A method for managing a control resource pool in wireless communications, comprising: receiving, at a user equipment, UE, an alternative resource pool information signal from a network entity to modify a control and data transmission scheme used by the UE, the alternative resource pool information signal corresponding to a configuration of a resource pool having one or more control resources of the control resource pool and one or more data resources of a data resource pool used for transmissions during wireless communications, wherein each of the one or more control resources of the control resource pool are divided into a first frequency portion and a second frequency portion, wherein the first frequency portion corresponds to an upper frequency portion and the second frequency portion corresponds to a lower frequency portion, and wherein the configuration of the resource pool is signaled using a plurality of radio bearers, RBs, based on a start RB value and a number RB value for the one or more control resources and the one or more data resources with respect to RB offset of both zero, "o", and a maximum RB value; selecting, at the UE, a first control resource from the first frequency portion of the control resource pool based on the alternative resource pool information signal; transmitting, at the UE, one or more control information (556, 558, 576, 578) on the first control resource from the first frequency portion of the control resource pool; selecting, at the UE, a second control resource from the second frequency portion of the control resource pool based on the first control resource; and transmitting, at the UE, the one or more control information (556, 558, 576, 578) on the second control resource from the second frequency portion of the control resource pool; and transmitting data information (560, 562, 580, 582) on the one or more data resources after transmitting (606, 610) the one or more control information (556, 558, 576, 578) on the first control resource from the first frequency portion and the second control resource from the second frequency portion of the control resource pool. receiving, at a user equipment, UE, an alternative resource pool information signal from a network entity to modify a control and data transmission scheme used by the UE, the alternative resource pool information signal corresponding to a configuration of a resource pool having one or more control resources of the control resource pool and one or more data resources of a data resource pool used for transmissions during wireless communications, wherein each of the one or more control resources of the control resource pool are divided into a first frequency portion and a second frequency portion, wherein the first frequency portion corresponds to an upper frequency portion and the second frequency portion corresponds to a lower frequency portion, and wherein the configuration of the resource pool is signaled using a plurality of radio bearers, RBs, based on a start RB value and a number RB value for the one or more control resources and the one or more data resources with respect to RB offset of both zero, "o", and a maximum RB value; selecting, at the UE, a first control resource from the first frequency portion of the control resource pool based on the alternative resource pool information signal; transmitting, at the UE, one or more control information (556, 558, 576, 578) on the first control resource from the first frequency portion of the control resource pool; selecting, at the UE, a second control resource from the second frequency portion of the control resource pool based on the first control resource; and transmitting, at the UE, the one or more control information (556, 558, 576, 578) on the second control resource from the second frequency portion of the control resource pool; and transmitting data information (560, 562, 580, 582) on the one or more data resources after transmitting (606, 610) the one or more control information (556, 558, 576, 578) on the first control resource from the first frequency portion and the second control resource from the second frequency portion of the control resource pool.