Patent ID: 8121082

Claim:
A method comprising: generating a message comprising a first indication of a scheduling request, determining whether a second indication is to be transmitted in a sub-frame with the first indication, where the second indication indicates that a downlink resource allocation grant has succeeded and that each of at least one corresponding codeword has been detected correctly; in response to a determination that the second indication is not to be included, the message is configured in a first configuration, and in response to a determination that the second indication is to be included, the message further comprises the second indication and the message is configured in a second configuration, where the first configuration is distinct from the second configuration; and sending the message, via a wireless transmitter, in the sub-frame, the method further comprising: determining whether a third indication is to be transmitted in a sub-frame with an indication of a scheduling request, where the third indication indicates that a downlink resource allocation grant has succeeded and that each of the at least one corresponding codeword has not been detected correctly; and in response to a determination that the third indication is to be included, the message further comprises the third indication and the message is configured in a third configuration.