Patent ID: 7966019

Claim:
A method comprising: initiating at a Node B a hybrid automatic repeat request re-allocation by sending from the Node B to a serving radio network controller a RADIO LINK PARAMETER UPDATE INDICATION message that comprises at least one of a hybrid automatic repeat request process allocation for 2 ms non-scheduled transmission GRANT information element and a hybrid automatic repeat request process allocation for 2 ms scheduled transmission GRANT information element, said at least one information element indicating a value for hybrid automatic repeat request process re-allocation; receiving at the Node B from the serving radio network controller one of a RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION PREPARE message or a RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION REQUEST message that contains the said at least one information element; responsive to receiving the RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION PREPARE message or the RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION REQUEST message, sending from the Node B to the serving radio network controller a RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION READY message or a RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION RESPONSE message; receiving at the Node B from the serving radio network controller a RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION COMMIT message for the case of synchronized radio link reconfiguration; and re-allocating the hybrid automatic repeat request process according to the received RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION PREPARE message or the received RADIO LINK RECONFIGURATION REQUEST message.