Abstract: A method and equipment by which a radio access network (e.g. UTRAN) of a wireless network (e.g. UMTS) communicates to a user equipment wireless communication device (e.g. a mobile station) an indication that the user equipment is to flush one or more send buffers, e.g. buffers used by HARQ processes, such as for HSUPA. A flag is included in a message to indicate that the one or more send buffers are to be flushed. The message is for example a message indicating reconfiguration is to be performed, and the flag (if set) is to be interpreted by the user equipment as indicating that the one or more send buffers are to be flushed prior to performing the reconfiguration. A corresponding method and equipment for a user equipment wireless communication device are also provided.