Patent ID: 7924951

Claim:
A method for digital wireless communications, comprising: receiving a first transmitted signal that was transmitted from a first transmitter antenna, wherein the first transmitted signal contains first symbols corresponding to data interleaved by a first interleaver at a first location; receiving a second transmitted signal that was transmitted from a second transmitter antenna, wherein the second transmitted signal contains second symbols corresponding to data that is a interleaved by a second interleaver at the first location; receiving a third transmitted signal that was transmitted from a third transmitter antenna, wherein the third transmitted signal contains third symbols corresponding to data interleaved by a third interleaver at a second location; receiving a fourth transmitted signal that was transmitted from a fourth transmitter antenna, wherein the fourth transmitted signal contains fourth symbols corresponding to data interleaved by a fourth interleaver at the second location; forming a first log likelihood ratio (LLR) for the first transmitted signal using a first mean value and a first variance value; forming a second log likelihood ratio (LLR) for the second transmitted signal using a second mean value and a second variance value; forming a third log likelihood ratio (LLR) for the third transmitted signal using a third mean value and a third variance value; forming a fourth log likelihood ratio (LLR) for the fourth transmitted signal using a fourth mean value and a fourth variance value; de-interleaving the first LLR with a first de-interleaver to form a first de-interleaved LLR; de-interleaving the second LLR with a second de-interleaver to form a second de-interleaved LLR; de-interleaving the third LLR with a third de-interleaver to form a third de-interleaved LLR; de-interleaving the fourth LLR with a fourth de-interleaver to form a fourth de-interleaved LLR; summing the first de-interleaved LLR with the second de-interleaved LLR to form a first a posteriori LLR; summing the third de-interleaved LLR with the fourth de-interleaved LLR to form a second a posteriori LLR; determining the difference between the first a posteriori LLR and the first LLR to form a first extrinsic LLR; determining the difference between the second a posteriori LLR and the third LLR to form a second extrinsic LLR; updating the first mean value and the first variance value based on the first extrinsic LLR; and updating the third mean value and the third variance value based on the second extrinsic LLR, wherein the first interleaver, the second interleaver, the third interleaver, and the fourth interleaver are all different.