Techniques for setting up traffic channels in a communications system
A subscriber unit and a method for receiving data at a subscriber unit for wireless communications are provided. A subscriber unit includes a receiver and at least one processor configured to monitor and receive forward control information within a first time interval of a first slot of a plurality of slots. Each slot of the plurality of slots includes the first time interval and a second time interval subsequent to the first time interval. The receiver and the at least one processor are further configured to receive forward traffic data in the first time interval of a second slot of the plurality of slots in accordance with the forward control information, where the second slot is contiguous to the first slot.
1. A method performed by a mobile station, the method comprising:
monitoring at least one control channel for a duration of less than half a time slot for information indicating a forward traffic channel assignment; and
in response to information indicating a forward traffic channel assignment received using at the least one control channel assigned to the mobile station, receiving data using a forward traffic channel based on the forward traffic channel assignment, wherein the data is received in a first time slot and a second time slot of the forward traffic channel assignment.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
monitoring the at least one control channel for a duration of less than half a time slot for information indicating a reverse traffic channel assignment; and
in response to the information indicating a reverse traffic channel assignment, received using at least one control channel, being for the mobile station, transmitting data using a reverse traffic channel based on the reverse traffic channel assignment.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the data is transmitted in a time slot that follows the time slot of the reverse traffic channel assignment.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the data is not transmitted at the start of the time slot of the time slot that follows.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein paging data is received using at least one of the at least one control channels.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein resources of at least one of the at least one control channel are used for traffic data.
7. A mobile station comprising:
a receiver; and
a processor operatively coupled to the receiver;
wherein:
the receiver and the processor are configured to monitor at least one control channel for a duration of less than half a time slot for information indicating a forward traffic channel assignment; and
the receiver and the processor are further configured to, in response to information indicating a forward traffic channel assignment received using the at least one control channel assigned to the mobile station, receive data using a forward traffic channel based on the forward traffic channel assignment, wherein the data is received in a first time slot and a second time slot of the forward traffic channel assignment.
8. The mobile station of claim 7 , wherein the receiver and the processor are further configured to monitor at least one control channel for a duration of less than half a time slot for information indicating a reverse traffic channel assignment; and
a transmitter and the processor are further configured to, in response to the information indicating a reverse traffic channel assignment, received using at least one control channel, being for the mobile station, transmit data using a reverse traffic channel based on the reverse traffic channel assignment.
9. The mobile station of claim 8 , wherein the data is transmitted in a time slot that follows the time slot of the reverse traffic channel assignment.
10. The mobile station of claim 9 , wherein the data is not transmitted at the start of the time slot that follows.
11. The mobile station of claim 7 , wherein paging data is received using at least one of the at least one control channel.
12. The mobile station of claim 7 , wherein resources of at least one of the at least one control channel are used for traffic data.
13. A base station comprising:
a transmitter; and
a processor operatively coupled to the transmitter;
wherein:
the transmitter and the processor are configured to transmit at least one control channel transmission for a duration of less than half a time slot, the at least one control channel transmission including information indicating a forward traffic channel assignment for a mobile station; and
the transmitter and the processor are further configured to, following the at least one control channel transmission including the information indicating the forward traffic channel assignment for the mobile station, transmit data using a forward traffic channel based on the forward traffic channel assignment, wherein the data is transmitted in a first time slot and a second time slot of the forward traffic channel assignment.
14. The base station of claim 13 , wherein the transmitter and the processor are further configured to transmit at least one control channel transmission, for a duration of less than half a time slot, for reverse traffic channel assignments; and
a receiver and the processor are further configured to, based on a reverse traffic channel assignment in the at least on control channel being for the mobile station, receive data using a reverse traffic channel based on the reverse traffic channel assignment.
15. The base station of claim 14 , wherein the data is received in a time slot that follows the time slot of the reverse traffic channel assignment.
16. The base station of claim 15 , wherein the data is not transmitted at the start of the time slot that follows.
17. The base station of claim 13 , wherein paging data is transmitted using at least one of the at least one control channel.
18. The base station of claim 13 , wherein resources of at least one of the at least one control channel is used for traffic data.