Wireless communication method and apparatus for reporting traffic volume measurement information to support uplink data transmissions

1. A method for use by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for uplink transmission, the method comprising:

the WTRU transmitting, to a Node-B, a first type message, a second type message, and a third type message;

wherein the first type message indicates that the WTRU has uplink buffered data to transmit and the WTRU requires uplink resources for transmission of the uplink buffered data;

wherein the second type message includes a plurality of indications, wherein each indication indicates an amount of uplink buffered data associated with at least one priority;

wherein the third type message indicates an amount of uplink buffered data and has less information than the second type message;

the WTRU receiving, in response to the transmitted first type message, the transmitted second type message, or the transmitted third type message, information that indicates a grant of an uplink data transmission; and

the WTRU transmitting uplink data over an uplink channel based on the received information.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the uplink data is transmitted over a plurality of physical channels.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising multiplexing the second type message with uplink data.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the second type message is multiplexed with uplink data at a medium access control (MAC) layer.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising multiplexing the third type message with uplink data.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the third type message is multiplexed with uplink data at a medium access control (MAC) layer.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the priority is associated with traffic data.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the traffic data is logical channel data.

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

an antenna operatively coupled to at least one circuit; and

the at least one circuit configured to transmit, to a Node-B, a first type message, a second type message, and a third type message;

wherein the first type message indicates that the WTRU has uplink buffered data to transmit and the WTRU requires uplink resources for transmission of the uplink buffered data;

wherein the second type message includes a plurality of indications, wherein each indication indicates an amount of uplink buffered data associated with at least one priority;

wherein the third type message indicates an amount of uplink buffered data and has less information than the second type message;

the at least one circuit configured to receive, in response to the transmitted first type message, the transmitted second type message, or the transmitted third type message, information that indicates a grant of an uplink data transmission; and

the at least one circuit configured to transmit uplink data over an uplink channel based on the received information.

10. The WTRU of claim 9 wherein the at least one circuit is configured to transmit the uplink data over a plurality of physical channels.

11. The WTRU of claim 9 wherein the at least one circuit is configured to multiplex the second type message with uplink data.

12. The WTRU of claim 11 wherein the at least one circuit is configured to multiplex the second type message with uplink data at a medium access control (MAC) layer.

13. The WTRU of claim 9 wherein the at least one circuit is configured to multiplex the third type message with uplink data.

14. The WTRU of claim 13 wherein the at least one circuit is configured to multiplex the third type message with uplink data at a medium access control (MAC) layer.

15. The WTRU of claim 9 wherein the priority is associated with traffic data.

16. The WTRU of claim 15 wherein the traffic data is logical channel data.