A base station configured for a plurality of communication services, including a first communication service and a second communication service, in a wireless communication network on the basis of a plurality of communication resources of a radio frame, the base station comprising: a processor configured to allocate: a first physical downlink control channel, sPDCCH, associated with the first communication service to a first service-specific control region of the plurality of communication resources, wherein the first service-specific control region is associated with a first service-specific user data region of the plurality of communication resources, a second physical downlink control channel, sPDCCH, associated with the second communication service to a second service-specific control region of the plurality of communication resources, wherein the second service-specific control region is associated with a second service-specific user data region of the plurality of communication resources, and a physical control service indicator channel, PCSICH, to a common control region of the plurality of communication resources, wherein the physical control service indicator channel, PCSICH, comprises information about a location of the first service-specific control region and the second service-specific control region in the radio frame; and a communication interface configured to transmit to a user equipment the radio frame comprising the plurality of communication resources. a processor configured to allocate: a first physical downlink control channel, sPDCCH, associated with the first communication service to a first service-specific control region of the plurality of communication resources, wherein the first service-specific control region is associated with a first service-specific user data region of the plurality of communication resources, a second physical downlink control channel, sPDCCH, associated with the second communication service to a second service-specific control region of the plurality of communication resources, wherein the second service-specific control region is associated with a second service-specific user data region of the plurality of communication resources, and a physical control service indicator channel, PCSICH, to a common control region of the plurality of communication resources, wherein the physical control service indicator channel, PCSICH, comprises information about a location of the first service-specific control region and the second service-specific control region in the radio frame; and a first physical downlink control channel, sPDCCH, associated with the first communication service to a first service-specific control region of the plurality of communication resources, wherein the first service-specific control region is associated with a first service-specific user data region of the plurality of communication resources, a second physical downlink control channel, sPDCCH, associated with the second communication service to a second service-specific control region of the plurality of communication resources, wherein the second service-specific control region is associated with a second service-specific user data region of the plurality of communication resources, and a physical control service indicator channel, PCSICH, to a common control region of the plurality of communication resources, wherein the physical control service indicator channel, PCSICH, comprises information about a location of the first service-specific control region and the second service-specific control region in the radio frame; and a communication interface configured to transmit to a user equipment the radio frame comprising the plurality of communication resources.