Patent ID: 9532334
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: allocating a resource block to a plurality of wireless communication devices (WCDs), wherein the resource block comprises multiple orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) resource elements arrayed in frequency and time for a respective simultaneous transmission across a contiguous sequence of orthogonal sub-carriers at each respective one of a contiguous sequence of symbol transmission times, and wherein each resource element is configured for carrying a respective data symbol; applying a hash operation to a respective digital identifier of each respective WCD in the plurality of WCDs to designate for each respective WCD a respective sub-segment of the allocated resource block, wherein each respective sub-segment comprises a different grouping of one or more OFDM resource elements within the allocated resource block; assigning to each respective WCD in the plurality of WCDs the respective sub-segment designated by the hash operation applied to the respective digital identifier of the respective WCD; and simultaneously engaging, by a transceiver, in respective air interface communications with the plurality of WCDs, wherein one or more data symbols in each respective air interface communication with a respective WCD in the plurality are carried in the respective sub-segment assigned within the allocated resource block to the respective WCD.