Patent ID: 8406212

Claim:
A method for service flow processing of a ROHC wireless connection or session in a robust header compression (ROHC) controller of a WiMAX wireless communication system comprising: registering a mobile station with a WiMAX base transceiver station, wherein registration includes negotiating ROHC capabilities; receiving a service flow request for a ROHC enabled service flow, wherein the request includes a Quality of Service (QOS) service profile that is indicative of a priority and contents of a payload conveyed on a desired ROHC channel; wherein in response to a determination that the desired ROHC channel is an aggregated airlink service flow channel: determining whether the desired ROHC channel exists based upon the QoS service profile; and wherein in response to a determination that the desired ROHC channel exists, retrieving the existing ROHC channel; performing a dynamic service change (DSC) to modify parameters of the existing ROHC channel; and transmitting the service flow via the existing ROHC service flow with modified parameters; wherein in response to a determination that the desired ROHC channel does not exist: performing a dynamic service addition (DSA) to create a new ROHC channel; receiving the new ROHC channel; negotiating ROHC parameters related to the new ROHC channel; and transmitting the service flow via the new ROHC channel.