Signaling and channel estimation for uplink transmit diversity

1. A method of transmitting a data stream from a transmitter in a multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) wireless communication system, said transmitter comprising a plurality of transmit antennas, said method comprising:

applying a discrete Fourier transform (DFT) to said data stream to generate a plurality of symbol sequences; pairing symbols of a first symbol sequence from said plurality of symbol sequences with symbols of a second symbol sequence from said plurality of symbol sequences to generate a plurality of symbol pairs, wherein said pairing results in an orphan symbol;

applying a space-time block code (STBC) to said symbol pairs to generate a plurality of sets of STBC symbols, each set of STBC symbols being associated with a corresponding one of said plurality of antennas;

applying a cyclic delay diversity (CDD) operation to said orphan symbol to generate a plurality of CDD symbols, each CDD symbol being associated with a corresponding one of said plurality of antennas;

transmitting from each one of said antennas said corresponding set of STBC symbols and said corresponding CDD symbol; and

transmitting, when said plurality of transmit antennas comprises two transmit antennas, from each one of said two transmit antennas two reference signals per slot, with both of said two antennas using one orthogonal sequence per slot, wherein a first one of said reference signals separates said transmitter, and a second one of said reference signals separates a corresponding one of said two antennas.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said first symbol sequence is associated with a first slot, and said second symbol sequence is associated with a second slot, said first and second slots being consecutive to one another.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cyclic shift (CS) of said CDD operation is one of one quarter of a cycle and three quarters of a cycle.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said STBC code is an Alamouti code.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said reference signals are Hadamard coded across time and space within each slot.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein for each of said two antennas said two references signals are transmitted consecutively in the middle of a corresponding slot.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein each of said two antennas uses symbols 3 and 4 of a first slot for said two reference signals, respectively, and uses symbols 2 and 3 of a second slot for said two reference signals, respectively, wherein said first and second slots are consecutive.

8. A mobile station comprising a controller and a plurality of transmit antennas, said mobile station operable to transmit a data stream in a multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) wireless communication system, said controller operable to:

apply a discrete Fourier transform (DFT) to said data stream to generate a plurality of symbol sequences;

pair symbols of a first symbol sequence from said plurality of symbol sequences with symbols of a second symbol sequence from said plurality of symbol sequences to generate a plurality of symbol pairs, wherein said pairing results in an orphan symbol;

apply a space-time block code (STBC) to said symbol pairs to generate a plurality of sets of STBC symbols, each set of STBC symbols being associated with a corresponding one of said plurality of antennas;

apply a cyclic delay diversity (CDD) operation to said orphan symbol to generate a plurality of CDD symbols, each CDD symbol being associated with a corresponding one of said plurality of antennas;

transmit from each one of said antennas said corresponding set of STBC symbols and said corresponding CDD symbol; and

transmit, when said plurality of transmit antennas comprises two transmit antennas, from each one of said two transmit antennas two reference signals per slot, with both of said two antennas using one orthogonal sequence per slot, wherein a first one of said reference signals separates said mobile station, and a second one of said reference signals separates a corresponding one of said two antennas.

9. The mobile station of claim 8 , wherein said first symbol sequence is associated with a first slot, and said second symbol sequence is associated with a second slot, said first and second slots being consecutive to one another.

10. The mobile station of claim 8 , wherein the cyclic shift (CS) of said CDD operation is one of one quarter of a cycle and three quarters of a cycle.

11. The mobile station of claim 8 , wherein said STBC code is an Alamouti code.

12. The mobile station of claim 8 , wherein said reference signals are Hadamard coded across time and space within each slot.

13. The mobile station of claim 12 , wherein each of said two antennas transmits said two references signals consecutively in the middle of a corresponding slot.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein each of said two antennas uses symbols 3 and 4 of a first slot for said two reference signals, respectively, and uses symbols 2 and 3 of a second slot for said two reference signals, respectively, wherein said first and second slots are consecutive.