Patent ID: 8483692
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a large service area (LSA) base station having a LSA geographical service area and configured to exchange communication data with first mobile communication devices and assigned a first logical control channel comprising first control information for the first mobile communication devices; a small service area (SSA) base station having a SSA geographical service area at least partially overlapping the LSA geographical service area to form an overlap service region, the SSA base station configured to exchange other communication data with second mobile devices and assigned a second logical control channel comprising second control information for the second mobile communication devices, the first logical control channel and the second logical control channel further comprising common control information, wherein the first mobile communication devices and the second mobile communication devices are within the overlap region; and a controller configured to allocate transmission of the common control information from at least one of the LSA base station and the SSA base station over a physical channel having a transmission time defined by a communication specification and a transmission frequency defined by the communication specification, wherein, if both base stations are allocated to transmit the common control information, both base stations are allocated to transmit the common control information over the physical channel.