Patent ID: 8130696

Claim:
A code division multiple access (CDMA) subscriber unit, comprising: an antenna for receiving a code spread signal from a base station, wherein the code spread signal is associated with a chip sequence; and a circuit operatively coupled to the antenna and configured to receive the code spread signal during one of a plurality of time slots, the code spread signal comprising a first, a second, and a third time multiplexed portion, wherein the first time multiplexed portion includes traffic data and the second time multiplexed portion includes control data, wherein the code spread signal includes a pseudorandom noise (PN) sequence; wherein the circuit is further configured to synchronize with the base station using the third time multiplexed portion; wherein the circuit is further configured to receive first traffic data during a first time slot, receive second traffic data during a second time slot, and combine the first and second traffic data; wherein the circuit is further configured to output a signal to the base station indicating that traffic data should not be transmitted during a third one of the plurality of time slots when traffic data has been successfully received.