Patent ID: 8670774

Claim:
A wireless communication apparatus operative in a communication network, the apparatus comprising: a transceiver configured to: transmit control information over a first frequency range and content data over a second frequency range during a first predetermined time interval, wherein the first frequency range is allocated to carry a first plurality of control blocks allocated contiguously over the first frequency range, for transmitting only the control information, and wherein duration of each of the first plurality of control blocks spans over the entire duration of the first predetermined time interval; and identify a first control block of the first plurality of control blocks; modulate a plurality of portions of the control information using a plurality of different sequences to modulate the first control block of the first plurality of control blocks, wherein the plurality of sequences comprise a plurality of orthogonal codes; and a processing circuit configured to direct at least a portion of the control information of the transceiver over the second frequency range for transmission to a base station node, wherein the plurality of sequences is configured to allow the base station node to uniquely identify the modulated plurality of portions of the control information from other control information transmitted concurrently to the base station node.