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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
May. 07, 2008
Applicants:
Asbjorn Grovlen, Frederiksberg, DK;
Tsuyoshi Kashima, Tokyo, JP;
Jarkko Tuomo Koskela, Oulu, FI;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An approach is provided to support resource allocation of broadcast or paging control channels. It is determined whether resource is allocated for a logical control channel. One or more fields of a physical downlink control channel is defined to signal the resource allocation for the logical control channel. The physical downlink control channel has a first format to support transmission of data over a downlink channel, and a second format that includes the one or more fields to support allocation of the logical control channel.