Radio communication system with plural paths from a primary station with plural antennas to a secondary station
DCFirst Claim
1. A radio communication system having a communication channel comprising:
- a primary station having a plurality of antennas;
a secondary station having at least one antenna; and
a plurality of paths between the primary station and the secondary station,the primary station further comprising;
means for transmitting, substantially simultaneously, a plurality of data packets to the secondary station, the packets being transmitted via different subsets of the plurality of paths, andthe secondary station further comprising;
means for;
receiving the plurality of data packets,determining whether the data packets were received correctly,signaling said determination to the primary station for the plurality of packets,signaling to the primary station a number of simultaneous data streams that the secondary station is capable of receiving or processing, andreceiving a re-transmission of incorrectly received data packets via selected ones of the subsets of the plurality of paths, said selected ones of the subsets of the plurality of paths corresponding to the subsets of the plurality of paths utilized for an initial transmission of the incorrectly received data packets, andwherein at least one of a modulation scheme and a coding scheme for re-transmission of said data packets on said selected ones of the subsets of the plurality of paths is different from the modulation and coding scheme utilized for said selected ones of the subsets of the plurality of paths during said initial transmission of said data packets.
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Abstract
A radio communication system comprises a communication channel for the transmission of data packets (302) from a primary station having a plurality of antennas to a secondary station having at least one antenna. The channel comprises a plurality of paths, and the primary station transmits a plurality of packets substantially simultaneously. Each of the plurality of packets is transmitted via a different subset of the plurality of paths, for example by arranging for each packet to be transmitted via a different antenna or antenna beam. The secondary station receives the plurality of data packets, determines whether each packet is received correctly and signals this determination (typically as an acknowledgement (304) or a negative acknowledgement (306)) to the primary station for each of the plurality of packets. The signaling may be by any convenient means, for example transmitting each acknowledgement or negative acknowledgement via a different subset of available uplink paths.
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20 Claims
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1. A radio communication system having a communication channel comprising:
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a primary station having a plurality of antennas; a secondary station having at least one antenna; and a plurality of paths between the primary station and the secondary station, the primary station further comprising; means for transmitting, substantially simultaneously, a plurality of data packets to the secondary station, the packets being transmitted via different subsets of the plurality of paths, and the secondary station further comprising; means for; receiving the plurality of data packets, determining whether the data packets were received correctly, signaling said determination to the primary station for the plurality of packets, signaling to the primary station a number of simultaneous data streams that the secondary station is capable of receiving or processing, and receiving a re-transmission of incorrectly received data packets via selected ones of the subsets of the plurality of paths, said selected ones of the subsets of the plurality of paths corresponding to the subsets of the plurality of paths utilized for an initial transmission of the incorrectly received data packets, and wherein at least one of a modulation scheme and a coding scheme for re-transmission of said data packets on said selected ones of the subsets of the plurality of paths is different from the modulation and coding scheme utilized for said selected ones of the subsets of the plurality of paths during said initial transmission of said data packets.
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2. A primary station comprising:
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a plurality of antennas for use in a radio communication system having a communication channel comprising a plurality of paths between the primary station and a secondary station having at least one antenna; and means for; transmitting substantially simultaneously a plurality of data packets to the secondary station, the data packets being transmitted via different subsets of the plurality of paths, receiving from the secondary station a determination of whether the data packets were received incorrectly, said determination including capacity information indicating a number of simultaneous data streams that the secondary station is capable of receiving or processing; and re-transmitting said data packets determined to be received incorrectly via selected ones of the subsets of the plurality of paths, said selected ones of the subsets of the plurality of paths being selected based at least on a quality of conditions of said subsets of the plurality of paths, and wherein at least one of a modulation scheme and a coding scheme for re-transmission of said data packets on said selected ones of the subsets of the plurality of paths is different from the modulation and coding scheme utilized for said selected ones of the subsets of the plurality of paths during an initial transmission of said data packets. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A secondary station comprising:
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at least one antenna for use in a radio communication system having a communication channel comprising a plurality of paths between a primary station having a plurality of antennas and the secondary station; and means for; receiving a plurality of data packets transmitted substantially simultaneously by the primary station, the packets being transmitted via different subsets of the plurality of paths, determining whether each data packet is received correctly, signaling said determination to the primary station for the plurality of data packets, signaling to the primary station a number of simultaneous data streams that the secondary station is capable of receiving or processing; and receiving a re-transmission of incorrectly received data packets via selected ones of the subsets of the plurality of paths, said selected ones of the subsets of the plurality of paths corresponding to the subsets of the plurality of paths utilized for an initial transmission of the incorrectly received data packets, and wherein at least one of a modulation scheme and a coding scheme for re-transmission of said data packets on said selected ones of the subsets of the plurality of paths is different from the modulation and coding scheme utilized for said selected ones of the subsets of the plurality of paths during said initial transmission of said data packets. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating a radio communication system having a communication channel comprising a plurality of paths between a primary station having a plurality of antennas and a secondary station having at least one antenna, the method comprising:
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transmitting, by the primary station, substantially simultaneously, a plurality of data packets to the secondary station, the data packets being transmitted via different subsets of the plurality of paths; receiving, by the secondary station, the plurality of data packets; determining, by the secondary station, whether the plurality of data packets were received correctly; signaling said determination to the primary station; signaling to the primary station a number of simultaneous data streams that the secondary station is capable of receiving or processing; and receiving a re-transmission of incorrectly received data packets via selected ones of the subsets of the plurality of paths, said selected ones of the subsets of the plurality of paths corresponding to the subsets of the plurality of paths utilized for an initial transmission of the incorrectly received data packets, and wherein at least one of a modulation scheme and a coding scheme for re-transmission of said data packets on said selected ones of the subsets of the plurality of paths is different from the modulation and coding scheme utilized for said selected ones of the subsets of the plurality of paths during said initial transmission of said data packets.
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14. A primary station comprising:
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a plurality of antennas for use in a radio communication system having a communication channel comprising a plurality of paths between the primary station and a secondary station having at least one antenna; and a transceiver configured to; transmit, substantially simultaneously, a plurality of data packets to the secondary station, the data packets being transmitted via different subsets of the plurality of paths, receive from the secondary station an indication of said data packets received incorrectly, said indication including capacity information indicating a number of simultaneous data streams that the secondary station is capable of receiving; and re-transmit incorrectly received data packets via selected ones of the subsets of the plurality of paths, said selected ones of the subsets of the plurality of paths corresponding to the subsets of the plurality of paths utilized for an initial transmission of the incorrectly received data packets, and wherein at least one of a modulation scheme and a coding scheme for re-transmission of said data packets on said selected ones of the subsets of the plurality of paths is different from the modulation and coding scheme utilized for said selected ones of the subsets of the plurality of paths during said initial transmission of said data packets. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A secondary station comprising:
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at least one antenna for use in a radio communication system having a communication channel comprising a plurality of paths between a primary station having a plurality of antennas and the secondary station; and a transceiver configured to; receive a plurality of data packets transmitted substantially simultaneously by the primary station, the packets being transmitted via different subsets of the plurality of paths, signal a determination of which data packets are received correctly to the primary station, signal to the primary a number of simultaneous data streams that the secondary station is capable of receiving; and receive a re-transmission of incorrectly received data packets via selected ones of the subsets of the plurality of paths, said selected ones of the subsets of the plurality of paths corresponding to the subsets of the plurality of paths utilized for an initial transmission of the incorrectly received data packets, and wherein at least one of a modulation scheme and a coding scheme for re-transmission of said data packets on said selected ones of the subsets of the plurality of paths is different from the modulation and coding scheme utilized for said selected ones of the subsets of the plurality of paths during said initial transmission of said data packets. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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