1. A method for performing a demotion in a cellular communications network, comprising: receiving, by a processor, a packet indicating that a batching transfer is completed; determining, by the processor, if a background packet was received after receiving the packet indicating that the batching transfer is completed, wherein the background packet is different from a foreground packet, wherein the background packet comprises a packet that is not part of the batch transfer and the foreground packet is a packet that is part of the batch transfer; and demoting, by the processor, a state of a state machine implemented by a radio network controller to a lower state if the background packet was not received.