Patent ID: 7715347
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of data communications between an access terminal (AT) and an access network (AN) for assigning feedback information in a portion of a Medium Access Control (MAC) channel in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, at the AT, at least two pilot signals from the AN on at least two forward traffic channels; transmitting, from the AT, channel quality information to the AN for each of the at least two forward traffic channels on a single reverse traffic channel, wherein the channel quality information includes a desired data rate at which the AT desires to receive data on each of the at least two forward traffic channels, location information indicating a location of the AT and at least a strength of each of the at least two forward traffic channels or a quality of each of the at least two forward traffic channels; receiving, at the AT, first feedback information from the AN through a first forward traffic channel of the at least two forward traffic channels, wherein the first feedback information includes combined channel quality information indicating whether the single reverse traffic channel comprises an adequate quality for allowing the AN to receive the channel quality information for the at least two forward traffic channels sent by the AT on the single reverse traffic channel; and receiving, at the AT, second feedback information from the AN through a second forward traffic channel of the at least two forward traffic channels, the second feedback information including the combined channel quality information.