In a reverse link management method in a multicarrier wireless communication system, an access terminal AT sends a Reverse Link Management Message to an access network AN. The Reverse Link Management Message carries information of the reverse link that the AT dropped. The AN sends the Traffic Channel Assignment Message to AT, and assigns a new reverse carrier link according to the received the Reverse Link Management Message. The AT establishes a reverse carrier link (reverse link) based on said Traffic Channel Assignment Message and transmits data on the new reverse carrier link. According to this method, the AT can actively report the number of its containing reverse links to AN and inform the AN of the reverse links it has dropped, without further modifying other messages and steps in terminal connection process.