Method and apparatus for dynamically adjusting data transmission parameters and controlling H-ARQ processes

1. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising:

a receiver configured to receive information from a wireless radio network, wherein the information indicates allowed transport block sizes to use for enhanced uplink transmission;

a controller configured to identify, for a transmission time interval (TTI), a hybrid automatic repeat request (H-ARQ) process to use for transmission of data over an enhanced uplink channel; wherein the identified H-ARQ process is a synchronous H-ARQ process;

the controller configured to select data for transmission over the enhanced uplink channel;

the controller configured to select a transport block size, wherein the transport block size is selected based on the received information that indicates allowed transport block sizes;

a transmitter configured to transmit the selected data over the enhanced uplink channel using the identified H-ARQ process; and

the transmitter configured to transmit an indication of the selected transport block size over an associated physical control channel.

2. The WTRU of claim 1 , wherein on a condition that the selected data is new data, the controller is configured to initialize a transmission count, wherein the transmission count indicates a number of transmissions associated with the identified H-ARQ process.

3. The WTRU of claim 1 , wherein on a condition that the selected data is new data, the data is selected to maximize transmission of higher priority data.

4. The WTRU of claim 1 wherein the transmitter is configured to retransmit the data on a condition that the data transmission is not positively acknowledged and on a condition that a transmission count is less than a maximum number of allowed transmissions.

5. The WTRU of claim 4 wherein the controller is configured to increment the transmission count for each retransmission.

6. A method for uplink data transmission, implemented by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), comprising:

receiving information from a wireless radio network, wherein the information indicates allowed transport block sizes to use for enhanced uplink transmission;

identifying, for a transmission time interval (TTI), a hybrid automatic repeat request (H-ARQ) process to use for transmission of data over an enhanced uplink channel; wherein the identified H-ARQ process is a synchronous H-ARQ process;

selecting data for transmission over the enhanced uplink channel;

selecting a transport block size, wherein the transport block size is selected based on the received information indicating allowed transport block sizes;

transmitting the selected data over the enhanced uplink channel using the identified H-ARQ process; and

transmitting an indication of the selected transport block size over an associated physical control channel.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein on a condition that the selected data is new data, initializing a transmission count, wherein the transmission count indicates a number of transmissions associated with the identified H-ARQ process.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein on a condition that the selected data is new data, the data is selected to maximize transmission of higher priority data.

9. The method of claim 6 further comprising retransmitting the data on a condition that the data transmission is not positively acknowledged and on a condition that a transmission count is less than a maximum number of allowed transmissions.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising incrementing the transmission count for each retransmission.