Method and apparatus for fragmenting a control message in wireless communication system

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• generating a full message comprising a plurality of parts, each part comprising information of a particular type;
• sending the full message at a first rate;
• generating multiple partial messages comprising different subsets of the plurality of parts in the full message;
• and
• sending the multiple partial messages at respective rates.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for generating a full message comprising a plurality of parts, each part comprising information of a particular type;
• means for sending the full message at a first rate;
• means for generating multiple partial messages comprising different subsets of the plurality of parts in the full message;
• and
• means for sending the multiple partial messages at respective rates.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• receiving multiple partial messages in multiple frames, the multiple partial messages comprising different subsets of a plurality of parts in a full message, each part comprising information of a particular type;
• decoding the multiple partial messages to obtain the plurality of parts;
• and
• exchanging data based on information in the plurality of parts.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for receiving multiple partial messages in multiple frames, the multiple partial messages comprising different subsets of a plurality of parts in a full message, each part comprising information of a particular type;
• means for decoding the multiple partial messages to obtain the plurality of parts;
• and
• means for exchanging data based on information in the plurality of parts.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a computer-readable medium comprising:
• code for causing at least one computer to receive multiple partial messages in multiple frames, the multiple partial messages comprising different subsets of a plurality of parts in a full message, each part comprising information of a particular type;
• code for causing the at least one computer to decode the multiple partial messages to obtain the plurality of parts;
• and
• code for causing the at least one computer to exchange data based on information in the plurality of parts.