Patent ID: 8228835
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A method for implementing Multiple Input, Multiple Output (MIMO) based network coding at an intermediate node in a wireless communication system, the wireless communication system including the intermediate node, a first node and a second node, the method comprising: receiving first data at the intermediate node from the first node using adaptive virtual MIMO, the first data having a first data length; receiving second data at the intermediate node from the second node using adaptive virtual MIMO, the second data having a second data length; performing network coding on at least a portion of the first data and the second data using a predefined network coding scheme to produce network coded information, the portions of first data and second data that network coding are performed on being based at least in part on the first and second data lengths; and transmitting the network coded information to both the first node and the second node using multi-user MIMO.