Apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving data using a multiple antenna diversity scheme in a mobile communication system

A data transmitting method in a mobile communication system comprising at least two antenna groups composed of at least two antennas, the method comprising:

• encoding a data symbol sequence in a predetermined encoding method and outputting encoded data symbol sequence at a first encoder and a second encoder;
• inputting the first data symbol sequence to the first encoder and transmitting the first data symbol sequence through a first antenna group, and inputting the second data symbol sequence to a second encoder and transmitting the second data symbol sequence through a second antenna group during a first transmission;
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• inputting the first data symbol sequence to the second encoder and transmitting the first data symbol sequence through the second antenna group, and inputting the second data symbol sequence to the first encoder and transmitting the second data symbol sequence through the first antenna group during a second transmission.

A transmitted data receiving apparatus in a mobile communication system comprising at least two antenna groups composed of at least two antennas, comprising:

• a first decoder and a second decoder for decoding a data symbol sequence transmitted from the at least two antenna groups in a predetermined decoding method and outputting a decoded data symbol sequence;
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• a controller for controlling input of the first data symbol sequence to the first decoder and input of the second data symbol sequence to the second decoder during a first transmission,
• wherein the controller is for controlling input of the first data symbol sequence to the second decoder, and input of the second data symbol sequence to the first decoder during a second transmission.

A transmitted data receiving method in a mobile communication system comprising at least two antenna groups composed of at least two antennas, the method comprising:

• decoding a data symbol sequence transmitted from the at least two antenna groups in a predetermined decoding method and outputting a decoded data symbol sequence at a first decoder and a second decoder;
• inputting the first data symbol sequence to the first decoder;
• and inputting the second data symbol sequence to the second decoder during a first transmission;
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• inputting the first data symbol sequence to the second decoder and inputting the second data symbol sequence to the first decoder during a second transmission.

A data receiving apparatus in a mobile communication system having a first receive antenna group with first and second receive antennas and a second receive antenna group with third and fourth receive antennas, comprising:

• a first decoder for generating first and second data symbol sequences by decoding a signal received through the first receive antenna group in a predetermined decoding method;
• a second decoder for generating third and fourth data symbol sequences by decoding a signal received through the second receive antenna group in the predetermined decoding method;
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• a controller for controlling demodulation of the first, second, third and fourth data symbol sequences such that if the data symbol sequences are initially transmitted, demodulation of the first and second data symbol sequences precedes demodulation of the third and fourth data symbol sequences,
• wherein if the data symbol sequences are retransmitted, the demodulation of the third and fourth data symbol sequences precedes demodulation of the first and second data symbol sequences.