Technique for designing a multidimensional signaling scheme
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1. Data transmission apparatus comprisingmeans for selecting signal points in a signal constellation in response to incoming data, said signal constellation including a plurality of regions with each region having an identical number of signal points, said selecting means carrying out said selecting in accordance with a predetermined signal point probability distribution in which the selection of signal points within any one region is equally probable and the probability of selecting any signal point in one region is different from that in another region, andmeans for transmitting a signal representative of the selected signal points.
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Abstract
In a system where a signal constellation is used for data communications, signal points in the signal constellation are selected to represent incoming data. The signal points, thus selected, are transmitted through a channel. The signal constellation is divided into a plurality of regions each including an equal number of signal points. A coding scheme is employed to ensure that signal points within any one region are selected equiprobably, and the probability of selecting any signal point in one region is different from that in another region.
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1. Data transmission apparatus comprising
means for selecting signal points in a signal constellation in response to incoming data, said signal constellation including a plurality of regions with each region having an identical number of signal points, said selecting means carrying out said selecting in accordance with a predetermined signal point probability distribution in which the selection of signal points within any one region is equally probable and the probability of selecting any signal point in one region is different from that in another region, and means for transmitting a signal representative of the selected signal points.
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7. Apparatus for transmitting a plurality of signal points in a signal constellation, each of said plurality of signal points representing incoming data, said apparatus comprising
means for defining a plurality of regions within said constellation, each one of said regions including an identical number of signal points, and means for assigning a plurality of probabilistic values to said regions so that each one of said regions is assigned a different one of said probabilistic values, and for selecting signal points in any particular one of said regions with a probability equal to the probabilistic value assigned to that particular region.
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12. A communications system using a signal constellation, which includes a plurality of signal points, to communicate data, said communications system comprising
means for selecting ones of said signal points in said signal constellation for transmission, said signal constellation including a plurality of regions with each region having an identical number of signal points, said selecting means carrying out said selecting in accordance with a predetermined signal point probability distribution in which the selection of signal points within any one region is equally probable and the probability of selecting any signal point in one region is different from that in another region, means for transmitting a signal representing the selected signal points, and means responsive to said signal for recovering said selected signal points.
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18. A method for transmitting data, said method comprising the steps of
selecting signal points in a signal constellation in response to incoming data, said signal constellation including a plurality of regions with each region having an identical number of signal points, said selecting means carrying out said selecting in accordance with a predetermined signal point probability distribution in which the selection of signal points within any one region is equally probable and the probability of selecting any signal point in one region is different from that in another region, and transmitting a signal representative of the selected signal points.
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24. A method for transmitting a plurality of signal points in a signal constellation, each of said plurality of signal points representing incoming data, said method comprising the steps of
defining a plurality of regions within said constellation, each one of said regions including an identical number of signal points, assigning a plurality of probabilistic values to said regions so that each one of said regions is assigned a different one of said probabilistic values, and selecting signal points from any particular one of said regions with a probability equal to the probabilistic value assigned to that particular region.
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29. A method for use in a communications system employing a signal constellation to communicate data, said signal constellation includes a plurality of signal points, said method comprising the steps of
selecting ones of said signal points in said signal constellation for transmission, said signal constellation including a plurality of regions with each region having an identical number of signal points, said selecting step carrying out said selecting in accordance with a predetermined signal point probability distribution in which the selection of signal points within any one region is equally probable and the probability of selecting any signal point in one region is different from that in another region, transmitting a signal representing the selected signal points, and recovering said selected signal points in response to said signal.
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