1. A method for generation of permutation for forward link hopping in a wireless communication system, comprising:
initializing permutation constants, comprising:
determining an integer n wherein M is less than or equal to 2n;
initializing an array A of size M;
initializing a pseudonoise (PN) register with a seed; and
initializing a first counter i to Mâx88x921;

performing a first set of operations, including:
determining a value for an integer p wherein i is less than 2p;
initializing a second counter j to 0;
setting an integer x to i+1, wherein x is an index of elements of an array A;
performing a second set of operations, including:
clocking a the PN register n times to generate a pseudorandom number;
setting x to p Least Significant Bits (LSB) of the pseudorandom number; and
incrementing j by 1;

repeating the performing the second set of operations until j is equal to 3 or x is less than or equal to i;
determining whether x is greater than i;
setting x equal to xâx88x92i if x is greater than i;
swapping the ith and the xth element in the array A; and
decrementing i by 1;

repeating the performing the first set of operations until i is equal to 0; and
generating a hop permutation by mapping a set of hop-ports to a set of sub-carriers based on the array A.', 'initializing permutation constants, comprising:
determining an integer n wherein M is less than or equal to 2n;
initializing an array A of size M;
initializing a pseudonoise (PN) register with a seed; and
initializing a first counter i to Mâx88x921;', 'determining an integer n wherein M is less than or equal to 2n;', 'initializing an array A of size M;', 'initializing a pseudonoise (PN) register with a seed; and', 'initializing a first counter i to Mâx88x921;', 'performing a first set of operations, including:
determining a value for an integer p wherein i is less than 2p;
initializing a second counter j to 0;
setting an integer x to i+1, wherein x is an index of elements of an array A;
performing a second set of operations, including:
clocking a the PN register n times to generate a pseudorandom number;
setting x to p Least Significant Bits (LSB) of the pseudorandom number; and
incrementing j by 1;

repeating the performing the second set of operations until j is equal to 3 or x is less than or equal to i;
determining whether x is greater than i;
setting x equal to xâx88x92i if x is greater than i;
swapping the ith and the xth element in the array A; and
decrementing i by 1;', 'determining a value for an integer p wherein i is less than 2p;', 'initializing a second counter j to 0;', 'setting an integer x to i+1, wherein x is an index of elements of an array A;', 'performing a second set of operations, including:
clocking a the PN register n times to generate a pseudorandom number;
setting x to p Least Significant Bits (LSB) of the pseudorandom number; and
incrementing j by 1;', 'clocking a the PN register n times to generate a pseudorandom number;', 'setting x to p Least Significant Bits (LSB) of the pseudorandom number; and', 'incrementing j by 1;', 'repeating the performing the second set of operations until j is equal to 3 or x is less than or equal to i;', 'determining whether x is greater than i;', 'setting x equal to xâx88x92i if x is greater than i;', 'swapping the ith and the xth element in the array A; and', 'decrementing i by 1;', 'repeating the performing the first set of operations until i is equal to 0; and', 'generating a hop permutation by mapping a set of hop-ports to a set of sub-carriers based on the array A.

2. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions that cause a computer to execute a process, the process comprising:
initializing permutation constants, comprising:
determining an integer n such that M is less than or equal to 2n;
initializing an array A of size M;
initializing a pseudonoise (PN) register with a seed; and

initializing a first counter i to Mâx88x921;
performing a first set of operations, including:
determining a value for an integer p such that i is less than 2p;
initializing a second counter j to 0;
setting an integer x to i+1, wherein x is index of elements of an array A;
performing a second set of operations, including:
clocking the PN register n times to generate a pseudorandom number;
setting x to p Least Significant Bits (LSB) of the pseudorandom number;
incrementing j by 1;
repeating the performing the second set of operations until j is equal to 3 or x is less than or equal to i;

determining whether x is greater than;
setting x equal to xâx88x92i if x is greater than i;
swapping the ith and xth element in the array A;
decrementing i by 1; and
repeating the performing the first set of operations until i is equal to 0;

generating a hop permutation for forward link (FL) hopping by mapping a set of hop-ports to a set of sub-carriers based on array A.', 'initializing permutation constants, comprising:
determining an integer n such that M is less than or equal to 2n;
initializing an array A of size M;
initializing a pseudonoise (PN) register with a seed; and', 'determining an integer n such that M is less than or equal to 2n;', 'initializing an array A of size M;', 'initializing a pseudonoise (PN) register with a seed; and', 'initializing a first counter i to Mâx88x921;', 'performing a first set of operations, including:
determining a value for an integer p such that i is less than 2p;
initializing a second counter j to 0;
setting an integer x to i+1, wherein x is index of elements of an array A;
performing a second set of operations, including:
clocking the PN register n times to generate a pseudorandom number;
setting x to p Least Significant Bits (LSB) of the pseudorandom number;
incrementing j by 1;
repeating the performing the second set of operations until j is equal to 3 or x is less than or equal to i;

determining whether x is greater than;
setting x equal to xâx88x92i if x is greater than i;
swapping the ith and xth element in the array A;
decrementing i by 1; and
repeating the performing the first set of operations until i is equal to 0;', 'determining a value for an integer p such that i is less than 2p;', 'initializing a second counter j to 0;', 'setting an integer x to i+1, wherein x is index of elements of an array A;', 'performing a second set of operations, including:
clocking the PN register n times to generate a pseudorandom number;
setting x to p Least Significant Bits (LSB) of the pseudorandom number;
incrementing j by 1;
repeating the performing the second set of operations until j is equal to 3 or x is less than or equal to i;', 'clocking the PN register n times to generate a pseudorandom number;', 'setting x to p Least Significant Bits (LSB) of the pseudorandom number;', 'incrementing j by 1;', 'repeating the performing the second set of operations until j is equal to 3 or x is less than or equal to i;', 'determining whether x is greater than;', 'setting x equal to xâx88x92i if x is greater than i;', 'swapping the ith and xth element in the array A;', 'decrementing i by 1; and', 'repeating the performing the first set of operations until i is equal to 0;', 'generating a hop permutation for forward link (FL) hopping by mapping a set of hop-ports to a set of sub-carriers based on array A.

3. An apparatus, comprising:
means for initializing permutation constants, the permutation constants comprising:
an integer n such that M is less than or equal to 2n;
an array A of size M;
a pseudorandom number (PN) register with a seed; and
a first counter i initialized to Mâx88x921;

means for performing a first set of operations, including:
determining a value for p such that i is less than 2p;
initializing a second counter j to 0;
setting integer x to i+1, wherein x is index of elements of the array A;
performing a second set of operations, including:
clocking the PN register n times to generate a pseudorandom number;
setting x to p Least Significant Bits (LSB) of the pseudorandom number;
incrementing j by 1;

repeating the performing the second set of operations until j is equal to 3 or x is less than or equal to i;
determining if x is greater than i;
setting x equal to xâx88x92i, if x is greater than i;
swapping the ith and xth element in the array A;
decrementing i by 1; and

repeating the performing the first set of operations until i is equal to 0; and
mapping a set of hop-ports for forward link hopping to a set of sub-carriers based upon array A.', 'means for initializing permutation constants, the permutation constants comprising:
an integer n such that M is less than or equal to 2n;
an array A of size M;
a pseudorandom number (PN) register with a seed; and
a first counter i initialized to Mâx88x921;', 'an integer n such that M is less than or equal to 2n;', 'an array A of size M;', 'a pseudorandom number (PN) register with a seed; and', 'a first counter i initialized to Mâx88x921;', 'means for performing a first set of operations, including:
determining a value for p such that i is less than 2p;
initializing a second counter j to 0;
setting integer x to i+1, wherein x is index of elements of the array A;
performing a second set of operations, including:
clocking the PN register n times to generate a pseudorandom number;
setting x to p Least Significant Bits (LSB) of the pseudorandom number;
incrementing j by 1;

repeating the performing the second set of operations until j is equal to 3 or x is less than or equal to i;
determining if x is greater than i;
setting x equal to xâx88x92i, if x is greater than i;
swapping the ith and xth element in the array A;
decrementing i by 1; and', 'determining a value for p such that i is less than 2p;', 'initializing a second counter j to 0;', 'setting integer x to i+1, wherein x is index of elements of the array A;', 'performing a second set of operations, including:
clocking the PN register n times to generate a pseudorandom number;
setting x to p Least Significant Bits (LSB) of the pseudorandom number;
incrementing j by 1;', 'clocking the PN register n times to generate a pseudorandom number;', 'setting x to p Least Significant Bits (LSB) of the pseudorandom number;', 'incrementing j by 1;', 'repeating the performing the second set of operations until j is equal to 3 or x is less than or equal to i;', 'determining if x is greater than i;', 'setting x equal to xâx88x92i, if x is greater than i;', 'swapping the ith and xth element in the array A;', 'decrementing i by 1; and', 'repeating the performing the first set of operations until i is equal to 0; and', 'mapping a set of hop-ports for forward link hopping to a set of sub-carriers based upon array A.', '4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the seed is a 20 bit seed.', '5. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the PN register is a linear feedback shift register.', '6. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the array A is an output hop-permutation P.', '7. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein means for mapping maps the set of hop-ports to the set of sub-carriers for Forward Link (FL) hopping.', '8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the FL hopping is in a MultiCarrierOff mode.', '9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the array A depends on one or more parameters obtained from an Overhead Message Protocol.', '10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the FL hopping is in a MultiCarrierOn mode.', '11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the array A for carrier c depends on one or more parameters obtained from an Overhead Message Protocol for carrier c.', '12. A system, comprising:
a first processor configured to initialize permutation constants, the permutation constants comprising:
an integer n such that M is less than or equal to 2n;
an array A of size M;
a pseudorandom number (PN) register with a seed; and
a first counter i initialized to Mâx88x921;

a second processor configured to perform a first set of operations, including:
determining a value for p such that i is less than 2p;
initializing a second counter j to 0;
setting integer x to i+1, wherein x is an index of elements of the array A;
performing a second set of operations, including:
clocking the PN register n times to generate a pseudorandom number;
setting x to p Least Significant Bits (LSB) of the pseudorandom number;
incrementing j by 1;

repeating the performing the second set of operations until j is equal to 3 or x is less than or equal to i;
determining if x is greater than i;
setting x equal to xâx88x92i, if x is greater than i;
swapping the ith and xth element in the array A;
decrementing i by 1; and

repeating the performing the first set of operations until i is equal to 0; and
a third processor configured to map a set of hop-ports for forward link hopping to a set of sub-carriers based upon array A.', 'a first processor configured to initialize permutation constants, the permutation constants comprising:
an integer n such that M is less than or equal to 2n;
an array A of size M;
a pseudorandom number (PN) register with a seed; and
a first counter i initialized to Mâx88x921;', 'an integer n such that M is less than or equal to 2n;', 'an array A of size M;', 'a pseudorandom number (PN) register with a seed; and', 'a first counter i initialized to Mâx88x921;', 'a second processor configured to perform a first set of operations, including:
determining a value for p such that i is less than 2p;
initializing a second counter j to 0;
setting integer x to i+1, wherein x is an index of elements of the array A;
performing a second set of operations, including:
clocking the PN register n times to generate a pseudorandom number;
setting x to p Least Significant Bits (LSB) of the pseudorandom number;
incrementing j by 1;

repeating the performing the second set of operations until j is equal to 3 or x is less than or equal to i;
determining if x is greater than i;
setting x equal to xâx88x92i, if x is greater than i;
swapping the ith and xth element in the array A;
decrementing i by 1; and', 'determining a value for p such that i is less than 2p;', 'initializing a second counter j to 0;', 'setting integer x to i+1, wherein x is an index of elements of the array A;', 'performing a second set of operations, including:
clocking the PN register n times to generate a pseudorandom number;
setting x to p Least Significant Bits (LSB) of the pseudorandom number;
incrementing j by 1;', 'clocking the PN register n times to generate a pseudorandom number;', 'setting x to p Least Significant Bits (LSB) of the pseudorandom number;', 'incrementing j by 1;', 'repeating the performing the second set of operations until j is equal to 3 or x is less than or equal to i;', 'determining if x is greater than i;', 'setting x equal to xâx88x92i, if x is greater than i;', 'swapping the ith and xth element in the array A;', 'decrementing i by 1; and', 'repeating the performing the first set of operations until i is equal to 0; and', 'a third processor configured to map a set of hop-ports for forward link hopping to a set of sub-carriers based upon array A.']