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Telecommunication system with transmit and multi-user diversity

US7890114B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 17, 2003
Grant dateFeb 15, 2011
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Expiry dateNov 17, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B7/0615
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of sending first and second signals to a plurality of user equipments, the method comprising the steps of providing of a dedicated channel for each one of the plurality of user equipments, providing of a code-multiplexed shared channel for the plurality of user equipments, assigning of an antenna of a set of antennas to each one of the user equipments, sending of one of the first signals to one of the plurality of user equipments on one of the dedicated channels on a carrier frequency by applying transmit diversity, sending of one of the second signals to one of the plurality of user equipments on the code-multiplexed shared channel on the carrier frequency by applying multi-user diversity.

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