Patent ID: 8897276

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: selecting random access parameters for a random access procedure; scheduling a data transmission from a communication device on an uplink data channel using said random access parameters for said random access procedure; in response to the scheduling, receiving from a network element a configuration signal including an acquisition message; in response to the acquisition message, starting the data transmission on the uplink data channel; interrupting said data transmission after a predetermined time interval in response to said apparatus not receiving from said network element during said predetermined time interval a permission signal indicating permission to continue said random access procedure, said permission signal comprising an identification of the communication device from said network element during said predetermined time interval, and said permission signal comprising an indication of a data rate to transmit the data transmission, wherein said permission signal is configured to be received over an absolute grant channel, an enhanced dedicated channel, a hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement indicator channel or on a high-speed shared control channel; and rescheduling said data transmission following a randomized time interval in response to interrupting said data transmission.