Patent ID: 7583747
Filing Date: 2009-09-01
Classification: H04B,H04L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a space-time coder including: linear transformers adapted to perform a respective linear transformation on each of P sets of K modulated symbols of a modulated symbol stream to produce P sets of T linearly transformed symbols; phase rotators adapted to apply a respective phase rotation to each of the P sets of T linearly transformed symbols to produce a respective one of P sets of T phase rotated symbols; and a threader adapted to perform a threading operation on the P sets of T phase rotated symbols to produce P threaded sequences that define M output sequences for transmission by M antennas; the threading operation being such that each threaded sequence is an allocation of the output sequences over time of a respective one of the P sets of T phase rotated symbols in which all of the output sequences are used by each threaded sequence; during each of T symbol periods, a respective one of the P threaded sequences includes a symbol from one of the P sets of T phase rotated symbols; and at least one symbol from each of the P sets of T phase rotated symbols is present in each output sequence; where M>=2, 2<=P<=M, and T>=M, wherein the linear transformations comprise at least in part a DFT (Discrete Fourier Transform).