Apparatus, and an associated method, for reporting QoS information associated with a reverse link communication service effectuated in a radio communication system, such as a CDMA2000 cellular communication system. The digital infrared cameras are triggered periodically to produce digital images of the composite material. A disposable absorbent article employing the improved mechanical fastening system is also disclosed. The scan driver sequentially drives the scan lines of first group according to a first start waveform. The upper case has at least one deviation-prevention element extending toward the lower case to prevent the disk from deviating from the turntable by an external force on the disk drive by reducing a distance between the upper case and the disk seated on the turntable. Finally, the QLP comprises a QoS multiplexor that receives a data stream from each ARQ and adds header data to each packet for identifying the particular physical layer treatment for each packet in accordance with the QoS associated with the data stream.