Transmission of control information with configurable timeline in a wireless communication system

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• receive a transmission of data:
• receive a grant indicating a node assigned for the transmission of data, the assigned node being one of a plurality of nodes in a channel tree and associated with specific resources to use for the transmission of data;
• send acknowledgement (ACK) information for the transmission of data in one of multiple frames available for sending the ACK information;
• and
• determine a frame to send the ACK information from among the multiple frames based on the assigned node,
• wherein the frame to send the ACK information is determined by selecting a first frame closest to the transmission of data among the multiple frames if the assigned node is a base node associated with a smallest amount of resources, and by selecting a frame later than the first frame if the assigned node is a higher-tier node associated with more than the smallest amount of resources.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for receiving a transmission of data;
• means for receiving a grant indicating a node assigned for the transmission of data, the assigned node being one of a plurality of nodes in a channel tree and associated with specific resources to use for the transmission of data;
• means for sending acknowledgement (ACK) information for the transmission of data in one of multiple frames available for sending the ACK information;
• and
• means for determining a frame to send the ACK information from among the multiple frames based on the assigned node,
• wherein the means for determining a frame to send the ACK information selects a first frame closest to the transmission of data among the multiple frames if the assigned node is a base node associated with a smallest amount of resources, and selects a frame later than the first frame if the assigned node is a higher-tier node associated with more than the smallest amount of resources.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising:
• code for causing at least one computer to receive a transmission of data,
• code for causing at least one computer to receive a grant indicating a node assigned for the transmission of data, the assigned node being one of a plurality of nodes in a channel tree and associated with specific resources to use for the transmission of data;
• code for causing the at least one computer to send acknowledgement (ACK) information for the transmission of data in one of multiple frames available for sending the ACK information, and
• code for causing the at least one computer to determine a frame to send the ACK information from among the multiple frames based on the assigned node,
• wherein the code for causing the at least one computer to determine the frame to send the ACK information comprises code for causing the at least one computer to select a first frame closest to the transmission of data among the multiple frames if the assigned node is a base node associated with a smallest amount of resources, and code for causing the at least one computer to select a frame later than the first frame if the assigned node is a higher-tier node associated with more than the smallest amount of resources.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• determining a node assigned for a transmission of data, the assigned node being one of a plurality of nodes in a channel tree and associated with specific resources to use for the transmission of data;
• sending the transmission of data;
• determining a frame to receive acknowledgement (ACK) information for the transmission of data from one of multiple frames available for sending the ACK;
• and
• receiving the ACK information for the transmission of data in the frame determined to receive the ACK information,
• wherein determining the frame to send the ACK information comprises code for causing the at least one computer to select a first frame closest to the transmission of data among the multiple frames if the assigned node is a base node associated with a smallest amount of resources, and code for causing the at least one computer to select a frame later than the first frame if the assigned node is a higher-tier node associated with more than the smallest amount of resources.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• determine a node assigned for a transmission of data, the assigned node being one of a plurality of nodes in a channel tree and associated with specific resources to use for the transmission of data;
• send a the transmission of data, and to data;
• determine a frame to receive acknowledgement (ACK) information for the transmission of data from one of multiple frames available for sending the ACK;
• and
• receive acknowledgement (ACK) the ACK information for the transmission of data in one of multiple frames available for sending the ACK information the frame determined to receive the ACK information,
• wherein the frame to send the ACK information is determined by selecting a first frame closest to the transmission of data among the multiple frames if the assigned node is a base node associated with a smallest amount of resources, and by selecting a frame later than the first frame if the assigned node is a higher-tier node associated with more than the smallest amount of resources.

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• exchanging a transmission of data with an entity;
• determining one of multiple frames for exchanging a second transmission based on a grant for the transmission of data;
• and
• exchanging the second transmission with the entity in the determined frame to support the transmission of data,
• wherein a node associated with the transmission of data is assigned from one of a plurality of nodes in a channel tree and associated with specific resources to use for the transmission of data, and
• wherein determining the one of the multiple frames comprises selecting a first frame closest to the transmission of data among the multiple frames if the assigned node is a base node associated with a smallest amount of resources, and selecting a frame later than the first frame if the assigned node is a higher-tier node associated with more than the smallest amount of resources.