Patent ID: 8730789

Claim:
A physical layer device, comprising: a plurality of transmit antennas; a first gain module in communication with a first transmit antenna of the plurality of transmit antennas, wherein the first gain module is configured to i) receive a first plurality of signals generated based on a plurality of data streams to be transmitted via the plurality of transmit antennas, and ii) apply a first complex gain to each of the first plurality of signals, and wherein the first complex gain corresponds to the first transmit antenna; and a second gain module in communication with a second transmit antenna of the plurality of transmit antennas, wherein the second gain module is configured to i) receive a second plurality of signals generated based on the plurality of data streams to be transmitted via the plurality of transmit antennas, and ii) apply a second complex gain to each of the second plurality of signals, and wherein the second complex gain corresponds to the second transmit antenna, wherein the second plurality of signals is different than the first plurality of signals, and wherein the second complex gain is different than the first complex gain.