Patent ID: 8818368

Claim:
A method for triggering scheduling information reporting, the method comprising: determining, by a terminal, whether state transition occurs or an Enhanced Dedicated Channel (E-DCH) Radio Network Temporary Identifier (E-RNTI) changes; when determining the state transition occurs or the E-RNTI changes, adopting, by the terminal, reconfigured resources or a new E-RNTI to trigger the scheduling information reporting; wherein adopting by the terminal the reconfigured resources or the new E-RNTI to timer the scheduling information reporting comprises, selecting, by the terminal, different carrying modes of the scheduling information to report the scheduling information, based on whether there is a grant for sending new data within current sub-frame or extended window; wherein selecting by the terminal the different carrying modes of the scheduling information to report the scheduling information, based on whether there is the grant for sending the new data within current sub-frame or extended window, comprises, when there is no available grant for sending the new data within current sub-frame or extended window, sending the scheduling information about grant request type via an Enhanced Random Uplink Control Channel (E-RUCCH), and when there is an available grant for sending the new data within current sub-frame or extended window, sending the scheduling information about scheduling request type with the grant, wherein the grant doesn't comprise grant allocated for an original E-RNTI by a Base Station (BS).