Spreading method, spreading control method, and apparatus thereof

A spreading control method, wherein the method comprises:

• generating a combined spreading code codebook at least according to a spreading code codebook;
• and
• sending first information associated with spreading by using combined spreading codes, the first information being used for determining at least one first combined spreading code;
• wherein the spreading code codebook comprises at least N spreading codes which comprise at least two orthogonal spreading codes, and the N is an integer not less than 2;
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• the combined spreading code codebook comprises at least M first combined spreading codes comprising N spreading codes, at most one of spreading codes in corresponding positions of any two of the at least M first combined spreading codes is the same, and the M is an integer not less than 2.

A spreading apparatus, wherein the apparatus comprises:

• a first determination module, configured to determine a first combined spreading code to be used at least according to first information associated with spreading by using combined spreading codes, the first combined spreading code comprising N spreading codes, and N being an integer not less than 2;
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• a spreading module, configured to spread N data units by using the first combined spreading code, wherein the N data units comprise at least one first unit and at least one second unit, the at least one first unit comprises data to be sent, and the at least one second unit is configured to recover the at least one first unit;
• wherein the first combined spreading code is determined according to a combined spreading code codebook which comprises at least M first combined spreading codes, at most one of spreading codes in corresponding positions of any two of the at least M first combined spreading codes is the same, and M is an integer not less than 2.

A spreading control apparatus, wherein the apparatus comprises:

• a generation module, configured to generate a combined spreading code codebook at least according to a spreading code codebook;
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• a second sending module, configured to send first information associated with spreading by using combined spreading codes, the first information being used for determining at least one first combined spreading code;
• wherein the spreading code codebook comprises at least N spreading codes which comprise at least two orthogonal spreading codes, and the N is an integer not less than 2;
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• the combined spreading code codebook comprises at least M first combined spreading codes comprising N spreading codes, at most one of spreading codes in corresponding positions of any two of the at least M first combined spreading codes is the same, and the M is an integer not less than 2.

A spreading apparatus, wherein the apparatus comprises:

• a transceiver;
• a memory, configured to store instructions;
• and
• a processor, configured to execute the instructions stored by the memory, the instructions causing the processor to perform the following steps:
• determining a first combined spreading code to be used at least according to first information associated with spreading by using combined spreading codes, the first combined spreading code comprising N spreading codes, and N being an integer not less than 2;
• and
• spreading N data units by using the first combined spreading code, wherein the N data units comprise at least one first unit and at least one second unit, the at least one first unit comprises data to be sent, and the at least one second unit is configured to recover the at least one first unit;
• wherein the first combined spreading code is determined according to a combined spreading code codebook which comprises at least M first combined spreading codes, at most one of spreading codes in corresponding positions of any two of the at least M first combined spreading codes is the same, and M is an integer not less than 2.

A spreading control apparatus, wherein the apparatus comprises:

• a transceiver;
• a memory, configured to store instructions;
• and
• a processor, configured to execute the instructions stored by the memory, the instructions causing the processor to perform the following steps:
• generating a combined spreading code codebook at least according to a spreading code codebook;
• and
• sending first information associated with spreading by using combined spreading codes through the transceiver, the first information being used for determining at least one first combined spreading code;
• wherein the spreading code codebook comprises at least N spreading codes which comprise at least two orthogonal spreading codes, and the N is an integer not less than 2;
• and
• the combined spreading code codebook comprises at least M first combined spreading codes comprising N spreading codes, at most one of spreading codes in corresponding positions of any two of the at least M first combined spreading codes is the same, and the M is an integer not less than 2.