A mobile terminal selects a transmission rate for the reverse common signaling channel in response to at least one mobile-terminal-measured metric that is associated with the RF conditions of the channel. The mobile terminal is provided with information, where the information takes the form of at least...http://www.google.com/patents/US7171165?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7171165 - Method for determining a transmission rate on the reverse common signaling channel of a wireless system