Enhanced control channel element (ECCE) based physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) resource allocation for long-term evolution (LTE)

A method for wireless communications by a base station (BS), comprising:

• assigning resources for a data channel for a user equipment (UE), based on an indication of a set of virtual resource blocks (VRBs) assigned for the data channel, each VRB comprising a number of enhanced control channel elements (ECCEs), wherein each of the number of ECCEs for each VRB includes enhanced resource element groups (EREGs) from a same group of EREGs;
• and
• sending data channel transmissions in a subframe based on the assignment.

An apparatus for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• means for determining resources assigned for a data channel, based on an indication of a set of virtual resource blocks (VRBs) assigned for the data channel, each VRB comprising a number of enhanced control channel elements (ECCEs), wherein each of the number of ECCEs for each VRB includes enhanced resource element groups (EREGs) from a same group of EREGs;
• and
• means for processing data channel transmissions in a subframe based on the determination.

An apparatus for wireless communications by a base station (BS), comprising:

• means for assigning resources for a data channel for a user equipment (UE), based on an indication of a set of virtual resource blocks (VRBs) assigned for the data channel, each VRB comprising a number of enhanced control channel elements (ECCEs), wherein each of the number of ECCEs for each VRB includes enhanced resource element groups (EREGs) from a same group of EREGs;
• and
• means for sending data channel transmissions in a subframe based on the assignment.