Method and apparatus for providing and utilizing a non-contention based channel in a wireless communication system
AssigneeInterDigital Technology Corporation
InventorsStephen E. Terry, Jin Wang, Arty Chandra, John S. Chen, Guodong Zhang
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Abstract
In a wireless communication system comprising at least one evolved Node-B (eNB) and a plurality of wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs), a non-contention based (NCB) channel is established, maintained, and utilized. The NCB channel is allocated for use by one or more WTRUs in the system for utilization in a variety of functions, and the allocation is communicated to the WTRUs. The wireless communication system analyzes the allocation of the NCB channel as required, and the NCB channel is reallocated as required.
Claims2
A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising a processor and memory, the processor and memory being configured to:
- receive an allocation of a non-contention based (NCB) uplink control channel;
- and
- transmit control information in accordance with the allocation of the NCB uplink control channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.