Patent ID: 8457045
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for transmitting downlink data in a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)/Enhanced Data for Global System for Mobile (GSM) Evolution (EDGE) based mobile communication system, the method comprising: receiving, by a Base Station (BS), data to be broadcast to at least one Mobile Station (MS) from a mobile communication service provider server; inserting, by the BS, the received data into a padding bit field within a downlink dummy control block; inserting, by the BS, an identification bit into the downlink dummy control block for indicating that the received data is inserted into the downlink dummy control block; and broadcasting the downlink dummy control block to the at least one MS, wherein the downlink dummy control block is used in allocation of an Uplink State Flag (USF) in an uplink Temporary Block Flow (TBF) mode following channel dynamic allocation.