Patent ID: 9338767
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of operating a base station comprising: allocating a first control subchannel to a first wireless terminal, said first control subchannel including a first set of control channel segments during a first time period, said first set including a first number of control channel segments; allocating a second control subchannel to a second wireless terminal, said second control subchannel including a second set of control channel segments during said first time period, said second set including a second number of control channel segments which is less than said first number, wherein the first control subchannel allocated to the first wireless terminal uses control channel segments corresponding to a first set of resources and the second control subchannel allocated to the second wireless terminal uses control channel segments corresponding to a second set of resources different from the first set of resources; and transmitting a mode control signal to said first wireless terminal, said mode control signal commanding said first wireless terminal to switch from a first mode of operation to a second mode of operation, wherein during the second mode of operation, said first set of resources comprises a different amount of control channel segments per unit time than during said first mode of operation.