Methods for frequency-selective persistent scheduling

1. A method for allocating wireless resources to a user scheduled for transmission in a wireless network, the method comprising:

persistently allocating time domain resources to the user for data transmission during a transmission time interval, the persistently allocating including,

assigning at least one virtual resource unit identifier to the user, the at least one virtual resource unit identifier being indicative of a block of multiplexed sub-carriers available to the user during the transmission time interval, wherein a physical location of the block of multiplexed sub-carriers in a carrier spectrum is undetermined when the at least one virtual resource unit identifier is assigned to the user; and

dynamically allocating frequency domain resources to the user for the data transmission during the transmission time interval.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the persistently allocating comprises:

transmitting a persistent allocation message to the user, the persistent allocation message identifying the transmission time interval during which the user is to transmit, and indicating a periodicity with which subsequent persistent allocation messages will be transmitted.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the transmission time interval during which the user is to transmit is indicated implicitly based on the transmission time interval during which the persistent allocation message is transmitted.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the transmission time interval during which the user is to transmit is a next transmission time interval after transmission of the persistent allocation message.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether to re-allocate time domain resources to the user.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the assigned at least one virtual resource unit identifiers maps to a physical resource unit for transmission during the transmission time interval.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the dynamically allocating comprises:

mapping a physical resource unit to each of the at least one virtual resource unit identifiers assigned to the user, the mapping of the physical resource unit establishing the physical location of the block of multiplexed sub-carriers in the carrier spectrum.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the frequency resources are dynamically allocated by mapping a physical resource unit to each of the at least one virtual resource unit identifiers assigned to the user.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the persistently allocating comprises:

semi-statically allocating time domain resources to the user for the data transmission.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the frequency resources are dynamically allocated based on channel conditions.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting an initial resource identification message identifying candidate modulation and coding scheme levels to the user for the scheduled transmission.

12. A method for allocating wireless resources in a wireless network, the method comprising:

semi-statically assigning time domain resources to users scheduled for transmission in a transmission time interval, the time-domain resources being assigned on a per transmission time interval basis;

assigning virtual resource unit identifiers to the users, each of the virtual resource unit identifiers being indicative of a block of multiplexed sub-carriers available to a user during the transmission time interval, wherein a physical location of the block of multiplexed sub-carriers in a carrier spectrum is undetermined when the virtual resource unit identifiers are assigned to the users; and

dynamically assigning frequency domain resources to the users scheduled for transmission in the transmission time interval.

13. A method for allocating wireless resources in a wireless network, the method comprising:

assigning at least one virtual resource unit identifier to a user, the at least one virtual resource unit identifier being indicative of a block of multiplexed sub-carriers available to the user during a next transmission time interval, wherein a physical location of the block of multiplexed sub-carriers in a carrier spectrum is undetermined when the at least one virtual resource unit identifier is assigned to the user, and each assigned virtual resource unit identifier maps to a physical resource unit for transmission during the next transmission time interval; and

mapping a physical resource unit to each of the at least one virtual resource unit identifiers assigned to the user, the mapping of the physical resource unit establishing the physical location of the block of multiplexed sub-carriers in the carrier spectrum.