Patent ID: 7480270

Claim:
A method for transmitting a reverse link supplemental channel scheduling information for a mobile station in a communication system, comprising: incorporating said reverse link supplemental channel scheduling information onto a forward link low data rate channel for transmission during a time slot, wherein said reverse link supplemental channel scheduling information is based on a transmission power level and data rate needed for transmission by the mobile station using the reverse link supplemental channel; detecting an amount of data targeted for transmission to said mobile station being less than a minimum amount of data allowed for transmission on a forward link high data rate channel during said time slot; padding said amount of data targeted for transmission to said mobile station with null data to at least said minimum amount of data; incorporating said padded data onto said forward link high data rate channel for transmission during said time slot; and transmitting said forward link low data rate channel and said forward link high data rate channel during said time slot to said mobile station.