Patent ID: 8345617
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for sending an uplink order to active set base stations, comprising: determining, by a processor, a new mode of operation for a wireless communication device; sending a transmission on an uplink control channel to active set base stations that indicates the new mode; transitioning to the new mode of operation; wherein the uplink control channel is an Enhanced Dedicated Physical Control Channel (E-DPCCH); wherein the transmission comprises an illegal value for a packet size parameter that indicates that the transmission is an uplink order; wherein the illegal value is a reserved Enhanced Dedicated Channel (E-DCH) Transport Format Combination Indicator (E-TFCI) codeword that chosen based on which E-TFCI table with which the wireless communication device is configured; wherein the transitioning to the new mode comprises switching to a coverage extension (CE) mode, comprising: transmitting using eight hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) processes each with a two millisecond duration; and at a transition boundary: transmitting using four super HARQ processes each with a ten millisecond duration.