Specific hopping patterns for repeated transmission and reception of data and methods for generating the same
In embodiments, data transmitters and data receivers use, in a first mode, a first hopping pattern and a second hopping pattern for a repeated transfer of data, and, in a second mode, a third hopping pattern for the single transfer of data, wherein the hopping patterns of the first mode and the second mode are different so that a collision probability in the repeated transmission of data by a further data transmitter in a respectively different mode may be decreased and the transmission reliability may therefore be increased.
1. A data transmitter configured to, in a first mode, transmit data repeatedly using a first hopping pattern and a second hopping pattern;
wherein the data transmitter is configured to, in a second mode, transmit data once using a third hopping pattern;
wherein the hopping patterns of the first mode and the second mode are different so that hops of the hopping patterns of the first mode and hops of the hopping pattern of the second mode are differently distributed in at least one of time and frequency;
wherein the data transmitter is configured to select the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern from a first set of hopping patterns, and to select the third hopping pattern from a second set of hopping patterns;
wherein hopping patterns of the first set of hopping patterns and hopping patterns of the second set of hopping patterns are different.
2. The data transmitter according to claim 1 , wherein the data transmitter is configured to, in order to establish a connection to a data receiver, select at least one of the first hopping pattern, the second hopping pattern and the third hopping pattern from a third set of hopping patterns.
3. The data transmitter according to claim 1 , wherein the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern are shifted relative to each other in at least one of frequency and/or time, and wherein the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern are at least partially interleaved.
4. The data transmitter according to claim 1 , wherein the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern are different.
5. The data transmitter according to claim 1 , wherein the second hopping pattern is at least one of a frequency-shifted and time-shifted version of the first hopping pattern.
6. The data transmitter according to claim 5 , wherein the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern are the same and are only shifted in at least one of time and frequency.
7. The data transmitter according to claim 1 , wherein the data transmitter is configured to transmit the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern in different frequency bands.
8. The data transmitter according to claim 7 , wherein the data transmitter is configured to transmit the first hopping pattern or the second hopping pattern randomly in one of at least two different frequency bands.
9. The data transmitter according to claim 1 , wherein the data transmitter is configured to transmit the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern in at least partially overlapping frequency bands.
10. The data transmitter according to claim 1 , wherein the data transmitter is configured to determine a time offset between the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern in dependence on an operation parameter of the data transmitter.
11. The data transmitter according to claim 1 , wherein the data transmitter is configured to determine a frequency offset between the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern in dependence on an operation parameter of the data transmitter.
12. The data transmitter according to claim 10 , wherein the operation parameter of the data transmitter is an intrinsic parameter of the data transmitter itself.
13. The data transmitter according to claim 12 , wherein the intrinsic parameter of the data transmitter is addressing information, identification information, a quartz tolerance, a frequency offset or available transmission energy.
14. The data transmitter according to claim 10 , wherein the operation parameter of the data transmitter is a parameter assigned to the data transmitter.
15. The data transmitter according to claim 14 , wherein the parameter assigned to the data transmitter is an assigned frequency offset, an assigned time offset, a radio cell, a geographical position, a system time or a priority of the data transmitter or of the data.
16. The data transmitter according to claim 10 , wherein the operation parameter of the data transmitter is at least a part of payload data or error protection data.
17. The data transmitter according to claim 10 , wherein the operation parameter of the data transmitter is a random frequency offset or a random time offset.
18. The data transmitter according to claim 1 , wherein the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern are a frequency hopping pattern, a time hopping pattern or a combination of a frequency hopping pattern and a time hopping pattern, respectively.
19. The data transmitter according to claim 1 , wherein the data is a data packet, wherein the data transmitter is configured to divide the data packet into a plurality of sub-data packets, wherein each of the sub-data packets is shorter than the data packet;
wherein the data transmitter is configured to transmit the plurality of sub-data packets distributed in at least one of frequency and/or time according to the first hopping pattern, and to repeatedly transmit the same distributed in at least one of frequency and time according to the second hopping pattern.
20. The data transmitter according to claim 1 , wherein
the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern each,
or the third hopping pattern,
is a time hopping pattern, a frequency hopping pattern or a combination of the time hopping pattern and the frequency hopping pattern;
wherein the time hopping pattern is one of the following eight time hopping patterns comprising 24 hops each:
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wherein each line in the table is a time hopping pattern, wherein each column in the table is a hop of the respective time hopping pattern starting from a second hop so that each time hopping pattern comprises 24 hops, wherein each cell in the table indicates a time interval of a reference point of the respective hop to a same reference point of an immediately subsequent hop in—multiples of—symbol durations; wherein the frequency hopping pattern is one of the following eight frequency hopping patterns comprising 24 hops each:
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wherein each line in the table is a frequency hopping pattern, wherein each column in the table is a hop of the respective frequency hopping pattern, wherein each cell in the table indicates a transmission frequency of the respective hop of the respective frequency hopping pattern in carriers of UCG_C0 to UCG_23.
21. The data transmitter according to claim 20 , wherein, in a combination of the time hopping pattern and the frequency hopping pattern, the time hopping pattern and the frequency hopping pattern comprise the same line number in the respective table.
22. The data transmitter according to claim 1 , wherein
the third hopping pattern,
or the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern each,
is a time hopping pattern, a frequency hopping pattern or a combination of the time hopping pattern and the frequency hopping pattern;
wherein the time hopping pattern is one of the following eight time hopping patterns comprising 24 hops each:
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wherein each line in the table is a time hopping pattern, wherein each column in the table is a hop of the respective time hopping pattern starting from a second hop so that each time hopping pattern comprises 24 hops, wherein each cell in the table indicates a time interval of a reference point of the respective hop to a same reference point of an immediately subsequent hop in multitudes of symbol durations;
wherein frequency hopping pattern is one of the following eight frequency hopping patterns comprising 24 hops each:
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wherein each line in the table in the table is a frequency hopping pattern, wherein each column in the table is a hop of the respective frequency hopping pattern, wherein each cell in the table indicates a transmission frequency of the respective hop of the respective frequency hopping pattern in carriers of UCG_C0 to UCG_23.
23. The data transmitter according to claim 22 , wherein, in a combination of the time hopping pattern and the frequency hopping pattern, the time hopping pattern and the frequency hopping pattern comprise the same line number in the respective table.
24. A data receiver configured to, in a first mode, receive data repeatedly using a first hopping pattern and a second hopping pattern;
wherein the data receiver is configured to, in a second mode, receive data once using a third hopping pattern;
wherein the hopping patterns of the first mode and the second mode are different so that hops of the hopping patterns of the first mode and hops of the hopping pattern of the second mode are differently distributed in at least one of time and frequency;
wherein the data receiver is configured to select the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern from a first set of hopping patterns, and to select the third hopping pattern from a second set of hopping patterns;
wherein hopping patterns of the first set of hopping patterns and hopping patterns of the second set of hopping patterns are different.
25. The data receiver according to claim 24 , wherein the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern are shifted from each other in frequency and/or time, and wherein the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern are at least partially interleaved.
26. The data receiver according to claim 24 , wherein the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern are different.
27. The data receiver according to claim 24 , wherein the second hopping pattern is at least one of a frequency-shifted and time-shifted version of the first hopping pattern.
28. The data receiver according to claim 27 , wherein the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern are the same and are just shifted in at least one of time and frequency.
29. The data receiver according to claim 24 , wherein the data receiver is configured to detect one of the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern in a reception data stream in order to receive the data transferred with the one hopping pattern;
wherein the data receiver is configured to determine the other one of the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern in the reception data stream using the previously detected hopping pattern in order to receive the data transferred with the other hopping pattern.
30. The data receiver according to claim 24 , wherein the data receiver is configured to determine a time offset between the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern in dependence on an operation parameter of a data transmitter that transmits the data.
31. The data receiver according to claim 24 , wherein the data receiver is configured to determine a frequency offset between the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern in dependence on an operation parameter of a data transmitter that transmits the data.
32. The data receiver according to claim 30 , wherein the operation parameter of the data transmitter is known to the data receiver.
33. The data receiver according to claim 30 , wherein the data receiver is configured to determine the operation parameter by means of a hypothesis test.
34. The data receiver according to claim 30 , wherein the operation parameter of the data transmitter is an intrinsic parameter of the data transmitter itself.
35. The data receiver according to claim 34 , wherein the intrinsic parameter of the data transmitter is addressing information, identification information, a quartz tolerance, a frequency offset or available transmission energy.
36. The data receiver according to claim 30 , wherein the operation parameter of the data transmitter is a parameter assigned to the data transmitter.
37. The data receiver according to claim 36 , wherein the parameter assigned to the data transmitter is an assigned frequency offset, an assigned time offset, a radio cell, a geographical position, a system time or a priority of the data transmitter or of the data.
38. The data receiver according to claim 30 , wherein the operation parameter of the data transmitter is at least a part of payload data or error protection data.
39. The data receiver according to claim 30 , wherein the operation parameter of the data transmitter is a random frequency offset or a random time offset.
40. The data receiver according to claim 24 , wherein the data receiver is configured to receive the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern in different frequency bands.
41. The data receiver according to claim 24 , wherein the data receiver is configured to detect a repeated transfer of data based on at least one of the first hopping pattern and/or the second hopping pattern; or
wherein the data receiver is configured to detect a single transfer of data based on the third hopping pattern.
42. The data receiver according to claim 24 , wherein the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern are each a frequency hopping pattern, a time hopping pattern or a combination of a frequency hopping pattern and a time hopping pattern.
43. The data receiver according to claim 24 , wherein
the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern each,
or the third hopping pattern
is a time hopping pattern, a frequency hopping pattern or a combination of the time hopping pattern and the frequency hopping pattern;
wherein the time hopping pattern is one of the following eight time hopping patterns comprising 24 hops each:
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wherein each line in the table is a time hopping pattern, wherein each column in the table is a hop of the respective time hopping pattern starting from a second hop so that each time hopping pattern comprises 24 hops, wherein each cell in the table indicates a time interval of a reference point of the respective hop to a same reference point of an immediately subsequent hop in—multiples of—symbol durations; wherein the frequency hopping pattern is one of the following eight frequency hopping patterns comprising 24 hops each:
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wherein each line in the table is a frequency hopping pattern, wherein each column in the table is a hop of the respective frequency hopping pattern, wherein each cell in the table indicates a transmission frequency of the respective hop of the respective frequency hopping pattern in carriers of UCG_C0 to UCG_23.
44. The data receiver according to claim 43 , wherein, in a combination of the time hopping pattern and the frequency hopping pattern, the time hopping pattern and the frequency hopping pattern comprise the same line number in the respective table.
45. The data receiver according to claim 24 , wherein
the third hopping pattern,
or the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern each,
is a time hopping pattern, a frequency hopping pattern or a combination of the time hopping pattern and the frequency hopping pattern;
wherein the time hopping pattern is one of the following eight time hopping patterns comprising 24 hops each:
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wherein each line in the table is a time hopping pattern, wherein each column in the table is a hop of the respective time hopping pattern starting from a second hop so that each time hopping pattern comprises 24 hops, wherein each cell in the table indicates a time interval of a reference point of the respective hop to a same reference point of an immediately subsequent hop in—multitudes of—symbol durations;
wherein frequency hopping pattern is one of the following eight frequency hopping patterns comprising 24 hops each:
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5
21
13
3
19
11
5
7
23
15
4
20
12
3
19
11
2
18
10
6
22
14
0
16
8
1
17
9
5
21
13
6
3
19
11
6
22
14
2
18
10
0
16
8
7
23
15
1
17
9
4
20
12
5
21
13
7
3
19
11
1
17
9
5
21
13
7
23
15
0
16
8
2
18
10
6
22
14
4
20
12
8
0
16
8
6
22
14
3
19
11
2
18
10
4
20
12
7
23
15
5
21
13
1
17
9
wherein each line in the table in the table is a frequency hopping pattern, wherein each column in the table is a hop of the respective frequency hopping pattern, wherein each cell in the table indicates a transmission frequency of the respective hop of the respective frequency hopping pattern in carriers of UCG_C0 to UCG_23.
46. The data receiver according to claim 45 , wherein, in a combination of the time hopping pattern and the frequency hopping pattern, the time hopping pattern and the frequency hopping pattern comprise the same line number in the respective table.
47. A system, comprising:
a data transmitter configured to, in a first mode, transmit data repeatedly using a first hopping pattern and a second hopping pattern;
wherein the data transmitter is configured to, in a second mode, transmit data once using a third hopping pattern;
wherein the hopping patterns of the first mode and the second mode are different so that hops of the hopping patterns of the first mode and hops of the hopping pattern of the second mode are differently distributed in at least one of time and frequency;
wherein the data transmitter is configured to select the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern from a first set of hopping patterns, and to select the third hopping pattern from a second set of hopping patterns;
wherein hopping patterns of the first set of hopping patterns and hopping patterns of the second set of hopping patterns are different; and
a data receiver configured to, in a first mode, receive data repeatedly using a first hopping pattern and a second hopping pattern;
wherein the data receiver is configured to, in a second mode, receive data once using a third hopping pattern;
wherein the hopping patterns of the first mode and the second mode are different so that hops of the hopping patterns of the first mode and hops of the hopping pattern of the second mode are differently distributed in at least one of time and frequency;
wherein the data receiver is configured to select the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern from a first set of hopping patterns, and to select the third hopping pattern from a second set of hopping patterns;
wherein hopping patterns of the first set of hopping patterns and hopping patterns of the second set of hopping patterns are different.
48. A method for transmitting data, comprising:
transmitting, in a first mode, data repeatedly using a first hopping pattern and a second hopping pattern;
transmitting, in a second mode, data once using a third hopping pattern;
wherein the hopping patterns of the first mode and the second mode are different so that hops of the hopping patterns of the first mode and hops of the hopping pattern of the second mode are differently distributed in at least one of time and frequency,
wherein the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern are selected from a first set of hopping patterns, and wherein the third hopping pattern is selected from a second set of hopping patterns,
wherein hopping patterns of the first set of hopping patterns and hopping patterns of the second set of hopping patterns are different.
49. A method for receiving data, comprising:
receiving, in a first mode, data repeatedly using a first hopping pattern and a second hopping pattern;
receiving, in a second mode, data once using a third hopping pattern;
wherein the hopping patterns of the first mode and the second mode are different so that hops of the hopping patterns of the first mode and hops of the hopping pattern of the second mode are differently distributed in at least one of time and frequency,
wherein the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern are selected from a first set of hopping patterns, and wherein the third hopping pattern is selected from a second set of hopping patterns,
wherein hopping patterns of the first set of hopping patterns and hopping patterns of the second set of hopping patterns are different.
50. A non-transitory digital storage medium having a computer program stored thereon to perform the method for transmitting data, comprising:
transmitting, in a first mode, data repeatedly using a first hopping pattern and a second hopping pattern;
transmitting, in a second mode, data once using a third hopping pattern;
wherein the hopping patterns of the first mode and the second mode are different so that hops of the hopping patterns of the first mode and hops of the hopping pattern of the second mode are differently distributed in at least one of time and frequency,
wherein the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern are selected from a first set of hopping patterns, and wherein the third hopping pattern is selected from a second set of hopping patterns,
wherein hopping patterns of the first set of hopping patterns and hopping patterns of the second set of hopping patterns are different,
when said computer program is run by a computer.
51. A non-transitory digital storage medium having a computer program stored thereon to perform the method for receiving data, comprising:
receiving, in a first mode, data repeatedly using a first hopping pattern and a second hopping pattern;
receiving, in a second mode, data once using a third hopping pattern;
wherein the hopping patterns of the first mode and the second mode are different so that hops of the hopping patterns of the first mode and hops of the hopping pattern of the second mode are differently distributed in at least one of time and frequency,
wherein the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern are selected from a first set of hopping patterns, and wherein the third hopping pattern is selected from a second set of hopping patterns,
wherein hopping patterns of the first set of hopping patterns and hopping patterns of the second set of hopping patterns are different,
when said computer program is run by a computer.
52. Transmitting data using a first hopping pattern and a second hopping pattern;
wherein the data is transmitted using the first hopping pattern, and wherein the data is transmitted repeatedly using the second hopping pattern;
wherein the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern are a time hopping pattern, a frequency hopping pattern or a combination of the time hopping pattern and the frequency hopping pattern, respectively;
wherein the time hopping pattern is one of the following eight time hopping patterns comprising 24 hops each:
# of sub-data packets in the core frame SC
no.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
1
373
319
545
373
319
443
373
319
349
373
319
454
373
319
578
373
319
436
373
319
398
373
319
2
373
319
371
373
319
410
373
319
363
373
319
354
373
319
379
373
319
657
373
319
376
373
319
3
373
319
414
373
319
502
373
319
433
373
319
540
373
319
428
373
319
467
373
319
409
373
319
4
373
319
396
373
319
516
373
319
631
373
319
471
373
319
457
373
319
416
373
319
354
373
319
5
373
319
655
373
319
416
373
319
367
373
319
400
373
319
415
373
319
342
373
319
560
373
319
6
373
319
370
373
319
451
373
319
465
373
319
593
373
319
545
373
319
380
373
319
365
373
319
7
373
319
393
373
319
374
373
319
344
373
319
353
373
319
620
373
319
503
373
319
546
373
319
8
373
319
367
373
319
346
373
319
584
373
319
579
373
319
519
373
319
351
373
319
486
373
319
wherein each line in the table is a time hopping pattern, wherein each column in the table is a hop of the respective time hopping pattern starting from a second hop so that each time hopping pattern comprises 24 hops, wherein each cell in the table indicates a time interval of a reference point of the respective hop to a same reference point of an immediately subsequent hop in—multiples of—symbol durations;
wherein the frequency hopping pattern is one of the following eight frequency hopping patterns comprising 24 hops each:
# of sub-data packets in the core frame SC
no.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
1
4
20
12
0
16
8
3
19
11
5
21
13
1
17
9
7
23
15
2
18
10
6
22
14
2
3
19
11
7
23
15
2
18
10
5
21
13
4
20
12
0
16
8
1
17
9
6
22
14
3
6
22
14
0
16
8
1
17
9
4
20
12
3
19
11
5
21
13
2
18
10
7
23
15
4
3
19
11
1
17
9
4
20
12
5
21
13
2
18
10
7
23
15
6
22
14
0
16
8
5
5
21
13
2
18
10
0
16
8
6
22
14
7
23
15
1
17
9
4
20
12
3
19
11
6
1
17
9
3
19
11
4
20
12
6
22
14
7
23
15
5
21
13
2
18
10
0
16
8
7
5
21
13
1
17
9
2
18
10
4
20
12
3
19
11
0
16
8
6
22
14
7
23
15
8
3
19
11
6
22
14
5
21
13
1
17
9
7
23
15
2
18
10
0
16
8
4
20
12
wherein each line in the table is a frequency hopping pattern, wherein each column in the table is a hop of the respective frequency hopping pattern, wherein each cell in the table indicates a transmission frequency of the respective hop of the respective frequency hopping pattern in carriers of UCG_C0 to UCG_23.
53. Transmitting according to claim 52 , wherein the hopping pattern is a combination of the time hopping pattern and the frequency hopping pattern, wherein the time hopping pattern and the frequency hopping pattern comprise the same line number in the respective table.
54. Transmitting according to claim 52 , wherein a data packet is transmitted divided into a plurality of sub-data packets according to the hopping patterns so that a sub-data packet of the plurality of sub-data packets is transmitted in each hop of the hopping pattern.
55. Receiving data using a first time hopping pattern and a second time hopping pattern;
wherein the data is received using the first hopping pattern, and wherein the data is received repeatedly using the second hopping pattern;
wherein the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern are a time hopping pattern, a frequency hopping pattern or a combination of the time hopping pattern and the frequency hopping pattern, respectively;
wherein the time hopping pattern is one of the following eight time hopping patterns comprising 24 hops each:
# of sub-data packets in the core frame SC
no.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
1
373
319
545
373
319
443
373
319
349
373
319
454
373
319
578
373
319
436
373
319
398
373
319
2
373
319
371
373
319
410
373
319
363
373
319
354
373
319
379
373
319
657
373
319
376
373
319
3
373
319
414
373
319
502
373
319
433
373
319
540
373
319
428
373
319
467
373
319
409
373
319
4
373
319
396
373
319
516
373
319
631
373
319
471
373
319
457
373
319
416
373
319
354
373
319
5
373
319
655
373
319
416
373
319
367
373
319
400
373
319
415
373
319
342
373
319
560
373
319
6
373
319
370
373
319
451
373
319
465
373
319
593
373
319
545
373
319
380
373
319
365
373
319
7
373
319
393
373
319
374
373
319
344
373
319
353
373
319
620
373
319
503
373
319
546
373
319
8
373
319
367
373
319
346
373
319
584
373
319
579
373
319
519
373
319
351
373
319
486
373
319
wherein each line in the table is a time hopping pattern, wherein each column in the table is a hop of the respective time hopping pattern starting from a second hop so that each time hopping pattern comprises 24 hops, wherein each cell in the table indicates a time interval of a reference point of the respective hop to a same reference point of an immediately subsequent hop in—multiples of—symbol durations;
wherein the frequency hopping pattern is one of the following eight frequency hopping patterns comprising 24 hops each:
# of sub-data packets in the core frame SC
no.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
1
4
20
12
0
16
8
3
19
11
5
21
13
1
17
9
7
23
15
2
18
10
6
22
14
2
3
19
11
7
23
15
2
18
10
5
21
13
4
20
12
0
16
8
1
17
9
6
22
14
3
6
22
14
0
16
8
1
17
9
4
20
12
3
19
11
5
21
13
2
18
10
7
23
15
4
3
19
11
1
17
9
4
20
12
5
21
13
2
18
10
7
23
15
6
22
14
0
16
8
5
5
21
13
2
18
10
0
16
8
6
22
14
7
23
15
1
17
9
4
20
12
3
19
11
6
1
17
9
3
19
11
4
20
12
6
22
14
7
23
15
5
21
13
2
18
10
0
16
8
7
5
21
13
1
17
9
2
18
10
4
20
12
3
19
11
0
16
8
6
22
14
7
23
15
8
3
19
11
6
22
14
5
21
13
1
17
9
7
23
15
2
18
10
0
16
8
4
20
12
wherein each line in the table is a frequency hopping pattern, wherein each column in the table is a hop of the respective frequency hopping pattern, wherein each cell in the table indicates a transmission frequency of the respective hop of the respective frequency hopping pattern in carriers of UCG_C0 to UCG_C23.
56. Receiving according to claim 55 , wherein the hopping pattern is a combination of the time hopping pattern and the frequency hopping pattern, wherein the time hopping pattern and the frequency hopping pattern comprise the same line number in the respective table.
57. Receiving according to claim 55 , wherein a data packet is received divided into a plurality of sub-data packets according to the hopping patterns so that a sub-data packet of the plurality of sub-data packets is received in each hop of the hopping pattern.
58. A data receiver configured to, in a first mode, receive data repeatedly using a first hopping pattern and a second hopping pattern;
wherein the data receiver is configured to, in a second mode, receive data once using a third hopping pattern;
wherein the hopping patterns of the first mode and the second mode are different,
wherein the data receiver is configured to detect one of the first hopping pattern and of the second hopping pattern in a reception data stream in order to receive the data transferred with the one hopping pattern;
wherein the data receiver is configured to determine the other one of the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern in the reception data stream using the previously detected hopping pattern in order to receive the data transferred with the other hopping pattern.
59. A data receiver configured to, in a first mode, receive data repeatedly using a first hopping pattern and a second hopping pattern;
wherein the data receiver is configured to, in a second mode, receive data once using a third hopping pattern;
wherein the data receiver is configured to detect a repeated transfer of data based on at least one of the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern; or
wherein the data receiver is configured to detect a single transfer of data based on the third hopping pattern.
60. A data transmitter configured to, in a first mode, transmit data repeatedly using a first hopping pattern and a second hopping pattern;
wherein the data transmitter is configured to, in a second mode, transmit data once using a third hopping pattern;
wherein the hopping patterns of the first mode and the second mode are different so that hops of the hopping patterns of the first mode and hops of the hopping pattern of the second mode are differently distributed in at least one of time and frequency;
wherein the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern are shifted relative to each other in at least one of frequency and time, and wherein the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern are at least partially interleaved.
61. A data receiver configured to, in a first mode, receive data repeatedly using a first hopping pattern and a second hopping pattern;
wherein the data receiver is configured to, in a second mode, receive data once using a third hopping pattern;
wherein the hopping patterns of the first mode and the second mode are different so that hops of the hopping patterns of the first mode and hops of the hopping pattern of the second mode are differently distributed in at least one of time and in frequency;
wherein the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern are shifted relative to each other in at least one of frequency and/or time, and wherein the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern are at least partially interleaved.