Assignment acknowledgement for a wireless communication system
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor configured todetermine a message type for a message that is being acknowledged;
assign a channel identification based upon the message type, wherein the channel identification comprises a numerical identifier of one of a plurality of numerical identifiers that range from a lowest to a highest numerical value; and
map an acknowledgment to resources for a signaling channel that punctures traffic channels based upon the channel identification; and
a memory coupled to the at least one processor,wherein the acknowledgment corresponds to the message that is being acknowledged,wherein the at least one processor is further configured to assign the highest available channel identification to acknowledgements of assignment messages, andwherein at least two channel identifications are available.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and channel structure for acknowledging assignment messages is provided. The method and apparatus allow for efficient signaling based upon the resources.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor configured to determine a message type for a message that is being acknowledged; assign a channel identification based upon the message type, wherein the channel identification comprises a numerical identifier of one of a plurality of numerical identifiers that range from a lowest to a highest numerical value; and map an acknowledgment to resources for a signaling channel that punctures traffic channels based upon the channel identification; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the acknowledgment corresponds to the message that is being acknowledged, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to assign the highest available channel identification to acknowledgements of assignment messages, and wherein at least two channel identifications are available. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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determining, in an electronic device, a type of message being acknowledged; assigning a channel identification based upon the type, wherein the channel identification comprises a numerical identifier of one of a plurality of numerical identifiers that range from a lowest to a highest numerical value; generating an acknowledgment for transmission via a communication channel; and mapping the acknowledgment to resources for a signaling channel that punctures traffic channels based upon the channel identification, wherein the acknowledgment corresponds to the message that is being acknowledged, wherein assigning the channel identification comprises assigning the highest available channel identification to acknowledgements of assignment messages, and wherein at least two channel identifications are available. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus comprising:
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means for determining a type of message being acknowledged; means for assigning a channel identification based upon the type, wherein the channel identification comprises a numerical identifier of one of a plurality of numerical identifiers that range from a lowest to a highest numerical value; means for generating an acknowledgment for transmission via a communication channel; and means for mapping the acknowledgment to resources for a signaling channel that punctures traffic channels based upon the channel identification, wherein the acknowledgment corresponds to the message that is being acknowledged, wherein the means for assigning a channel identification further comprises means for assigning the highest available channel identification to acknowledgements of assignment messages, and wherein at least two channel identifications are available. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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