Transmitting and receiving data in a wireless communication network using a combination of real and complex modulation types

A method of transmitting data in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:

• dividing a bit sequence into a plurality of alternating first segments and second segments;
• sending the first segments and the second segments to a real modulation branch and a complex modulation branch respectively, the real modulation branch being configured to modulate the first segments to obtain a real modulated signal and the complex modulation branch being configured to modulate the first segments to obtain a complex modulated signal;
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• transmitting the real and complex modulated signals,
• wherein the real modulation branch is configured to apply a first modulation technique to obtain the real modulated signal and the complex modulation branch is configured to apply a second modulation technique to obtain the complex modulation signal, the second modulation technique being different from the first modulation technique such that the first segment and the second segment are transmitted using different forms of modulation.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium arranged to store computer program instructions which, when executed, perform the method of transmitting data in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:

• dividing a bit sequence into a plurality of alternating first segments and second segments;
• sending the first segments and the second segments to a real modulation branch and a complex modulation branch respectively, the real modulation branch being configured to modulate the first segments to obtain a real modulated signal and the complex modulation branch being configured to modulate the first segments to obtain a complex modulated signal;
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• transmitting the real and complex modulated signals,
• wherein the real modulation branch is configured to apply a first modulation technique to obtain the real modulated signal and the complex modulation branch is configured to apply a second modulation technique to obtain the complex modulation signal, the second modulation technique being different from the first modulation technique such that the first segment and the second segment are transmitted using different forms of modulation.