IP Library Granted Patent US 6,954,655
Granted Patent B2
US 6,954,655 · App. 10/004,024 · Granted Oct 11, 2005

Encoding system for multi-antenna transmitter and decoding system for multi-antenna receiver

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Patent No.
US 6,954,655
App. No.
10/004,024
Granted
Oct 11, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

The encoding system includes a feed unit receiving data and producing N data streams, where N is at least two. Each of N encoders receives a respective one of the N data streams and produces an encoded data stream. A multiple input multiple output (MIMO) encoder receives the N encoded data streams and encodes the N encoded data streams into M output data stream for transmission by M transmit antennas, where M is at least two. In the decoding system, a MIMO decoder receives T data streams from T receive antennas and decodes the T data streams into the N encoded data streams. Each of N decoders receives a respective one of the N encoded data streams from the MIMO decoder and produces N decoded data streams. A combiner combines the N decoded data streams into an output data stream.

Claims (28)

1. An encoding system for a multi-antenna transmitter, comprising:

a feed unit receiving data and producing N data streams, where N is at least two;

N encoders, each encoder receiving a respective one of the N data streams and producing an encoded data stream;

a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) encoder receiving the N encoded data streams and encoding the N encoded data streams into M output data stream for transmission by M antennas according to the double space time transmit diversity (DSTTD) algorithm, where M is at least two.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the N encoders operates according to a same encoding algorithm.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein one of the N encoders operates according to a first encoding algorithm, another of the N encoders operates according to a second encoding algorithm, and the first and second encoding algorithms are different.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein N is two and M is four.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein N equals M.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein N is less than M.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein N is greater than M.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the feed unit is a demultiplexer.

9. A decoding system for a multi-antenna receiver, comprising:

a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) decoder receiving T data streams and decoding the T data streams into N data streams according to the double space time transmit diversity (DSTTD) algorithm;

N decoders, each decoder receiving a respective one of the N data streams and producing N decoded data streams; and

a combiner combining the N decoded data streams into an output data stream.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein each of the N decoders operates according to a same decoding algorithm.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein one of the N decoders operates according to a first decoding algorithm, another of the N decoders operates according to a second decoding algorithm, and the first and second decoding algorithms are different.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein N equals M.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein N is less than M.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein N is greater than M.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the combiner is a multiplexer.

16. An encoding and decoding system for a communication system having multi-antenna transmitter and multi-antenna receiver, comprising:

a feed unit receiving data and producing N data streams, where N is at least two;

N encoders, each encoder receiving a respective one of the N data streams and producing an encoded data stream;

a multiple Input multiple output (MIMO) encoder receiving the N encoded data streams and encoding the N encoded data streams into M output data stream for transmission by M transmit antennas according to the double space time transmit diversity (DSTTD) algorithm, where M is at least two;

a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) decoder receiving T data streams from T receive antennas and decoding the T data streams into the N encoded data streams according to the double space time transmit diversity (DSTTD) algorithm;

N decoders, each decoder receiving a respective one of the N encoded data streams from the MIMO decoder and producing N decoded data streams; and

a combiner combining the N decoded data streams into an output data stream.

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MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 14, 2015
From: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.; ALCATEL USA SOURCING, INC.; ALCATEL USA MARKETING, INC.; LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
To: ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC.
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 9, 2014
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG
To: ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC.
Reel/Frame 033950/0261 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 7, 2013
From: ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC.
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2001
From: RUDRAPATNA, ASHOK; SHARMA, NARESH
To: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES
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