Encoding and decoding data for group common control channels

A transmitter device, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
• adding bits to an information block resulting in the information block being a same size as a radio network identifier, and wherein the adding results in added bits;
• masking the information block and the added bits with the radio network identifier, resulting in a masked information block;
• and
• encoding the masked information resulting in a code symbol.

A machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a device, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• adding bits to an information block such that the information block is a same size as a radio network identifier, and wherein the adding results in added bits;
• masking the information block and the added bits with the radio network identifier, resulting in a masked information block;
• encoding the masked information resulting in a code symbol;
• and
• transmitting the code symbol to a group of mobile devices on a common control channel