Patent ID: 9603163
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for supporting a scheduling group in a wireless communication system, performed by a wireless device, the method comprising: receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for a Machine Type Communication (MTC); configuring a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) shared by a plurality of MTC user equipment (UEs) based on the PDCCH, wherein the plurality of MTC UEs share a group identification (ID); and determining a resource allocation based on Downlink Control Information (DCI), wherein when the DCI has a value of 0, a UE from amongst the plurality of MTC UEs uses a predetermined sub-band or a semi-configured resource for the PUSCH, and when the DCI has a value of 1, the UE uses a sub-band located in the PDSCH which varies based on the group ID for the PUSCH, and wherein the PDCCH is shared by the plurality of MTC UEs based on the group ID.