Encoding and decoding methods and apparatus for use in a wireless communication system

An apparatus that facilitates encoding a strip symbol for transmission to a wireless terminal in a wireless communication environment, comprising:

• an encoder configured to:
• encode an information bit vector with an outer code to generate a bit matrix using an outer code generator matrix, generate a codeword for each row in the bit matrix using an inner code generator matrix, and concatenate the generated codewords into a single codeword;
• a processor configured to map the concatenated codeword to a number of modulation symbols and map the modulation symbols to a subset of tones in the strip symbol;
• and
• a transmitter configured to transmits the strip symbol.

An apparatus that facilitates encoding a strip symbol for transmission to a wireless terminal, comprising:

• means for encoding an information bit vector with an outer code to generate a bit matrix using an outer code generator matrix;
• means for generating a codeword for each row in the bit matrix using an inner code generator matrix;
• means for concatenating the generated codewords into a single codeword;
• means for mapping the concatenated codeword to a number of modulation symbols;
• and
• means for mapping the modulation symbols to a subset of tones in the strip symbol.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores computer-executable instructions for:

• encoding an information bit vector with an outer code to generate a bit matrix using an outer code generator matrix;
• generating a codeword for each row in the bit matrix using an inner code generator matrix;
• concatenating the generated codewords into a single codeword;
• mapping the concatenated codeword to a number of modulation symbols;
• and
• mapping the modulation symbols to a subset of tones in the strip symbol.

An apparatus for encoding a strip symbol for transmission to a wireless device, the apparatus comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• encode an information bit vector with an outer code to generate a bit matrix using an outer code generator matrix;
• generate a codeword for each row in the bit matrix using an inner code generator matrix;
• concatenate the generated codewords into a single codeword;
• map the concatenated codeword to a number of modulation symbols;
• and map the modulation symbols to a subset of tones in the strip symbol;
• and
• a memory coupled to said processor.