摘要 |
A method for allocating a packet associated control channel to mobile stations in a packet radio system, particularly in a GPRS system. The sends a resource allocation request, to which a network responds by allocating to the mobile station a TFI identifier and a USF identifier. The network then sends data packets in blocks, at least some of which comprise a polling field (SIP), a polling state which indicates that the mobile station is to acknowledge received data packets on the control channel. To ensure that a mobile station receiving in downlink would not prevent the network from allocating one uplink mobile station to said channel, the allocation of the packet associated control channel is, in accordance with the invention, independent of a possible USF identifier.
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