Control channel constraints in wireless communications

A wireless communications apparatus that specifies one or more constraints for a plurality of control channels, comprising:

• means for assigning resource indices to a plurality of control channels;
• means for defining one or more constraints on the control channels, at least one constraint relates to a number of control reports to transmit over the resource indices for a device;
• and
• means for transmitting the resource indices and the constraints to the device.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a computer-readable medium comprising:
• code for causing at least one computer to define one or more control channels on a portion of bandwidth;
• code for causing the at least one computer to specify a constraint related to a minimum number of control reports to be transmitted over the control channels for a device over the portion of bandwidth to promote flexibility for the device in transmitting the control reports;
• and
• code for causing the at least one computer to transmit the constraint to the device.

A wireless communication apparatus, comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• assign resource indices to a plurality of control channels;
• define one or more constraints on the control channels, at least one constraint relates to a number of control reports to transmit over the control channels for a device;
• and
• transmit the resource indices and the constraints to the device;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor.

A method for transmitting control reports over control channels in a wireless communications network, comprising:

• receiving resource indices related to one or more control channels;
• receiving one or more constraints related to utilizing the resource indices, at least one of the constraints is related to imposing a minimum number of control reports to be transmitted using the resource indices;
• and
• transmitting one or more control reports according to the constraints.

A wireless communications apparatus for transmitting control data according to one or more constraints, comprising:

• means for receiving resource indices related to a plurality of control channels;
• means for receiving one or more constraints associated with the control channels, at least one constraint relates to a minimum number of control reports that can be transmitted by the wireless communications apparatus over the resource indices for a control data type;
• and
• means for transmitting control reports on the control channels according to the constraints.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a computer-readable medium comprising:
• code for causing at least one computer to receive resource indices related to one or more control channels;
• code for causing the at least one computer to receive one or more constraints related to utilizing the resource indices, at least one of the constraints is related to imposing a minimum number of control reports to be transmitted using the resource indices;
• and
• code for causing the at least one computer to transmit one or more control reports according to the constraints.

A wireless communication apparatus, comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• receive resource indices related to a plurality of control channels;
• receive one or more constraints associated with the control channels, at least one constraints relates to a minimum number of control reports that can be transmitted by the wireless communications apparatus over the resource indices for a control data type;
• and
• transmit control reports on the control channels according to the constraints;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor.