Sending control information over a shared channel in a wireless network
View Patent ↗In a wireless network an indication of High Speed Downlink Shared Channel (HS-DSCH) resources may be sent to user equipment (UE) by a Node B. A message on an indicator channel may be sent by the Node B to indicate that the HS-DSCH resources are to be used in a subsequent time interval to send control information.
1. A Node B comprising:
a transmitter configured to send, to a user equipment (UE) on a broadcast channel, indicator bits related to a High Speed Downlink Shared Channel (HS-DSCH) channelization code resource;
the transmitter is further configured to send, on a paging indicator channel, an indication that the HS-DSCH channelization code resource is to be used in a subsequent time interval to send control information to the UE;
wherein paging information for a communication with the UE is not sent by the Node B on a paging transport; and
a processor configured, in response to the sent indication, to send the control information with an associated UE identification.
2. The Node B of claim 1 , wherein the subsequent time interval is a predetermined number of time intervals subsequent to transmission of the indication.
3. A user equipment (UE) comprising:
a receiver configured to receive, on a broadcast channel, indicator bits related to a High Speed Downlink Shared Channel (HS-DSCH) channelization code resource;
the receiver is further configured to receive, on a paging indicator channel, an indication that the HS-DSCH channelization code resource is to be used in a subsequent time interval to receive control information;
wherein paging information for a communication with the UE is not received on a paging transport channel; and
a processor configured, in response to the reception of the indication, to receive the control information with an associated UE identification.
4. The UE of claim 3 , wherein the subsequent time interval is a predetermined number of time intervals subsequent to reception of the indication.
5. A method performed by a Node B, the method comprising:
sending, by the Node B to a user equipment (UE) on a broadcast channel, indicator bits related to a High Speed Downlink Shared Channel (HS-DSCH) channelization code resource;
sending, by the Node B on a paging indicator channel, an indication that the HS-DSCH channelization code resource is to be used in a subsequent time interval to send control information to the UE;
wherein paging information for a communication with the UE is not sent on a paging transport channel; and
sending, by the Node B in response to the sending of the indication, the control information with an associated UE identification.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the subsequent time interval is a predetermined number of time intervals subsequent to transmission of the indication.
7. A method performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
receiving, by the UE on a broadcast channel, indicator bits related to a High Speed Downlink Shared Channel (HS-DSCH) channelization code resource;
receiving, by the UE on a paging indicator channel, an indication that the HS-DSCH channelization code resource is to be used in a subsequent time interval to receive control information;
wherein paging information for a communication with the UE is not received on a paging transport channel; and
receiving, by the UE in response to the receiving of the indication, the control information with an associated UE identification.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the subsequent time interval is a predetermined number of time intervals subsequent to reception of the indication.