Granted Patent B2

US 7,466,759 · App. 11/175,430 · Granted Dec 16, 2008

Abstract

Claims (35)

1. An arrangement for transmitting a set of eight symbols using at least three transmit antennas, the arrangement comprising:

an encoder to receive a set of eight interleaved symbols corresponding to the set of eight symbols, each interleaved symbol from the set of eight interleaved symbols being created by combining a first part of one symbol with a second part of one other symbol, the symbol and the one other symbol forming part of the set of eight symbols, and a replication of a conjugate of each interleaved symbol and a negative complex conjugate of each interleaved symbol; and

an arranging means for arranging the set of eight interleaved symbols in a matrix, the matrix having at least three rows and four columns, each row of the matrix corresponding to a transmitter antenna, wherein the matrix comprises:

a first row with a combination of a first interleaved symbol, a negative complex conjugate of a second interleaved symbol from the set of eight interleaved symbols in a first two columns of the matrix, a third interleaved symbol and a negative complex conjugate of a fourth interleaved symbol from the set of eight interleaved symbols in a last two columns of the matrix,

a second row with a combination of a complex conjugate of the first interleaved symbol and the second interleaved symbol from the set of eight interleaved symbols in the first two columns of the matrix and a complex conjugate of the third interleaved symbol and the fourth interleaved symbol from the set of eight interleaved symbols in the last two columns of the matrix,

a third row with a combination of a fifth interleaved symbol, a negative complex conjugate of a sixth interleaved symbol from the set of eight interleaved symbols in a first two columns of the matrix, a seventh interleaved symbol and a negative complex conjugate of an eighth interleaved symbol from the set of eight interleaved symbols in a last two columns of the matrix, the first two columns representing a first transmission channel and the last two columns representing a second transmission channel.

2. The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the set of eight symbols is selected from a set of symbols represented by a rotated constellation, each symbol from the set of symbols is represented in a different manner than another symbol from the set of symbols.

3. The arrangement of claim 2 , further comprises rotating the constellation by an angle, 0.5 tan−1(2) if a real or an imaginary pan of one symbol from the set of symbols has a same real or an imaginary part as another symbol from the set of symbols.

4. The arrangement of claim 1 ,wherein the matrix in the arranging step further comprises:

a fourth row representing a fourth transmitter antenna transmitting a combination of the sixth interleaved symbol, a complex conjugate of the fifth interleaved symbol from the set of eight interleaved symbols in a first two columns of the matrix, the eighth interleaved symbol and a complex conjugate of the seventh interleaved symbol from the set of eight interleaved symbols in a last two columns of the matrix.

5. The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the first part is a real part of the symbol and the second part is an imaginary part of the other symbol.

6. A system for transmitting at least one set of eight symbols, the system comprising:

an encoding module to receive the at least one set of eight symbols from a set of symbols, the set of symbols being represented by a rotated constellation wherein each symbol from the set of symbols is represented in a different manner from each other symbol from the set of symbols, the encoding module further comprising:

an interleaving module to interleave each symbol from the set of eight symbols with a corresponding combining symbol to obtain a set of eight interleaved symbols corresponding to the set of eight symbols, each interleaved symbol from the set of eight interleaved symbols comprises an information of the symbol and the corresponding combining symbol, the symbol and the corresponding combining symbol forming a part of the set of eight symbols;

a transmitting module for transmitting a combination of a first four interleaved symbols from the set of eight interleaved symbols, a complex conjugate of the first four interleaved symbols and a negative complex conjugate of the first four interleaved symbols using the at least three transmit antennas wherein each transmit antenna transmits information of each interleaved symbol from the set of the eight interleaved symbols over two transmission channels, each transmission channel transmitting information of each interleaved symbol from the set of the eight interleaved symbols using the at least three transmit antennas; wherein the encoding module further comprises:

a rotating module to rotate a constellation if a real or an imaginary part of one symbol of the constellation has a same real or an imaginary part of another symbol of the constellation to obtain a rotated constellation.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the encoding module and the transmitting module are integrated within a single module.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the single module can be implemented as part of a base station or a subscriber station.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the single module can be implemented on a microprocessor.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the encoding module and the transmitting module can be configured to transmit the set of eight interleaved symbols using an additional transmitter antenna in a predetermined manner.

11. The system of claim 6 , wherein the at least one set of eight symbols are transmitted over a wireless medium.

12. A method for transmitting a set of arranged symbols using at least three transmit antennas, the method comprising:

generating a set of eight interleaved symbols corresponding to the set of eight symbols, each interleaved symbol from the set of eight interleaved symbols being created by combining a first part of one symbol with a second part of one other symbol, the symbol and the one other symbol forming part of the set of eight symbols; and

generating the arranged symbols by arranging the set of eight interleaved symbols according to a matrix, the matrix having at least three rows and four columns, each row of the matrix corresponding to a transmitter antenna, wherein the matrix comprises:

a first row with a combination of a first interleaved symbol and a negative complex conjugate of a second interleaved symbol from the set of eight interleaved symbols in a first two columns of the matrix, a third in interleaved symbol and a negative complex conjugate of a fourth interleaved symbol from the set of eight interleaved symbols in a last two columns of the matrix,

a second row with a combination of a complex conjugate of the first interleaved symbol and the second interleaved symbol from the set of eight interleaved symbols in the first two columns of the matrix and a complex conjugate of the third interleaved symbol and the fourth interleaved symbol from the set of eight interleaved symbols in the last two columns of the matrix,

a third row with a combination of a fifth interleaved symbol and a negative complex conjugate of a sixth interleaved symbol from the set of eight interleaved symbols in a first two columns of the matrix, a seventh interleaved symbol and a negative complex conjugate of an eighth interleaved symbol from the set of eight interleaved symbols in a last two columns of the matrix, the first two columns representing a first transmission channel and the last two columns representing a second transmission channel.

13. The arrangement of claim 12 , wherein the matrix in the arranging step further comprises:

a fourth row representing a fourth transmitter antenna transmitting a combination of the sixth interleaved symbol, a complex conjugate of the fifth interleaved symbol from the set of eight interleaved symbols in a first two columns of the matrix, the eighth interleaved symbol and a complex conjugate of the seventh interleaved symbol from the set of eight interleaved symbols in a last two columns of the matrix.

14. A method for transmitting a set of arranged symbols using at least three transmit antennas, the method comprising:

generating a set of eight interleaved symbols corresponding to the set of eight symbols, each interleaved symbol from the set of eight interleaved symbols being created by combining a first part of one symbol with a second part of one other symbol, the symbol and the one other symbol forming part of the set of eight symbols; and

generating the arranged symbols by arranging the set of eight interleaved symbols according to a matrix, the matrix having at least three rows and four columns, each row of the matrix corresponding to a transmitter antenna, wherein the matrix comprises:

a first row with a combination of a first interleaved symbol and a negative complex conjugate of a second interleaved symbol from the set of eight interleaved symbols in a first two columns of the matrix, a third interleaved symbol and a negative complex conjugate of a fourth interleaved symbol from the set of eight interleaved symbols in a last two columns of the matrix,

a second row with a combination of a complex conjugate of the first interleaved symbol and the second interleaved symbol from the set of eight interleaved symbols in the first two columns of the matrix and a complex conjugate of the third interleaved symbol and the fourth interleaved symbol from the set of eight interleaved symbols in the last two columns of the matrix,

a third row with a combination of a fifth interleaved symbol and a sixth interleaved symbol from the set of eight interleaved symbols in a first two columns of the matrix, a seventh interleaved symbol and an eighth interleaved symbol from the set of eight interleaved symbols in a last two columns of the matrix, the first two columns representing a first transmission channel and the last two columns representing a second transmission channel.

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