Patent ID: 7158802
Filing Date: 2007-01-02
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a highly reliable acknowledge-correct/acknowledge-error (ACK/NACK) capability for use by one or more user equipments (UEs) in a wireless network, comprising: a base station (BS) providing a plurality of channelization codes for use in a time slot, each of said channelization codes being different from one another; said BS assigning two (2) different of said channelization codes to each of said one or more UEs; and said BS designating one (1) of the two (2) different channelization codes assigned to each UE as an ACK signal and the other one of the two channelization codes as a NACK signal, said BS sending said ACK and NACK signal codes to said UE, and said UE receiving and storing said codes for subsequent use.