Methods and systems are provided for dynamic configuration of the EV-DO-A slot cycle index based on communication application. In an exemplary embodiment, an access terminal: (1) executes a set of communication applications, each application associated with a respective slot cycle index; (2) identifies...http://www.google.ca/patents/US7881240?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7881240 - Dynamic configuration of EV-DO-A slot cycle index based on communication application