Patent ID: 7826439
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: H04L,H04W,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of transmitting an extended subheader, the method comprising: constructing, a the mobile station, a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) which includes a Medium Access Channel (MAC) header comprising an Extended Subheader Format (ESF) field indicating whether at least one extended subheader is present, wherein the at least one extended subheader is not encrypted and is included in an extended subheader group that appears immediately after the MAC header and before all subheaders; and transmitting the constructed PDU by the mobile station to a base station, wherein the at least one extended subheader is selected from a MIMO mode feedback extended subheader, an uplink (UL) Transmission Power Report extended subheader, a mini-feedback extended subheader, a PDU SN(short) extended subheader, and a PDU SN(long) extended subheader.