Patent ID: 9479307
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for transmitting a control channel at an Evolved Node B (eNB), the method comprising: determining whether a Physical Downlink Control CHannel (PDCCH) is associated with a user-specific reference signal; configuring the PDCCH associated with the user-specific reference signal based on the determination; allocating the user-specific reference signal to a resource element, wherein the resource element corresponds to User Equipment (UE) information; and transmitting the PDCCH associated with the user-specific reference signal, wherein the user-specific reference signal is allocated to the resource element if transmission of the PDCCH is associated with the user-specific reference signal, and wherein the PDCCH associated with the user specific reference signal is transmitted in a legacy PDCCH region.