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Method and apparatus for improved long preamble formats in a multiple antenna communication system

US7742390B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 21, 2006
Grant dateJun 22, 2010
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Expiry dateOct 1, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04J13/18
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparatus are provided for improved long preamble formats in a multiple antenna communication system having N antennas. According to one aspect of the invention, a preamble having a legacy portion and a high throughput portion is transmitted (or received) on each of the N transmit antennas, wherein the legacy portion comprises a legacy long training field and the high throughput portion comprises at least N high throughput long training fields, wherein the N high throughput long training fields are transmitted in N time slots using an N×N orthogonal matrix. The orthogonal matrix can be, for example, one or more of a Walsh matrix and a Fourier matrix. The N time slots can optionally comprise a single symbol.

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