Resource Assignments for Relay System and Method

An access node in a wireless telecommunications system, comprising:

• a transceiver configured to receive a resource request;
• and
• a processor configured such that in response to receiving only a single resource request, the access node allocates a disparate set of uplink resources to a user agent (UA), wherein the disparate set of uplink resources are made available for use by the UA for uplink transmissions via a plurality of different subframes occurring at non-periodic times,
• wherein the disparate set of uplink resources occupy different symbols within the plurality of different subframes.

A user agent (UA) in a wireless telecommunications system, comprising:

• a transceiver sending a resource request;
• and
• a processor configured such that in response to sending only a single resource request, the UA receives from an access node a disparate set of uplink resources for transmitting data to the access node at non-periodic times,
• wherein the UA is configured to receive an indication from the access node that specifies a plurality of different subframes in which the UA is to use each of the respective uplink resources,
• wherein the disparate set of uplink resources occupy different symbols within the plurality of different subframes.

An access node in a wireless telecommunications system, comprising:

• a transceiver configured to receive resource requests;
• and
• a processor configured such that in response to receiving only a single resource request from a user agent (UA), the access node allocates a disparate set of uplink resources available for use by the UA, wherein the disparate set of uplink resources occupy different symbols within a plurality of different subframes,
• wherein the access node specifies a plurality of non-periodic times at which the plurality of different subframes are available for the UA to use each of the respective uplink resources.