| CPC H04B 7/043 (2013.01) [H04B 7/0473 (2013.01); H04L 1/1614 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims | 

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               1. A method performed by an open radio access network (O-RAN) distributed unit (O-DU) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: 
            generating a control plane message comprising User Equipment (UE) scheduling information; and 
                transmitting the control plane message to an O-RAN radio unit (O-RU), 
                wherein the control plane message further comprises section extension information, and 
                wherein the section extension information comprises bit masking information indicating antennas to be combined. 
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