Patent ID: 8036672
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of indicating to a communications device a resource utilization state in which the Communications device is to operate, the method comprising: transmitting a multi-part resource assignment message, said message including a first part identifying a resource being assigned and a second part indicating a portion of said resource allocated to said communications device; and performing at least one of receiving a signal communicated using said allocated portion of said resource from said communications device and transmitting a signal communicated using said allocated portion of said resource to said communications device, stored information associating each of a predetermined set of bit patterns to be communicated in a first part of a multi-part resource assignment message to a different set of downlink control channel segments; stored information associating, for each of a predetermined set of bit patterns to be communicated in a first part of a multi-part resource assignment message, each bit of a bit mask communicated in a second part of a multi-part resource assignment message with a subset of the set of downlink control channel segments associated with the first part; and a wireless terminal command control module for generating control instructions to transmit to said communications device using said allocated portion of said downlink communications resource.