Spinal symbol repetition for multiple input multiple output spinal code encoding scheme

A method for wireless communication by a transmitting device, comprising:

• obtaining a plurality of spinal symbols associated with a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) spinal code encoding scheme;
• mapping each spinal symbol of the plurality of spinal symbols to one or more transmission vectors of a plurality of transmission vectors of a MIMO transmission matrix,
• wherein each transmission vector of the plurality of transmission vectors corresponds to a matrix element of a plurality of matrix elements of the MIMO transmission matrix, each matrix element of the plurality of matrix elements being associated with a single resource element of a plurality of resource elements of the MIMO spinal code encoding scheme and a single layer of a plurality of layers of the MIMO spinal code encoding scheme, and
• wherein at least one spinal symbol of the plurality of spinal symbols is mapped to two or more transmission vectors of the plurality of transmission vectors of the MIMO transmission matrix;
• and
• transmitting the plurality of spinal symbols in accordance with the MIMO transmission matrix.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a transmitting device, cause the transmitting device to:
• obtain a plurality of spinal symbols associated with a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) spinal code encoding scheme;
• map each spinal symbol of the plurality of spinal symbols to one or more transmission vectors of a plurality of transmission vectors of a MIMO transmission matrix,
• wherein each transmission vector of the plurality of transmission vectors corresponds to a matrix element of a plurality of matrix elements of the MIMO transmission matrix, each matrix element of the plurality of matrix elements being associated with a single resource element of a plurality of resource elements of the MIMO spinal code encoding scheme and a single layer of a plurality of layers of the MIMO spinal code encoding scheme, and
• wherein at least one spinal symbol of the plurality of spinal symbols is mapped to two or more transmission vectors of the plurality of transmission vectors of the MIMO transmission matrix;
• and
• transmit the plurality of spinal symbols in accordance with the MIMO transmission matrix.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for obtaining a plurality of spinal symbols associated with a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) spinal code encoding scheme;
• means for mapping each spinal symbol of the plurality of spinal symbols to one or more transmission vectors of a plurality of transmission vectors of a MIMO transmission matrix,
• wherein each transmission vector of the plurality of transmission vectors corresponds to a matrix element of a plurality of matrix elements of the MIMO transmission matrix, each matrix element of the plurality of matrix elements being associated with a single resource element of a plurality of resource elements of the MIMO spinal code encoding scheme and a single layer of a plurality of layers of the MIMO spinal code encoding scheme, and
• wherein at least one spinal symbol of the plurality of spinal symbols is mapped to two or more transmission vectors of the plurality of transmission vectors of the MIMO transmission matrix;
• and
• means for transmitting the plurality of spinal symbols in accordance with the MIMO transmission matrix.