Patent ID: 8611913

Claim:
A method, comprising: mapping from downlink common control information to an uplink resource, in which the downlink common control information is communicated in a first network from a first access node to a user equipment; and tuning to the mapped uplink resource for one of sending or receiving dedicated control information about the user equipment concerning a second network, in which the first network is a macro network, the first access node is a macro access node, the second network is an underlay network, the downlink common control information is within a downlink assignment which is indicated by at least one of a paging radio network temporary identifier P-RNTI, a random access radio network temporary identifier RA-RNTI, and a system information radio network temporary identifier SI-RNTI; and the mapping uses a control channel element which carries the P-RNTI or the RA-RNTI or the SI-RNTI.