Patent ID: 7006516
Filing Date: 2006-02-28
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A method for transmitting control information on a control channel associated with a traffic channel, comprising the steps of: a) determining the traffic channel to be either a full- or half rate channel or a quarter rate channel; b1) as a response to determining the traffic channel to be a full- or half rate channel at step a), transforming a control information block of fixed size in the control channel into a first number of control information bursts and transmitting all these control information bursts, or alternatively b2) as a response to determining the traffic channel to be a quarter rate channel at step a); transforming a control information block of said fixed size into a second number of control information bursts, where said second number is smaller than the first number; transmitting said second number of control information bursts; checking whether a retransmission is requested concerning said second number of transmitted control information bursts; and if a retransmission is requested concerning said second transmitted control information bursts, transmitting another number of control information bursts describing the contents of the control information block which was transformed into said second number of transmitted control information bursts.