1. A method, comprising:
providing, to at least one mobile unit, at least one message including information indicative of at least one parameter for configuring at least one response to said at least one message for transmission over an access channel.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein providing said at least one message comprises providing said at least one message over a common channel.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein providing said at least one message comprises providing said at least one message over at least one of a control channel, a broadcast channel, and a paging channel.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein providing said at least one message including information indicative of said at least one parameter comprises providing said at least one message including information indicative of at least one access channel parameter.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein providing said at least one message including information indicative of said at least one access channel parameter comprises providing at least one message including information indicative of at least one of a persistence parameter, a backoff parameter, a timing parameter, a power control parameter, and a retransmission parameter.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving said at least one response over the access channel.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein receiving said at least one response comprises receiving said at least one response over a random access channel.
8. A method, comprising:
receiving at least one message including information indicative of at least one parameter; and
providing at least one response to said at least one message over an access channel, said at least one response being configured using said at least one parameter.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein receiving said at least one message comprises receiving said at least one message over a common channel.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein receiving said at least one message comprises receiving said at least one message over at least one of a control channel, a broadcast channel, and a paging channel.
11. The method of claim 8, wherein receiving said at least one message including information indicative of said at least one parameter comprises receiving said at least one message including information indicative of at least one access channel parameter.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein receiving said at least one message including information indicative of said at least one access channel parameter comprises receiving said at least one message including information indicative of at least one of a persistence parameter, a backoff parameter, a timing parameter, a power control parameter, and a retransmission parameter.
13. The method of claim 8, wherein providing said at least one response comprises providing said at least one response over a random access channel, said at least one response being configured using said at least one parameter.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A cowl neck bib comprising:
a bib portion having a left top end and a right top end formed by a split circular opening located therebetween;
a split along the back of the cowl neck and the full length of the back of the bib to provide a left side end with an inside surface and an outside surface and a right side end with an inside surface and an outside surface wherein a bottom end of the split cowl neck is attached to the bib portion around the split circular opening with the split in the split cowl neck aligned with the split in the split circular opening to provide a cowl neck bib that is completely open in the back;
a channel located around the edge of the cowl neck which contains a split ring of soft pliable compressible material; and
mating strips of a loop and hook connector attached to left and right sides of the split cowl neck to closely position the split cowl neck of the split cowl neck bib around a child’s neck.
2. The cowl neck bib of claim 1 wherein the bib and the split cowl neck is made of a woven or non-woven material.
3. The cowl neck bib of claim 2 wherein the split cowl neck is of a stretchable or non-stretchable material.
4. The cowl neck bib of claim 3 wherein the bib is made of cotton.
5. The cowl neck bib of claim 3 wherein a fluid resistant material is located on the inside surface of the bib.
6. The cowl neck bib of claim 3 wherein a layer of absorbent material is located on a surface of the split cowl neck.
7. The cowl neck bib of claim 3 wherein the outside surface of one of the side ends of the cowl neck split is attached to a connector strip and the inside surface of the other side end of the cowl neck split is attached to a mating connector strip which is adapted to overlay the connector strip; and wherein a loop of material is attached to the end of the connector strip that is attached to the mating connector strip and includes an opening that functions as a finger pull when separating the connector strips.
8. The cowl neck bib of claim 1 wherein the inside surface of one of the side ends of the cowl neck split is attached to a connector strip and the inside surface of the other side end of the cowl neck split is attached to a mating connector strip; and a loop of material is attached to the end of each connector strip wherein each loop includes an opening that functions as a finger pull when separating the connector strips.
9. A cowl neck bib comprising:
a bib portion having a left top end and a right top end formed by a split circular opening located therebetween;
a split along the back of the cowl neck and the full length of the back of the bib to provide a left side end with an inside surface and an outside surface and a right side end with an inside surface and an outside surface wherein a bottom end of the split cowl neck is attached to the bib portion around the split circular opening with the split in the split cowl neck aligned with the split in the split circular opening to provide a cowl neck bib that is completely open in the back; and
mating strips of a loop and hook connector attached to left and right sides of the split cowl neck to closely position the split cowl neck of the split cowl neck bib around a child’s neck;
wherein the bib and the split cowl neck is made of a woven or non-woven material;
wherein the split cowl neck is of a stretchable or non-stretchable material; and
wherein the inside surface of one of the side ends of the cowl neck split is attached to a connector strip and the inside surface of the other side end of the cowl neck split is attached to a mating connector strip; and a strip of material is attached to the ends of each connector strip to provide two finger pulls for separating the connector strips.