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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING CONTROL INFORMATION IN A MULTI-COMPONENT CARRIER SYSTEM

  • US 20130051355A1
  • Filed: 05/03/2011
  • Published: 02/28/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of a base station transmitting control information in a multi-component carrier system in which a primary component carrier and a secondary component carrier are aggregated, the method comprising the steps of:

  • configuring downlink control information (DL grant) comprising a format indicator indicative of a number of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols for a control region;

    configuring the control region according to the number of OFDM symbols;

    transmitting a physical downlink control channel (hereinafter referred to as a PDCCH) comprising the configured downlink control information; and

    transmitting a physical control format indicator channel (hereinafter referred to as a PCFICH), comprising the format indicator, on the control region.

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