Patent ID: 8908612

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: to cause the apparatus to request a high speed random access channel from a wireless communications network, where the high speed random access channel comprises a first channel configured as an enhanced dedicated physical channel; to receive a high speed random access channel assignment from the wireless communications network, wherein the high speed random access channel assignment comprises an indication of the first channel; to transmit a first portion of a message over the high speed random access channel at a first bit rate; to receive a capacity allocation message, wherein the capacity allocation message is received on an enhanced dedicated absolute grant channel; in response to receiving the capacity allocation message, to transmit a second portion of the message using the enhanced dedicated physical channel over the high speed random access channel at a second bit rate, where the second bit rate differs from the first bit rate; and to receive a retransmission request on a physical layer feedback channel.