Patent ID: 7848279
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A device, comprising: a receiver configured to receive a first data packet over a communications data channel shared by a set of devices in a communications system and an associated second data packet over a communications control channel shared by the set of devices, wherein the second data packet comprises a first identifier configured to identify a subset of the set of devices and the first data packet comprises a second identifier configured to identify at least one device of the subset of devices; and a processor configured to determine from the second data packet first identifier if the device is one of the subset of devices and from the second identifier if the device is the at least one device of the subset of devices; wherein the processor is further configured to decode the first data packet if the processor determines the device is one of the subset of devices and is the at least one device of the subset of devices.