Patent ID: 9276655
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: H04B,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for communication using Alamouti codes at a wireless station comprising: mapping a plurality of symbols to one or more sets of transmission antennae and one or more sets of transmission resources; wherein the mapping comprises forming a plurality of primary segments, each comprising a plurality of components corresponding to individual symbols together defining a symbol-level Alamouti based code; wherein the mapping on a first set of transmission resources comprises: transmitting the plurality of symbols from the one or more sets of transmission antennae and the one or more sets of transmission resources, wherein for at least one of the primary segments, the plurality of components within the at least one primary segment are mapped to the respective set of transmission resources, wherein at least two transmission resources of the respective set of transmission resources are separated by at least one transmission resource to which none of the plurality of components within the at least one primary segment are mapped.