Patent ID: 8457090

Claim:
A wireless communication system comprising: a first communication apparatus; and a second communication apparatus, wherein said first communication apparatus is configured to transmit a plurality of data blocks to the second communication apparatus at predetermined transmission time intervals, wherein one of said first and second communication apparatuses is configured to generate a plurality of control data used for control of transmission of said plurality of data blocks, to generate a plurality of control messages from said plurality of control data, and to transmit said plurality of control messages to the other of said first and second communication apparatuses at the same time intervals as said transmission time intervals, wherein each of said control data is used for generation of M control messages out of said plurality of control messages, M being an integer greater than 2, and wherein each of said control messages is generated from M control data out of said plurality of control data, wherein each of said plurality of control messages includes M fields, wherein a first control data from among the plurality of control data is contained in a first field of a first control message out of said M control messages associated with said one control data, a second field of a second control message out of said M control messages, and an M-th field of an M-th control message out of said M control messages, and wherein said other communication apparatus reproduces said first control data through soft decision on said first field of said first control message, said second field of said second control message, and said M-th field of said M-th control message.