Patent ID: 8346274

Claim:
A method, comprising: at a mobile wireless communication device, wherein when the mobile wireless communication device is connected to a radio network subsystem in a wireless communication network by a first bidirectional radio access bearer and a second bidirectional radio access bearer simultaneously, transmitting a data packet on an uplink of the first bidirectional radio access bearer to the radio network subsystem; retransmitting the data packet when the data packet is not correctly received by the radio network subsystem; after N retransmissions of the data packet, transmitting a reset packet on the uplink of the first bidirectional radio access bearer to the radio network subsystem; retransmitting the reset packet when the reset packet is not correctly received by the radio network subsystem; and after M retransmissions of the reset packet, waiting for a deactivation time period before releasing the first bidirectional radio access bearer while maintaining the second bidirectional radio access bearer.