Patent ID: 8514745

Claim:
A method for generating a broadcast signal, the method comprising: forming an information block for transmission, the information block comprising a first field comprising a plurality of bits having a predetermined value; generating error detection bits based upon the information block; scrambling the plurality of bits of the first field and the error detection bits using a mask, wherein the mask comprises a first mask pattern to scramble the plurality of bits of the first field and a second mask pattern to scramble the error detection bits; generating the broadcast signal comprising the information block including the scrambled plurality of bits, and the scrambled error detection bits; and transmitting the generated broadcast signal via a packet broadcast control channel, wherein the first mask pattern imparts information to a first group of user equipment (UEs) regarding a first evolved NodeB (eNodeB) transmit antenna configuration and the second mask pattern imparts information to a second group of UEs regarding a second eNodeB transmit antenna configuration.