Patent ID: 8433331
Filing Date: 2013-04-30
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of initiating a wireless connection and subsequent communication over a shared physical resource in a wireless communication system between user equipment and network equipment, the method, by the user equipment, comprising: deriving for a temporary identifier to be used by the network equipment to address the user equipment; deriving a channel set of at least one downlink channel for the user equipment to receive communications from the network equipment; transmitting an initial message to the network equipment, the initial message conveying the temporary identifier and a channel indication; receiving a downlink message using the channel set, wherein the channel set is based on the channel indication, wherein the downlink message conveys the temporary identifier, a replacement temporary identifier for the user equipment selected by the network equipment, and a description of a scheduled resource on a shared channel, the scheduled resource comprising a resource allocated to the user equipment by the network equipment, wherein the replacement temporary identifier is selected to avoid conflict with other user equipment; and communicating data on the scheduled resource in response to the downlink message.