Patent ID: 9054868
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: H04B,H04L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for transmitting data via a plurality of antennas, the apparatus comprising: a space-time encoder configured to map, based on a first antenna mapping, a plurality of symbols to the plurality of antennas for transmitting a first data unit to a receiver; a symbol vector interleaver configured to map, based on a first subcarrier mapping, the plurality of symbols to a plurality of subcarriers for transmitting the first data unit; and a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) controller configured to, subsequent to the first data unit being transmitted to the receiver, determine whether the receiver has successfully received the first data unit, wherein in response to the HARQ controller determining that the receiver has not successfully received the first data unit, the HARQ controller is configured to