Patent ID: 8446918

Claim:
A method for establishing a protocol entity in a convergence protocol layer of a second wireless station such that the protocol entity in the convergence protocol layer of the second wireless station and a protocol entity in a convergence protocol layer of a first wireless station correspond, comprising: sending a radio bearer setup message to the first wireless station, wherein the radio bearer setup message requests configuration of a radio bearer at the first wireless station and includes a protocol entity configuration request that requests configuration of the protocol entity in the convergence protocol layer of the first wireless station; and configuring a radio bearer at the second wireless station and configuring the protocol entity in the convergence protocol layer of the second wireless station, wherein configuring the protocol entity in the convergence protocol layer of the second wireless station includes specifying that the protocol entity in the second wireless station use the radio bearer in the second wireless station to communicate with an RLC (radio link control) layer in the second wireless station.