Patent ID: 8249008

Claim:
A mobile station for handling abnormal situation in an enhanced general packet radio service (EGPRS) system, comprising: a radio frequency (RF) unit for transmitting and receiving a radio signal; and a processor operatively coupled with the RF unit and configured to: receive at least one message for configuring a first temporary block flow (TBF) and a second TBF from a network; determine whether fast ACK/NACK reporting (FANR) activation for the first TBF is inconsistent with FANR activation for the second TBF; and abort the allocated first and second TBFs if FANR activation for the first TBF is inconsistent with FANR activation for the second TBF, wherein the processor is configured to determine that FANR activation for the first TBF is inconsistent with FANR activation for the second TBF if FANR for the first TBF is activated and FANR for the second TBF is not activated.