Patent ID: 7680094
Filing Date: 2010-03-16
Classification: H04B,H04J

Abstract:
1. A method of aligning a plurality of physical channels, comprising: aligning first and second uplink physical channels based on a timing offset that aligns subframes of a shared control channel (SCCH) with a start of a plurality of subframes of a common control channel that is used as a timing reference for all physical channels received in the downlink or physical channels to be transmitted in the uplink, the timing offset representing a processing time required at a user equipment to decode a subframe of the shared control channel; and transmitting said first and second channels over an uplink at a time instant different than that of a third uplink physical channel, such that none of subframes of said first and second channels transmitted in the uplink overlap with uplink transmission of a subframe of said third channel, said first and second channels including a control channel and a data channel, said timing offset preventing said control channel from being transmitted in the uplink at a same time as said third channel.