Method and apparatus for a communication system operating in a licensed RF and an unlicensed RF band

摘要

The present invention relates generally to wireless communications, and more particularly to a communication system operating in a licensed RF band and an unlicensed RF band. The method can include exchanging ( 302 ) traffic information ( 410 ) between a base station ( 102 ) and a mobile station ( 105, 107 ) on at least one radio channel in the unlicensed RF band ( 402 ) and exchanging ( 304 ) control information ( 405 ) that is associated with the traffic information, in the licensed radio frequency band ( 404 ).