Control information on data channel in radio access network

A user equipment for a radio access network, the user equipment comprising processing circuitry, and one or more transceivers, the user equipment being configured with:

• a control channel configuration pertaining to transmission of control information on a control channel;
• and
• data channel resources for transmission of data on a data channel;
• and the user equipment is configured to:
• transmit, via at least one transceiver, control information on data channel resources based on the control channel configuration,
• the data channel resources being configured with a first control information message, and the control channel configuration being configured with a different second control information message, and at least one of:
• the first control information message is a scheduling grant;
• and the second control information message is a scheduling assignment.

A method of operating a radio node in a radio access network, the method comprising:

• receiving control information from a user equipment configured with a control channel configuration pertaining to transmission of control information on a control channel, the user equipment further being configured with data channel resources for transmission of data on a data channel, the control information being received on data channel resources based on the control channel configuration,
• the data channel resources being configured with a first control information message, and the control channel configuration being configured with a different second control information message, and at least one of:
• the first control information message is a scheduling grant;
• and
• the second control information message is a scheduling assignment.

A radio node for a radio access network, the radio node comprising processing circuitry, and one or more transceivers, the radio node being configured to:

• receive, via at least one transceiver, control information from a user equipment configured with a control channel configuration pertaining to transmission of control information on a control channel, the user equipment further being configured with data channel resources for transmission of data on a data channel, the radio node the radio node being further configured to receive the control information on data channel resources based on the control channel configuration,
• the data channel resources being configured with a first control information message, and the control channel configuration being configured with a different second control information message, and at least one of:
• the first control information message is a scheduling grant;
• and the second control information message is a scheduling assignment.

A computer storage medium storing an executable computer program comprising instructions that, when executed, causes processing circuitry to at least one of control and perform a method of operating a user equipment in a radio access network, the user equipment being configured with a control channel configuration pertaining to transmission of control information on a control channel, the user equipment further being configured with data channel resources for transmission of data on a data channel, the method comprising:

• transmitting control information on data channel resources based on the control channel configuration,
• the data channel resources being configured with a first control information message, and the control channel configuration being configured with a different second control information message, and at least one of:
• the first control information message is a scheduling grant;
• and
• the second control information message is a scheduling assignment.