Method and apparatus for providing automatic control channel mapping

摘要

An approach is provided for control signaling. A sub-set of channel parameters is received. Control channels are automatically mapped to physical resources of a communication network according to the received channel parameters.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving a sub-set of channel parameters through system information signaling; automatically mapping control channels to physical resources of a communication network according to the received channel parameters; and determining a number of the control channels based on the channel parameters, wherein the control channels are separately coded, wherein the channel parameters include a number of transmission symbols available in the control channels, and wherein the number of transmission symbols is determined based on a number of sub-carriers available for control information transmission in each of the transmission symbols, wherein the control channels are interleaved, and wherein the interleaving comprises a matrix of bits of control information corresponding to the control channels, and comprises an inter-column permutation pattern of the matrix; and transmitting the control information over the control channels mapped to the physical resources.