Patent ID: 8036129
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling a stall avoidance in a receiving communication device using a timer, the timer controlling the stall avoidance, the method comprising: if the timer is not active, starting the timer by the receiving communication device when a MAC-hs (medium access control high speed) protocol data unit (PDU) with a transmission sequence number (TSN) higher than next expected TSN is correctly received; stopping the timer by the receiving communication device if the MAC-hs PDU with the TSN for which the timer was started can be delivered to a higher entity; and when the timer is stopped, and there exists some received MAC-hs PDUs that cannot be delivered to the higher entity, starting the timer for a highest TSN among those of the MAC-hs PDUs that cannot be delivered to the higher entity.