1. A method for indicating a Mac-is reset condition within a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) system, the method comprising: in response to a determination that user equipment (UE) in communication with a Base Station (NB) has re-acquired a common Enhanced Dedicated Channel (E-DCH) resource, transmitting an indicator from said Base Station (NB) toward a Radio Network Controller (RNC), said indicator being adapted to cause said RNC to recognize the beginning of a new transmission session.