System and method for reliable acknowledgment between a mobile station and a base station in a wireless network
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1. For use in a base station, an apparatus for sending and receiving an acknowledgment message, comprising:
- a channel controller capable of assigning a common control channel to a mobile station wherein said channel controller is capable of dedicating said common control channel to said mobile station for a predetermined period of time; and
a transceiver coupled to said channel controller capable of transmitting and receiving said acknowledgment message on said common control channel.
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For use in a wireless communication network, an apparatus for sending and receiving an acknowledgment message. The apparatus comprises: 1) a channel controller capable of assigning a common control channel to a mobile station wherein the channel controller is capable of dedicating the common control channel to the mobile station for a predetermined period of time; and 2) a transceiver coupled to the channel controller capable of transmitting and receiving the acknowledgment message on the common control channel.
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1. For use in a base station, an apparatus for sending and receiving an acknowledgment message, comprising:
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a channel controller capable of assigning a common control channel to a mobile station wherein said channel controller is capable of dedicating said common control channel to said mobile station for a predetermined period of time; and
a transceiver coupled to said channel controller capable of transmitting and receiving said acknowledgment message on said common control channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A wireless communication network comprising:
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a plurality of base stations capable of communicating with a plurality of mobile stations dispose in a coverage are of said plurality of base stations; and
an apparatus associated with at least one of said plurality of base stations comprises for sending and receiving an acknowledgment message comprising;
a channel controller capable of assigning a common control channel to a mobile station wherein said channel controller is capable of dedicating said common control channel to said mobile station for a predetermined period of time; and
a transceiver coupled to said channel controller capable of transmitting and receiving said acknowledgment message on said common control channel. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. For use in a base station, a method for sending and receiving an acknowledgment message comprising the steps of:
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assigning a common control channel to a mobile station, wherein said common control channel is dedicated to said mobile station for a predetermined period of time;
transmitting a paging message to said mobile station, said paging message operable to cause said mobile station to transmit and receive on said common control channel during said predetermined period of time; and
receiving said acknowledgment message from said mobile station on said common control channel. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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