RELEASING COMMON ENHANCED DEDICATED CHANNEL, E-DCH, RADIO RESOURCES

摘要

In a method and a system for managing resources in a cellular radio system comprising an Enhanced Dedicated Channel, the release of the common E-DCH resources is signaled between UE and NodeB using existing signaling fields on Layer 2 (L2) or Layer 1 (L1). These signaling fields are already in use in CELL_ DCH, but their interpretation is changed for users in CELL FACH. In another embodiment, a grant on E-AGCH indicating INACTIVE on all HARQ processes is sent as a release command to the UE. In still another embodiment, the common E-DCH resource is released upon expiry of a release timer.