Wireless communication system, wireless communication apparatus, and resource assignment method used therein

A wireless communication system using a wireless communication apparatus having a plurality of transmission and reception antennas, wherein:

• the wireless communication apparatus comprising:
• correspondence determining means for determining, upon producing first through M-th (M being an integer not smaller than 2) transmission signals, correspondence between first through K-th (K being an integer not smaller than 2) transmission sequences and frequency channels so that the correspondence is different for each of said plurality of transmission antennas, where each transmission signal output has a different correspondence,
• the correspondence determining means comprises:
• a transmitting portion including coded sequence producing means for encoding first through K-th transmission sequences to produce first through K-th coded sequences, respectively, interleaved sequence producing means for interleaving the first through the K-th coded sequences to produce first through K-th interleaved sequences, respectively, partial transmission sequence producing means for dividing each of the first through the K-th interleaved sequences into first through M-th partial transmission sequences, transmission signal producing means for frequency-multiplexing the first through the M-th partial transmission sequences corresponding to each of the first through the K-th transmission sequences with respect to each of the first through the M-th partial transmission sequences to produce first through M-th transmission signals, and first through M-th transmission antennas for transmitting the first through the M-th transmission signals, respectively,
• the transmitting portion comprises:
• scheduling means for reducing the number of frequency channels assigned to the transmission sequences when a reception quality at the receiving portion is lower than a predetermined first threshold and for increasing the number of frequency channels assigned to the transmission sequences when the reception quality is higher than a predetermined second threshold;
• and
• extracting and combining means for extracting and combining, upon producing first through K-th demodulated sequences, M demodulated signals corresponding to the first through the K-th transmission sequences in accordance with the correspondence between the first through the K-th transmission sequences and the frequency channels,
• the extracting and combining means comprises:
• a receiving portion including first through N-th (N being an integer not smaller than 1) reception antennas, demodulating means for decomposing first through N-th reception signals received by the first through the N-th reception antennas into first through M-th partial demodulated signals for each frequency channel, demodulated sequence producing means for extracting and combining, from the first through the M-th partial demodulated signals for each frequency channel, M demodulated signals corresponding to each of the first through the K-th transmission sequences to thereby produce first through K-th demodulated sequences, deinterleaved sequence producing means for deinterleaving the first through the K-th demodulated sequences to produce first through K-th deinterleaved sequences, respectively, and decoding means for decoding the first through the K-th deinterleaved sequences to produce first through K-th decoded sequences, respectively.

A wireless communication system using a wireless communication apparatus having a plurality of transmission and reception antennas, wherein:

• the wireless communication apparatus comprising:
• correspondence determining means for determining, upon producing first through M-th (M being an integer not smaller than 2) transmission signals, correspondence between first through K-th (K being an integer not smaller than 2) transmission sequences and frequency channels so that the correspondence is different for each of said plurality of transmission antennas, where each transmission signal output has a different correspondence,
• the correspondence determining means comprises:
• a transmitting portion including coded sequence producing means for encoding first through K-th transmission sequences to produce first through K-th coded sequences, respectively, interleaved sequence producing means for interleaving the first through the K-th coded sequences to produce first through K-th interleaved sequences, respectively, partial transmission sequence producing means for dividing each of the first through the K-th interleaved sequences into first through M-th partial transmission sequences, transmission signal producing means for frequency-multiplexing the first through the M-th partial transmission sequences corresponding to each of the first through the K-th transmission sequences with respect to each of the first through the M-th partial transmission sequences to produce first through M-th transmission signals, and first through M-th transmission antennas for transmitting the first through the M-th transmission signals, respectively,
• the transmitting portion comprises:
• scheduling means for reducing the number of frequency channels assigned to the transmission sequence for which a reception quality at the receiving portion for each transmission sequence is lower than a predetermined first threshold and for increasing the number of frequency channels assigned to the transmission sequence for which the reception quality is higher than a predetermined second threshold;
• and
• extracting and combining means for extracting and combining, upon producing first through K-th demodulated sequences, M demodulated signals corresponding to the first through the K-th transmission sequences in accordance with the correspondence between the first through the K-th transmission sequences and the frequency channels,
• the extracting and combining means comprises:
• a receiving portion including first through N-th (N being an integer not smaller than 1) reception antennas, demodulating means for decomposing first through N-th reception signals received by the first through the N-th reception antennas into first through M-th partial demodulated signals for each frequency channel, demodulated sequence producing means for extracting and combining, from the first through the M-th partial demodulated signals for each frequency channel, M demodulated signals corresponding to each of the first through the K-th transmission sequences to thereby produce first through K-th demodulated sequences, deinterleaved sequence producing means for deinterleaving the first through the K-th demodulated sequences to produce first through K-th deinterleaved sequences, respectively, and decoding means for decoding the first through the K-th deinterleaved sequences to produce first through K-th decoded sequences, respectively.

A wireless communication system using a wireless communication apparatus having a plurality of transmission and reception antennas, wherein:

• the wireless communication apparatus comprising:
• correspondence determining means for determining, upon producing first through M-th (M being an integer not smaller than 2) transmission signals, correspondence between first through K-th (K being an integer not smaller than 2) transmission sequences and frequency channels so that the correspondence is different for each of said plurality of transmission antennas, where each transmission signal output has a different correspondence,
• the correspondence determining means comprises:
• a transmitting portion including coded sequence producing means for encoding first through K-th transmission sequences to produce first through K-th coded sequences, respectively, interleaved sequence producing means for interleaving the first through the K-th coded sequences to produce first through K-th interleaved sequences, respectively, partial transmission sequence producing means for dividing each of the first through the K-th interleaved sequences into first through M-th partial transmission sequences, transmission signal producing means for frequency-multiplexing the first through the M-th partial transmission sequences corresponding to each of the first through the K-th transmission sequences with respect to each of the first through the M-th partial transmission sequences to produce first through M-th transmission signals, and first through M-th transmission antennas for transmitting the first through the M-th transmission signals, respectively,
• the transmitting portion comprises:
• scheduling means for reducing the number of transmission antennas assigned to the transmission sequences when a reception quality at the receiving portion is lower than a predetermined first threshold and for increasing the number of transmission antennas assigned to transmission sequences when the reception quality is higher than a predetermined second threshold;
• and
• extracting and combining means for extracting and combining, upon producing first through K-th demodulated sequences, M demodulated signals corresponding to the first through the K-th transmission sequences in accordance with the correspondence between the first through the K-th transmission sequences and the frequency channels,
• the extracting and combining means comprises:
• a receiving portion including first through N-th (N being an integer not smaller than 1) reception antennas, demodulating means for decomposing first through N-th reception signals received by the first through the N-th reception antennas into first through M-th partial demodulated signals for each frequency channel, demodulated sequence producing means for extracting and combining, from the first through the M-th partial demodulated signals for each frequency channel, M demodulated signals corresponding to each of the first through the K-th transmission sequences to thereby produce first through K-th demodulated sequences, deinterleaved sequence producing means for deinterleaving the first through the K-th demodulated sequences to produce first through K-th deinterleaved sequences, respectively, and decoding means for decoding the first through the K-th deinterleaved sequences to produce first through K-th decoded sequences, respectively.

A wireless communication system using a wireless communication apparatus having a plurality of transmission and reception antennas, wherein:

• the wireless communication apparatus comprising:
• correspondence determining means for determining upon producing first through M-th (M being an integer not smaller than 2) transmission signals, correspondence between first through K-th (K being an integer not smaller than 2) transmission sequences and frequency channels so that the correspondence is different for each of said plurality of transmission antennas, where each transmission signal output has a different correspondence,
• the correspondence determining means comprises:
• a transmitting portion including coded sequence producing means for encoding first through K-th transmission sequences to produce first through K-th coded sequences, respectively, interleaved sequence producing means for interleaving the first through the K-th coded sequences to produce first through K-th interleaved sequences, respectively, partial transmission sequence producing means for dividing each of the first through the K-th interleaved sequences into first through M-th partial transmission sequences, transmission signal producing means for frequency-multiplexing the first through the M-th partial transmission sequences corresponding to each of the first through the K-th transmission sequences with respect to each of the first through the M-th partial transmission sequences to produce first through M-th transmission signals, and first through M-th transmission antennas for transmitting the first through the M-th transmission signals, respectively,
• the transmitting portion comprises:
• scheduling means for reducing the number of transmission antennas assigned to the transmission sequence for which a reception quality at the receiving portion for each transmission sequence is lower than a predetermined first threshold and for increasing the number of transmission antennas assigned to the transmission sequence for which the reception quality is higher than a predetermined second threshold;
• and
• extracting and combining means for extracting and combining, upon producing first through K-th demodulated sequences, M demodulated signals corresponding to the first through the K-th transmission sequences in accordance with the correspondence between the first through the K-th transmission sequences and the frequency channels,
• the extracting and combining means comprises:
• a receiving portion including first through N-th (N being an integer not smaller than 1) reception antennas, demodulating means for decomposing first through N-th reception signals received by the first through the N-th reception antennas into first through M-th partial demodulated signals for each frequency channel, demodulated sequence producing means for extracting and combining, from the first through the M-th partial demodulated signals for each frequency channel, M demodulated signals corresponding to each of the first through the K-th transmission sequences to thereby produce first through K-th demodulated sequences, deinterleaved sequence producing means for deinterleaving the first through the K-th demodulated sequences to produce first through K-th deinterleaved sequences, respectively, and decoding means for decoding the first through the K-th deinterleaved sequences to produce first through K-th decoded sequences, respectively.