Configurable transmitter including flexible block coder

A configurable transmitter for a wireless communication system, the configurable transmitter comprising:

• a flexible block coder for performing forward error correction and mapping of a data stream to generate a processed data vector, the flexible block coder including:
• a data formatter for formatting the data stream into an output vector;
• and
• a multiplier for multiplying the output vector by a configurable channel coding matrix, the multiplier generating the processed data vector;
• an Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) block for performing an IFFT on the processed data vector;
• an analog and radio frequency block for processing an output of the IFFT block and generating a transmit signal;
• and
• an antenna for transmitting the transmit signal,
• wherein the data formatter is configured to form an input vector including at least a number of data bits able to be modulated by the IFFT block, and wherein the data formatter is configured to modify the input vector to create output sequences that match those from a convolutional coder.

A configurable transmitter for a wireless communication system, the configurable transmitter comprising:

• a flexible block coder for performing forward error correction and mapping of a data stream to generate a processed data vector, the flexible block coder including:
• a data formatter for formatting the data stream into an output vector;
• and
• a multiplier for multiplying the output vector by a configurable channel coding matrix, the multiplier generating the processed data vector;
• an Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) block for performing an IFFT on the processed data vector;
• an analog and radio frequency block for processing an output of the IFFT block and generating a transmit signal;
• and
• an antenna for transmitting the transmit signal,
• wherein the data formatter is configured to form an input vector including at least a number of data bits able to be modulated by the IFFT block, and wherein the data formatter is configured to modify the input vector by adding 6 bits, thereby matching bits from convolutional coder conforming to IEEE 802.11a/g/n.

A configurable transmitter for a wireless communication system, the configurable transmitter comprising:

• a flexible block coder for performing forward error correction and mapping of a data stream to generate a processed data vector, the flexible block coder including:
• a data formatter for formatting the data stream into an output vector;
• and
• a multiplier for multiplying the output vector by a configurable channel coding matrix, the multiplier generating the processed data vector;
• an Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) block for performing an IFFT on the processed data vector;
• an analog and radio frequency block for processing an output of the IFFT block and generating a transmit signal;
• and
• an antenna for transmitting the transmit signal,
• wherein the data formatter is configured to form an input vector including at least a number of data bits able to be modulated by the IFFT block, and wherein the data formatter is configured to modify the input vector by adding 12 bits, thereby matching bits from two convolutional coders conforming to IEEE 802.11a/g/n.

A configurable transmitter for a wireless communication system, the configurable transmitter comprising:

• a flexible block coder for performing forward error correction and mapping of a data stream to generate a processed data vector, the flexible block coder including:
• a data formatter for formatting the data stream into an output vector;
• and
• a multiplier for multiplying the output vector by a configurable channel coding matrix, the multiplier generating the processed data vector;
• an Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) block for performing an IFFT on the processed data vector;
• an analog and radio frequency block for processing an output of the IFFT block and generating a transmit signal;
• and
• an antenna for transmitting the transmit signal,
• wherein the data formatter is configured to form an input vector including at least a number of data bits able to be modulated by the IFFT block, and wherein the data formatter is configured to modify the input vector based on data rate.

A configurable transmitter for a wireless communication system, the configurable transmitter comprising:

• a flexible block coder for performing forward error correction and mapping of a data stream to generate a processed data vector, the flexible block coder including:
• a data formatter for formatting the data stream into an output vector;
• and
• a multiplier for multiplying the output vector by a configurable channel coding matrix, the multiplier generating the processed data vector;
• an Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) block for performing an IFFT on the processed data vector;
• an analog and radio frequency block for processing an output of the IFFT block and generating a transmit signal;
• and
• an antenna for transmitting the transmit signal,
• wherein the data formatter is configured to form an input vector including at least a number of data bits able to be modulated by the IFFT block, and wherein dimensions of the configurable channel coding matrix depend on sizes of the output vector and the processed data vector.

A method for transmitting in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

• performing forward error correction and mapping of a data stream to generate a processed data vector by performing steps including:
• formatting the data stream into an output vector;
• and
• multiplying the output vector by a channel coding matrix to generate the processed data vector, wherein a number of rows of the channel coding matrix equals a size of the output vector, and a number of columns of the channel coding matrix equals a size of the processed data vector, the channel coding matrix being configurable;
• processing the processed data vector and generating a transmit signal;
• and
• transmitting the transmit signal.

A method for transmitting in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

• performing forward error correction and mapping of a data stream to generate a processed data vector by performing steps including:
• formatting the data stream into an output vector;
• and
• multiplying the output vector by a channel coding matrix to generate the processed data vector, the channel coding matrix being configurable;
• processing the processed data vector and generating a transmit signal;
• and
• transmitting the transmit signal,
• wherein formatting the data stream includes forming an input vector including at least a number of data bits able to be modulated by an Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) block, and wherein formatting the data stream includes modifying the input vector to create output sequences that match those from a convolutional coder.

A method for transmitting in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

• performing forward error correction and mapping of a data stream to generate a processed data vector by performing steps including:
• formatting the data stream into an output vector;
• and
• multiplying the output vector by a channel coding matrix to generate the processed data vector, the channel coding matrix being configurable;
• processing the processed data vector and generating a transmit signal;
• and
• transmitting the transmit signal,
• wherein formatting the data stream includes forming an input vector including at least a number of data bits able to be modulated by an Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) block, and wherein formatting the data stream includes modifying the input vector by adding 6 bits, thereby matching bits from a convolutional coder conforming to IEEE 802.11a/g/n.

A method for transmitting in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

• performing forward error correction and mapping of a data stream to generate a processed data vector by performing steps including:
• formatting the data stream into an output vector;
• and
• multiplying the output vector by a channel coding matrix to generate the processed data vector, the channel coding matrix being configurable;
• processing the processed data vector and generating a transmit signal;
• and
• transmitting the transmit signal,
• wherein formatting the data stream includes forming an input vector including at least a number of data bits able to be modulated by an Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) block, and wherein formatting the data stream includes modifying the input vector by adding 12 bits, thereby matching bits from two convolutional coders conforming to IEEE 802.11a/g/n.

A method for transmitting in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

• performing forward error correction and mapping of a data stream to generate a processed data vector by performing steps including:
• formatting the data stream into an output vector;
• and
• multiplying the output vector by a channel coding matrix to generate the processed data vector, the channel coding matrix being configurable;
• processing the processed data vector and generating a transmit signal;
• and
• transmitting the transmit signal,
• wherein formatting the data stream includes forming an input vector including at least a number of data bits able to be modulated by an Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) block, and wherein formatting the data stream includes modifying the input vector based on data rate.

A method for transmitting in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

• performing forward error correction and mapping of a data stream to generate a processed data vector by performing steps including:
• formatting the data stream into an output vector;
• and
• multiplying the output vector by a channel coding matrix to generate the processed data vector, the channel coding matrix being configurable;
• processing the processed data vector and generating a transmit signal;
• and
• transmitting the transmit signal,
• wherein formatting the data stream includes forming an input vector including at least a number of data bits able to be modulated by an Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) block,
• wherein formatting the data stream includes forming an input vector including at least a number of data bits able to be modulated by the IFFT block, and wherein dimensions of the channel coding matrix depend on sizes of the output vector and the processed data vector.

A method for transmitting in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

• performing forward error correction and mapping of a data stream to generate a processed data vector by performing steps including:
• formatting the data stream into an output vector;
• multiplying the output vector by a channel coding matrix to generate the processed data vector, the channel coding matrix being configurable;
• and
• compressing the channel coding matrix;
• processing the processed data vector and generating a transmit signal;
• and
• transmitting the transmit signal,
• wherein formatting the data stream includes forming an input vector including at least a number of data bits able to be modulated by an Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) block.

A configurable transmitter for a wireless communication system, the configurable transmitter comprising:

• a flexible block coder for performing forward error correction and mapping of a data stream to generate a processed data vector, the flexible block coder including:
• a plurality of registers connected in a daisy chain;
• a plurality of bit selectors for selecting outputs of the plurality of registers;
• and
• an XOR tree for receiving outputs from the plurality of bit selectors and generating the processed data vector;
• an Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) block for performing an IFFT on the processed data vector;
• an analog and radio frequency block for modulating an output of the IFFT block and preparing a transmit signal;
• and
• an antenna for transmitting the transmit signal.

A configurable transmitter for a wireless communication system, the configurable transmitter comprising:

• a flexible block coder for performing forward error correction and mapping of a data stream to generate a processed data vector, the flexible block coder including:
• a data formatter for formatting the data stream into an output vector;
• and
• a multiplier for multiplying the output vector by a configurable channel coding matrix, wherein a number of rows of the configurable channel coding matrix equals a size of the output vector, and a number of columns of the configurable channel coding matrix equals a size of the processed data vector, the multiplier generating the processed data vector;
• an analog and radio frequency block for processing an output of the flexible block coder and generating a transmit signal;
• and
• an antenna for transmitting the transmit signal.

A configurable transmitter for a wireless communication system, the configurable transmitter comprising:

• a flexible block coder for performing forward error correction and mapping of a data stream to generate a processed data vector, the flexible block coder including:
• a data formatter for formatting the data stream into an output vector;
• and
• a multiplier for multiplying the output vector by a configurable channel coding matrix, the multiplier generating the processed data vector;
• an analog and radio frequency block for processing an output of the flexible block coder and generating a transmit signal;
• and
• an antenna for transmitting the transmit signal,
• wherein the data formatter is configured to form an input vector, and wherein the data formatter is configured to modify the input vector to create output sequences that match those from a convolutional coder.

A configurable transmitter for a wireless communication system, the configurable transmitter comprising:

• a flexible block coder for performing forward error correction and mapping of a data stream to generate a processed data vector, the flexible block coder including:
• a data formatter for formatting the data stream into an output vector;
• and
• a multiplier for multiplying the output vector by a configurable channel coding matrix, the multiplier generating the processed data vector;
• an analog and radio frequency block for processing an output of the flexible block coder and generating a transmit signal;
• and
• an antenna for transmitting the transmit signal,
• wherein the data formatter is configured to form an input vector, and wherein the data formatter is configured to modify the input vector by adding 6 bits, thereby matching bits from a convolutional coder conforming to IEEE 802.11a/g/n.

A configurable transmitter for a wireless communication system, the configurable transmitter comprising:

• a flexible block coder for performing forward error correction and mapping of a data stream to generate a processed data vector, the flexible block coder including:
• a data formatter for formatting the data stream into an output vector;
• and
• a multiplier for multiplying the output vector by a configurable channel coding matrix, the multiplier generating the processed data vector;
• an analog and radio frequency block for processing an Output of the flexible block coder and generating a transmit signal;
• and
• an antenna for transmitting the transmit signal,
• wherein the data formatter is configured to form an input vector, and wherein the data formatter is configured to modify the input vector by adding 12 bits, thereby matching bits from two convolutional coders conforming to IEEE 802.11a/g/n.

A configurable transmitter for a wireless communication system, the configurable transmitter comprising:

• a flexible block coder for performing forward error correction and mapping of a data stream to generate a processed data vector, the flexible block coder including:
• a data formatter for formatting the data stream into an output vector;
• and
• a multiplier for multiplying the output vector by a configurable channel coding matrix, the multiplier generating the processed data vector;
• an analog and radio frequency block for processing an output of the flexible block coder and generating a transmit signal;
• and
• an antenna for transmitting the transmit signal,
• wherein the data formatter is configured to form an input vector, and wherein the data formatter is configured to modify the input vector based on data rate.

A configurable transmitter for a wireless communication system, the configurable transmitter comprising:

• a flexible block coder for performing forward error correction and mapping of a data stream to generate a processed data vector, the flexible block coder including:
• a data formatter for formatting the data stream into an output vector;
• and
• a multiplier for multiplying the output vector by a configurable channel coding matrix, the multiplier generating the processed data vector;
• an analog and radio frequency block for processing an output of the flexible block coder and generating a transmit signal;
• and
• an antenna for transmitting the transmit signal,
• wherein the data formatter is configured to form an input vector, and wherein dimensions of the configurable channel coding matrix depend on sizes of the output vector and the processed data vector.