Transmitting data, by a data transmitter, using a first hopping pattern and a second hopping pattern; wherein the data is transmitted using the first hopping pattern, and wherein the data is transmitted repeatedly using the second hopping pattern; wherein the data is transmitted divided into a plurality of sub-data packets according to the first hopping pattern so that a sub-data packet of the plurality of sub-data packets is transmitted in each hop of the first hopping pattern, wherein the data is transmitted divided into a plurality of sub-data packets according to the second hopping pattern so that a sub-data packet of the plurality of sub-data packets is transmitted in each hop of the second hopping pattern, wherein the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern are a time hopping pattern, a frequency hopping pattern or a combination of the time hopping pattern and the frequency hopping pattern, respectively; wherein the time hopping pattern is one of the eight time hopping patterns cited in the following table having 24 hops each: wherein each line in the table is a time hopping pattern, wherein each column in the table is a hop of the respective time hopping pattern starting from a second hop so that each time hopping pattern comprises 24 hops, wherein each cell in the table indicates a time interval of a reference point of the respective hop to a same reference point of an immediately subsequent hop in - preferably multiples of - symbol durations; wherein the frequency hopping pattern is one of the eight frequency hopping patterns cited in the following table having 24 hops each: wherein each line in the table is a frequency hopping pattern, wherein each column in the table is a hop of the respective frequency hopping pattern, wherein each cell in the table indicates a transmission frequency of the respective hop of the respective frequency hopping pattern in carriers. wherein the data is transmitted using the first hopping pattern, and wherein the data is transmitted repeatedly using the second hopping pattern; wherein the data is transmitted divided into a plurality of sub-data packets according to the first hopping pattern so that a sub-data packet of the plurality of sub-data packets is transmitted in each hop of the first hopping pattern, wherein the data is transmitted divided into a plurality of sub-data packets according to the second hopping pattern so that a sub-data packet of the plurality of sub-data packets is transmitted in each hop of the second hopping pattern, wherein the first hopping pattern and the second hopping pattern are a time hopping pattern, a frequency hopping pattern or a combination of the time hopping pattern and the frequency hopping pattern, respectively; wherein the time hopping pattern is one of the eight time hopping patterns cited in the following table having 24 hops each: wherein each line in the table is a time hopping pattern, wherein each column in the table is a hop of the respective time hopping pattern starting from a second hop so that each time hopping pattern comprises 24 hops, wherein each cell in the table indicates a time interval of a reference point of the respective hop to a same reference point of an immediately subsequent hop in - preferably multiples of - symbol durations; wherein the frequency hopping pattern is one of the eight frequency hopping patterns cited in the following table having 24 hops each: wherein each line in the table is a frequency hopping pattern, wherein each column in the table is a hop of the respective frequency hopping pattern, wherein each cell in the table indicates a transmission frequency of the respective hop of the respective frequency hopping pattern in carriers.