Patent ID: 8644200
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A remote station for a wireless communication system, the remote station comprising: a receiver configured to receive on a first downlink a synchronization control channel on a first carrier frequency and on a second downlink a shared physical channel on a second carrier frequency different than the first carrier frequency, the shared physical channel including a first physical shared channel having a unicast signal and a second physical shared channel having a multicast or broadcast signal, the unicast signal being multiplexed in time with the multicast or broadcast signal, the synchronization control channel controlling use of the unicast signal and the multicast or broadcast signal; and a control processor configured to generate an acknowledgement signal on an uplink based on the unicast signal, wherein the receiver is configured to receive on a third downlink the shared physical channel on a third carrier frequency different than the first and second carrier frequencies, the shared physical channel on the third downlink including a third physical shared channel having a unicast signal and a fourth physical shared channel having a multicast or broadcast signal, the unicast signal being multiplexed in time with the multicast or broadcast signal.