Patent ID: 7088700

Claim:
An apparatus for transmitting TFCI (Transport Format Combination Indicator) bits in a CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) mobile communication system including a UE (User Equipment) and a Node B for transmitting packet data to the UE over a first channel, encoding TFCI bits depending on information bits of the first channel and information bits of a second channel established to transmit the packet data over first channel, and transmitting the encoded TFCI bits over the second channel, comprising: a first TFCI bit generator for creating first TFCI bits depending on information bits of the first channel; a second TFCI bit generator for creating second TFCI bits depending on information bits of the second channel; and an encoder for encoding the first TFCI bits and the second TFCI bits and puncturing the encoded first TFCI bits and second TFCI bits according to first and second puncturing positions respectively such that a remained number of encoded first TFCI bits to a remained number of encoded second TFCI bits is variable based upon the ratio of the first TFCI bits and the second TFCI bits.