Patent ID: 9065651
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a network infrastructure entity, the method comprising: assigning a set of mobile stations to a group, said group controlled with a shared control channel, wherein each mobile station is assigned a group position; assigning an ordering pattern for a set of shared resources on the shared control channel, wherein the ordering pattern is indicated by a base station in an ordering field of an assignment bitmap for each scheduling instance; assigning said group the set of shared resources based on the assigned ordering pattern, wherein each mobile station of said set of mobile stations uses its assigned group position and the ordering pattern to ascertain its resources from said set of shared resources; associating each said group position with an automatic repeat request system retransmission opportunity; sending control information over said shared control channel including mobile station resource assignments for mobile stations of said group requiring a first automatic repeat request system retransmission opportunity, and further including an indicator for mobile stations of said group requiring a subsequent automatic repeat request system retransmission opportunity; and associating said first and said subsequent automatic repeat request system retransmission opportunity with a long frame number, said long frame number indicating a long frame position within a corresponding long frame sequence.