Systems and methods for transmitting data information messages on a downlink of a wireless communication system

A network component comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the at least one processor, the programming including instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the network component to:
• arrange a set of time-frequency radio resources associated with a downlink control channel for transmitting information other than control information sent on the downlink control channel;
• and
• transmit, on the set of time-frequency radio resources, a data information message comprising the information other than the control information, wherein the data information message has a size that is the same as a size of at least one of-a of a transport block for a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) or a downlink control information (DCI) message transmitted on the downlink control channel, the size of the transport block being pre-determined according to a wireless communications standard;
• and
• wherein the information other than the control information is user-specific data information, and the programming includes further instructions to:
• scramble a Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) code using a dedicated user-specific Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI);
• encode, using a superposition coding, the user-specific data information into a first data layer detectable within a coverage area and a second data layer comprising additional data;
• and
• send the scrambled CRC code with the user-specific data information in the data information message.

A method, comprising:

• transmitting, by a network component and on one or more first time-frequency radio resources associated with a downlink control channel, a user-specific data information message comprising, non -control information;
• and
• transmitting, by the network component, control information on one or more second time-frequency radio resources that are associated with the downlink control channel and that are different from the one or more first time-frequency radio resources;
• wherein the user-specific data information message has a size that is the same as a size of at least one of a transport block for a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) or a downlink control information (DCI) message transmitted on the downlink control channel, the size of the transport block being pre-determined according to a wireless communications standard, wherein the non-control information is user-specific data information, and wherein the method further comprises:
• scrambling a Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) code using a dedicated user-specific Radio Network Temporary identifier (RNTI);
• encoding, using a superposition coding, the user-specific data information into a first data layer detectable within a coverage area and a second data layer comprising additional data;
• and
• sending the scrambled CRC code with the user-specific data information in the user-specific data information message.

A device, comprising:

• transmitter;
• at least one processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the at least one processor, the programming including instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the device to:
• cause the transmitter to transmit, with the transmitter and on one or more first time-frequency radio resources associated with a downlink control channel, a user-specific data information message comprising non-control information;
• and
• cause the transmitter to transmit, with the transmitter, control information on one or more second time-frequency radio resources that are associated with the downlink control channel and that are different from the one or more first time-frequency radio resources;
• wherein the data information message has a size that is the same as a size of at least one of a transport block for a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) or a downlink control information (DCI) message transmitted on the downlink control channel, the size of the transport block being pre-determined according to a wireless communications standard;
• wherein the non-control information is user-specific data information, and the programming includes further instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the device to:
• scramble a Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) code using a dedicated user-specific Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI);
• encode, using a superposition coding, the user-specific data information into a first data layer detectable within a coverage area and a second data layer comprising additional data;
• and
• send the scrambled CRC code with the user-specific data information in the user-specific data information message.

A non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer instructions, that when executed by one or more processors of a communication device, cause the communication device to perform:

• arranging a set of time-frequency radio resources, associated with a downlink control channel, for transmitting information other than control information sent on the downlink control channel;
• and
• transmitting, on the set of time-frequency radio resources, a data information message comprising the information other than the control information, wherein the data information message has a size that is the same as a size of at least one of a transport block for a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) or a downlink control information (DCI) message transmitted on the downlink control channel, the size of the transport block being predetermined according to a wireless communications standard, wherein the information other than the control information comprises user-specific data information, and wherein the computer instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the communication device to further perform:
• scrambling a Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) code using a dedicated user-specific Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI);
• encoding, using a superposition coding, the user-specific data information into a first data layer detectable within a coverage area and a second data layer comprising additional data;
• and
• sending the scrambled CRC code with the user-specific data information in the data information message.