Patent ID: 9144060
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of generating control channel messages in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: allocating at least a portion of available logical resources to a control channel for forward link, wherein the allocated portion of the available logical resources comprises logical control channel resources that are distinct from logical traffic channel resources allocated for data transmission, wherein a variable amount of logical resources is allocated to the control channel, and wherein logical resources not used for the control channel are available for allocation to one or more other channels; assigning the logical control channel resources to physical channel resources to obtain assigned physical channel resources, wherein the assigned physical channel resources correspond to combinations of sub-carriers and symbols; generating at least one message; encoding the at least one message to generate at least one message symbol; and transmitting the at least one message symbol on at least a portion of the assigned physical channel resources.