Patent ID: 8705556

Claim:
A method for configuring a Time Division Duplex (TDD) Uplink/Downlink (UL/DL) allocation of a user equipment (UE) in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, comprising: receiving a TDD configuration change indicator, from an enhanced NodeB in the LTE network, on a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), identifying a TDD configuration change associated with resource allocation between UL and DL for the UE, wherein receiving the TDD configuration change indicator includes: detecting a downlink control information (DCI) message received on the PDCCH, the DCI message including one or more bits associated with a cyclic redundancy check (CRC), the CRC bits of the DCI message scrambled by a TDD-Radio Network Temporary Identifier (TDD-RNTI), the TDD-RNTI exclusively dedicated for TDD configuration information; and descrambling the scrambled CRC based, at least in part, on the TDD-RNTI to identify the CRC bits and an associated payload; identifying the TDD configuration change indicator in the associated payload; and automatically updating the TDD UL/DL allocation of the UE in accordance with the TDD configuration change identified by the TDD configuration change indicator.