Patent ID: 8619683
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for a base station in a wireless communication system using multiple channels, the apparatus comprising: an allocator configured to allocate a same amount of bursts to an Access Terminal (AT), in a first channel and a second channel, wherein the burst in the first channel and the burst in the second channel are indicated by same allocation information; a generator configured to generate a first resource allocation message for the first channel and a second resource allocation message for the second channel, wherein allocation information for the AT using the first channel as a primary channel is included only in the first resource allocation message, and allocation information for at least one other AT using the second channel as the primary channel is included only in the second resource allocation message; and a transmitter configured to transmit the first resource allocation message in the first channel and the second resource allocation message in the second channel.