Patent ID: 6668168
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A radio communication system, comprising:a primary station; a secondary station; a data channel for a plurality of data transmissions between said primary station and said secondary station; and an uplink control channel and a downlink, control channel for a plurality of control information transmissions between said primary station and said secondary station, wherein, subsequent to a first data transmission on said data channel, said uplink control channel and said downlink control channel enter into a dormant state after a first time period has elapsed without a second data transmission on said data channel, wherein a first control information is transmitted on said uplink control channel and said downlink control channel during the first data transmission on said data channel, and a second control information is transmitted on said uplink control channel and said downlink control channel when said uplink control channel and said downlink control channel are entered into the dormant state, wherein a first amount of the first control information is greater than a second amount of the second control information.