inactivated state exceeds a delay period.

17. The apparatus as recited in claim 12 , further comprising:

an activation module configured to activate said at least one component to an activated state from said inactivated state; and

a channel quality reporting module configured to check a predefined channel quality indication reporting pattern to determine when to report a next channel quality indication report after said at least one component is in said activated state.

18. The apparatus as recited in claim 12 further comprising a channel quality reporting module configured to transmit a helper channel quality indication report responsive to at least one indication from a network entity.

19. The apparatus as recited in claim 12 , further comprising:

a definer configured to define a delay period;

a timer configured to determine an amount of time elapsed since transmission of a preceding channel quality indication report; and

a comparator configured to compare said delay period with said amount of time and report a helper channel quality indication report when said amount of time is greater than said delay period.

20. The apparatus as recited in claim 12 further comprising a channel quality reporting module configured to transmit said at least one channel quality indication report during a next scheduled transmission time interval according to a predefined channel quality indication reporting pattern when a comparator determines that a delay period is greater than an amount of time elapsed since transmission of a preceding channel quality indication report.

21. The apparatus as recited in claim 12 , further comprising:

a comparator configured to compare a delay period with a greater of an amount of time elapsed since transmission of a preceding channel quality indication report and an interval of time since said at least one component was in an activated state; and

a channel quality reporting module configured to transmit a helper channel quality indication report when said delay period is exceeded by said greater of said amount of time and said interval of time.

22. The apparatus as recited in claim 12 further comprising a definer configured to define a delay period that is greater than a hybrid automatic repeat request transmission time.

23. An apparatus, comprising:

means for determining when at least one component of said apparatus is in an inactivated state, wherein said inactivated state is at least one of the group consisting of:

an inactivated state according to a predefined service pattern,

a sleep mode of said at least one component,

said at least one component is in a non-data transfer status, and

a discontinuous reception period; and

means for interrupting a transmission of at least one channel quality indication report when said at least one component is in said inactivated state.

24. The apparatus as recited in claim 23 , further comprising:

means for activating said at least one component to an activated state from said inactivated state; and

means for transmitting a helper channel quality indication report when an amount of time for said at least one component in said inactivated state exceeds a delay period.

25. The apparatus as recited in claim 23 , further comprising:

means for activating said at least one component to an activated state from said inactivated state; and

means for checking a predefined channel quality indication reporting pattern to determine when to report a next channel quality indication report after said at least one component is in said activated state.

26. The apparatus as recited in claim 23 , further comprising:

means for defining a delay period;

means for determining an amount of time elapsed since transmission of a preceding channel quality indication report; and

means for comparing said delay period with said amount of time and reporting a helper channel quality indication report when said amount of time is greater than said delay period.

27. The apparatus as recited in claim 23 further comprising means for transmitting said at least one channel quality indication report during a next scheduled transmission time interval according to a predefined channel quality indication reporting pattern in accordance with determining that a delay period is greater than an amount of time elapsed since transmission of a preceding channel quality indication report.

28. The apparatus as recited in claim 23 , further comprising:

means for comparing a delay period with a greater of an amount of time elapsed since transmission of a preceding channel quality indication report and an interval of time since said at least one component was in an activated state; and

means for transmitting a helper channel quality indication report when said delay period is exceeded by said greater of said amount of time and said interval of time.