Patent ID: 7620009

Claim:
A method for use by a frequency division duplex wideband code division multiple access user equipment (UE) for enhanced uplink (EU) transmission, comprising: when the UE is not scheduled for EU transmission: allowing the UE to transmit EU data up to a predetermined threshold without being scheduled for EU transmission; triggering transmission of a scheduling request message when a quantity of stored EU data exceeds the predetermined threshold, the scheduling request message being multiplexed with EU medium access control (MAC) data and the scheduling request message indicating a total amount of EU data in the buffer and an amount of data associated with a logical channel and priority information associated with the logical channel; receiving information to schedule EU transmissions; transmitting EU data in response to the received EU transmission scheduling information over an EU channel; and when the UE is scheduled for EU transmission: transmitting an updated scheduling request message multiplexed with EU MAC data over an EU channel when EU data is in the buffer for transmission.