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Apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving data using space-time block coding

  • US 20060093062A1
  • Filed: 11/01/2005
  • Published: 05/04/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A transmitter with four transmit antennas in a communication system, comprising:

  • an encoder for generating a code symbol vector by encoding an input symbol sequence in a predetermined coding method;

    a grouping block for permuting elements of the code symbol vector to produce a permuted code symbol vector by multiplying the code symbol vector by a permutation antenna grouping pattern selected among predetermined permutation antenna grouping patterns according to a predetermined order and outputting the permuted code symbol vector as a grouping symbol vector; and

    an Alamouti-type encoder for encoding the grouping symbol vector in an Alamouti-type scheme and transmitting Alamouti-type coded symbols through the four transmit antennas.

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