Patent ID: 7768962
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: a user equipment device parsing a message from a radio access network to determine whether a flag included in the message is set to indicate that the user equipment device is to flush one or more send buffers of the user equipment device holding packets for sending the packets to the radio access network; and the user equipment device flushing the one or more send buffers if the flag is set; wherein the message is a reconfiguration message and indicates that a reconfiguration is to be performed; wherein the flag is predetermined to convey that the flushing of the one or more send buffers is to be performed prior to the reconfiguration; and wherein the message includes an enhanced dedicated channel information element, and the flag is used to indicate that a MAC-es/e reset is to be performed by the user equipment device.