A method and apparatus are provided for receiving a Scheduling Assignment (SA) by a User Equipment (UE) in a communication system in which a base station transmits the SA including at least one Information Element (IE). The method includes receiving the SA; identifying if a first IE included in the received SA is set with a first predetermined value and at least one bit in a second IE included in the received SA is set with a second predetermined value; and performing an action corresponding to a semi-persistent scheduling, if the first IE included in the received SA is set with the first predetermined value and the at least one bit in the second IE included in the received SA is set with the second predetermined value.

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›1.independentA method for receiving a scheduling assignment (SA) by a terminal in a communication system in which a base station transmits the SA including at leas…+6

›2.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein performing the action comprises one of:ntransmitting a data signal, by the terminal, based on the received SA; andtrans…d2

›3.↳ 1The method of claim 1, further comprising disregarding the received SA, if any bit in the first IE of the DCI included in the received SA is not set w…d2

›4.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the received SA is for semi-persistent scheduling, andnwherein the first IE of the DCI included in the received SA incl…d2+1

›6.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the received SA is for semi-persistent scheduling, andnwherein the first IE of the DCI included in the received SA incl…d2+1

›8.independentA terminal apparatus for receiving a scheduling assignment (SA) in a communication system in which a base station transmits the SA including at least …+6

›9.↳ 8The terminal apparatus of claim 8, wherein the action includes data signal transmission by the transceiver based on the received SA or transmission of…d2

›10.↳ 8The terminal apparatus of claim 8, wherein the controller is further configured to disregard the received SA, if any bit in the first IE of the DCI in…d2

›11.↳ 8The terminal apparatus of claim 8, wherein the received SA is for semi-persistent scheduling, andnwherein the first IE of the DCI included in the rece…d2+1

›13.↳ 8The terminal apparatus of claim 8, wherein the received SA is for semi-persistent scheduling, andnwherein the first IE of the DCI included in the rece…d2+1

›15.independentA terminal apparatus for receiving a scheduling assignment (SA) in a communication system in which a base station transmits the SA including at least …+4

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Section H — Electricity

H04L5/00
H04L1/00
H04W72/12

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18 Sep 2008

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Type	Document	Date
provisional	US 61098074	18 Sep 2008
related publication	US 20140233500 A1	21 Aug 2014

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