Apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating communication transition in a radio communication system

A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for execution by a processing system, the computer-executable instructions for performing a method of generating a resource information container comprising:

• a root information element that includes a field having an identifier of an access point;
• a data information element that includes a control options field;
• and
• a resource information element associated with the data information element that specifies a requested resource, wherein the resource information container includes an indicator of whether the requested resource is mandatory.

A method of facilitating a fast transition of a mobile station in a network system, between a first access point to a second access point comprising:

• receiving by the second access point a resource information container that specifies a requested resource before transitioning from the first access point to the second access point;
• performing an evaluation of whether the requested resource is available to be allocated;
• determining whether to allocate the requested resource based on the evaluation;
• and
• transmitting a response to an originator of the data structure, wherein the response includes an indication of whether the requested resource was allocated.

A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for execution by a processing system, the computer-executable instructions for facilitating a fast transition of a mobile station in a network system, comprising:

• first instructions that receive a data structure that specifies a requested resource;
• second instructions that perform an evaluation of whether the requested resource is available to be allocated;
• third instructions that determine whether to allocate the requested resource based on the evaluation;
• and
• fourth instructions that transmit a response to an originator of the data structure, wherein the response includes an indication of whether the requested resource was allocated.