Patent ID: 8675579

Claim:
A method for communications system operations, the method comprising: allocating network resources to a communications link, wherein the communications link comprises an uplink (UL) part and a downlink (DL) part; when a type of the allocated network resources is not equal in the DL part and the UL part, transmitting a first indication of the allocated network resources for one part of either the UL part or the DL part and a second indication of the allocated network resources for a remaining part of either the UL part or the DL part, wherein the first indication and the second indication are in accordance with an amount of network resources allocated; and when the type of the allocated network resources is equal in the DL part and the UL part, transmitting one non-blank indication of the allocated network resources for one part of either the UL part or the DL part, wherein the indication is in accordance with an amount of network resources allocated, and a blank indication to signify that a network resource allocation for a first link is the same as a network resource allocation for a second link.