METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR KEEP-ALIVE BITS TRANSMISSION

摘要

Systems and methodologies are described that provide techniques for manag ing persistent resource assignments in a wireless communication system. An a ccess point can generate a bitmap by mapping access terminals having persist ent assignments for traffic channels to a series of bitmap bits that provide keep-alive indications for the access terminals. The bitmap can then be pro vided as a common keep-alive message in a broadcast or multicast transmissio n to the access terminals. The keep-alive message can further include CRC bi ts for error prevention. An access terminal, upon receiving the keep-alive m essage, can then determine whether a bitmap bit in the keep-alive message co rresponding to the access terminal conveys a keep-alive indication for the t erminal and utilize its persistently assigned traffic channels accordingly.< /SDOAB>