Methods and Systems for Channelization

A method for facilitating communication using a two-dimensional time-frequency resource including one or more frames, the method comprising:

• receiving zone configuration information for one or more zones in the two-dimensional time-frequency resource, wherein each of the one or more zones comprises a respective set of one or more OFDM symbols, wherein, for each of the one or more zones, the zone configuration information indicates a respective size of the zone, wherein each of the one or more zones includes a respective control channel that spans a temporal width of the zone;
• receiving the control channel within the first zone, wherein the control channel within the first zone comprises an assignment of resource blocks within the first zone, wherein each of the resource blocks includes at least one sub-carrier;
• and
• extract data bits conveyed in the assignment of resource blocks based on the zone configuration information.

An apparatus for facilitating communication using a two-dimensional time-frequency resource including one or more frames, the apparatus comprising:

• digital circuitry configured to:
• receive zone configuration information for one or more zones in the two-dimensional time-frequency resource, wherein each of the one or more zones comprises a respective set of one or more OFDM symbols, wherein, for each of the one or more zones, the zone configuration information indicates a respective size of the zone, wherein each of the one or more zones includes a respective control channel that spans a temporal width of the zone;
• receive the control channel within the first zone, wherein the control channel within the first zone comprises an assignment of resource blocks within the first zone, wherein each of the resource blocks includes at least one sub-carrier;
• and
• process data bits conveyed in the assignment of resource blocks based on the zone configuration information.

An non-transitory memory medium for facilitating communication using a two-dimensional time-frequency resource including one or more frames, the memory medium storing program instructions, wherein the program instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to implement:

• receiving zone configuration information for one or more zones in the two-dimensional time-frequency resource, wherein each of the one or more zones comprises a respective set of one or more OFDM symbols, wherein, for each of the one or more zones, the zone configuration information indicates a respective size of the zone, wherein each of the one or more zones includes a respective control channel that spans a temporal width of the zone;
• receiving the control channel within the first zone, wherein the control channel within the first zone comprises an assignment of resource blocks within the first zone, wherein each of the resource blocks includes at least one sub-carrier;
• and
• extracting data bits conveyed in the assignment of resource blocks based on the zone configuration information.