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Control signaling resource assignment in wireless communication networks

US7873010B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 7, 2007
Grant dateJan 18, 2011
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Expiry dateJan 15, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W72/21
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method in a wireless communication network scheduling entity including allocating time-frequency radio resources in a sub-frame to a particular wireless communication device, wherein the sub-frame has a time dimension and a frequency dimension spanning a spectrum allocation, and wherein the time-frequency radio resource allocation includes a contiguous set of control channel resources extending from at least one edge of the spectrum allocation toward a medial portion of the spectrum allocation.

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