Patent ID: 9236985
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: H04B,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: identifying control information to be transmitted to one or more network entities; obtaining information relating to a plurality of layers designated for uplink multiple input multiple output (MIMO) transmission; selecting the plurality of layers on which to schedule uplink MIMO transmission of a first type of the control information, wherein the first type of control information comprises one or more acknowledgement (ACK)/negative acknowledgement (NACK) bits corresponding to one or more downlink transmissions; selecting only one layer from the plurality of layers on which to schedule uplink MIMO transmission of a second type of the control information, wherein the second type of control information comprises channel state information (CSI); and transmitting, via one or more antennas, at least a portion of the control information on the selected plurality of layers and the selected only one layer.