Patent ID: 8254316

Claim:
A method implemented in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for uplink access to a wireless network, where a plurality of access service classes (ASCs) are available, the method comprising: the WTRU receiving a broadcast message from a base station indicating a plurality of available uplink access protocols for each access service class (ASC) available to the WTRU, the message including Information Elements (IEs) to identify the Access Service Class (ASC) and to configure the uplink access protocols; and the WTRU selecting an access protocol to use in response to the WTRU needing to access the network, the access protocol selected from among the plurality of uplink access protocols based on the identified ASC; wherein the IEs are inserted in a System Information Block (SIB) of a Broadcast Control Channel (BCCH); and wherein the ASC is mapped to a given quality of service (QoS) to configure access capabilities of the WTRU.