Transmit diversity and spatial spreading for an OFDM-based multi-antenna communication system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8169889
APP PUB NO 20050195733A1
SERIAL NO

10794918

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A multi-antenna transmitting entity transmits data to a single- or multi-antenna receiving entity using (1) a steered mode to direct the data transmission toward the receiving entity or (2) a pseudo-random transmit steering (PRTS) mode to randomize the effective channels observed by the data transmission across the subbands. The PRTS mode may be used to achieve transmit diversity or spatial spreading. For transmit diversity, the transmitting entity uses different pseudo-random steering vectors across the subbands but the same steering vector across a packet for each subband. The receiving entity does not need to have knowledge of the pseudo-random steering vectors or perform any special processing. For spatial spreading, the transmitting entity uses different pseudo-random steering vectors across the subbands and different steering vectors across the packet for each subband. Only the transmitting and receiving entities know the steering vectors used for data transmission.

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  • QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Howard, Steven J Ashland, US 126 11709
Ketchum, John W Harvard, US 146 14427
Nanda, Sanjiv Ramona, US 283 14444
Wallace, Mark S Bedford, US 127 8715
Walton, J Rodney Carlisle, US 87 5814

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