Patent ID: 8576794

Claim:
A method for use in a base station, the method comprising: a) transmitting at least one message causing, in a wireless device, configuration of: i) first radio resources of a control channel, said first radio resources comprising one or more sets of resource blocks in a subset of subframes in a plurality of subframes, said at least one message indicating: (1) a starting OFDM symbol of said control channel in said subset of subframes; and (2) said subset of subframes in which said first radio resources of said control channel are configured; ii) second radio resources of a HARQ channel to start from the first OFDM symbol of said plurality of subframes, said at least one message indicating a number of symbols in said second radio resources in each subframe in said plurality of subframes; b) transmitting scheduling information on said control channel, said scheduling information being for a packet transmitted on an uplink channel; c) receiving said packet on said uplink channel according to said scheduling information; and d) transmitting a positive or negative acknowledgement on said second radio resources.