Patent ID: 7054285

Claim:
A method in a packet data communication system for allocating user dedicated control channels on an available radio channel resource for transmission of control signals, wherein a first delay sensitive user application and at least a second user application, which is less delay sensitive than the first user application, are assigned for user data transmissions on a packet data traffic channel, the method comprising the steps of: allocating a first logical control channel associated with the first user application on a first part of the available radio channel resource according to a first predetermined repetition pattern within a superframe structure; and allocating a second logical control channel associated with the at least second user application on a second part of the available radio channel resource according to a second predetermined repetition pattern within said superframe structure; wherein said first and second predetermined repetition patterns are selected such that said first and second logical control channels and packet data traffic channel are allocated on a same timeslot within said superframe structure.