Patent ID: 6560292
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
A method for improving the transmission of information signals in a communications system, comprising:determining whether the communications system would benefit transmitting an information signal over at least two transmission links; if the communications system would benefit from transmitting the information signal over the at least two transmission links, then: encoding the information signal to provide an encoded information signal; forming at least a first transmission signal and a second transmission signal, each having bits selected from the encoded information signal; and transmitting each of the at least first and second transmission signals over a respective one of the at least two transmission links; but if the communications system would not benefit from transmitting the information signal over the at least two transmission links, than: encoding the information signal to provide an encoded information signal; and transmitting the encoded information signal over a single transmission link.