Method and apparatus for processing a multi-code word assignment in wireless communication systems
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorGwendolyn D. Barriac
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for processing a Multi-code word assignment is provided, comprising receiving a MCW-FLAB1, determining value of supplemental field in the MCW-FLAB1 received with a MACID of an access terminal from the SS MAC protocol with a supplemental field, determining whether a MCW-FLAB2 is received with MACID in a same PHY frame and processing the MCW-FLAB1 based upon whether the MCW-FLAB2 is received and the value of the supplemental field.
Claims15
A method for processing a Multi-code word assignment in a wireless communication system, characterized in that:
- receiving a Multi Code Word Forward Link Assignment Block 1 (MCW-FLAB1);
- determining value of supplemental field in the MCW-FLAB1 received with a MACID of an access terminal from the Shared Signaling Medium Access Control (SS MAC) protocol with a supplemental field;
- determining whether a Multi Code Word Forward Link Assignment Block 2 (MCW-FLAB2) is received with MACID in a same Physical layer (PHY) frame;
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- processing the MCW-FLAB1 based upon whether the MCW-FLAB2 is received and the value of the supplemental field.
The method as claimed in 1, characterized in that processing comprises using the current packet format for layer 2 and above, provided there is an existing assignment of type MCWFLAB if the MCW-FLAB2 with the MACID for the access terminal in the same PHY frame is not received and the supplemental field value is set to ‘1’.
A computer-readable medium including instructions stored thereon, characterized in that:
- a first set of instructions for receiving a Multi Code Word Forward Link Assignment Block 1 (MCW-FLAB1);
- a second set of instructions for determining value of supplemental field in the MCW-FLAB1 received with a MACID of an access terminal from the Shared Signaling Medium Access Control (SS MAC) protocol with a supplemental field;
- a third set of instructions for determining whether a Multi Code Word Forward Link Assignment Block 2 (MCW-FLAB2) is received with MACID in a same Physical layer (PHY) frame;
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- a fourth set of instructions for processing the MCW-FLAB1 based upon whether the MCW-FLAB2 is received and the value of the supplemental field.
An apparatus operable in a wireless communication system, characterized in that:
- means for receiving a Multi Code Word Forward Link Assignment Block 1 (MCW-FLAB1);
- means for determining value of supplemental field in the MCW-FLAB1 received with a MACID of an access terminal from the Shared Signaling Medium Access Control (SS MAC) protocol with a supplemental field;
- means for determining whether a Multi Code Word Forward Link Assignment Block 2 (MCW-FLAB2) is received with MACID in a same Physical layer (PHY) frame;
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- means for processing the MCW-FLAB1 based upon whether the MCW-FLAB2 is received and the value of the supplemental field.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.