Patent ID: 8625516

Claim:
A method in a user equipment for determining a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), the method comprising the steps of: descrambling a control channel; decoding control messages included in the control channel wherein the decoded control messages include control bits and received cyclic redundancy check (CRC) bits; generating a CRC from the decoded control bits; determining the RNTI from the generated CRC and received CRC; associating a timestamp to the determined RNTI; storing the determined RNTI with the associated timestamp in a candidate RNTI list; updating a count associated with the determined RNTI; comparing the count of the RNTI with a pre-specified threshold value; storing the RNTI in a reliable candidate RNTI list if the count is equal to or greater than the threshold value; and utilizing the RNTI for decoding subsequent subframes.