Patent ID: 7423976

Claim:
A method for block error rate (BLER) estimate reporting in a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU), the method comprising: receiving a communication channel and for each of a series of successive time intervals: counting a number of data blocks received over the time interval; storing a value i representative of the number of data blocks received; performing error checking on the data blocks received; storing a value S(i) representative of the number of data blocks having errors; comparing value i to a first predetermined threshold to produce a first BLER estimate report trigger when i exceeds the threshold; calculating a BLER estimate based on the values i and S(i); comparing value i to a second predetermined threshold to produce a second BLER estimate report trigger when the BLER estimate exceeds the a predetermined multiple of the target BLER value; and sending a BLER estimate report in response to the production of the first or second report triggers; whereby no report is sent when the first or second triggers are not produced.