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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2007
John M. Harris, Glenview, IL (US);
Philip J. Fleming, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Sean M. Mcbeath, Keller, TX (US);
John M. Harris, Glenview, IL (US);
Philip J. Fleming, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Sean M. McBeath, Keller, TX (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for reducing overhead for signaling where the method includes sending a user bit map field () for initiating assignment of users to resources corresponding to bit positions in a resource bit map field (), and sending the resource bit map field wherein the resource bit map field is a message indicating which resources are assigned to mobile stations. The method and apparatus include sending an indicator bit () wherein the indicator bit indicates one of a portion of the user bit map field is being used for purposes other than initiating assignment of users to resources corresponding to bit positions in a resource bit map field and a portion of the resource bit map field is being used purposes other than indicating which resources are assigned to mobile stations ().