Patent ID: 8605606

Claim:
A method for triggering radio link control (RLC) re-establishment, the method comprising: generating an RLC protocol data unit (PDU); transmitting the RLC PDU; initializing a state variable to zero on a condition that the RLC PDU is considered for retransmission for a first time; incrementing the state variable associated with the RLC PDU on a condition that at least a portion of the RLC PDU is considered for retransmission and is not already pending retransmission; bypassing the state variable associated with the RLC PDU on a condition that the at least a portion of the RLC PDU is considered for retransmission and is already pending retransmission; performing a threshold test by comparing the state variable associated with the RLC PDU with a predetermined threshold; and initiating RLC re-establishment based on the threshold test.