Methods and apparatus for operating timer(s) for stand-alone HS-DPCCH

摘要

In one of its aspects the technology disclosed herein concerns a wireless terminal (30) which is configured to communicate over a radio interface (32) with a radio access network. The wireless terminal (30) comprises a timer (52) and a timer controller (54). The timer (52) is configured to determine when to release an Enhanced Dedicated Channel (E-DCH) resource utilized on an uplink from the wireless terminal (30) to the network. The timer controller (54) is configured to initialize or adjust the timer with a timer value received from the network, the timer value being for a mode in which the network has commanded the wireless terminal to request a common E-DCH resource.

主权项

1. A wireless terminal which is configured to communicate over a radio interface with a radio access network and which comprises:
plural timers including a Tb timer and a Ths-dpcch timer configured to determine when to release an Enhanced Dedicated Channel (E-DCH) resource utilized on an uplink from the wireless terminal to the network; and a timer controller configured to set a timer value of the Tb timer as either a value of the Ths-dpcch timer or a maximum of an existing value of the Tb timer and the value of the Ths-dpcch timer; characterized in that the timer controller is configured to initialize or adjust the plural timers with the timer values received from the network, the timer values being for a stand-alone HS-DPCCH mode in which the network has commanded the wireless terminal to request a common E-DCH resource.