Patent ID: 8363671
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: sending a random access preamble message, receiving a random access response message at a first subframe comprising a response to the random access preamble message, where the random access response message comprises uplink resource allocation information for scheduling an uplink transmission, where the uplink resource allocation information comprises information identifying at least one individual time subframe allocated for the uplink transmission, where the information identifying the at least one individual time subframe is expressed in at least one bit indicating whether the at least one individual time subframe is delayed as compared to a nominal value of subframes; and in response to the at least one bit indicating that the at least one individual time subframe is not delayed as compared to the nominal value, sending the uplink transmission in the identified at least one individual time subframe, where the identified at least one individual time subframe is offset from the first subframe by a number of subframes equal to the nominal value.