Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving, encoded data as burst signals using a number of antennas

A radio receiver for receiving a signal transmitted from a transmitter including an encoder for generating an encoded bit signal by encoding bit data of transmission information, interleave means for interleaving an output signal from said encoder over a plurality of burst signals, a modulator for modulating an output signal from said interleave means, and switch means for sequentially selectively supplying an output signal from said modulator to a plurality of antennas for each of said plurality of burst signals, comprising:

• a plurality of antennas;
• switch means for sequentially selecting reception signals received at said plurality of antennas for each of said plurality of burst signals;
• a demodulator for demodulating an output signal of said switch means;
• deinterleave means for deinterleaving an output signal of said demodulator over said plurality of burst signals;
• and
• decoding means for generating an output signal for estimating said transmission information by decoding the encoded bit signal in each of said plurality of burst signals deinterleaved by said deinterleave means.

A radio transmission method for intermittently transmitting an encoded information signal in a form of a burst signal, comprising the steps of:

• generating an encoded bit signal by encoding bit data of transmission information;
• interleaving said encoded bit signal over a plurality of burst signals;
• modulating the interleaved signal from the interleaving step;
• and
• transmitting the modulated signal from the modulating step by sequentially selectively supplying the modulated signal to a plurality of antennas for each of said plurality of burst signals.

A radio reception method for receiving a signal transmitted by a radio transmission method comprising the steps of generating an encoded bit signal by encoding bit data of transmission information, interleaving the encoded bit signal over a plurality of burst signals, modulating the interleaved signal, and transmitting a transmission signal by sequentially selectively supplying the modulated signal to a plurality of antennas for each of the plurality of burst signals, comprising the steps of:

• sequentially selecting reception signals received at a plurality of antennas at every burst signal;
• demodulating the selected signal from the selecting step;
• deinterleaving the demodulated signal from the demodulating step over the plurality of burst signals;
• and
• generating an output signal assuming transmission information by decoding the encoded bit signal in the plurality of burst signals.

A radio transmission-reception method comprising the steps of:

• generating an encoded bit signal by encoding bit data of transmission information;
• interleaving said encoded bit signal over a plurality of burst signals to produce an interleaved signal;
• modulating the interleaved signal to produce a modulated signal;
• transmitting a transmission signal by sequentially selectively supplying the modulated signal to a plurality of antennas for each of said plurality of burst signals;
• receiving the transmission signal at a plurality of antennas to produce reception signals;
• sequentially selecting said reception signals received at said plurality of antennas for each of said plurality of burst signals to produce selected signals;
• demodulating the selected signals;
• deinterleaving the demodulated signal over said plurality of burst signals to produce deinterleaved burst signals;
• and
• generating an output signal for estimating transmission information be decoding the encoded bit signal in the deinterleaved burst signals.

A radio transmitter-receiver comprising:

• a plurality of antennas;
• first switch means including a plurality of first terminals respectively connected to said plurality of antennas, second terminals connected to said first terminals upon transmission, and third terminals connected to said first terminals upon reception;
• encoding means for generating an encoded bit signal by encoding bit data of transmission information;
• interleave means for interleaving an output signal from said encoding means over a plurality of burst signals;
• modulating means for receiving an output signal from said interleave means;
• second switch means for sequentially selectively providing an output signal from said modulating means to said second terminals;
• a plurality of demodulating means for respectively demodulating signals provided from said third terminals of said first switch means;
• synthesizing means for selecting and outputting a best signal from output signals of said demodulating means;
• deinterleave means for deinterleaving an output signal from said synthesizing means over said plurality of burst signals to produce deinterleaved burst signals;
• and
• decoding means for generating an output signal for estimating transmission information by decoding the encoded bit signal of the deinterleaved burst signals.