USER EQUIPMENT SUPPORTING GROUP IDENTITIES AND FAST TRANSMISSION IN NON-DEDICATED CHANNEL STATE

摘要

The invention describes user equipment (1) for communicating data in a communications system comprising a set of user equipment; comprising a transceiver arranged to receive a first data packet over a communications data channel (HS-DSCH) and an associated second data packet over a communications control channel (HS-SCCH). The second data packet comprises a first identifier (Group UE ID) arranged to identify a subset of the set of user equipment and the first data packet comprises a second identifier (unique UE ID) arranged to identify at least one of the subset of user equipment. The user equipment further comprising a processor arranged to determine from the second data packet first identifier if the said user equipment is one of the said subset of user equipment and from the second identifier if the said user equipment is said the at least one of the subset of user equipment. Wherein the processor is further arranged to decode the first data packet if the processor determines the said user equipment is one of the said subset of user equipment and is the said at least one of the subset of user equipment.