The present application discloses scheduling wireless communication systems. A method in a wireless communication network (100) wherein information is communicated in a frame structure wherein each frame includes multiple sub-frames, includes grouping at least two wireless communication terminals in a group, assigning the group to less than all sub-frames constituting a communication frame, and assigning a radio resource assignment control channel of one or more assigned sub-frames to the group. The control channel is used to assign radio resources to one or more terminals of the group.