Multicast/broadcast single frequency network subframe physical downlink control channel design

A user agent (UA), comprising:

• a processor configured such that the UA receives a multicast/broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) subframe including a control portion without a data portion,
• wherein the control portion comprises information required to support Release 8 (Rel 8) UAs and additional information that is assigned to unused resource elements (REs),
• wherein the additional information comprises a plurality of downlink (DL) grants and a plurality of associated DL data blocks to enhance DL throughput.

A method of wireless communication, comprising:

• transmitting a multicast/broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) subframe including a control portion without a data portion,
• wherein the control portion comprises information required to support Release 8 (Rel 8) user agents (UAs) and additional information that is assigned to unused resource elements (REs),
• wherein the additional information comprises a plurality of downlink (DL) grants and a plurality of associated DL data blocks to enhance DL throughput.

A method of wireless communication, comprising:

• receiving a multicast/broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) subframe including a control portion without a data portion,
• wherein the control portion comprises information required to support Release 8 (Rel 8) user agents (UAs) and additional information that is assigned to unused resource elements (REs),
• wherein the additional information comprises a plurality of downlink (DL) grants and a plurality of associated DL data blocks to enhance DL throughput.