Patent ID: 8787254

Claim:
A method for establishing a protocol entity in a convergence protocol layer of a first wireless station, comprising: receiving a radio bearer setup message from a second wireless station, wherein the radio bearer setup message includes an identifier for a compression algorithm, a compression parameter, and a protocol entity ID; in response to receiving the radio bearer setup message, configuring the protocol entity having the protocol entity ID in the convergence protocol layer of the first wireless station according to the following: configuring the protocol entity to include the compression algorithm configured to use the compression parameter and to communicate with at least one packet data protocol context in a network layer, wherein the protocol entity ID identifies the protocol entity from any other protocol entity that may be configured in the convergence protocol layer, and providing a radio bearer to allow communication between the protocol entity and an entity in an RLC (radio link control) layer, wherein there is a one to one relationship between the protocol entity and the radio bearer; and transmitting a radio bearer setup complete message confirming the establishment of the protocol entity to the second wireless station, wherein the radio bearer setup complete message includes the protocol entity ID.