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US20200145067A1
US20200145067A1 US16/737,428 US202016737428A US2020145067A1 US 20200145067 A1 US20200145067 A1 US 20200145067A1 US 202016737428 A US202016737428 A US 202016737428A US 2020145067 A1 US2020145067 A1 US 2020145067A1
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  • the present disclosure relates in particular to transmission devices and reception devices that communicate by using multiple antennas.
  • MIMO multiple-input multiple-output
  • FIG. 17 illustrates one example of a configuration of a transmission device based on the Digital Video Broadcasting-Next Generation Handheld (DVB-NGH) standard, in a case where there are two transmitting antennas and two transmission modulated signals (transmission streams).
  • DVD-NGH Digital Video Broadcasting-Next Generation Handheld
  • This example is disclosed in “MIMO for DVB-NGH, the next generation mobile TV broadcasting,” IEEE Commun. Mag., vol. 57, no. 7, pp. 130-137, July 2013.
  • data 003 encoded by encoder 002 is split into data 005 A and data 005 B by splitter 004 .
  • Data 005 A is interleaved by interleaver 004 A and mapped by mapper 006 A.
  • data 005 B is interleaved by interleaver 004 B and mapped by mapper 006 B.
  • Weighting synthesizers 008 A, 008 B receive inputs of mapped signals 007 A, 007 B, and weighting synthesize these signals to generate weighting synthesized signals 009 A, 016 B.
  • the phase of weighting synthesized signal 016 B is then changed.
  • radio units 010 A, 010 B perform processing related to orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) and processing such as frequency conversion and/or amplification, and transmit transmission signal 011 A from antenna 012 A and transmission signal 011 B from antenna 012 B.
  • OFDM orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
  • the conventional configuration does not consider transmitting single stream signals together. In such a case, in particular, it is favorable to implement a new transmission method for improving data reception quality in the reception device that receives the single stream.
  • One non-limiting and exemplary embodiment relates to a transmission method for when transmitting a combination of single stream signals and multi-stream signals under the use of a multi-carrier transmission scheme, such as an OFDM scheme, and has an object to improve single stream data reception quality and multi-stream data reception quality in a propagation environment including LOS (line of sight).
  • a multi-carrier transmission scheme such as an OFDM scheme
  • a transmission device includes: a weighting synthesizer that generates a first precoded signal and a second precoded signal by performing a precoding process on a first baseband signal and a second baseband signal, respectively; a first pilot inserter that inserts a pilot signal into the first precoded signal; a first phase changer that applies a phase change of i ⁇ to the second precoded signal, depending on a communications scheme, where i is a symbol number and an integer that is greater than or equal to 0; a second pilot inserter that inserts a pilot signal into the second precoded signal applied with the phase change; and a second phase changer that applies a phase change to the second precoded signal applied with the phase change and inserted with the pilot signal, depending on the communications scheme.
  • the weighting synthesizer generates the first precoded signal and the second precoded signal by performing, in the precoding process, a calculation that uses Equation (355) in Embodiment H12 on the first baseband signal and the second baseband signal modulated via a modulation scheme of quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK).
  • QPSK quadrature phase shift keying
  • a transmission method includes: generating a first precoded signal and a second precoded signal by performing a precoding process on a first baseband signal and a second baseband signal, respectively; inserting a pilot signal into the first precoded signal; applying, as a first phase change process, a phase change of i ⁇ to the second precoded signal, depending on a communications scheme, where i is a symbol number and an integer that is greater than or equal to 0; inserting a pilot signal into the second precoded signal applied with the phase change; and applying, as a second phase change process, a phase change to the second precoded signal applied with the phase change and inserted with the pilot signal, depending on the communications scheme.
  • the first precoded signal and the second precoded signal are generated by performing, in the precoding process, a calculation that uses Equation (355) in Embodiment H12 on the first baseband signal and the second baseband signal modulated via a modulation scheme of quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK).
  • QPSK quadrature phase shift keying
  • FIG. 1 illustrates one example of a configuration of a transmission device according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 2 illustrates one example of a configuration of the signal processor illustrated in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 illustrates one example of a configuration of the radio unit illustrated in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 4 illustrates one example of a frame configuration of a transmission signal illustrated in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 5 illustrates one example of a frame configuration of a transmission signal illustrated in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 6 illustrates one example of a configuration of components relevant to control information generation in FIG. 2 ;
  • FIG. 7 illustrates one example of a configuration of the antenna unit illustrated in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 8 illustrates one example of a configuration of a reception device according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 9 illustrates one example of the relationship between a transmission device and a reception device
  • FIG. 10 illustrates one example of a configuration of the antenna unit illustrated in FIG. 8 ;
  • FIG. 11 illustrates part of the frame illustrated in FIG. 5 ;
  • FIG. 12 illustrates one example of a modulation scheme used by the mapper illustrated in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 13 illustrates one example of a frame configuration of a transmission signal illustrated in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 14 illustrates one example of a frame configuration of a transmission signal illustrated in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 15 illustrates one example of a configuration used when CDD is used
  • FIG. 16 illustrates one example of a carrier arrangement used when OFDM is used
  • FIG. 17 illustrates an example of a configuration of a transmission device based on the DVB-NGH standard
  • FIG. 18 illustrates one example of a configuration of the signal processor illustrated in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 19 illustrates one example of a configuration of the signal processor illustrated in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 20 illustrates one example of a configuration of the signal processor illustrated in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 21 illustrates one example of a configuration of the signal processor illustrated in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 22 illustrates one example of a configuration of the signal processor illustrated in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 23 illustrates one example of a configuration of a base station
  • FIG. 24 illustrates one example of a configuration of a terminal
  • FIG. 25 illustrates one example of a frame configuration of a modulated signal
  • FIG. 26 illustrates one example of transmission between a base station and a terminal
  • FIG. 27 illustrates one example of transmission between a base station and a terminal
  • FIG. 28 illustrates one example of a configuration of the signal processor illustrated in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 29 illustrates one example of a configuration of the signal processor illustrated in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 30 illustrates one example of a configuration of the signal processor illustrated in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 31 illustrates one example of a configuration of the signal processor illustrated in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 32 illustrates one example of a configuration of the signal processor illustrated in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 33 illustrates one example of a configuration of the signal processor illustrated in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 34 illustrates one example of the system configuration in a state in which transmission is being performed between a base station and a terminal
  • FIG. 35 illustrates one example of communication between a base station and a terminal
  • FIG. 36 illustrates an example of data included in a reception capability notification symbol transmitted by the terminal illustrated in FIG. 35 ;
  • FIG. 37 illustrates an example of data included in a reception capability notification symbol transmitted by the terminal illustrated in FIG. 35 ;
  • FIG. 38 illustrates an example of data included in a reception capability notification symbol transmitted by the terminal illustrated in FIG. 35 ;
  • FIG. 39 illustrates one example of a frame configuration of a transmission signal illustrated in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 40 illustrates one example of a frame configuration of a transmission signal illustrated in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 41 illustrates one example of a configuration of a reception device included in the terminal in FIG. 24 ;
  • FIG. 42 illustrates one example of a frame configuration when a base station or AP uses a multi-carrier transmission scheme and transmits a single modulated signal
  • FIG. 43 illustrates one example of a frame configuration when a base station or AP uses a single-carrier transmission scheme and transmits a single modulated signal
  • FIG. 44 illustrates one example of a configuration of a transmission device included in, for example, a base station, access point, or broadcast station;
  • FIG. 45 illustrates one example of a symbol arrangement method with respect to the time axis of a signal
  • FIG. 46 illustrates one example of a symbol arrangement method with respect to the frequency axis of a signal
  • FIG. 47 illustrates one example of a symbol arrangement method with respect to the time and frequency axes of a signal
  • FIG. 48 illustrates a second example of a symbol arrangement method with respect to the time axis of a signal
  • FIG. 49 illustrates a second example of a symbol arrangement method with respect to the frequency axis of a signal
  • FIG. 50 illustrates one example of a symbol arrangement method with respect to the time and frequency axes of a signal
  • FIG. 51 illustrates one example of a frame configuration of a modulated signal transmitted by a base station or AP
  • FIG. 52 illustrates one example of a frame configuration when single stream modulated signal transmission 5101 in FIG. 51 is performed
  • FIG. 53 illustrates one example of a frame configuration when multi-stream multi-modulated-signal transmission 5102 in FIG. 51 is performed
  • FIG. 54 illustrates one example of a configuration of a signal processor in a transmission device included in a base station
  • FIG. 55 illustrates one example of a configuration of a radio unit
  • FIG. 56 illustrates one example of a configuration of a signal processor in a transmission device in a base station
  • FIG. 57 illustrates one example of a frame configuration of a modulated signal transmitted by a base station or AP
  • FIG. 58 illustrates one example of a frame configuration when single stream modulated signal transmission 5701 in FIG. 57 is performed
  • FIG. 59 illustrates a first example of how phase changers are arranged before and after a weighting synthesizer
  • FIG. 60 illustrates a second example of how phase changers are arranged before and after a weighting synthesizer
  • FIG. 61 illustrates a third example of how phase changers are arranged before and after a weighting synthesizer
  • FIG. 62 illustrates a fourth example of how phase changers are arranged before and after a weighting synthesizer
  • FIG. 63 illustrates a fifth example of how phase changers are arranged before and after a weighting synthesizer
  • FIG. 64 illustrates a sixth example of how phase changers are arranged before and after a weighting synthesizer
  • FIG. 65 illustrates a seventh example of how phase changers are arranged before and after a weighting synthesizer
  • FIG. 66 illustrates an eighth example of how phase changers are arranged before and after a weighting synthesizer
  • FIG. 67 illustrates a ninth example of how phase changers are arranged before and after a weighting synthesizer
  • FIG. 68 illustrates operations performed by the mapper illustrated in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 69 illustrates an example of a distribution of signal points in an in-phase I-quadrature Q plane when QPSK is used
  • FIG. 70 illustrates an example of a distribution of signal points in an in-phase I-quadrature Q plane when QPSK is used
  • FIG. 71 illustrates an example of a distribution of signal points in an in-phase I-quadrature Q plane when QPSK is used
  • FIG. 72 illustrates an example of a distribution of signal points in an in-phase I-quadrature Q plane when QPSK is used
  • FIG. 73 illustrates one example of a configuration of a transmission device in a base station or AP
  • FIG. 74 illustrates operations performed by the mapper illustrated in FIG. 73 ;
  • FIG. 75 illustrates operations performed by the mapper illustrated in FIG. 73 ;
  • FIG. 76 illustrates operations performed by the mapper illustrated in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 77 illustrates operations performed by the mapper illustrated in FIG. 73 ;
  • FIG. 78 illustrates operations performed by the mapper illustrated in FIG. 73 ;
  • FIG. 79 illustrates an example of data included in a reception capability notification symbol transmitted by the terminal illustrated in FIG. 35 ;
  • FIG. 80 illustrates one example of a frame configuration
  • FIG. 81 illustrates one example of a frame configuration of a transmission signal illustrated in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 82 illustrates one example of a frame configuration of a transmission signal illustrated in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 83 illustrates one example of a spectrum of a transmission signal illustrated in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 84 illustrates an example of a distribution of signal points in an in-phase I-quadrature Q plane when BPSK is used
  • FIG. 85 illustrates an example of a distribution of signal points when symbol number i is an even number
  • FIG. 86 illustrates signal points of a precoded signal in an in-phase I-quadrature Q plane when BPSK is used
  • FIG. 87 illustrates signal points of a weighting synthesized signal in an in-phase I-quadrature Q plane
  • FIG. 88 illustrates one example of a frame configuration of a transmission signal transmitted by a base station or AP
  • FIG. 89 illustrates one example of a configuration of a reception device
  • FIG. 90 illustrates one example of a configuration of a transmission device
  • FIG. 91 illustrates one example of a configuration of the signal processor illustrated in FIG. 90 ;
  • FIG. 92 illustrates one example of a frame configuration of a modulated signal transmitted by the transmission device illustrated in FIG. 90 ;
  • FIG. 93 illustrates one example of a frame configuration of a modulated signal transmitted by the transmission device illustrated in FIG. 90 ;
  • FIG. 94 illustrates a specific example of a reception capability notification symbol transmitted by the terminal illustrated in FIG. 35 ;
  • FIG. 95 illustrates one example of a configuration of the reception capability notification symbol related to a single-carrier scheme and an OFDM scheme illustrated in FIG. 94 ;
  • FIG. 96 illustrates one example of a configuration of the reception capability notification symbol related to a single-carrier scheme illustrated in FIG. 94 ;
  • FIG. 97 illustrates one example of a configuration of the reception capability notification symbol related to an OFDM scheme illustrated in FIG. 94 ;
  • FIG. 98 illustrates a specific example of a reception capability notification symbol transmitted by the terminal illustrated in FIG. 35 ;
  • FIG. 99 illustrates one example of a configuration of the reception capability notification symbol related to an OFDM scheme illustrated in FIG. 94 ;
  • FIG. 100 illustrates one example of a configuration of the reception capability notification symbol related to an OFDM scheme illustrated in FIG. 94 ;
  • FIG. 101 illustrates one example of a configuration of the reception capability notification symbol related to an OFDM scheme illustrated in FIG. 94 ;
  • FIG. 102 illustrates one example of a configuration of the reception capability notification symbol related to an OFDM scheme illustrated in FIG. 94 ;
  • FIG. 103 illustrates one example of input/output data of the (error correction) encoder used in the communications device (transmission device);
  • FIG. 104 illustrates one example of a configuration of an error correction decoding unit
  • FIG. 105A illustrates one example of a configuration of a capability notification symbol transmitted by the terminal to the communication partner, such as a base station, for indicating transmission/reception capability;
  • FIG. 105B illustrates one example of a configuration of extended capabilities 1 ( 10504 A_ 1 ) through N( 10504 A_N) in FIG. 105A ;
  • FIG. 105C illustrates one example of a symbol for transmitting information on whether reception for a plurality of single-carrier scheme streams is supported
  • FIG. 106 illustrates one example of a symbol for transmitting information on whether reception for a plurality of OFDM scheme streams is supported
  • FIG. 107 illustrates one example of a symbol for transmitting information on a scheme supported by OFDM scheme
  • FIG. 108 illustrates one example of a symbol for transmitting information on a scheme supported by single-carrier scheme
  • FIG. 109 illustrates one example of a symbol for transmitting information on whether reception for a plurality of streams in OFDMA is supported
  • FIG. 110 illustrates one example of a symbol for transmitting information on whether OFDMA scheme demodulation is supported and a symbol for transmitting information on whether reception for a plurality of streams in OFDMA is supported;
  • FIG. 111 illustrates processes performed by a first signal processor
  • FIG. 112 illustrates processes performed by a second signal processor
  • FIG. 113 illustrates a specific configuration example of a reception capability notification symbol transmitted by a terminal
  • FIG. 114 illustrates an example of communication between a base station or AP and a terminal
  • FIG. 115 illustrates one example of a configuration of a reception capability notification symbol
  • FIG. 116 illustrates one example of a configuration of a reception capability notification symbol
  • FIG. 117 illustrates one example of a symbol for transmitting information on a scheme supported by single-carrier scheme.
  • a transmission method, transmission device, reception method, and reception device will be described in detail.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates one example of a configuration of a transmission device according to this embodiment, such as a base station, access point, or broadcast station.
  • Error correction encoder 102 receives inputs of data 101 and control signal 100 , and based on information related to the error correction code included in control signal 100 (e.g., error correction code information, code length (block length), encode rate), performs error correction encoding, and outputs encoded data 103 .
  • error correction encoder 102 may include an interleaver. In such a case, error correction encoder 102 may rearrange the encoded data before outputting encoded data 103 .
  • Mapper 104 receives inputs of encoded data 103 and control signal 100 , and based on information on the modulated signal included in control signal 100 , performs mapping in accordance with the modulation scheme, and outputs mapped signal (baseband signal) 105 _ 1 and mapped signal (baseband signal) 105 _ 2 . Note that mapper 104 generates mapped signal 105 _ 1 using a first sequence and generates mapped signal 105 _ 2 using a second sequence. Here, the first sequence and second sequence are different.
  • Signal processor 106 receives inputs of mapped signals 105 _ 1 and 105 _ 2 , signal group 110 , and control signal 100 , performs signal processing based on control signal 100 , and outputs signal-processed signals 106 _A and 106 _B.
  • signal-processed signal 106 _A is expressed as u 1 ( i )
  • signal-processed signal 106 _B is expressed as u 2 ( i ) (i is a symbol number; for example, i is an integer that is greater than or equal to 0). Note that details regarding the signal processing will be described with reference to FIG. 2 later.
  • Radio unit 107 _A receives inputs of signal-processed signal 106 _A and control signal 100 , and based on control signal 100 , processes signal-processed signal 106 _A and outputs transmission signal 108 _A. Transmission signal 108 _A is then output as radio waves from antenna unit # A ( 109 _A).
  • radio unit 107 _B receives inputs of signal-processed signal 106 _B and control signal 100 , and based on control signal 100 , processes signal-processed signal 106 _B and outputs transmission signal 108 _B. Transmission signal 108 _B is then output as radio waves from antenna unit # B ( 109 _B).
  • Antenna unit # A ( 109 _A) receives an input of control signal 100 .
  • antenna unit # A ( 108 _A) processes transmission signal 108 _A and outputs the result as radio waves.
  • antenna unit # A ( 109 _A) may not receive an input of control signal 100 .
  • antenna unit # B ( 109 _B) receives an input of control signal 100 .
  • antenna unit # B ( 108 _B) processes transmission signal 108 _B and outputs the result as radio waves.
  • antenna unit # B ( 109 _B) may not receive an input of control signal 100 .
  • control signal 100 may be generated based on information transmitted by a device that is the communication partner in FIG. 1 , and, alternatively, the device in FIG. 1 may include an input unit, and control signal 100 may be generated based on information input from the input unit.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates one example of a configuration of signal processor 106 illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • Weighting synthesizer (precoder) 203 receives inputs of mapped signal 201 A (mapped signal 105 _ 1 in FIG. 1 ), mapped signal 201 B (mapped signal 105 _ 2 in FIG. 1 ), and control signal 200 (control signal 100 in FIG. 1 ), performs weighting synthesis (precoding) based on control signal 200 , and outputs weighted signal 204 A and weighted signal 204 B.
  • mapped signal 201 A is expressed as s 1 ( t )
  • mapped signal 201 B is expressed as s 2 ( t )
  • weighted signal 204 A is expressed as z 1 ( t )
  • weighted signal 204 B is expressed as z 2 ′( t ).
  • t is time (s 1 ( t ), s 2 ( t ), z 1 ( t ), and z 2 ′( t ) are defined as complex numbers (accordingly, they may be real numbers)).
  • Weighting synthesizer (precoder) 203 performs the following calculation.
  • Equation (1) a, b, c, and d can be defined as complex numbers. Accordingly, a, b, c, and d are complex numbers (and may be real numbers). Note that i is a symbol number.
  • Phase changer 205 B receives inputs of weighting synthesized signal 204 B and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to weighting synthesized signal 204 B based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 206 B.
  • phase-changed signal 206 B is expressed as z 2 ( t ), and z 2 ( t ) is defined as a complex number (and may be a real number).
  • phase change value is set as shown below (N is an integer that is greater than or equal to 2, N is a phase change cycle)(when N is set to an odd number greater than or equal to 3, data reception quality may improve).
  • Equation (2) is merely a non-limiting example.
  • phase change value y(i) e j ⁇ (i) .
  • z 1 ( i ) and z 2 ( i ) can be expressed with the following equation.
  • ⁇ (i) is a real number.
  • z 1 ( i ) and z 2 ( i ) are transmitted from the transmission device at the same time and using the same frequency (same frequency band).
  • the phase change value is not limited to the value used in Equation (2); for example, a method in which the phase is changed cyclically or regularly is conceivable.
  • Equation (1) The matrix (precoding matrix) in Equation (1) and Equation (3) is as follows.
  • Equation (5) Equation (6), Equation (7), Equation (8), Equation (9), Equation (10), Equation (11), and Equation (12)
  • ⁇ may be a real number and may be an imaginary number
  • ⁇ may be a real number and may be an imaginary number
  • ⁇ is not 0 (zero).
  • ⁇ is also not 0 (zero).
  • Equation (13), Equation (15), Equation (17), and Equation (19) may be a real number and may be an imaginary number. However, ⁇ is not 0 (zero) ( ⁇ is a real number).
  • ⁇ 11 (i), ⁇ 21 (i), and ⁇ (i) are functions (real numbers) of i (symbol number).
  • ⁇ is, for example, a fixed value (real number) (however, ⁇ need not be a fixed value).
  • ⁇ may be a real number, and, alternatively, may be an imaginary number.
  • ⁇ may be a real number, and, alternatively, may be an imaginary number.
  • ⁇ is not 0 (zero).
  • ⁇ is also not 0 (zero).
  • ⁇ 11 and ⁇ 21 are real numbers.
  • each exemplary embodiment in the present specification can also be carried out by using a precoding matrix other than these matrices.
  • Equation (34) and Equation (36) may be a real number and, alternatively, may be an imaginary number. However, ⁇ is not 0 (zero).
  • Inserter 207 A receives inputs of weighting synthesized signal 204 A, pilot symbol signal (pa(t))(t is time)( 251 A), preamble signal 252 , control information symbol signal 253 , and control signal 200 , and based on information on the frame configuration included in control signal 200 , outputs baseband signal 208 A based on the frame configuration.
  • inserter 207 B receives inputs of phase-changed signal 206 B, pilot symbol signal (pb(t))( 251 B), preamble signal 252 , control information symbol signal 253 , and control signal 200 , and based on information on the frame configuration included in control signal 200 , outputs baseband signal 208 B based on the frame configuration.
  • Phase changer 209 B receives inputs of baseband signal 208 B and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 B based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 210 B.
  • phase changer 209 B may be CDD (cyclic delay diversity)(CSD (cycle shift diversity)) disclosed in “Standard conformable antenna diversity techniques for OFDM and its application to the DVB-T system,” IEEE Globecom 2001, pp. 3100-3105, November 2001, and IEEE P802.11n (D3.00) Draft STANDARD for Information Technology-Telecommunications and information exchange between systems-Local and metropolitan area networks-Specific requirements-Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications, 2007.
  • MAC Wireless LAN Medium Access Control
  • PHY Physical Layer
  • phase changer 209 B applies a phase change to a symbol present along the frequency axis (i.e., applies a phase change to, for example, a data symbol, a pilot symbol, and/or a control information symbol).
  • FIG. 3 illustrates one example of a configuration of radio units 107 _A and 107 _B illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • Serial-parallel converter 302 receives inputs of signal 301 and control signal 300 (control signal 100 in FIG. 1 ), applies a serial-parallel conversion based on control signal 300 , and outputs serial-parallel converted signal 303 .
  • Inverse Fourier transform unit 304 receives inputs of serial-parallel converted signal 303 and control signal 300 , and based on control signal 300 , applies, as one example of an inverse Fourier transform, an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT), and outputs inverse Fourier transformed signal 305 .
  • IFFT inverse fast Fourier transform
  • Processor 306 receives inputs of inverse Fourier transformed signal 305 and control signal 300 , applies processing such as frequency conversion and amplification based on control signal 300 , and outputs modulated signal 307 .
  • modulated signal 307 corresponds to transmission signal 108 _A in FIG. 1 .
  • modulated signal 307 corresponds to transmission signal 108 _B in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a frame configuration of transmission signal 108 _A illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • frequency (carriers) is (are) represented on the horizontal axis and time is represented on the vertical axis. Since a multi-carrier transmission scheme such as OFDM is used, symbols are present in the carrier direction. In FIG. 4 , symbols from carriers 1 to 36 are shown. Moreover, in FIG. 4 , symbols for time $1 through time $11 are shown.
  • 401 is a pilot symbol (pilot signal 251 A (pa(t) in FIG. 2 ))
  • 402 is a data symbol
  • 403 is an other symbol.
  • a pilot symbol is, for example, a PSK (phase shift keying) symbol, and is a symbol for the reception device that receives this frame to perform channel estimation (propagation path fluctuation estimation), frequency offset estimation, and phase fluctuation estimation.
  • the transmission device illustrated in FIG. 1 and the reception device that receives the frame illustrated in FIG. 4 may share the transmission method of the pilot symbol.
  • mapped signal 201 A (mapped signal 105 _ 1 in FIG. 1 ) is referred to as “stream # 1 ” and mapped signal 201 B (mapped signal 105 _ 2 in FIG. 1 ) is referred to as “stream # 2 ”. Note that this also applied to subsequent descriptions.
  • Data symbol 402 is a symbol that corresponds to baseband signal 208 A generated in the signal processing illustrated in FIG. 2 . Accordingly, data symbol 402 satisfies “a symbol including both the symbol “stream # 1 ” and the symbol “stream # 2 ””, “the symbol “stream # 1 ””, or “the symbol “stream # 2 ””, as determined by the configuration of the precoding matrix used by weighting synthesizer 203 .
  • Other symbols 403 are symbols corresponding to preamble signal 242 and control information symbol signal 253 illustrated in FIG. 2 (however, the other symbols may include symbols other than a preamble or control information symbol).
  • a preamble may transmit data (control data), and may be configured as, for example, a symbol for signal detection, a signal for performing frequency and time synchronization, or a symbol for performing channel estimation (a symbol for performing propagation path fluctuation estimation).
  • the control information symbol is a symbol including control information for the reception device that received the frame in FIG. 4 to demodulate and decode a data symbol.
  • carriers 1 to 36 from time $ 1 to time 4 in FIG. 4 are other symbols 403 .
  • carrier 1 through carrier 11 are data symbols 402 .
  • carrier 12 is pilot symbol 401
  • carriers 13 to 23 are data symbols 402
  • carrier 24 is pilot symbol 401 . . . at time $ 6
  • carriers 1 and 2 are data symbols 402
  • carrier 3 is pilot symbol 401 . . . at time $ 11
  • carrier 30 is pilot symbol 401
  • carriers 31 to 36 are data symbols 402 .
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a frame configuration of transmission signal 108 _B illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • frequency (carriers) is (are) represented on the horizontal axis and time is represented on the vertical axis. Since a multi-carrier transmission scheme such as OFDM is used, symbols are present in the carrier direction.
  • symbols from carriers 1 to 36 are shown.
  • symbols for time $ 1 through time $ 11 are shown.
  • 501 is a pilot symbol (pilot signal 251 B (pb(t) in FIG. 2 ))
  • 502 is a data symbol
  • 503 is an other symbol.
  • a pilot symbol is, for example, a PSK symbol, and is a symbol for the reception device that receives this frame to perform channel estimation (propagation path fluctuation estimation), frequency offset estimation, and phase fluctuation estimation.
  • the transmission device illustrated in FIG. 1 and the reception device that receives the frame illustrated in FIG. 5 may share the transmission method of the pilot symbol.
  • Data symbol 502 is a symbol that corresponds to baseband signal 208 B generated in the signal processing illustrated in FIG. 2 . Accordingly, data symbol 502 satisfies “a symbol including both the symbol “stream # 1 ” and the symbol “stream # 2 ””, “the symbol “stream # 1 ””, or “the symbol “stream # 2 ””, as determined by the configuration of the precoding matrix used by weighting synthesizer 203 .
  • Other symbols 503 are symbols corresponding to preamble signal 252 and control information symbol signal 253 illustrated in FIG. 2 (however, the other symbols may include symbols other than a preamble or control information symbol).
  • a preamble may transmit data (control data), and is configured as, for example, a symbol for signal detection, a signal for performing frequency and time synchronization, or a symbol for performing channel estimation (a symbol for performing propagation path fluctuation estimation).
  • the control information symbol is a symbol including control information for the reception device that received the frame in FIG. 5 to demodulate and decode a data symbol.
  • carriers 1 to 36 from time $ 1 to time 4 in FIG. 5 are other symbols 403 .
  • carrier 1 through carrier 11 are data symbols 402 .
  • carrier 12 is pilot symbol 401
  • carriers 13 to 23 are data symbols 402
  • carrier 24 is pilot symbol 401 . . . at time $ 6
  • carriers 1 and 2 are data symbols 402
  • carrier 3 is pilot symbol 401 . . . at time $ 11
  • carrier 30 is pilot symbol 401
  • carriers 31 to 36 are data symbols 402 .
  • the symbol in carrier A at time $B in FIG. 4 and the symbol in carrier A at time $B in FIG. 5 are transmitted at the same time and same frequency.
  • the frame configuration is not limited to the configurations illustrated in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 ; FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are mere examples of frame configurations.
  • the other symbols in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are symbols corresponding to “preamble signal 252 and control information symbol signal 253 in FIG. 2 ”. Accordingly, when an other symbol 503 in FIG. 5 at the same time and same frequency (same carrier) as an other symbol 403 in FIG. 4 transmits control information, it transmits the same data (the same control information).
  • the reception device can obtain the data transmitted by the transmission device.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates one example of components relating to control information generation for generating control information symbol signal 253 illustrated in FIG. 2 .
  • Control information mapper 602 receives inputs of data 601 related to control information and control signal 600 , maps data 601 related to control information in using a modulation scheme based on control signal 600 , and outputs control information mapped signal 603 .
  • control information mapped signal 603 corresponds to control information symbol signal 253 in FIG. 2 .
  • FIG. 7 illustrates one example of a configuration of antenna unit # A ( 109 _A), antenna # B ( 109 _B) illustrated in FIG. 1 (antenna unit # A ( 109 _A) and antenna unit # B ( 109 _B) are exemplified as including a plurality of antennas).
  • Splitter 702 receives an input of transmission signal 701 , performs splitting, and outputs transmission signals 703 _ 1 , 703 _ 2 , 703 _ 3 , and 703 _ 4 .
  • Multiplier 704 _ 1 receives inputs of transmission signal 703 _ 1 and control signal 700 , and based on the multiplication coefficient included in control signal 700 , multiplies a multiplication coefficient with transmission signal 703 _ 1 , and outputs multiplied signal 705 _ 1 .
  • Multiplied signal 705 _ 1 is output from antenna 706 _ 1 as radio waves.
  • transmission signal 703 _ 1 is expressed as Tx 1 ( t ) (t is time) and the multiplication coefficient is expressed as W 1 (W 1 can be defined as a complex number and thus may be a real number), multiplied signal 705 _ 1 can be expressed as Tx 1 ( t ) ⁇ W 1 .
  • Multiplier 704 _ 2 receives inputs of transmission signal 703 _ 2 and control signal 700 , and based on the multiplication coefficient included in control signal 700 , multiplies a multiplication coefficient with transmission signal 703 _ 2 , and outputs multiplied signal 705 _ 2 .
  • Multiplied signal 705 _ 2 is output from antenna 706 _ 2 as radio waves.
  • transmission signal 703 _ 2 is expressed as Tx 2 ( t ) and the multiplication coefficient is expressed as W 2 (W 2 can be defined as a complex number and thus may be a real number)
  • multiplied signal 705 _ 2 can be expressed as Tx 2 ( t ) ⁇ W 2 .
  • Multiplier 704 _ 3 receives inputs of transmission signal 703 _ 3 and control signal 700 , and based on the multiplication coefficient included in control signal 700 , multiplies a multiplication coefficient with transmission signal 703 _ 3 , and outputs multiplied signal 705 _ 3 .
  • Multiplied signal 705 _ 3 is output from antenna 706 _ 3 as radio waves.
  • transmission signal 703 _ 3 is expressed as Tx 3 ( t ) and the multiplication coefficient is expressed as W 3 (W 3 can be defined as a complex number and thus may be a real number), multiplied signal 705 _ 3 can be expressed as Tx 3 ( t ) ⁇ W 3 .
  • Multiplier 704 _ 4 receives inputs of transmission signal 703 _ 4 and control signal 700 , and based on the multiplication coefficient included in control signal 700 , multiplies a multiplication coefficient with transmission signal 703 _ 4 , and outputs multiplied signal 705 _ 4 .
  • Multiplied signal 705 _ 4 is output from antenna 706 _ 4 as radio waves.
  • transmission signal 703 _ 4 is expressed as Tx 4 ( t ) and the multiplication coefficient is expressed as W 4 (W 4 can be defined as a complex number and thus may be a real number), multiplied signal 705 _ 4 can be expressed as Tx 4 ( t ) ⁇ W 4 .
  • the antenna unit is exemplified as including four antennas (and four multipliers), but the number of antennas is not limited to four; the antenna unit may include two or more antennas.
  • transmission signal 701 corresponds to transmission signal 108 _A in FIG. 1 .
  • transmission signal 701 corresponds to transmission signal 108 _B in FIG. 1 and transmission signal 108 _B in FIG. 1 .
  • antenna unit # A ( 109 _A) and antenna unit # B ( 109 _B) need not have the configurations illustrated in FIG. 7 ; as previously described, the antenna units need not receive an input of control signal 100 .
  • FIG. 8 illustrates one example of a configuration of a reception device that receives a modulated signal upon the transmission device illustrated in FIG. 1 transmitting, for example, a transmission signal having the frame configuration illustrated in FIG. 4 or FIG. 5 .
  • Radio unit 803 X receives an input of reception signal 802 X received by antenna unit # X ( 801 X), applies processing such as frequency conversion and a Fourier transform, and outputs baseband signal 804 X.
  • radio unit 803 Y receives an input of reception signal 802 Y received by antenna unit # Y ( 801 Y), applies processing such as frequency conversion and a Fourier transform, and outputs baseband signal 804 Y.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates a configuration in which antenna unit # X ( 801 X) and antenna unit # Y ( 801 Y) receive control signal 810 as an input, but antenna unit # X ( 801 X) and antenna unit # Y ( 801 Y) may be configured to not receive an input of control signal 810 . Operations performed when control signal 810 is present as an input will be described in detail later.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates the relationship between the transmission device and the reception device.
  • Antennas 901 _ 1 and 901 _ 2 in FIG. 9 are transmitting antennas, and antenna 901 _ 1 in FIG. 9 corresponds to antenna unit # A ( 109 _A) in FIG. 1 .
  • Antenna 901 _ 2 in FIG. 9 corresponds to antenna unit # B ( 109 _B) in FIG. 1 .
  • Antennas 902 _ 1 and 902 _ 2 in FIG. 9 are receiving antennas, and antenna 902 _ 1 in FIG. 9 corresponds to antenna unit # X ( 801 X) in FIG. 8 .
  • Antenna 902 _ 2 in FIG. 9 corresponds to antenna unit # Y ( 801 Y) in FIG. 8 .
  • the signal transmitted from transmitting antenna 901 _ 1 is u 1 ( i )
  • the signal transmitted from transmitting antenna 901 _ 2 is u 2 ( i )
  • the signal received by receiving antenna 902 _ 1 is r 1 ( i )
  • the signal received by receiving antenna 902 _ 2 is r 2 ( i ).
  • i is a symbol number, and, for example, is an integer that is greater than or equal to 0.
  • the propagation coefficient from transmitting antenna 901 _ 1 to receiving antenna 902 _ 1 is h 11 ( i )
  • the propagation coefficient from transmitting antenna 901 _ 1 to receiving antenna 902 _ 2 is h 21 ( i )
  • the propagation coefficient from transmitting antenna 901 _ 2 to receiving antenna 902 _ 1 is h 12 ( i )
  • the propagation coefficient from transmitting antenna 901 _ 2 to receiving antenna 902 _ 2 is h 22 ( i ).
  • the following relation equation holds true.
  • n 1 ( i ) and n 2 ( i ) are noise.
  • Channel estimation unit 805 _ 1 of modulated signal u 1 in FIG. 8 receives an input of baseband signal 804 X, and using the preamble and/or pilot symbol illustrated in FIG. 4 or FIG. 5 , performs channel estimation on modulated signal u 1 , that is to say, estimates h 11 ( i ) in Equation (37), and outputs channel estimated signal 806 _ 1 .
  • Channel estimation unit 805 _ 2 of modulated signal u 2 receives an input of baseband signal 804 X, and using the preamble and/or pilot symbol illustrated in FIG. 4 or FIG. 5 , performs channel estimation on modulated signal u 2 , that is to say, estimates h 12 ( i ) in Equation (37), and outputs channel estimated signal 806 _ 2 .
  • Channel estimation unit 807 _ 1 of modulated signal u 1 receives an input of baseband signal 804 Y, and using the preamble and/or pilot symbol illustrated in FIG. 4 or FIG. 5 , performs channel estimation on modulated signal u 1 , that is to say, estimates h 21 ( i ) in Equation (37), and outputs channel estimated signal 808 _ 1 .
  • Channel estimation unit 807 _ 2 of modulated signal u 2 receives an input of baseband signal 804 Y, and using the preamble and/or pilot symbol illustrated in FIG. 4 or FIG. 5 , performs channel estimation on modulated signal u 2 , that is to say, estimates h 22 ( i ) in Equation (37), and outputs channel estimated signal 808 _ 2 .
  • Control information decoder 809 receives inputs of baseband signals 804 X and 804 Y, demodulates and decodes control information including “other symbols” in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , and outputs control signal 810 including control information.
  • Signal processor 811 receives inputs of channel estimated signals 806 _ 1 , 806 _ 2 , 808 _ 1 , and 808 _ 2 , baseband signals 804 X and 804 Y, and control signal 810 , performs demodulation and decoding using the relationship in Equation (37) or based on control information (for example, information on a modulation scheme or a scheme relating to the error correction code) in control signal 810 , and outputs reception data 812 .
  • control information for example, information on a modulation scheme or a scheme relating to the error correction code
  • control signal 810 need not be generated via the method illustrated in FIG. 8 .
  • control signal 810 in FIG. 8 may be generated based on information transmitted by a device that is the communication partner ( FIG. 1 ) in FIG. 8 , and, alternatively, the device in FIG. 8 may include an input unit, and control signal 810 may be generated based on information input from the input unit.
  • FIG. 10 illustrates one example of a configuration of antenna unit # X ( 801 X) and antenna unit # Y ( 801 Y) illustrated in FIG. 8 (antenna unit # X ( 801 X) and antenna unit # Y ( 801 Y) are exemplified as including a plurality of antennas).
  • Multiplier 1003 _ 1 receives inputs of reception signal 1002 _ 1 received by antenna 1001 _ 1 and control signal 1000 , and based on information on a multiplication coefficient included in control signal 1000 , multiplies reception signal 1002 _ 1 with the multiplication coefficient, and outputs multiplied signal 1004 _ 1 .
  • reception signal 1002 _ 1 is expressed as Rx 1 ( t ) (t is time) and the multiplication coefficient is expressed as D 1 (D 1 can be defined as a complex number and thus may be a real number), multiplied signal 1004 _ 1 can be expressed as Rx 1 ( t ) ⁇ D 1 .
  • Multiplier 1003 _ 2 receives inputs of reception signal 1002 _ 2 received by antenna 1001 _ 2 and control signal 1000 , and based on information on a multiplication coefficient included in control signal 1000 , multiplies reception signal 1002 _ 2 with the multiplication coefficient, and outputs multiplied signal 1004 _ 2 .
  • reception signal 1002 _ 2 is expressed as Rx 2 ( t ) and the multiplication coefficient is expressed as D 2 (D 2 can be defined as a complex number and thus may be a real number), multiplied signal 1004 _ 2 can be expressed as Rx 2 ( t ) ⁇ D 2 .
  • Multiplier 1003 _ 3 receives inputs of reception signal 1002 _ 3 received by antenna 1001 _ 3 and control signal 1000 , and based on information on a multiplication coefficient included in control signal 1000 , multiplies reception signal 1002 _ 3 with the multiplication coefficient, and outputs multiplied signal 1004 _ 3 .
  • reception signal 1002 _ 3 is expressed as Rx 3 ( t ) and the multiplication coefficient is expressed as D 3 (D 3 can be defined as a complex number and thus may be a real number), multiplied signal 1004 _ 3 can be expressed as Rx 3 ( t ) ⁇ D 3 .
  • Multiplier 1003 _ 4 receives inputs of reception signal 1002 _ 4 received by antenna 1001 _ 4 and control signal 1000 , and based on information on a multiplication coefficient included in control signal 1000 , multiplies reception signal 1002 _ 4 with the multiplication coefficient, and outputs multiplied signal 1004 _ 4 .
  • reception signal 1002 _ 4 is expressed as Rx 4 ( t ) and the multiplication coefficient is expressed as D 4 (D 4 can be defined as a complex number and thus may be a real number), multiplied signal 1004 _ 4 can be expressed as Rx 4 ( t ) ⁇ D 4 .
  • Synthesizer 1005 receives inputs of multiplied signals 1004 _ 1 , 1004 _ 2 , 1004 _ 3 , and 1004 _ 4 , synthesizes multiplied signals 1004 _ 1 , 1004 _ 2 , 1004 _ 3 , and 1004 _ 4 , and outputs synthesized signal 1006 .
  • synthesized signal 1006 is expressed as Rx 1 ( t ) ⁇ D 1 +Rx 2 ( t ) ⁇ D 2 +Rx 3 ( t ) ⁇ D 3 +Rx 4 ( t ) ⁇ D 4 .
  • the antenna unit is exemplified as including four antennas (and four multipliers), but the number of antennas is not limited to four; the antenna unit may include two or more antennas.
  • reception signal 802 X corresponds to synthesized signal 1006 in FIG. 10
  • control signal 710 corresponds to control signal 1000 in FIG. 10
  • reception signal 802 Y corresponds to synthesized signal 1006 in FIG. 10
  • control signal 710 corresponds to control signal 1000 in FIG. 10
  • antenna unit # X ( 801 X) and antenna unit # Y 801 Y need not have the configuration illustrated in FIG. 10 ; as stated before, the antenna unit may not receive an input of control signal 710 .
  • control signal 800 may be generated based on information transmitted by a device that is the communication partner, and, alternatively, the device may include an input unit, and control signal 800 may be generated based on information input from the input unit.
  • signal processor 106 in the transmission device illustrated in FIG. 1 is inserted as phase changer 205 B and phase changer 209 B, as illustrated in FIG. 2 .
  • the characteristics and advantageous effects of this configuration will be described.
  • phase changer 205 B applies precoding (weighted synthesis) to mapped signal s 1 ( i ) ( 201 A) (i is a symbol number; i is an integer greater than or equal to 0) obtained via mapping using the first sequence and mapped signal s 2 ( i ) ( 201 B) obtained via mapping using the second sequence, and applies a phase change to one of the obtained weighting synthesized signals 204 A and 204 B. Weighting synthesized signal 204 A and phase-changed signal 206 B are then transmitted at the same frequency and at the same time. Accordingly, in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , a phase change is applied to data symbol 502 in FIG. 5 (in the case of FIG.
  • phase changer 205 B since phase changer 205 B applies this to weighting synthesized signal 204 B, a phase change is applied to data symbol 502 in FIG. 5 ; when a phase change is applied to weighting synthesized signal 204 A, a phase change is applied to data symbol 402 in FIG. 4 ; this will be described later).
  • FIG. 11 illustrates an extraction of carrier 1 through carrier 5 and time $ 4 through time $ 6 from the frame illustrated in FIG. 5 .
  • 501 is a pilot symbol
  • 502 is a data symbol
  • 503 is an other symbol.
  • phase changer 205 B applies a phase change to the data symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (carrier 5 , time $ 6 ).
  • phase change values for the data symbols illustrated in FIG. 11 can be expressed as “e j ⁇ 15(i) ” for (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 25(i) ” for (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 35(i) ” for (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 45(i) ” for (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 55(i) ” (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 16(i) ” for (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), “e j ⁇ 26(i) ” for (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), “e j ⁇ 46(i) ” for (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and “e j ⁇ 56(i) ” for (carrier 5 , and time $ 6 ).
  • phase changer 205 B This point is a characteristic of phase changer 205 B.
  • data carriers are arranged at “the same carriers and the same times” as the symbols subject to phase change in FIG. 11 , which are the data symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (carrier 5 , time $ 6 ).
  • FIG. 4 data symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (
  • the symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (carrier 5 , time $ 6 ) are data symbols (in other words, data symbols that perform MIMO transmission (transmit a plurality of streams) are subject to phase change by phase changer 205 B).
  • phase change that phase changer 205 B applies to the data symbols is the method given in Equation (2) in which phase change is applied to the data symbols regularly (such as at each cycle N) (however, the phase change method implemented on the data symbols is not limited to this example).
  • the modulation scheme used by mapper 104 in FIG. 1 is quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) (mapped signal 201 A in FIG. 2 is a QPSK signal, and mapped signal 201 B is a QPSK signal; in other words, two QPSK streams are transmitted).
  • QPSK quadrature phase shift keying
  • mapped signal 201 A in FIG. 2 is a QPSK signal
  • mapped signal 201 B is a QPSK signal; in other words, two QPSK streams are transmitted.
  • QPSK quadrature phase shift keying
  • FIG. 12 illustrates an example of the state resulting from such a case.
  • in-phase I is represented on the horizontal axis and quadrature Q is represented on the vertical axis
  • 16 candidate signal points are present in the illustrated in-phase I-quadrature Q planes (among the 16 candidate signal points, one is a signal point that is transmitted by the transmission device; accordingly, this is referred to as “16 candidate signal points”).
  • phase changer 205 B is omitted from the configuration illustrated in FIG. 2 (in other words, a case in which phase change is not applied by phase changer 205 B in FIG. 2 ).
  • phase changer 205 B is inserted.
  • symbol number i there is a mix of symbol numbers whose signal points are dense (the distances between some signal points shorten), such as in (A) in FIG. 12 , and symbol numbers whose “distance between signal points is long”, such as in (B) in FIG. 12 .
  • symbol numbers whose “distance between signal points is long” such as in (B) in FIG. 12 .
  • error correction code since error correction code is introduced, high error correction performance is achieved, and in the reception device illustrated in FIG. 8 , high data reception quality can be achieved.
  • phase changer 205 B in FIG. 2 a phase change is not applied by phase changer 205 B in FIG. 2 to “pilot symbols, preamble” for demodulating (wave detection of) data symbols, such as pilot symbols and a preamble, and for channel estimation.
  • data symbols “due to symbol number i, there is a mix of symbol numbers whose signal points are dense (the distances between some signal points shorten), such as in (A) in FIG. 12 , and symbol numbers whose “distance between signal points is long”, such as in (B) in FIG. 12 ” can be realized.
  • phase changer 205 B in FIG. 2 even if a phase change is applied by phase changer 205 B in FIG. 2 to “pilot symbols, preamble” for demodulating (wave detection of) data symbols, such as pilot symbols and a preamble, and for channel estimation, the following is possible: “among data symbols, “due to symbol number i, there is a mix of symbol numbers whose signal points are dense (the distances between some signal points shorten), such as in (A) in FIG. 12 , and symbol numbers whose “distance between signal points is long”, such as in (B) in FIG. 12 ” can be realized.” In such a case, a phase change must be applied to pilot symbols and/or a preamble under some condition.
  • one conceivable method is to implement a rule which is separate from the rule for applying a phase change to a data symbol, and “applying a phase change to a pilot symbol and/or a preamble”.
  • Another example is a method of regularly applying a phase change to a data symbol in a cycle N, and regularly applying a phase change to a pilot symbol and/or a preamble in a cycle M (N and M are integers that are greater than or equal to 2).
  • phase changer 209 B receives inputs of baseband signal 208 B and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 B based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 210 B.
  • Baseband signal 208 B is a function of symbol number i (i is an integer that is greater than or equal to 0), and is expressed as x′(i).
  • phase changer 209 B may be CDD (cyclic delay diversity) (CSD (cycle shift diversity)) disclosed in “Standard conformable antenna diversity techniques for OFDM and its application to the DVB-T system,” IEEE Globecom 2001, pp. 3100-3105, November 2001, and IEEE P802.11n (D3.00) Draft STANDARD for Information Technology-Telecommunications and information exchange between systems-Local and metropolitan area networks-Specific requirements-Part 11; Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications, 2007.
  • CDD cyclic delay diversity
  • CSD cycle shift diversity
  • phase changer 209 B applies a phase change to a symbol present along the frequency axis (i.e., applies a phase change to, for example, a data symbol, a pilot symbol, and/or a control information symbol (accordingly, in such a case, symbols subject to symbol number i include data symbols, pilot symbols, control information symbols, and preambles (other symbols))) (in the case of FIG. 2 , since phase changer 209 B applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 B, a phase change is applied to each symbol in FIG. 5 ; when a phase change is applied to baseband signal 208 A in FIG. 2 , a phase change is applied to each symbol in FIG. 4 ; this will be described later.)
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 2 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 1 .
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 2 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 2
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 2 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 3
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 2 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 4
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 2 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 5
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 2 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 6
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 2 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 7
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 2 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 8
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 2 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 9
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 2 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 10
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 2 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 11 .
  • FIG. 13 illustrates a frame configuration different from the frame configuration illustrated in FIG. 4 of transmission signal 108 _A illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • objects that operate the same as in FIG. 4 share like reference marks.
  • frequency (carriers) is (are) represented on the horizontal axis and time is represented on the vertical axis.
  • time is represented on the vertical axis.
  • symbols for carrier 1 to 36 are shown.
  • symbols for time $ 1 through time $ 11 are shown.
  • null symbols 1301 are also shown.
  • Null symbol 1301 has an in-phase component I of zero (0) and a quadrature component Q of zero (0) (note that this symbol is referred to as a “null symbol” here, but this symbol may be referred to as something else).
  • null symbols are inserted in carrier 19 (note that the method in which the null symbols are inserted is not limited to the configuration illustrated in FIG. 13 ; for example, a null symbol may be inserted at some certain time, a null symbol may be inserted at some certain frequency and time region, a null symbol may be inserted continuously at a time and frequency region, and a null symbol may be inserted discretely at a time and frequency region).
  • FIG. 14 illustrates a frame configuration different from the frame configuration illustrated in FIG. 5 of transmission signal 108 _B illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • objects that operate the same as in FIG. 5 share like reference marks.
  • frequency (carriers) is (are) represented on the horizontal axis and time is represented on the vertical axis.
  • time is represented on the vertical axis.
  • symbols for carrier 1 to 36 are shown.
  • symbols for time $ 1 through time $ 11 are shown.
  • null symbols 1301 are also shown.
  • Null symbol 1301 has an in-phase component I of zero (0) and a quadrature component Q of zero (0) (note that this symbol is referred to as a “null symbol” here, but this symbol may be referred to as something else).
  • null symbols are inserted in carrier 19 (note that the method in which the null symbols are inserted is not limited to the configuration illustrated in FIG. 14 ; for example, a null symbol may be inserted at some certain time, a null symbol may be inserted at some certain frequency and time region, a null symbol may be inserted continuously at a time and frequency region, and a null symbol may be inserted discretely at a time and frequency region).
  • the other symbols in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 are symbols corresponding to “preamble signal 252 and control information symbol signal 253 in FIG. 2 ”. Accordingly, when an other symbol 403 in FIG. 13 at the same time and same frequency (same carrier) as an other symbol 503 in FIG. 14 transmits control information, it transmits the same data (the same control information).
  • the reception device can obtain the data transmitted by the transmission device.
  • Phase changer 209 B receives inputs of baseband signal 208 B and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 B based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 210 B.
  • phase changer 209 B may be CDD (cyclic delay diversity) (CSD (cycle shift diversity)) disclosed in “Standard conformable antenna diversity techniques for OFDM and its application to the DVB-T system,” IEEE Globecom 2001, pp. 3100-3105, November 2001, and IEEE P802.11n (D3.00) Draft STANDARD for Information Technology-Telecommunications and information exchange between systems-Local and metropolitan area networks-Specific requirements-Part 11; Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications, 2007.
  • CDD cyclic delay diversity
  • CSD cycle shift diversity
  • phase changer 209 B applies a phase change to a symbol present along the frequency axis (i.e., applies a phase change to, for example, a data symbol, a pilot symbol, and/or a control information symbol).
  • a null symbol may be considered as a target for application of a phase change (accordingly, in such a case, symbols subject to symbol number i include data symbols, pilot symbols, control information symbols, preambles (other symbols), and null symbols).
  • symbols subject to symbol number i include data symbols, pilot symbols, control information symbols, preambles (other symbols), and null symbols.
  • the signals before and after the phase change are the same (in-phase component I is zero (0) and the quadrature component Q is zero (0)).
  • phase changer 209 B applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 B, a phase change is applied to each symbol in FIG. 14 ; when a phase change is applied to baseband signal 208 A in FIG. 2 , a phase change is applied to each symbol in FIG. 13 ; this will be described later).
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 2 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 1 .
  • the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 2 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 2 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 2 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 3 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 2 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 4 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 2 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 5 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 2 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 6 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 2 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 7 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 2 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 8 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 2 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 9 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 2 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 10 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 2 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 11 . However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”
  • phase change value of phase changer 209 B is expressed as ⁇ (i).
  • phase change value is set as follows (Q is an integer that is greater than or equal to 2, and represents the number of phase change cycles).
  • Equation (38) is merely a non-limiting example.
  • ⁇ (i) may be set so as to implement a phase change that yields a cycle Q.
  • the same phase change value is applied to the same carriers, and the phase change value may be set on a per carrier basis.
  • the following may be implemented.
  • phase change value may be as follows for carrier 1 in FIG. 5 and FIG. 14 .
  • phase change value may be as follows for carrier 2 in FIG. 5 and FIG. 14 .
  • phase change value may be as follows for carrier 3 in FIG. 5 and FIG. 14 .
  • phase change value may be as follows for carrier 4 in FIG. 5 and FIG. 14 .
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 2 .
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 2 Next, the advantageous effects obtained by phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 2 will be described.
  • the other symbols 403 , 503 in “the frames of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 ” or “the frames of FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 ” include a control information symbol. As previously described, when an other symbol 503 in FIG. 5 at the same time and same frequency (in the same carrier) as an other symbol 403 transmits control information, it transmits the same data (same control information).
  • Case 2 transmitting a control information symbol using either antenna unit # A ( 109 _A) or antenna unit # B ( 109 _B) illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • Case 3 transmitting a control information symbol using both antenna unit # A ( 109 _A) and antenna unit # B ( 109 _B) illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • phase change by is not performed by phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 2 .
  • the reception device illustrated in FIG. 8 may receive an inferior reception signal, and both modulated signal may be subjected to the same multipath effect. Accordingly, in the reception device illustrated in FIG. 8 , data reception quality deteriorates.
  • phase changer 209 B is inserted. Since this changes the phase along the time or frequency axis, in the reception device illustrated in FIG. 8 , it is possible to reduce the probability of reception of an inferior reception signal. Moreover, since there is a high probability that there will be a difference in the multipath effect that the modulated signal transmitted from antenna unit # A 109 _A is subjected to with respect to the multipath effect that the modulated signal transmitted from antenna unit # B 109 _B is subjected to, there is a high probability that diversity gain will result, and accordingly, that data reception quality in the reception device illustrated in FIG. 8 will improve.
  • phase changer 209 B is provided and phase change is implemented.
  • Other symbols 403 and other symbols 503 include, in addition to control information symbols, for example, symbols for signal detection, symbols for performing frequency and time synchronization, and symbols for performing channel estimation (a symbol for performing propagation path fluctuation estimation), for demodulating and decoding control information symbols.
  • symbols for signal detection symbols for performing frequency and time synchronization
  • symbols for performing channel estimation a symbol for performing propagation path fluctuation estimation
  • the frames of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 or “the frames of FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 ” include pilot symbols 401 , 501 , and by using these, it is possible to perform demodulation and decoding with high precision via control information symbols.
  • the frames of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 ” or “the frames of FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 ” transmit a plurality of streams (perform MIMO transmission) at the same time and using the same frequency (frequency band) via data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 .
  • symbols for signal detection, symbols for frequency and time synchronization, and symbols for channel estimation (symbols for propagation path variation estimation), which are included in other symbols 403 and other symbols 503 are used.
  • symbols for signal detection, symbols for frequency and time synchronization, and symbols for channel estimation are applied with a phase change by phase changer 209 B, as described above.
  • phase changer 209 B when a phase change is applied to data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 (to data symbols 502 in the example above), in the reception device, there is the advantage that data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 can (easily) be demodulated and decoded using the channel estimation signal (propagation path fluctuation signal) estimated by using “symbols for signal detection, symbols for frequency and time synchronization, and symbols for channel estimation (symbols for propagation path variation estimation), which are included in other symbols 403 and other symbols 503 ”.
  • phase changer 209 B when a phase change is applied to data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 (data symbols 502 in the example above), in multipath environments, it is possible to reduce the influence of sharp drops in electric field intensity along the frequency axis. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain the advantageous effect of an improvement in data reception quality of data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 .
  • phase change using phase changer 205 B illustrated in FIG. 2 it is possible to achieve the advantageous effect of an improvement in data reception quality of data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 in the reception device in, for example, LOS environments, and by applying a phase change using phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 2 , for example, it is possible to achieve the advantageous effect of an improvement in data reception quality in the reception device of the control information symbols included in “the frames of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 ” or “the frames of FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 ” and the advantageous effect that operations of demodulation and decoding of data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 become simple.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a configuration in which phase changer 209 B is arranged after inserter 207 B and phase changer 209 B applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 B, but a configuration for achieving both the above-described advantageous effects of the phase change by phase changer 205 B and the phase change by phase changer 209 B is not limited to the example illustrated in FIG. 2 .
  • One example of an acceptable variation is one in which phase changer 209 B is removed from the configuration illustrated in FIG.
  • baseband signal 208 B output from inserter 207 B becomes processed signal 106 _B
  • phase changer 209 A that performs the same operations as phase changer 209 B is inserted after inserter 207 A
  • phase-changed signal 210 A which is generated by phase changer 209 A implementing a phase change on baseband signal 208 A, becomes processed signal 106 _A.
  • phase changer B may be CDD (CSD) disclosed in “Standard conformable antenna diversity techniques for OFDM and its application to the DVB-T system,” IEEE Globecom 2001, pp. 3100-3105, November 2001, and IEEE P802.11n (D3.00) Draft STANDARD for Information Technology-Telecommunications and information exchange between systems-Local and metropolitan area networks-Specific requirements-Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications, 2007.
  • MAC Wireless LAN Medium Access Control
  • PHY Physical Layer
  • FIG. 15 illustrates a configuration in the case that CDD (CSD) is used.
  • 1501 is a modulated signal when cyclic delay is not implemented, and is expressed as X[n].
  • Cyclic delayer 1502 _ 1 receives an input of modulated signal 1501 , applies a cyclic delay, and outputs a cyclic-delayed signal 1503 _ 1 .
  • cyclic-delayed signal 1503 _ 1 is expressed as X 1 [ n ]
  • X 1 [ n ] is applied with the following equation.
  • ⁇ 1 is the cyclic delay amount ( ⁇ 1 is a real number), and X[n] is configured as N symbols (N is an integer that is greater than or equal to 2). Accordingly, n is an integer that is greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to N ⁇ 1.
  • Cyclic delayer 1502 _M receives an input of modulated signal 1501 , applies a cyclic delay, and outputs a cyclic-delayed signal 1503 _M.
  • cyclic-delayed signal 1503 _M is expressed as XM[n]
  • XM[n] is applied with the following equation.
  • ⁇ M is the cyclic delay amount ( ⁇ M is a real number), and X[n] is configured as N symbols (N is an integer that is greater than or equal to 2). Accordingly, n is an integer that is greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to N ⁇ 1.
  • Cyclic delayer 1502 _ i (i is an integer that is greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to M (M is an integer that is greater than or equal to 1)) receives an input of modulated signal 1501 , applies a cyclic delay, and outputs a cyclic-delayed signal 1503 _ i .
  • cyclic-delayed signal 1503 _ i is expressed as Xi[n]
  • Xi[n] is applied with the following equation.
  • ⁇ i is the cyclic delay amount ( ⁇ i is a real number)
  • X[n] is configured as N symbols (N is an integer that is greater than or equal to 2).
  • n is an integer that is greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to N ⁇ 1.
  • Cyclic-delayed signal 1503 _ i is then transmitted from antenna i (accordingly, cyclic-delayed signal 1503 _ 1 , . . . , and cyclic-delayed signal 1503 _M are each transmitted from different antennas).
  • phase changer 209 B in FIG. 2 may be replaced with the cyclic delayer illustrated in FIG. 15 , and may perform the same operations performed by phase changer 209 B.
  • phase changer 209 B in FIG. 2 the cyclic delay amount ⁇ ( ⁇ is a real number) is applied, and the input signal for phase changer 209 B is expressed as Y[n].
  • Z[n] the output signal for phase changer 209 B is expressed as Z[n]
  • Z[n] is applied with the following equation.
  • Y[n] is configured as N samples (N is an integer that is greater than or equal to 2). Accordingly, n is an integer that is greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to N ⁇ 1.
  • 1601 is a symbol, frequency (carriers) is (are) represented on the horizontal axis, with increasing frequency from left to right and carriers arranged in ascending order. Accordingly, the carrier of the lowest frequency is “carrier 1 ”, and subsequent carriers are “carrier 2 ”, “carrier 3 ”, “carrier 4 ”, . . . .
  • phase change value ⁇ [i] in “carrier i” is expressed as follows.
  • ⁇ is a value capable of being calculated from cyclic delay amount and/or the size of the fast Fourier transform (FFT).
  • the embodiments may be carried out by combining a plurality of the exemplary embodiments and other contents described in the present specification.
  • each exemplary embodiment and the other contents are only examples.
  • a “modulating method, an error correction coding method (an error correction code, a code length, a coding rate and the like to be used), control information and the like” are exemplified, it is possible to carry out the present disclosure with the same configuration even when other types of a “modulating method, an error correction coding method (an error correction code, a code length, a coding rate and the like to be used), control information and the like” are applied.
  • amplitude phase shift keying (such as 16APSK, 64APSK, 128APSK, 256APSK, 1024APSK and 4096APSK)
  • pulse amplitude modulation (PAM)
  • PAM pulse amplitude modulation
  • PSK phase shift keying
  • PSK phase shift keying
  • QAM quadrature amplitude modulation
  • QAM quadrature amplitude modulation
  • a method for arranging 2, 4, 8, 16, 64, 128, 256, 1024, etc., signal points on an I-Q plane is not limited to a signal point arrangement method of the modulation schemes described in the present specification.
  • a function of outputting an in-phase component and a quadrature component based on a plurality of bits is a function in a mapper, and performing precoding and phase-change thereafter is one effective function of the present disclosure.
  • ⁇ represents a universal quantifier
  • ⁇ represents an existential quantifier
  • phase unit such as an argument is “radian”.
  • display in a polar form can be made as display by polar coordinates of a complex number.
  • ), and ⁇ is an argument. Then, z a+jb is expressed by r ⁇ e j ⁇ .
  • the reception device in the terminal and the antennas may be configured as separate devices.
  • the reception device includes an interface that receives an input, via a cable, of a signal received by an antenna or a signal generated by applying a signal received by an antenna with a frequency conversion, and the reception device performs subsequent processing.
  • data/information obtained by the reception device is subsequently converted into a video or audio, and a display (monitor) displays the video or a speaker outputs the audio.
  • the data/information obtained by the reception device may be subjected to signal processing related to a video or a sound (signal processing may not be performed), and may be output from an RCA terminal (a video terminal or an audio terminal), a Universal Serial Bus (USB), or a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (registered trademark) (HDMI) of the reception device.
  • RCA terminal a video terminal or an audio terminal
  • USB Universal Serial Bus
  • HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface
  • the apparatus which includes the transmission device is a communications and broadcast apparatus, such as a broadcast station, a base station, an access point, a terminal or a mobile phone.
  • the apparatus that includes the reception device is a communication apparatus such as a television, a radio, a terminal, a personal computer, a mobile phone, an access point, or a base station.
  • the transmission device and reception device according to the present disclosure are each a device having communication functions that is formed so as to be connectable via some interface to an apparatus for executing an application in, for example, a television, a radio, a personal computer or a mobile phone.
  • symbols other than data symbols such as pilot symbols (preamble, unique word, post-amble, reference symbol, etc.) or symbols for control information, may be arranged in any way in a frame.
  • pilot symbol preamble, unique word, post-amble, reference symbol, etc.
  • control information symbols for control information
  • a pilot symbol may be a known symbol that is modulated using PSK modulation in a transceiver (alternatively, a symbol transmitted by a transmitter can be known by a receiver by the receiver being periodic), and the receiver detects, for example, frequency synchronization, time synchronization, and a channel estimation (channel state information (CSI)) symbol (of each modulated signal) by using the symbol.
  • CSI channel state information
  • the symbol for control information is a symbol for transmitting information required to be transmitted to a communication partner in order to establish communication pertaining to anything other than data (such as application data) (this information is, for example, the modulation scheme, error correction encoding method, or encode rate of the error correction encoding method used in the communication, or settings information in an upper layer).
  • the present disclosure is not limited to each exemplary embodiment, and can be carried out with various modifications.
  • the present disclosure is described as being performed as a communications device.
  • this communications method can also be used as software.
  • precoding switching methods in a method for transmitting two modulated signals from two antennas are described, but these examples are not limiting.
  • a precoding switching method in which precoding weight (matrix) is changed similarly in a method in which precoding is performed on four mapped signals to generate four modulated signals and transmitted from four antennas, that is to say, a method in which precoding is performed on N mapped signals to generate N modulated signals and transmitted from N antennas, can also be applied.
  • precoding and “precoding weight” are used in the present specification.
  • the terms used to refer to such signal processing are not important per-se; the signal processing itself is what is important to the present disclosure.
  • Streams s 1 ( t ) and s 2 ( t ) may transmit different data, and may transmit the same data.
  • the transmitting antenna in the transmission device, the receiving antenna in the reception device, and each signal antenna illustrated in the drawings may be configured of a plurality of antennas.
  • the transmission device needs to notify the reception device of the transmission method (MIMO, SISO, temporal-spatial block code, interleaving method), modulation scheme, and/or error correction encoding method (may be omitted depending on embodiment); this information is present in the frame transmitted by the transmission device; the reception device changes operation upon receipt.
  • MIMO MIMO, SISO, temporal-spatial block code, interleaving method
  • modulation scheme modulation scheme
  • error correction encoding method may be omitted depending on embodiment
  • the transmission device notifies the reception device of control information required to receive the transmitted signal, such as the transmission method (MIMO, SISO, temporal-spatial block code, interleaving method), modulation scheme, and/or error correction encoding method.
  • control information such as the transmission method (MIMO, SISO, temporal-spatial block code, interleaving method), modulation scheme, and/or error correction encoding method.
  • description related to the transmission of control information may be omitted.
  • operations performed for reception for example, are changed.
  • a program for executing the above-described communications method may be stored in Read Only Memory (ROM) in advance to cause a Central Processing Unit (CPU) to operate this program.
  • ROM Read Only Memory
  • CPU Central Processing Unit
  • the program for executing the communications method may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium
  • the program stored in the recording medium may be recorded in RAM (Random Access Memory) in a computer, and the computer may be caused to operate according to this program.
  • each configuration of each of the above-described embodiments, etc. may be realized as a LSI (large scale integration) circuit, which is typically an integrated circuit.
  • LSI large scale integration
  • integrated circuits may be formed as separate chips, or may be formed as one chip so as to include the entire configuration or part of the configuration of each embodiment.
  • LSI is described here, but the integrated circuit may also be referred to as an IC (integrated circuit), a system LSI circuit, a super LSI circuit or an ultra LSI circuit depending on the degree of integration.
  • the circuit integration technique is not limited to LSI, and may be realized by a dedicated circuit or a general purpose processor. After manufacturing of the LSI circuit, a programmable Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or a reconfigurable processor which is reconfigurable in connection or settings of circuit cells inside the LSI circuit may be used.
  • FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
  • the present disclosure can be widely applied to radio systems that transmit different modulated signals from different antennas. Moreover, the present disclosure can also be applied when MIMO transmission is used in a wired communications system including a plurality of transmission points (for example, a power line communication (PLC) system, an optical transmission system, a digital subscriber line (DSL) system).
  • PLC power line communication
  • DSL digital subscriber line
  • FIG. 1 illustrates one example of a configuration of a transmission device according to this embodiment, such as a base station, access point, or broadcast station. As FIG. 1 is described in detail in Embodiment 1, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • Signal processor 106 receives inputs of mapped signals 105 _ 1 and 105 _ 2 , signal group 110 , and control signal 100 , performs signal processing based on control signal 100 , and outputs signal-processed signals 106 _A and 106 _B.
  • signal-processed signal 106 _A is expressed as u 1 ( i )
  • signal-processed signal 106 _B is expressed as u 2 ( i ) (i is a symbol number; for example, i is an integer that is greater than or equal to 0). Note that details regarding the signal processing will be described with reference to FIG. 18 later.
  • FIG. 18 illustrates one example of a configuration of signal processor 106 illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • Weighting synthesizer (precoder) 203 receives inputs of mapped signal 201 A (mapped signal 105 _ 1 in FIG. 1 ), mapped signal 201 B (mapped signal 105 _ 2 in FIG. 1 ), and control signal 200 (control signal 100 in FIG. 1 ), performs weighting synthesis (precoding) based on control signal 200 , and outputs weighted signal 204 A and weighted signal 204 B.
  • mapped signal 201 A is expressed as s 1 ( t )
  • mapped signal 201 B is expressed as s 2 ( t )
  • weighted signal 204 A is expressed as z 1 ( t )
  • weighted signal 204 B is expressed as z 2 ′(t).
  • t is time (s 1 ( t ), s 2 ( t ), z 1 ( t ), and z 2 ′(t) are defined as complex numbers (accordingly, they may be real numbers)).
  • Weighting synthesizer (precoder) 203 performs the calculations indicated in Equation (1).
  • Phase changer 205 B receives inputs of weighting synthesized signal 204 B and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to weighting synthesized signal 204 B based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 206 B.
  • phase-changed signal 206 B is expressed as z 2 ( t ), and z 2 ( t ) is defined as a complex number (and may be a real number).
  • phase change value is set as shown in Equation (2) (N is an integer that is greater than or equal to 2, N is a phase change cycle)(when N is set to an odd number greater than or equal to 3, data reception quality may improve).
  • Equation (2) is merely a non-limiting example.
  • phase change value y(i) e j ⁇ (i) .
  • Equation (3) z 1 ( i ) and z 2 ( i ) can be expressed with Equation (3).
  • ⁇ (i) is a real number.
  • z 1 ( i ) and z 2 ( i ) are transmitted from the transmission device at the same time and using the same frequency (same frequency band).
  • the phase change value is not limited to the value used in Equation (2); for example, a method in which the phase is changed cyclically or regularly is conceivable.
  • Equation (1) As described in Embodiment 1, conceivable examples of the (precoding) matrix inserted in Equation (1) and Equation (3) are illustrated in Equation (5) through Equation (36) (however, the precoding matrix is not limited to these examples (the same applies to Embodiment 1)).
  • Inserter 207 A receives inputs of weighting synthesized signal 204 A, pilot symbol signal (pa(t))(t is time)( 251 A), preamble signal 252 , control information symbol signal 253 , and control signal 200 , and based on information on the frame configuration included in control signal 200 , outputs baseband signal 208 A based on the frame configuration.
  • inserter 207 B receives inputs of phase-changed signal 206 B, pilot symbol signal (pb(t))( 251 B), preamble signal 252 , control information symbol signal 253 , and control signal 200 , and based on information on the frame configuration included in control signal 200 , outputs baseband signal 208 B based on the frame configuration.
  • Phase changer 209 A receives inputs of baseband signal 208 A and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 A based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 210 A.
  • phase changer 209 A may be CDD (cyclic delay diversity)(CSD (cycle shift diversity)) disclosed in “Standard conformable antenna diversity techniques for OFDM and its application to the DVB-T system,” IEEE Globecom 2001, pp. 3100-3105, November 2001, and IEEE P802.11n (D3.00) Draft STANDARD for Information Technology-Telecommunications and information exchange between systems-Local and metropolitan area networks-Specific requirements-Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications, 2007.
  • MAC Wireless LAN Medium Access Control
  • PHY Physical Layer
  • phase changer 209 A applies a phase change to a symbol present along the frequency axis (i.e., applies a phase change to, for example, a data symbol, a pilot symbol, and/or a control information symbol).
  • FIG. 3 illustrates one example of a configuration of radio units 107 _A and 107 _B illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 3 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a frame configuration of transmission signal 108 _A illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 4 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a frame configuration of transmission signal 108 _B illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 5 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • the symbol in carrier A at time $B in FIG. 4 and the symbol in carrier A at time $B in FIG. 5 are transmitted at the same time and same frequency.
  • the frame configuration is not limited to the configurations illustrated in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 ; FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are mere examples of frame configurations.
  • the other symbols in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are symbols corresponding to “preamble signal 252 and control information symbol signal 253 in FIG. 2 ”. Accordingly, when an other symbol 503 in FIG. 5 at the same time and same frequency (same carrier) as an other symbol 403 in FIG. 4 transmits control information, it transmits the same data (the same control information).
  • the reception device can obtain the data transmitted by the transmission device.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates one example of components relating to control information generation for generating control information symbol signal 253 illustrated in FIG. 2 .
  • FIG. 6 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates one example of a configuration of antenna unit # A ( 109 _A) and antenna unit # B ( 109 _B) illustrated in FIG. 1 (in this example, antenna unit # A ( 109 _A) and antenna unit # B ( 109 _B) include a plurality of antennas).
  • FIG. 7 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates one example of a configuration of a reception device that receives a modulated signal upon the transmission device illustrated in FIG. 1 transmitting, for example, a transmission signal having the frame configuration illustrated in FIG. 4 or FIG. 5 .
  • FIG. 8 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 illustrates one example of a configuration of antenna unit # X ( 801 X) and antenna unit # Y ( 801 Y) illustrated in FIG. 8 (antenna unit # X ( 801 X) and antenna unit # Y ( 801 Y) are exemplified as including a plurality of antennas).
  • FIG. 10 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • signal processor 106 in the transmission device illustrated in FIG. 1 is inserted as phase changer 205 B and phase changer 209 A, as illustrated in FIG. 18 .
  • the characteristics and advantageous effects of this configuration will be described.
  • phase changer 205 B applies precoding (weighted synthesis) to mapped signal s 1 ( i ) ( 201 A) (i is a symbol number; i is an integer greater than or equal to 0) obtained via mapping using the first sequence and mapped signal s 2 ( i ) ( 201 B) obtained via mapping using the second sequence, and applies a phase change to one of the obtained weighting synthesized signals 204 A and 204 B. Weighting synthesized signal 204 A and phase-changed signal 206 B are then transmitted at the same frequency and at the same time. Accordingly, in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , a phase change is applied to data symbol 502 in FIG. 5 (in the case of FIG.
  • phase changer 205 since phase changer 205 applies this to weighting synthesized signal 204 B, a phase change is applied to data symbol 502 in FIG. 5 ; when a phase change is applied to weighting synthesized signal 204 A, a phase change is applied to data symbol 402 in FIG. 4 ; this will be described later).
  • FIG. 11 illustrates an extraction of carrier 1 through carrier 5 and time $ 4 through time $ 6 from the frame illustrated in FIG. 5 .
  • 501 is a pilot symbol
  • 502 is a data symbol
  • 503 is an other symbol.
  • phase changer 205 B applies a phase change to the data symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (carrier 5 , time $ 6 ).
  • phase change values for the data symbols illustrated in FIG. 11 can be expressed as “e j ⁇ 15(i) ” for (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 25(i) ” for (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 35(i) ” for (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 45(i) ” for (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 55(i) ” (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 16(i) ” for (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), “e j ⁇ 26(i) ” for (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), “e j ⁇ 46(i) ” for (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and “e j ⁇ 56(i) ” for (carrier 5 , and time $ 6 ).
  • phase changer 205 B This point is a characteristic of phase changer 205 B.
  • data carriers are arranged at “the same carriers and the same times” as the symbols subject to phase change in FIG. 11 , which are the data symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (carrier 5 , time $ 6 ).
  • FIG. 4 data symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (
  • the symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (carrier 5 , time $ 6 ) are data symbols (in other words, data symbols that perform MIMO transmission (transmit a plurality of streams) are subject to phase change by phase changer 205 B).
  • phase change that phase changer 205 B applies to the data symbols is the method given in Equation (2) in which phase change is applied to the data symbols regularly (such as at each cycle N) (however, the phase change method implemented on the data symbols is not limited to this example).
  • the modulation scheme used by mapper 104 in FIG. 1 is quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) (mapped signal 201 A in FIG. 18 is a QPSK signal, and mapped signal 201 B is a QPSK signal; in other words, two QPSK streams are transmitted).
  • QPSK quadrature phase shift keying
  • mapped signal 201 A in FIG. 18 is a QPSK signal
  • mapped signal 201 B is a QPSK signal; in other words, two QPSK streams are transmitted.
  • QPSK quadrature phase shift keying
  • FIG. 12 illustrates an example of the state resulting from such a case.
  • in-phase I is represented on the horizontal axis and quadrature Q is represented on the vertical axis
  • 16 candidate signal points are present in the illustrated in-phase I-quadrature Q planes (among the 16 candidate signal points, one is a signal point that is transmitted by the transmission device; accordingly, this is referred to as “16 candidate signal points”).
  • phase changer 205 B is omitted from the configuration illustrated in FIG. 18 (in other words, a case in which phase change is not applied by phase changer 205 B in FIG. 18 ).
  • phase changer 205 B is inserted.
  • symbol number i there is a mix of symbol numbers whose signal points are dense (the distances between some signal points shorten), such as in (A) in FIG. 12 , and symbol numbers whose “distance between signal points is long”, such as in (B) in FIG. 12 .
  • symbol numbers whose “distance between signal points is long” such as in (B) in FIG. 12 .
  • error correction code since error correction code is introduced, high error correction performance is achieved, and in the reception device illustrated in FIG. 8 , high data reception quality can be achieved.
  • phase changer 205 B in FIG. 18 a phase change is not applied by phase changer 205 B in FIG. 18 to “pilot symbols, preamble” for demodulating (wave detection of) data symbols, such as pilot symbols and a preamble, and for channel estimation.
  • data symbols “due to symbol number i, there is a mix of symbol numbers whose signal points are dense (the distances between some signal points shorten), such as in (A) in FIG. 12 , and symbol numbers whose “distance between signal points is long”, such as in (B) in FIG. 12 ” can be realized.
  • phase changer 205 B in FIG. 18 even if a phase change is applied by phase changer 205 B in FIG. 18 to “pilot symbols, preamble” for demodulating (wave detection of) data symbols, such as pilot symbols and a preamble, and for channel estimation, the following is possible: “among data symbols, “due to symbol number i, there is a mix of symbol numbers whose signal points are dense (the distances between some signal points shorten), such as in (A) in FIG. 12 , and symbol numbers whose “distance between signal points is long”, such as in (B) in FIG. 12 ” can be realized.” In such a case, a phase change must be applied to pilot symbols and/or a preamble under some condition.
  • one conceivable method is to implement a rule which is separate from the rule for applying a phase change to a data symbol, and “applying a phase change to a pilot symbol and/or a preamble”.
  • Another example is a method of regularly applying a phase change to a data symbol in a cycle N, and regularly applying a phase change to a pilot symbol and/or a preamble in a cycle M (N and M are integers that are greater than or equal to 2).
  • phase changer 209 A receives inputs of baseband signal 208 A and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 A based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 210 A.
  • Baseband signal 208 A is a function of symbol number i (i is an integer that is greater than or equal to 0), and is expressed as x′(i).
  • phase changer 209 A may be CDD (cyclic delay diversity)(CSD (cycle shift diversity)) disclosed in “Standard conformable antenna diversity techniques for OFDM and its application to the DVB-T system,” IEEE Globecom 2001, pp. 3100-3105, November 2001, and IEEE P802.11n (D3.00) Draft STANDARD for Information Technology-Telecommunications and information exchange between systems-Local and metropolitan area networks-Specific requirements-Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications, 2007.
  • CDD cyclic delay diversity
  • CSD cycle shift diversity
  • phase changer 209 A applies a phase change to a symbol present along the frequency axis (i.e., applies a phase change to, for example, a data symbol, a pilot symbol, and/or a control information symbol (accordingly, in such a case, symbols subject to symbol number i include data symbols, pilot symbols, control information symbols, and preambles (other symbols))) (in the case of FIG. 18 , since phase changer 209 A applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 A, a phase change is applied to each symbol in FIG. 4 ).
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 18 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 1 .
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 18 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 2
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 18 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 3
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 18 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 4
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 18 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 5
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 18 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 6
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 18 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 7
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 18 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 8
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 18 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 9
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 18 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 10
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 18 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 11 . . . .
  • FIG. 13 illustrates a frame configuration different from the frame configuration illustrated in FIG. 4 of transmission signal 108 _A illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 13 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • FIG. 14 illustrates a frame configuration different from the frame configuration illustrated in FIG. 5 of transmission signal 108 _B illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 14 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • the other symbols in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 are symbols corresponding to “preamble signal 252 and control information symbol signal 253 in FIG. 18 ”. Accordingly, when an other symbol 403 in FIG. 13 at the same time and same frequency (same carrier) as an other symbol 503 in FIG. 14 transmits control information, it transmits the same data (the same control information).
  • the reception device can obtain the data transmitted by the transmission device.
  • Phase changer 209 A receives inputs of baseband signal 208 A and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 A based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 210 A.
  • phase changer 209 A may be CDD (cyclic delay diversity)(CSD (cycle shift diversity)) disclosed in “Standard conformable antenna diversity techniques for OFDM and its application to the DVB-T system,” IEEE Globecom 2001, pp. 3100-3105, November 2001, and IEEE P802.11n (D3.00) Draft STANDARD for Information Technology-Telecommunications and information exchange between systems-Local and metropolitan area networks-Specific requirements-Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications, 2007.
  • CDD cyclic delay diversity
  • CSD cycle shift diversity
  • phase changer 209 A applies a phase change to a symbol present along the frequency axis (i.e., applies a phase change to, for example, a data symbol, a pilot symbol, and/or a control information symbol).
  • a null symbol may be considered as a target for application of a phase change (accordingly, in such a case, symbols subject to symbol number i include data symbols, pilot symbols, control information symbols, preambles (other symbols), and null symbols).
  • symbols subject to symbol number i include data symbols, pilot symbols, control information symbols, preambles (other symbols), and null symbols.
  • the signals before and after the phase change are the same (in-phase component I is zero (0) and the quadrature component Q is zero (0)).
  • phase changer 209 A applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 A, a phase change is applied to each symbol in FIG. 13 ).
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 18 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 1 .
  • the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 18 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 2 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 18 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 3 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 18 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 4 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 18 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 5 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 18 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 6 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 18 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 7 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 18 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 8 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 18 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 9 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 18 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 10 ,
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 18 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 11 .
  • the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.” . . . .
  • phase change value of phase changer 209 A is expressed as ⁇ (i).
  • Equation (38) (Q is an integer that is greater than or equal to 2, and represents the number of phase change cycles) (j is an imaginary number unit).
  • Equation (38) is merely a non-limiting example.
  • ⁇ (i) may be set so as to implement a phase change that yields a cycle Q.
  • the same phase change value is applied to the same carriers, and the phase change value may be set on a per carrier basis.
  • the following may be implemented.
  • phase change value may be as in Equation (39) for carrier 1 in FIG. 4 and FIG. 13 .
  • phase change value may be as in Equation (40) for carrier 2 in FIG. 4 and FIG. 13 .
  • phase change value may be as in Equation (41) for carrier 3 in FIG. 4 and FIG. 13 .
  • phase change value may be as in Equation (42) for carrier 4 in FIG. 4 and FIG. 13 . . . .
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 18 .
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 18 Next, the advantageous effects obtained by phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 18 will be described.
  • the other symbols 403 , 503 in “the frames of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 ” or “the frames of FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 ” include a control information symbol. As previously described, when an other symbol 503 in FIG. 5 at the same time and same frequency (in the same carrier) as an other symbol 403 transmits control information, it transmits the same data (same control information).
  • Case 2 transmitting a control information symbol using either antenna unit # A ( 109 _A) or antenna unit # B ( 109 _B) illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • Case 3 transmitting a control information symbol using both antenna unit # A ( 109 _A) and antenna unit # B ( 109 _B) illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • phase change by is not performed by phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 18 .
  • the reception device illustrated in FIG. 8 may receive an inferior reception signal, and both modulated signal may be subjected to the same multipath effect. Accordingly, in the reception device illustrated in FIG. 8 , data reception quality deteriorates.
  • phase changer 209 A is inserted. Since this changes the phase along the time or frequency axis, in the reception device illustrated in FIG. 8 , it is possible to reduce the probability of reception of an inferior reception signal. Moreover, since there is a high probability that there will be a difference in the multipath effect that the modulated signal transmitted from antenna unit # A 109 _A is subjected to with respect to the multipath effect that the modulated signal transmitted from antenna unit # B 109 _B is subjected to, there is a high probability that diversity gain will result, and accordingly, that data reception quality in the reception device illustrated in FIG. 8 will improve.
  • phase changer 209 A is provided and phase change is implemented.
  • Other symbols 403 and other symbols 503 include, in addition to control information symbols, for example, symbols for signal detection, symbols for performing frequency and time synchronization, and symbols for performing channel estimation (a symbol for performing propagation path fluctuation estimation), for demodulating and decoding control information symbols.
  • symbols for signal detection symbols for performing frequency and time synchronization
  • symbols for performing channel estimation a symbol for performing propagation path fluctuation estimation
  • the frames of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 or “the frames of FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 ” include pilot symbols 401 , 501 , and by using these, it is possible to perform demodulation and decoding with high precision via control information symbols.
  • the frames of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 ” or “the frames of FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 ” transmit a plurality of streams (perform MIMO transmission) at the same time and using the same frequency (frequency band) via data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 .
  • symbols for signal detection, symbols for frequency and time synchronization, and symbols for channel estimation (symbols for propagation path variation estimation), which are included in other symbols 403 and other symbols 503 are used.
  • symbols for signal detection, symbols for frequency and time synchronization, and symbols for channel estimation are applied with a phase change by phase changer 209 A, as described above.
  • phase changer 209 A when a phase change is applied to data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 (to data symbols 402 in the example above), in the reception device, there is the advantage that data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 can (easily) be demodulated and decoded using the channel estimation signal (propagation path fluctuation signal) estimated by using “symbols for signal detection, symbols for frequency and time synchronization, and symbols for channel estimation (symbols for propagation path variation estimation), which are included in other symbols 403 and other symbols 503 ”.
  • phase changer 209 A when a phase change is applied to data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 (data symbols 402 in the example above), in multipath environments, it is possible to reduce the influence of sharp drops in electric field intensity along the frequency axis. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain the advantageous effect of an improvement in data reception quality of data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 .
  • phase change using phase changer 205 B illustrated in FIG. 18 it is possible to achieve the advantageous effect of an improvement in data reception quality of data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 in the reception device in, for example, LOS environments, and by applying a phase change using phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 18 , for example, it is possible to achieve the advantageous effect of an improvement in data reception quality in the reception device of the control information symbols included in “the frames of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 ” or “the frames of FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 ” and the advantageous effect that operations of demodulation and decoding of data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 become simple.
  • Q in Equation (38) may be an integer of ⁇ 2 or less.
  • the value for the phase change cycle is the absolute value of Q. This feature is applicable to Embodiment 1 as well.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates one example of a configuration of a transmission device according to this embodiment, such as a base station, access point, or broadcast station. As FIG. 1 is described in detail in Embodiment 1, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • Signal processor 106 receives inputs of mapped signals 105 _ 1 and 105 _ 2 , signal group 110 , and control signal 100 , performs signal processing based on control signal 100 , and outputs signal-processed signals 106 _A and 106 _B.
  • signal-processed signal 106 _A is expressed as u 1 ( i )
  • signal-processed signal 106 _B is expressed as u 2 ( i ) (i is a symbol number; for example, i is an integer that is greater than or equal to 0). Note that details regarding the signal processing will be described with reference to FIG. 19 later.
  • FIG. 19 illustrates one example of a configuration of signal processor 106 illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • Weighting synthesizer (precoder) 203 receives inputs of mapped signal 201 A (mapped signal 105 _ 1 in FIG. 1 ), mapped signal 201 B (mapped signal 105 _ 2 in FIG. 1 ), and control signal 200 (control signal 100 in FIG. 1 ), performs weighting synthesis (precoding) based on control signal 200 , and outputs weighted signal 204 A and weighted signal 204 B.
  • mapped signal 201 A is expressed as s 1 ( t )
  • mapped signal 201 B is expressed as s 2 ( t )
  • weighted signal 204 A is expressed as z 1 ( t )
  • weighted signal 204 B is expressed as z 2 ′(t).
  • t is time (s 1 ( t ), s 2 ( t ), z 1 ( t ), and z 2 ′(t) are defined as complex numbers (accordingly, they may be real numbers)).
  • Weighting synthesizer (precoder) 203 performs the calculations indicated in Equation (1).
  • Phase changer 205 B receives inputs of weighting synthesized signal 204 B and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to weighting synthesized signal 204 B based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 206 B.
  • phase-changed signal 206 B is expressed as z 2 ( t ), and z 2 ( t ) is defined as a complex number (and may be a real number).
  • phase change value is set as shown in Equation (2) (N is an integer that is greater than or equal to 2, N is a phase change cycle)(when N is set to an odd number greater than or equal to 3, data reception quality may improve).
  • Equation (2) is merely a non-limiting example.
  • phase change value y(i) e j ⁇ (i) .
  • Equation (3) z 1 ( i ) and z 2 ( i ) can be expressed with Equation (3).
  • ⁇ (i) is a real number.
  • z 1 ( i ) and z 2 ( i ) are transmitted from the transmission device at the same time and using the same frequency (same frequency band).
  • the phase change value is not limited to the value used in Equation (2); for example, a method in which the phase is changed cyclically or regularly is conceivable.
  • Equation (1) As described in Embodiment 1, conceivable examples of the (precoding) matrix inserted in Equation (1) and Equation (3) are illustrated in Equation (5) through Equation (36) (however, the precoding matrix is not limited to these examples (the same applies to Embodiment 1)).
  • Inserter 207 A receives inputs of weighting synthesized signal 204 A, pilot symbol signal (pa(t))(t is time)( 251 A), preamble signal 252 , control information symbol signal 253 , and control signal 200 , and based on information on the frame configuration included in control signal 200 , outputs baseband signal 208 A based on the frame configuration.
  • inserter 207 B receives inputs of phase-changed signal 206 B, pilot symbol signal (pb(t))( 251 B), preamble signal 252 , control information symbol signal 253 , and control signal 200 , and based on information on the frame configuration included in control signal 200 , outputs baseband signal 208 B based on the frame configuration.
  • Phase changer 209 A receives inputs of baseband signal 208 A and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 A based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 210 A.
  • phase changer 209 A may be CDD (cyclic delay diversity)(CSD (cycle shift diversity)) disclosed in “Standard conformable antenna diversity techniques for OFDM and its application to the DVB-T system,” IEEE Globecom 2001, pp. 3100-3105, November 2001, and IEEE P802.11n (D3.00) Draft STANDARD for Information Technology-Telecommunications and information exchange between systems-Local and metropolitan area networks-Specific requirements-Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications, 2007.
  • MAC Wireless LAN Medium Access Control
  • PHY Physical Layer
  • phase changer 209 A applies a phase change to a symbol present along the frequency axis (i.e., applies a phase change to, for example, a data symbol, a pilot symbol, and/or a control information symbol).
  • Phase changer 209 B receives inputs of baseband signal 208 B and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 B based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 210 B.
  • phase changer 209 B may be CDD (cyclic delay diversity)(CSD (cycle shift diversity)) disclosed in “Standard conformable antenna diversity techniques for OFDM and its application to the DVB-T system,” IEEE Globecom 2001, pp. 3100-3105, November 2001, and IEEE P802.11n (D3.00) Draft STANDARD for Information Technology-Telecommunications and information exchange between systems-Local and metropolitan area networks-Specific requirements-Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications, 2007.
  • MAC Wireless LAN Medium Access Control
  • PHY Physical Layer
  • phase changer 209 B applies a phase change to a symbol present along the frequency axis (i.e., applies a phase change to, for example, a data symbol, a pilot symbol, and/or a control information symbol).
  • the characteristic feature here is that the phase changing method via ⁇ (i) and the phase changing method via ⁇ (i) are different.
  • the characteristic feature here is that the CDD(Cyclic Delay Diversity)(CSD(Cyclic Shift Diversity)) cyclic delay amount value set by phase changer 209 A and the CDD(Cyclic Delay Diversity)(CSD(Cyclic Shift Diversity)) cyclic delay amount value set by phase changer 209 B are different.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates one example of a configuration of radio units 107 _A and 107 _B illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 3 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a frame configuration of transmission signal 108 _A illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 4 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a frame configuration of transmission signal 108 _B illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 5 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • the symbol in carrier A at time $B in FIG. 4 and the symbol in carrier A at time $B in FIG. 5 are transmitted at the same time and same frequency.
  • the frame configuration is not limited to the configurations illustrated in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 ; FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are mere examples of frame configurations.
  • the other symbols in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are symbols corresponding to “preamble signal 252 and control information symbol signal 253 in FIG. 2 ”. Accordingly, when an other symbol 503 in FIG. 5 at the same time and same frequency (same carrier) as an other symbol 403 in FIG. 4 transmits control information, it transmits the same data (the same control information).
  • the reception device can obtain the data transmitted by the transmission device.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates one example of components relating to control information generation for generating control information symbol signal 253 illustrated in FIG. 2 .
  • FIG. 6 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates one example of a configuration of antenna unit # A ( 109 _A) and antenna unit # B ( 109 _B) illustrated in FIG. 1 (in this example, antenna unit # A ( 109 _A) and antenna unit # B ( 109 _B) include a plurality of antennas).
  • FIG. 7 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates one example of a configuration of a reception device that receives a modulated signal upon the transmission device illustrated in FIG. 1 transmitting, for example, a transmission signal having the frame configuration illustrated in FIG. 4 or FIG. 5 .
  • FIG. 8 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 illustrates one example of a configuration of antenna unit # X ( 801 X) and antenna unit # Y ( 801 Y) illustrated in FIG. 8 (antenna unit # X ( 801 X) and antenna unit # Y ( 801 Y) are exemplified as including a plurality of antennas).
  • FIG. 10 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • signal processor 106 in the transmission device illustrated in FIG. 1 is inserted as phase changer 205 B and phase changers 209 A, 209 B, as illustrated in FIG. 19 .
  • the characteristics and advantageous effects of this configuration will be described.
  • phase changer 205 B applies precoding (weighted synthesis) to mapped signal s 1 ( i ) ( 201 A) (i is a symbol number; i is an integer greater than or equal to 0) obtained via mapping using the first sequence and mapped signal s 2 ( i ) ( 201 B) obtained via mapping using the second sequence, and applies a phase change to one of the obtained weighting synthesized signals 204 A and 204 B. Weighting synthesized signal 204 A and phase-changed signal 206 B are then transmitted at the same frequency and at the same time. Accordingly, in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , a phase change is applied to data symbol 502 in FIG. 5 (in the case of FIG.
  • phase changer 205 applies this to weighting synthesized signal 204 B, a phase change is applied to data symbol 502 in FIG. 5 ; when a phase change is applied to weighting synthesized signal 204 A, a phase change is applied to data symbol 402 in FIG. 4 ; this will be described later).
  • FIG. 11 illustrates an extraction of carrier 1 through carrier 5 and time $ 4 through time $ 6 from the frame illustrated in FIG. 5 .
  • 501 is a pilot symbol
  • 502 is a data symbol
  • 503 is an other symbol.
  • phase changer 205 B applies a phase change to the data symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (carrier 5 , time $ 6 ).
  • phase change values for the data symbols illustrated in FIG. 11 can be expressed as “e j ⁇ 15(i) ” for (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 25(i) ” for (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 35(i) ” for (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 45(i) ” for (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 55(i) ” (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 16(i) ” for (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), “e j ⁇ 26(i) ” for (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), “e j ⁇ 46(i) ” for (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and “e j ⁇ 56(i) ” for (carrier 5 , and time $ 6 ).
  • phase changer 205 B This point is a characteristic of phase changer 205 B.
  • data carriers are arranged at “the same carriers and the same times” as the symbols subject to phase change in FIG. 11 , which are the data symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (carrier 5 , time $ 6 ).
  • FIG. 4 data symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (
  • the symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (carrier 5 , time $ 6 ) are data symbols (in other words, data symbols that perform MIMO transmission (transmit a plurality of streams) are subject to phase change by phase changer 205 B).
  • phase change that phase changer 205 B applies to the data symbols is the method given in Equation (2) in which phase change is applied to the data symbols regularly (such as at each cycle N) (however, the phase change method implemented on the data symbols is not limited to this example).
  • the modulation scheme used by mapper 104 in FIG. 1 is quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) (mapped signal 201 A in FIG. 19 is a QPSK signal, and mapped signal 201 B is a QPSK signal; in other words, two QPSK streams are transmitted).
  • QPSK quadrature phase shift keying
  • mapped signal 201 A in FIG. 19 is a QPSK signal
  • mapped signal 201 B is a QPSK signal; in other words, two QPSK streams are transmitted.
  • QPSK quadrature phase shift keying
  • FIG. 12 illustrates an example of the state resulting from such a case.
  • in-phase I is represented on the horizontal axis and quadrature Q is represented on the vertical axis
  • 16 candidate signal points are present in the illustrated in-phase I-quadrature Q planes (among the 16 candidate signal points, one is a signal point that is transmitted by the transmission device; accordingly, this is referred to as “16 candidate signal points”).
  • phase changer 205 B is omitted from the configuration illustrated in FIG. 19 (in other words, a case in which phase change is not applied by phase changer 205 B in FIG. 19 ).
  • phase changer 205 B is inserted.
  • symbol number i there is a mix of symbol numbers whose signal points are dense (the distances between some signal points shorten), such as in (A) in FIG. 12 , and symbol numbers whose “distance between signal points is long”, such as in (B) in FIG. 12 .
  • symbol numbers whose “distance between signal points is long” such as in (B) in FIG. 12 .
  • error correction code since error correction code is introduced, high error correction performance is achieved, and in the reception device illustrated in FIG. 8 , high data reception quality can be achieved.
  • phase changer 205 B in FIG. 19 a phase change is not applied by phase changer 205 B in FIG. 19 to “pilot symbols, preamble” for demodulating (wave detection of) data symbols, such as pilot symbols and a preamble, and for channel estimation.
  • data symbols “due to symbol number i, there is a mix of symbol numbers whose signal points are dense (the distances between some signal points shorten), such as in (A) in FIG. 12 , and symbol numbers whose “distance between signal points is long”, such as in (B) in FIG. 12 ” can be realized.
  • phase changer 205 B in FIG. 19 even if a phase change is applied by phase changer 205 B in FIG. 19 to “pilot symbols, preamble” for demodulating (wave detection of) data symbols, such as pilot symbols and a preamble, and for channel estimation, the following is possible: “among data symbols, “due to symbol number i, there is a mix of symbol numbers whose signal points are dense (the distances between some signal points shorten), such as in (A) in FIG. 12 , and symbol numbers whose “distance between signal points is long”, such as in (B) in FIG. 12 ” can be realized.” In such a case, a phase change must be applied to pilot symbols and/or a preamble under some condition.
  • one conceivable method is to implement a rule which is separate from the rule for applying a phase change to a data symbol, and “applying a phase change to a pilot symbol and/or a preamble”.
  • Another example is a method of regularly applying a phase change to a data symbol in a cycle N, and regularly applying a phase change to a pilot symbol and/or a preamble in a cycle M (N and M are integers that are greater than or equal to 2).
  • phase changer 209 A receives inputs of baseband signal 208 A and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 A based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 210 A.
  • CDD cyclic delay diversity
  • CSD cycle shift diversity
  • phase changer 209 A applies a phase change to a symbol present along the frequency axis (i.e., applies a phase change to, for example, a data symbol, a pilot symbol, and/or a control information symbol (accordingly, in such a case, symbols subject to symbol number i include data symbols, pilot symbols, control information symbols, and preambles (other symbols))) (in the case of FIG. 19 , since phase changer 209 A applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 A, a phase change is applied to each symbol in FIG. 4 ).
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 1 .
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 2
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 3
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 4
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 5
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 6
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 7
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 8
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 9
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 10
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 11 . . . .
  • phase changer 209 B receives inputs of baseband signal 208 B and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 B based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 210 B.
  • Baseband signal 208 B is a function of symbol number i (i is an integer that is greater than or equal to 0), and is expressed as y′(i).
  • phase changer 209 B may be CDD (cyclic delay diversity)(CSD (cycle shift diversity)) disclosed in “Standard conformable antenna diversity techniques for OFDM and its application to the DVB-T system,” IEEE Globecom 2001, pp. 3100-3105, November 2001, and IEEE P802.11n (D3.00) Draft STANDARD for Information Technology-Telecommunications and information exchange between systems-Local and metropolitan area networks-Specific requirements-Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications, 2007.
  • CDD cyclic delay diversity
  • CSD cycle shift diversity
  • phase changer 209 B applies a phase change to a symbol present along the frequency axis (i.e., applies a phase change to, for example, a data symbol, a pilot symbol, and/or a control information symbol (accordingly, in such a case, symbols subject to symbol number i include data symbols, pilot symbols, control information symbols, and preambles (other symbols))) (in the case of FIG. 19 , since phase changer 209 B applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 B, a phase change is applied to each symbol in FIG. 5 ).
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 1 .
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 2
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 3
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 4
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 5
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 6
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 7
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 8
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 9
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 10
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 11 . . . .
  • FIG. 13 illustrates a frame configuration different from the frame configuration illustrated in FIG. 4 of transmission signal 108 _A illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 13 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • FIG. 14 illustrates a frame configuration different from the frame configuration illustrated in FIG. 5 of transmission signal 108 _B illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 14 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • the other symbols in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 are symbols corresponding to “preamble signal 252 and control information symbol signal 253 in FIG. 19 ”. Accordingly, when an other symbol 403 in FIG. 13 at the same time and same frequency (same carrier) as an other symbol 503 in FIG. 14 transmits control information, it transmits the same data (the same control information).
  • the reception device can obtain the data transmitted by the transmission device.
  • Phase changer 209 A receives inputs of baseband signal 208 A and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 A based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 210 A.
  • phase changer 209 A may be CDD (cyclic delay diversity)(CSD (cycle shift diversity)) disclosed in “Standard conformable antenna diversity techniques for OFDM and its application to the DVB-T system,” IEEE Globecom 2001, pp. 3100-3105, November 2001, and IEEE P802.11n (D3.00) Draft STANDARD for Information Technology-Telecommunications and information exchange between systems-Local and metropolitan area networks-Specific requirements-Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications, 2007.
  • CDD cyclic delay diversity
  • CSD cycle shift diversity
  • phase changer 209 A applies a phase change to a symbol present along the frequency axis (i.e., applies a phase change to, for example, a data symbol, a pilot symbol, and/or a control information symbol).
  • a null symbol may be considered as a target for application of a phase change (accordingly, in such a case, symbols subject to symbol number i include data symbols, pilot symbols, control information symbols, preambles (other symbols), and null symbols).
  • symbols subject to symbol number i include data symbols, pilot symbols, control information symbols, preambles (other symbols), and null symbols.
  • the signals before and after the phase change are the same (in-phase component I is zero (0) and the quadrature component Q is zero (0)).
  • phase changer 209 A applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 A, a phase change is applied to each symbol in FIG. 13 ).
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 1 .
  • the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 2 , However, the handing of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 3 , However, the handing of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 4 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 5 , However, the handing of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 6 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 7 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 8 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 9 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG.
  • phase change 209 A illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 10 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 11 . However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.” . . . .
  • phase change value of phase changer 209 A is expressed as ⁇ (i).
  • Equation (38) (Q is an integer that is greater than or equal to 2, and represents the number of phase change cycles) (j is an imaginary number unit).
  • Equation (38) is merely a non-limiting example.
  • ⁇ (i) may be set so as to implement a phase change that yields a cycle Q.
  • the same phase change value is applied to the same carriers, and the phase change value may be set on a per carrier basis.
  • the following may be implemented.
  • phase change value may be as in Equation (39) for carrier 1 in FIG. 4 and FIG. 13 .
  • phase change value may be as in Equation (40) for carrier 2 in FIG. 4 and FIG. 13 .
  • phase change value may be as in Equation (41) for carrier 3 in FIG. 4 and FIG. 13 .
  • phase change value may be as in Equation (42) for carrier 4 in FIG. 4 and FIG. 13 .
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 19 .
  • Phase changer 209 B receives inputs of baseband signal 208 B and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 B based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 210 B.
  • phase changer 209 B may be CDD (cyclic delay diversity)(CSD (cycle shift diversity)) disclosed in “Standard conformable antenna diversity techniques for OFDM and its application to the DVB-T system,” IEEE Globecom 2001, pp. 3100-3105, November 2001, and IEEE P802.11n (D3.00) Draft STANDARD for Information Technology-Telecommunications and information exchange between systems-Local and metropolitan area networks-Specific requirements-Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications, 2007.
  • CDD cyclic delay diversity
  • CSD cycle shift diversity
  • phase changer 209 B applies a phase change to a symbol present along the frequency axis (i.e., applies a phase change to, for example, a data symbol, a pilot symbol, and/or a control information symbol).
  • a null symbol may be considered as a target for application of a phase change (accordingly, in such a case, symbols subject to symbol number i include data symbols, pilot symbols, control information symbols, preambles (other symbols), and null symbols).
  • symbols subject to symbol number i include data symbols, pilot symbols, control information symbols, preambles (other symbols), and null symbols.
  • the signals before and after the phase change are the same (in-phase component I is zero (0) and the quadrature component Q is zero (0)).
  • phase changer 209 B applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 B, a phase change is applied to each symbol in FIG. 14 ).
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 1 .
  • the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 2 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 3 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 4 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 5 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 6 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 7 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 8 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 9 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG.
  • phase change 209 B illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 10 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 19 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 11 . However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”. . . .
  • phase change value of phase changer 209 B is expressed as ⁇ (i).
  • phase change value is set as in the following equation (R is an integer that is greater than or equal to 2, and represents the number of phase change cycles. Note that the values for Q and R in Equation (38) may be different values).
  • Equation (49) is merely a non-limiting example.
  • ⁇ (i) may be set so as to implement a phase change that yields a cycle R.
  • phase changing methods used by phase changer 209 A and phase changer 209 B may be different.
  • the cycle may be the same and, alternatively, may be different.
  • the same phase change value is applied to the same carriers, and the phase change value may be set on a per carrier basis.
  • the following may be implemented.
  • phase change value may be as in Equation (39) for carrier 1 in FIG. 5 and FIG. 14 .
  • phase change value may be as in Equation (40) for carrier 2 in FIG. 5 and FIG. 14 .
  • phase change value may be as in Equation (41) for carrier 3 in FIG. 5 and FIG. 14 .
  • phase change value may be as in Equation (42) for carrier 4 in FIG. 5 and FIG. 14 . . . .
  • phase change value is described as Equation (39), (40), (41), and (42), the phase changing methods of phase changer 209 A and phase changer 209 B are different.
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 19 .
  • phase changers 209 A, 209 B illustrated in FIG. 19 will be described.
  • the other symbols 403 , 503 in “the frames of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 ” or “the frames of FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 ” include a control information symbol. As previously described, when an other symbol 503 in FIG. 5 at the same time and same frequency (in the same carrier) as an other symbol 403 transmits control information, it transmits the same data (same control information).
  • Case 2 transmitting a control information symbol using either antenna unit # A ( 109 _A) or antenna unit # B ( 109 _B) illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • Case 3 transmitting a control information symbol using both antenna unit # A ( 109 _A) and antenna unit # B ( 109 _B) illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • phase change by is not performed by phase changers 209 A and 209 B illustrated in FIG. 19 .
  • the reception device illustrated in FIG. 8 may receive an inferior reception signal, and both modulated signal may be subjected to the same multipath effect. Accordingly, in the reception device illustrated in FIG. 8 , data reception quality deteriorates.
  • phase changers 209 A and 209 B are inserted. Since this changes the phase along the time or frequency axis, in the reception device illustrated in FIG. 8 , it is possible to reduce the probability of reception of an inferior reception signal. Moreover, since there is a high probability that there will be a difference in the multipath effect that the modulated signal transmitted from antenna unit # A 109 _A is subjected to with respect to the multipath effect that the modulated signal transmitted from antenna unit # B 109 _B is subjected to, there is a high probability that diversity gain will result, and accordingly, that data reception quality in the reception device illustrated in FIG. 8 will improve.
  • phase changers 209 A, 209 B are provided and phase change is implemented.
  • Other symbols 403 and other symbols 503 include, in addition to control information symbols, for example, symbols for signal detection, symbols for performing frequency and time synchronization, and symbols for performing channel estimation (a symbol for performing propagation path fluctuation estimation), for demodulating and decoding control information symbols.
  • symbols for signal detection symbols for performing frequency and time synchronization
  • symbols for performing channel estimation a symbol for performing propagation path fluctuation estimation
  • the frames of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 or “the frames of FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 ” include pilot symbols 401 , 501 , and by using these, it is possible to perform demodulation and decoding with high precision via control information symbols.
  • the frames of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 ” or “the frames of FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 ” transmit a plurality of streams (perform MIMO transmission) at the same time and using the same frequency (frequency band) via data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 .
  • symbols for signal detection, symbols for frequency and time synchronization, and symbols for channel estimation (symbols for propagation path variation estimation), which are included in other symbols 403 and other symbols 503 are used.
  • symbols for signal detection, symbols for frequency and time synchronization, and symbols for channel estimation are applied with a phase change by phase changers 209 A, 209 B, as described above.
  • phase changers 209 A, 209 B when a phase change is applied to data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 , in the reception device, there is the advantage that data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 can (easily) be demodulated and decoded using the channel estimation signal (propagation path fluctuation signal) estimated by using “symbols for signal detection, symbols for frequency and time synchronization, and symbols for channel estimation (symbol for estimating propagation path fluctuation), which are included in other symbols 403 and other symbols 503 ”.
  • phase changers 209 A, 209 B when a phase change is applied to data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 , in multipath environments, it is possible to reduce the influence of sharp drops in electric field intensity along the frequency axis. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain the advantageous effect of an improvement in data reception quality of data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 .
  • phase changer 205 B illustrated in FIG. 19 it is possible to achieve the advantageous effect of an improvement in data reception quality of data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 in the reception device in, for example, LOS environments, and by applying a phase change using phase changers 209 A, 209 B illustrated in FIG. 19 , for example, it is possible to achieve the advantageous effect of an improvement in data reception quality in the reception device of the control information symbols included in “the frames of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 ” or “the frames of FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 ” and the advantageous effect that operations of demodulation and decoding of data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 become simple.
  • phase changer 205 B illustrated in FIG. 19 the advantageous effect of an improvement in data reception quality in the reception device of data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 in, for example, LOS environments, is achieved as a result of the phase change implemented by phase changer 205 B illustrated in FIG. 19 , and furthermore, the reception quality of data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 is improved by applying a phase change to data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 using phase changers 209 A, 209 B illustrated in FIG. 19 .
  • Q in Equation (38) may be an integer of ⁇ 2 or less.
  • the value for the phase change cycle is the absolute value of Q. This feature is applicable to Embodiment 1 as well.
  • R in Equation (49) may be an integer of ⁇ 2 or less.
  • the value for the phase change cycle is the absolute value of R.
  • the cyclic delay amount set in phase changer 209 A and the cyclic delay amount set in phase changer 209 B may be different values.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates one example of a configuration of a transmission device according to this embodiment, such as a base station, access point, or broadcast station. As FIG. 1 is described in detail in Embodiment 1, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • Signal processor 106 receives inputs of mapped signals 105 _ 1 and 105 _ 2 , signal group 110 , and control signal 100 , performs signal processing based on control signal 100 , and outputs signal-processed signals 106 _A and 106 _B.
  • signal-processed signal 106 _A is expressed as u 1 ( i )
  • signal-processed signal 106 _B is expressed as u 2 ( i ) (i is a symbol number; for example, i is an integer that is greater than or equal to 0). Note that details regarding the signal processing will be described with reference to FIG. 20 later.
  • FIG. 20 illustrates one example of a configuration of signal processor 106 illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • Weighting synthesizer (precoder) 203 receives inputs of mapped signal 201 A (mapped signal 105 _ 1 in FIG. 1 ), mapped signal 201 B (mapped signal 105 _ 2 in FIG. 1 ), and control signal 200 (control signal 100 in FIG. 1 ), performs weighting synthesis (precoding) based on control signal 200 , and outputs weighted signal 204 A and weighted signal 204 B.
  • mapped signal 201 A is expressed as s 1 ( t )
  • mapped signal 201 B is expressed as s 2 ( t )
  • weighted signal 204 A is expressed as z 1 ′(t)
  • weighted signal 204 B is expressed as z 2 ′(t).
  • t is time (s 1 ( t ), s 2 ( t ), z 1 ′(t), and z 2 ′(t) are defined as complex numbers (accordingly, they may be real numbers)).
  • Weighting synthesizer (precoder) 203 performs the following calculation.
  • Phase changer 205 A receives inputs of weighting synthesized signal 204 A and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to weighting synthesized signal 204 A based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 206 A.
  • phase-changed signal 206 A is expressed as z 1 ( t ), and z 1 ( t ) is defined as a complex number (and may be a real number).
  • phase change value is set as follows.
  • M is an integer that is greater than or equal to 2
  • M is a phase change cycle
  • Equation (51) is merely a non-limiting example.
  • Phase changer 205 B receives inputs of weighting synthesized signal 204 B and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to weighting synthesized signal 204 B based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 206 B.
  • phase-changed signal 206 B is expressed as z 2 ( t ), and z 2 ( t ) is defined as a complex number (and may be a real number).
  • phase change value is set as shown in Equation (2) (N is an integer that is greater than or equal to 2, N is a phase change cycle, N ⁇ M)(when N is set to an odd number greater than or equal to 3, data reception quality may improve).
  • Equation (2) is merely a non-limiting example.
  • phase change value y(i) e j ⁇ (i) .
  • z 1 ( i ) and z 2 ( i ) can be expressed with the following equation.
  • Equation (52) the phase change value is not limited to the value used in Equations (2) and (52); for example, a method in which the phase is changed cyclically or regularly is conceivable.
  • Equation (50) and Equation (52) are illustrated in Equation (5) through Equation (36) (however, the precoding matrix is not limited to these examples (the same applies to Embodiment 1)).
  • Inserter 207 A receives inputs of weighting synthesized signal 204 A, pilot symbol signal (pa(t))(t is time)( 251 A), preamble signal 252 , control information symbol signal 253 , and control signal 200 , and based on information on the frame configuration included in control signal 200 , outputs baseband signal 208 A based on the frame configuration.
  • inserter 207 B receives inputs of phase-changed signal 206 B, pilot symbol signal (pb(t))( 251 B), preamble signal 252 , control information symbol signal 253 , and control signal 200 , and based on information on the frame configuration included in control signal 200 , outputs baseband signal 208 B based on the frame configuration.
  • Phase changer 209 B receives inputs of baseband signal 208 B and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 B based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 210 B.
  • phase changer 209 B may be CDD (cyclic delay diversity)(CSD (cycle shift diversity)) disclosed in “Standard conformable antenna diversity techniques for OFDM and its application to the DVB-T system,” IEEE Globecom 2001, pp. 3100-3105, November 2001, and IEEE P802.11n (D3.00) Draft STANDARD for Information Technology-Telecommunications and information exchange between systems-Local and metropolitan area networks-Specific requirements-Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications, 2007.
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  • phase changer 209 B applies a phase change to a symbol present along the frequency axis (i.e., applies a phase change to, for example, a data symbol, a pilot symbol, and/or a control information symbol).
  • FIG. 3 illustrates one example of a configuration of radio units 107 _A and 107 _B illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 3 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a frame configuration of transmission signal 108 _A illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 4 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a frame configuration of transmission signal 108 _B illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 5 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • the symbol in carrier A at time $B in FIG. 4 and the symbol in carrier A at time $B in FIG. 5 are transmitted at the same time and same frequency.
  • the frame configuration is not limited to the configurations illustrated in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 ; FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are mere examples of frame configurations.
  • the other symbols in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are symbols corresponding to “preamble signal 252 and control information symbol signal 253 in FIG. 2 ”. Accordingly, when an other symbol 503 in FIG. 5 at the same time and same frequency (same carrier) as an other symbol 403 in FIG. 4 transmits control information, it transmits the same data (the same control information).
  • the reception device can obtain the data transmitted by the transmission device.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates one example of components relating to control information generation for generating control information symbol signal 253 illustrated in FIG. 2 .
  • FIG. 6 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates one example of a configuration of antenna unit # A ( 109 _A) and antenna unit # B ( 109 _B) illustrated in FIG. 1 (in this example, antenna unit # A ( 109 _A) and antenna unit # B ( 109 _B) include a plurality of antennas).
  • FIG. 7 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates one example of a configuration of a reception device that receives a modulated signal upon the transmission device illustrated in FIG. 1 transmitting, for example, a transmission signal having the frame configuration illustrated in FIG. 4 or FIG. 5 .
  • FIG. 8 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 illustrates one example of a configuration of antenna unit # X ( 801 X) and antenna unit # Y ( 801 Y) illustrated in FIG. 8 (antenna unit # X ( 801 X) and antenna unit # Y ( 801 Y) are exemplified as including a plurality of antennas).
  • FIG. 10 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • signal processor 106 in the transmission device illustrated in FIG. 1 is inserted as phase changers 205 A, 205 B and phase changer 209 A, as illustrated in FIG. 20 .
  • the characteristics and advantageous effects of this configuration will be described.
  • phase changers 205 A, 205 B apply precoding (weighted synthesis) to mapped signal s 1 ( i ) ( 201 A) (i is a symbol number; i is an integer greater than or equal to 0) obtained via mapping using the first sequence and mapped signal s 2 ( i ) ( 201 B) obtained via mapping using the second sequence, and applies a phase change to one of the obtained weighting synthesized signals 204 A and 204 B.
  • Phase-changed signal 206 A and phase-changed signal 206 B are then transmitted at the same frequency and at the same time. Accordingly, in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , a phase change is applied to data symbol 402 in FIG. 4 and data symbol 502 in FIG. 5 .
  • FIG. 11 illustrates an extraction of carrier 1 through carrier 5 and time $ 4 through time $ 6 from the frame illustrated in FIG. 4 .
  • 401 is a pilot symbol
  • 402 is a data symbol
  • 403 is an other symbol.
  • phase changer 205 A applies a phase change to the data symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (carrier 5 , time $ 6 ).
  • phase change values for the data symbols illustrated in FIG. 11 can be expressed as “e j ⁇ 15(i) ” for (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 25(i) ” for (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 35(i) ” for (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 45(i) ” for (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 55(i) ” (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 16(i) ” for (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), “e j ⁇ 26(i) ” for (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), “e j ⁇ 46(i) ” for (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and “e j ⁇ 56(i) ” for (carrier 5 , and time $ 6 ).
  • phase changer 205 A This point is a characteristic of phase changer 205 A.
  • data carriers are arranged at “the same carriers and the same times” as the symbols subject to phase change in FIG. 11 , which are the data symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (carrier 5 , time $ 6 ).
  • FIG. 4 data symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (
  • the symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (carrier 5 , time $ 6 ) are data symbols (in other words, data symbols that perform MIMO transmission (transmit a plurality of streams) are subject to phase change by phase changer 205 A).
  • phase change that phase changer 205 A applies to the data symbols is the method given in Equation (50) in which phase change is applied to the data symbols regularly (such as at each cycle N) (however, the phase change method implemented on the data symbols is not limited to this example).
  • FIG. 11 illustrates an extraction of carrier 1 through carrier 5 and time $ 4 through time $ 6 from the frame illustrated in FIG. 5 .
  • 501 is a pilot symbol
  • 502 is a data symbol
  • 503 is an other symbol.
  • phase changer 205 B applies a phase change to the data symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (carrier 5 , time $ 6 ).
  • phase change values for the data symbols illustrated in FIG. 11 can be expressed as “e j ⁇ 15(i) ” for (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 25(i) ” for (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 35(i) ” for (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 45(i) ” for (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 55(i) ” (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 16(i) ” for (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), “e j ⁇ 26(i) ” for (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), “e j ⁇ 46(i) ” for (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and “e j ⁇ 56(i) ” for (carrier 5 , and time $ 6 ).
  • phase changer 205 B This point is a characteristic of phase changer 205 B.
  • data carriers are arranged at “the same carriers and the same times” as the symbols subject to phase change in FIG. 11 , which are the data symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (carrier 5 , time $ 6 ).
  • FIG. 4 data symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (
  • the symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (carrier 5 , time $ 6 ) are data symbols (in other words, data symbols that perform MIMO transmission (transmit a plurality of streams) are subject to phase change by phase changer 205 B).
  • phase change that phase changer 205 B applies to the data symbols is the method given in Equation (2) in which phase change is applied to the data symbols regularly (such as at each cycle N) (however, the phase change method implemented on the data symbols is not limited to this example).
  • the modulation scheme used by mapper 104 in FIG. 1 is quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) (mapped signal 201 A in FIG. 18 is a QPSK signal, and mapped signal 201 B is a QPSK signal; in other words, two QPSK streams are transmitted).
  • QPSK quadrature phase shift keying
  • mapped signal 201 A in FIG. 18 is a QPSK signal
  • mapped signal 201 B is a QPSK signal; in other words, two QPSK streams are transmitted.
  • QPSK quadrature phase shift keying
  • FIG. 12 illustrates an example of the state resulting from such a case.
  • in-phase I is represented on the horizontal axis and quadrature Q is represented on the vertical axis
  • 16 candidate signal points are present in the illustrated in-phase I-quadrature Q planes (among the 16 candidate signal points, one is a signal point that is transmitted by the transmission device; accordingly, this is referred to as “16 candidate signal points”).
  • phase changers 205 A and 205 B are omitted from the configuration illustrated in FIG. 20 (in other words, a case in which phase change is not applied by phase changers 205 A and 205 B in FIG. 20 ).
  • phase changers 205 A, 205 B are inserted.
  • symbol number i there is a mix of symbol numbers whose signal points are dense (the distances between some signal points shorten), such as in (A) in FIG. 12 , and symbol numbers whose “distance between signal points is long”, such as in (B) in FIG. 12 .
  • symbol numbers whose “distance between signal points is long” such as in (B) in FIG. 12 .
  • phase changers 205 A, 205 B in FIG. 20 to “pilot symbols, preamble” for demodulating (wave detection of) data symbols, such as pilot symbols and a preamble, and for channel estimation.
  • data symbols “due to symbol number i, there is a mix of symbol numbers whose signal points are dense (the distances between some signal points shorten), such as in (A) in FIG. 12 , and symbol numbers whose “distance between signal points is long”, such as in (B) in FIG. 12 ” can be realized.
  • phase changers 205 A, 205 B in FIG. 20 to “pilot symbols, preamble” for demodulating (wave detection of) data symbols, such as pilot symbols and a preamble, and for channel estimation, the following is possible: “among data symbols, “due to symbol number i, there is a mix of symbol numbers whose signal points are dense (the distances between some signal points shorten), such as in (A) in FIG. 12 , and symbol numbers whose “distance between signal points is long”, such as in (B) in FIG. 12 ” can be realized.” In such a case, a phase change must be applied to pilot symbols and/or a preamble under some condition.
  • one conceivable method is to implement a rule which is separate from the rule for applying a phase change to a data symbol, and “applying a phase change to a pilot symbol and/or a preamble”.
  • Another example is a method of regularly applying a phase change to a data symbol in a cycle N, and regularly applying a phase change to a pilot symbol and/or a preamble in a cycle M (N and M are integers that are greater than or equal to 2).
  • phase changer 209 B receives inputs of baseband signal 208 B and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 B based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 210 B.
  • Baseband signal 208 B is a function of symbol number i (i is an integer that is greater than or equal to 0), and is expressed as x′(i).
  • phase changer 209 B may be CDD (cyclic delay diversity)(CSD (cycle shift diversity)) disclosed in “Standard conformable antenna diversity techniques for OFDM and its application to the DVB-T system,” IEEE Globecom 2001, pp. 3100-3105, November 2001, and IEEE P802.11n (D3.00) Draft STANDARD for Information Technology-Telecommunications and information exchange between systems-Local and metropolitan area networks-Specific requirements-Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications, 2007.
  • CDD cyclic delay diversity
  • CSD cycle shift diversity
  • phase changer 209 B applies a phase change to a symbol present along the frequency axis (i.e., applies a phase change to, for example, a data symbol, a pilot symbol, and/or a control information symbol (accordingly, in such a case, symbols subject to symbol number i include data symbols, pilot symbols, control information symbols, and preambles (other symbols))) (in the case of FIG. 20 , since phase changer 209 B applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 B, a phase change is applied to each symbol in FIG. 5 ).
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 20 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 1 .
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 20 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 2
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 20 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 3
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 20 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 4
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 20 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 5
  • phase changer 20 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 6
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 20 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 7
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 20 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 8
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 20 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 9
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 20 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 10
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 20 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 11 . . . .
  • FIG. 13 illustrates a frame configuration different from the frame configuration illustrated in FIG. 4 of transmission signal 108 _A illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 13 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • FIG. 14 illustrates a frame configuration different from the frame configuration illustrated in FIG. 5 of transmission signal 108 _B illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 14 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • the other symbols in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 are symbols corresponding to “preamble signal 252 and control information symbol signal 253 in FIG. 20 ”. Accordingly, when an other symbol 403 in FIG. 13 at the same time and same frequency (same carrier) as an other symbol 503 in FIG. 14 transmits control information, it transmits the same data (the same control information).
  • the reception device can obtain the data transmitted by the transmission device.
  • Phase changer 209 B receives inputs of baseband signal 208 B and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 B based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 210 B.
  • phase changer 209 B may be CDD (cyclic delay diversity)(CSD (cycle shift diversity)) disclosed in “Standard conformable antenna diversity techniques for OFDM and its application to the DVB-T system,” IEEE Globecom 2001, pp. 3100-3105, November 2001, and IEEE P802.11n (D3.00) Draft STANDARD for Information Technology-Telecommunications and information exchange between systems-Local and metropolitan area networks-Specific requirements-Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications, 2007.
  • CDD cyclic delay diversity
  • CSD cycle shift diversity
  • phase changer 209 B applies a phase change to a symbol present along the frequency axis (i.e., applies a phase change to, for example, a data symbol, a pilot symbol, and/or a control information symbol).
  • a null symbol may be considered as a target for application of a phase change (accordingly, in such a case, symbols subject to symbol number i include data symbols, pilot symbols, control information symbols, preambles (other symbols), and null symbols).
  • symbols subject to symbol number i include data symbols, pilot symbols, control information symbols, preambles (other symbols), and null symbols.
  • the signals before and after the phase change are the same (in-phase component I is zero (0) and the quadrature component Q is zero (0)).
  • phase changer 209 B applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 B, a phase change is applied to each symbol in FIG. 14 ).
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 20 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 1 .
  • the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 20 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 2 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 20 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 3 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 20 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 4 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 20 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 5 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 20 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 6 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 20 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 7 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 20 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 8 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 20 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 9 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 20 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 10 ,
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 20 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 11 .
  • the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.” . . . .
  • phase change value of phase changer 209 B is expressed as ⁇ (i).
  • Equation (38) (Q is an integer that is greater than or equal to 2, and represents the number of phase change cycles) (j is an imaginary number unit).
  • Equation (38) is merely a non-limiting example.
  • ⁇ (i) may be set so as to implement a phase change that yields a cycle Q.
  • the same phase change value is applied to the same carriers, and the phase change value may be set on a per carrier basis.
  • the following may be implemented.
  • phase change value may be as in Equation (39) for carrier 1 in FIG. 5 and FIG. 14 .
  • phase change value may be as in Equation (40) for carrier 2 in FIG. 5 and FIG. 14 .
  • phase change value may be as in Equation (41) for carrier 3 in FIG. 5 and FIG. 14 .
  • phase change value may be as in Equation (42) for carrier 4 in FIG. 5 and FIG. 14 . . . .
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 20 .
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 20 Next, the advantageous effects obtained by phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 20 will be described.
  • the other symbols 403 , 503 in “the frames of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 ” or “the frames of FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 ” include a control information symbol. As previously described, when an other symbol 503 in FIG. 5 at the same time and same frequency (in the same carrier) as an other symbol 403 transmits control information, it transmits the same data (same control information).
  • Case 2 transmitting a control information symbol using either antenna unit # A ( 109 _A) or antenna unit # B ( 109 _B) illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • Case 3 transmitting a control information symbol using both antenna unit # A ( 109 _A) and antenna unit # B ( 109 _B) illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • phase change by is not performed by phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 20 .
  • the reception device illustrated in FIG. 8 may receive an inferior reception signal, and both modulated signal may be subjected to the same multipath effect. Accordingly, in the reception device illustrated in FIG. 8 , data reception quality deteriorates.
  • phase changer 209 B is inserted. Since this changes the phase along the time or frequency axis, in the reception device illustrated in FIG. 8 , it is possible to reduce the probability of reception of an inferior reception signal. Moreover, since there is a high probability that there will be a difference in the multipath effect that the modulated signal transmitted from antenna unit # A 109 _A is subjected to with respect to the multipath effect that the modulated signal transmitted from antenna unit # B 109 _B is subjected to, there is a high probability that diversity gain will result, and accordingly, that data reception quality in the reception device illustrated in FIG. 8 will improve.
  • phase changer 209 B is provided and phase change is implemented.
  • Other symbols 403 and other symbols 503 include, in addition to control information symbols, for example, symbols for signal detection, symbols for performing frequency and time synchronization, and symbols for performing channel estimation (a symbol for performing propagation path fluctuation estimation), for demodulating and decoding control information symbols.
  • symbols for signal detection symbols for performing frequency and time synchronization
  • symbols for performing channel estimation a symbol for performing propagation path fluctuation estimation
  • the frames of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 or “the frames of FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 ” include pilot symbols 401 , 501 , and by using these, it is possible to perform demodulation and decoding with high precision via control information symbols.
  • the frames of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 ” or “the frames of FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 ” transmit a plurality of streams (perform MIMO transmission) at the same time and using the same frequency (frequency band) via data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 .
  • symbols for signal detection, symbols for frequency and time synchronization, and symbols for channel estimation (symbols for propagation path variation estimation), which are included in other symbols 403 and other symbols 503 are used.
  • symbols for signal detection, symbols for frequency and time synchronization, and symbols for channel estimation are applied with a phase change by phase changer 209 B, as described above.
  • phase changer 209 B when a phase change is applied to data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 (to data symbols 502 in the example above), in the reception device, there is the advantage that data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 can (easily) be demodulated and decoded using the channel estimation signal (propagation path fluctuation signal) estimated by using “symbols for signal detection, symbols for frequency and time synchronization, and symbols for channel estimation (symbols for propagation path variation estimation), which are included in other symbols 403 and other symbols 503 ”.
  • phase changer 209 B when a phase change is applied to data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 (to data symbols 502 in the example above), in multipath environments, it is possible to reduce the influence of sharp drops in electric field intensity along the frequency axis. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain the advantageous effect of an improvement in data reception quality of data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 .
  • phase change using phase changers 205 A, 205 B illustrated in FIG. 20 it is possible to achieve the advantageous effect of an improvement in data reception quality of data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 in the reception device in, for example, LOS environments, and by applying a phase change using phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 20 , for example, it is possible to achieve the advantageous effect of an improvement in data reception quality in the reception device of the control information symbols included in “the frames of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 ” or “the frames of FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 ” and the advantageous effect that operations of demodulation and decoding of data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 become simple.
  • phase changers 205 A, 205 B illustrated in FIG. 20 the advantageous effect of an improvement in data reception quality in the reception device of data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 in, for example, LOS environments, is achieved as a result of the phase change implemented by phase changers 205 A, 205 B illustrated in FIG. 20 , and furthermore, the reception quality of data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 is improved by applying a phase change to data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 using phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 20 .
  • Q in Equation (38) may be an integer of ⁇ 2 or less.
  • the value for the phase change cycle is the absolute value of Q. This feature is applicable to Embodiment 1 as well.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates one example of a configuration of a transmission device according to this embodiment, such as a base station, access point, or broadcast station. As FIG. 1 is described in detail in Embodiment 1, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • Signal processor 106 receives inputs of mapped signals 105 _ 1 and 105 _ 2 , signal group 110 , and control signal 100 , performs signal processing based on control signal 100 , and outputs signal-processed signals 106 _A and 106 _B.
  • signal-processed signal 106 _A is expressed as u 1 ( i )
  • signal-processed signal 106 _B is expressed as u 2 ( i ) (i is a symbol number; for example, i is an integer that is greater than or equal to 0). Note that details regarding the signal processing will be described with reference to FIG. 21 later.
  • FIG. 21 illustrates one example of a configuration of signal processor 106 illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • Weighting synthesizer (precoder) 203 receives inputs of mapped signal 201 A (mapped signal 105 _ 1 in FIG. 1 ), mapped signal 201 B (mapped signal 105 _ 2 in FIG. 1 ), and control signal 200 (control signal 100 in FIG. 1 ), performs weighting synthesis (precoding) based on control signal 200 , and outputs weighted signal 204 A and weighted signal 204 B.
  • mapped signal 201 A is expressed as s 1 ( t )
  • mapped signal 201 B is expressed as s 2 ( t )
  • weighted signal 204 A is expressed as z 1 ′(t)
  • weighted signal 204 B is expressed as z 2 ′(t).
  • t is time (s 1 ( t ), s 2 ( t ), z 1 ′(t), and z 2 ′(t) are defined as complex numbers (accordingly, they may be real numbers)).
  • Weighting synthesizer (precoder) 203 performs the calculations indicated in Equation (49).
  • Phase changer 205 A receives inputs of weighting synthesized signal 204 A and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to weighting synthesized signal 204 A based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 206 A.
  • phase-changed signal 206 A is expressed as z 1 ( t ), and z 1 ( t ) is defined as a complex number (and may be a real number).
  • phase change value is set as indicated in Equation (50).
  • Equation (50) is merely a non-limiting example.
  • Phase changer 205 B receives inputs of weighting synthesized signal 204 B and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to weighting synthesized signal 204 B based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 206 B.
  • phase-changed signal 206 B is expressed as z 2 ( t ), and z 2 ( t ) is defined as a complex number (and may be a real number).
  • phase change value is set as shown in Equation (2) (N is an integer that is greater than or equal to 2, N is a phase change cycle, N ⁇ M)(when N is set to an odd number greater than or equal to 3, data reception quality may improve).
  • Equation (2) is merely a non-limiting example.
  • phase change value y(i) e j ⁇ (i) .
  • Equation (51) z 1 ( i ) and z 2 ( i ) can be expressed with Equation (51).
  • Equation (51) the phase change value is not limited to the value used in Equations (2) and (51); for example, a method in which the phase is changed cyclically or regularly is conceivable.
  • Equation (5) As described in Embodiment 1, conceivable examples of the (precoding) matrix inserted in Equation (49) and Equation (51) are illustrated in Equation (5) through Equation (36) (however, the precoding matrix is not limited to these examples (the same applies to Embodiment 1)).
  • Inserter 207 A receives inputs of weighting synthesized signal 204 A, pilot symbol signal (pa(t))(t is time)( 251 A), preamble signal 252 , control information symbol signal 253 , and control signal 200 , and based on information on the frame configuration included in control signal 200 , outputs baseband signal 208 A based on the frame configuration.
  • inserter 207 B receives inputs of phase-changed signal 206 B, pilot symbol signal (pb(t))( 251 B), preamble signal 252 , control information symbol signal 253 , and control signal 200 , and based on information on the frame configuration included in control signal 200 , outputs baseband signal 208 B based on the frame configuration.
  • Phase changer 209 B receives inputs of baseband signal 208 B and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 B based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 210 B.
  • phase changer 209 B may be CDD (cyclic delay diversity)(CSD (cycle shift diversity)) disclosed in “Standard conformable antenna diversity techniques for OFDM and its application to the DVB-T system,” IEEE Globecom 2001, pp. 3100-3105, November 2001, and IEEE P802.11n (D3.00) Draft STANDARD for Information Technology-Telecommunications and information exchange between systems-Local and metropolitan area networks-Specific requirements-Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications, 2007.
  • MAC Wireless LAN Medium Access Control
  • PHY Physical Layer
  • phase changer 209 B applies a phase change to a symbol present along the frequency axis (i.e., applies a phase change to, for example, a data symbol, a pilot symbol, and/or a control information symbol).
  • FIG. 3 illustrates one example of a configuration of radio units 107 _A and 107 _B illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 3 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a frame configuration of transmission signal 108 _A illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 4 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a frame configuration of transmission signal 108 _B illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 5 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • the symbol in carrier A at time $B in FIG. 4 and the symbol in carrier A at time $B in FIG. 5 are transmitted at the same time and same frequency.
  • the frame configuration is not limited to the configurations illustrated in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 ; FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are mere examples of frame configurations.
  • the other symbols in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are symbols corresponding to “preamble signal 252 and control information symbol signal 253 in FIG. 2 ”. Accordingly, when an other symbol 503 in FIG. 5 at the same time and same frequency (same carrier) as an other symbol 403 in FIG. 4 transmits control information, it transmits the same data (the same control information).
  • the reception device can obtain the data transmitted by the transmission device.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates one example of components relating to control information generation for generating control information symbol signal 253 illustrated in FIG. 2 .
  • FIG. 6 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates one example of a configuration of antenna unit # A ( 109 _A) and antenna unit # B ( 109 _B) illustrated in FIG. 1 (in this example, antenna unit # A ( 109 _A) and antenna unit # B ( 109 _B) include a plurality of antennas).
  • FIG. 7 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates one example of a configuration of a reception device that receives a modulated signal upon the transmission device illustrated in FIG. 1 transmitting, for example, a transmission signal having the frame configuration illustrated in FIG. 4 or FIG. 5 .
  • FIG. 8 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 illustrates one example of a configuration of antenna unit # X ( 801 X) and antenna unit # Y ( 801 Y) illustrated in FIG. 8 (antenna unit # X ( 801 X) and antenna unit # Y ( 801 Y) are exemplified as including a plurality of antennas).
  • FIG. 10 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • signal processor 106 in the transmission device illustrated in FIG. 1 is inserted as phase changers 205 A, 205 B and phase changer 209 B, as illustrated in FIG. 21 .
  • the characteristics and advantageous effects of this configuration will be described.
  • phase changers 205 A, 205 B apply precoding (weighted synthesis) to mapped signal s 1 ( i ) ( 201 A) (i is a symbol number; i is an integer greater than or equal to 0) obtained via mapping using the first sequence and mapped signal s 2 ( i ) ( 201 B) obtained via mapping using the second sequence, and applies a phase change to one of the obtained weighting synthesized signals 204 A and 204 B.
  • Phase-changed signal 206 A and phase-changed signal 206 B are then transmitted at the same frequency and at the same time. Accordingly, in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , a phase change is applied to data symbol 402 in FIG. 4 and data symbol 502 in FIG. 5 .
  • FIG. 11 illustrates an extraction of carrier 1 through carrier 5 and time $ 4 through time $ 6 from the frame illustrated in FIG. 4 .
  • 401 is a pilot symbol
  • 402 is a data symbol
  • 403 is an other symbol.
  • phase changer 205 A applies a phase change to the data symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (carrier 5 , time $ 6 ).
  • phase change values for the data symbols illustrated in FIG. 11 can be expressed as “e j ⁇ 15(i) ” for (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 25(i) ” for (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 35(i) ” for (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 45(i) ” for (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 55(i) ” (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 16(i) ” for (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), “e j ⁇ 26(i) ” for (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), “e j ⁇ 46(i) ” for (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and “e j ⁇ 56(i) ” for (carrier 5 , and time $ 6 ).
  • phase changer 205 A This point is a characteristic of phase changer 205 A.
  • data carriers are arranged at “the same carriers and the same times” as the symbols subject to phase change in FIG. 11 , which are the data symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (carrier 5 , time $ 6 ).
  • FIG. 4 data symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (
  • the symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (carrier 5 , time $ 6 ) are data symbols (in other words, data symbols that perform MIMO transmission (transmit a plurality of streams) are subject to phase change by phase changer 205 A).
  • phase change that phase changer 205 A applies to the data symbols is the method given in Equation (50) in which phase change is applied to the data symbols regularly (such as at each cycle N) (however, the phase change method implemented on the data symbols is not limited to this example).
  • FIG. 11 illustrates an extraction of carrier 1 through carrier 5 and time $ 4 through time $ 6 from the frame illustrated in FIG. 5 .
  • 501 is a pilot symbol
  • 502 is a data symbol
  • 503 is an other symbol.
  • phase changer 205 B applies a phase change to the data symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (carrier 5 , time $ 6 ).
  • phase change values for the data symbols illustrated in FIG. 11 can be expressed as “e j ⁇ 15(i) ” for (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 25(i) ” for (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 35(i) ” for (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 45(i) ” for (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 55(i) ” (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 16(i) ” for (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), “e j ⁇ 26(i) ” for (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), “e j ⁇ 46(i) ” for (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and “e j ⁇ 56(i) ” for (carrier 5 , and time $ 6 ).
  • phase changer 205 B This point is a characteristic of phase changer 205 B.
  • data carriers are arranged at “the same carriers and the same times” as the symbols subject to phase change in FIG. 11 , which are the data symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (carrier 5 , time $ 6 ).
  • FIG. 4 data symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (
  • the symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (carrier 5 , time $ 6 ) are data symbols (in other words, data symbols that perform MIMO transmission (transmit a plurality of streams) are subject to phase change by phase changer 205 B).
  • phase change that phase changer 205 B applies to the data symbols is the method given in Equation (2) in which phase change is applied to the data symbols regularly (such as at each cycle N) (however, the phase change method implemented on the data symbols is not limited to this example).
  • the modulation scheme used by mapper 104 in FIG. 1 is quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) (mapped signal 201 A in FIG. 18 is a QPSK signal, and mapped signal 201 B is a QPSK signal; in other words, two QPSK streams are transmitted).
  • QPSK quadrature phase shift keying
  • mapped signal 201 A in FIG. 18 is a QPSK signal
  • mapped signal 201 B is a QPSK signal; in other words, two QPSK streams are transmitted.
  • QPSK quadrature phase shift keying
  • FIG. 12 illustrates an example of the state resulting from such a case.
  • in-phase I is represented on the horizontal axis and quadrature Q is represented on the vertical axis
  • 16 candidate signal points are present in the illustrated in-phase I-quadrature Q planes (among the 16 candidate signal points, one is a signal point that is transmitted by the transmission device; accordingly, this is referred to as “16 candidate signal points”).
  • phase changers 205 A and 205 B are omitted from the configuration illustrated in FIG. 21 (in other words, a case in which phase change is not applied by phase changers 205 A and 205 B in FIG. 21 ).
  • phase changers 205 A, 205 B are inserted.
  • symbol number i there is a mix of symbol numbers whose signal points are dense (the distances between some signal points shorten), such as in (A) in FIG. 12 , and symbol numbers whose “distance between signal points is long”, such as in (B) in FIG. 12 .
  • symbol numbers whose “distance between signal points is long” such as in (B) in FIG. 12 .
  • phase changers 205 A, 205 B in FIG. 21 a phase change is not applied by phase changers 205 A, 205 B in FIG. 21 to “pilot symbols, preamble” for demodulating (wave detection of) data symbols, such as pilot symbols and a preamble, and for channel estimation.
  • data symbols “due to symbol number i, there is a mix of symbol numbers whose signal points are dense (the distances between some signal points shorten), such as in (A) in FIG. 12 , and symbol numbers whose “distance between signal points is long”, such as in (B) in FIG. 12 ” can be realized.
  • phase changers 205 A, 205 B in FIG. 21 even if a phase change is applied by phase changers 205 A, 205 B in FIG. 21 to “pilot symbols, preamble” for demodulating (wave detection of) data symbols, such as pilot symbols and a preamble, and for channel estimation, the following is possible: “among data symbols, “due to symbol number i, there is a mix of symbol numbers whose signal points are dense (the distances between some signal points shorten), such as in (A) in FIG. 12 , and symbol numbers whose “distance between signal points is long”, such as in (B) in FIG. 12 ” can be realized.” In such a case, a phase change must be applied to pilot symbols and/or a preamble under some condition.
  • one conceivable method is to implement a rule which is separate from the rule for applying a phase change to a data symbol, and “applying a phase change to a pilot symbol and/or a preamble”.
  • Another example is a method of regularly applying a phase change to a data symbol in a cycle N, and regularly applying a phase change to a pilot symbol and/or a preamble in a cycle M (N and M are integers that are greater than or equal to 2).
  • phase changer 209 A receives inputs of baseband signal 208 A and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 A based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 210 A.
  • Baseband signal 208 A is a function of symbol number i (i is an integer that is greater than or equal to 0), and is expressed as x′(i).
  • phase changer 209 A may be CDD (cyclic delay diversity)(CSD (cycle shift diversity)) disclosed in “Standard conformable antenna diversity techniques for OFDM and its application to the DVB-T system,” IEEE Globecom 2001, pp. 3100-3105, November 2001, and IEEE P802.11n (D3.00) Draft STANDARD for Information Technology-Telecommunications and information exchange between systems-Local and metropolitan area networks-Specific requirements-Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications, 2007.
  • CDD cyclic delay diversity
  • CSD cycle shift diversity
  • phase changer 209 A applies a phase change to a symbol present along the frequency axis (i.e., applies a phase change to, for example, a data symbol, a pilot symbol, and/or a control information symbol (accordingly, in such a case, symbols subject to symbol number i include data symbols, pilot symbols, control information symbols, and preambles (other symbols))) (in the case of FIG. 21 , since phase changer 209 A applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 A, a phase change is applied to each symbol in FIG. 4 ).
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 21 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 1 .
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 21 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 2
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 21 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 3
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 21 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 4
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 21 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 5
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 21 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 6
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 21 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 7
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 21 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 8
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 21 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 9
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 21 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 10
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 21 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 11 . . . .
  • FIG. 13 illustrates a frame configuration different from the frame configuration illustrated in FIG. 4 of transmission signal 108 _A illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 13 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • FIG. 14 illustrates a frame configuration different from the frame configuration illustrated in FIG. 5 of transmission signal 108 _B illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 14 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • the other symbols in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 are symbols corresponding to “preamble signal 252 and control information symbol signal 253 in FIG. 21 ”. Accordingly, when an other symbol 403 in FIG. 13 at the same time and same frequency (same carrier) as an other symbol 503 in FIG. 14 transmits control information, it transmits the same data (the same control information).
  • the reception device can obtain the data transmitted by the transmission device.
  • Phase changer 209 A receives inputs of baseband signal 208 A and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 A based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 210 A.
  • phase changer 209 A may be CDD (cyclic delay diversity)(CSD (cycle shift diversity)) disclosed in “Standard conformable antenna diversity techniques for OFDM and its application to the DVB-T system,” IEEE Globecom 2001, pp. 3100-3105, November 2001, and IEEE P802.11n (D3.00) Draft STANDARD for Information Technology-Telecommunications and information exchange between systems-Local and metropolitan area networks-Specific requirements-Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications, 2007.
  • CDD cyclic delay diversity
  • CSD cycle shift diversity
  • phase changer 209 A applies a phase change to a symbol present along the frequency axis (i.e., applies a phase change to, for example, a data symbol, a pilot symbol, and/or a control information symbol).
  • a null symbol may be considered as a target for application of a phase change (accordingly, in such a case, symbols subject to symbol number i include data symbols, pilot symbols, control information symbols, preambles (other symbols), and null symbols).
  • symbols subject to symbol number i include data symbols, pilot symbols, control information symbols, preambles (other symbols), and null symbols.
  • the signals before and after the phase change are the same (in-phase component I is zero (0) and the quadrature component Q is zero (0)).
  • phase changer 209 A applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 A, a phase change is applied to each symbol in FIG. 13 ).
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 21 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 1 .
  • the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 21 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 2 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 21 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 3 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 21 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 4 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 21 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 5 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 21 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 6 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 21 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 7 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 21 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 8 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 21 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 9 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 21 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 10 ,
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 21 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 11 .
  • the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.” . . . .
  • phase change value of phase changer 209 A is expressed as ⁇ (i).
  • Equation (38) (Q is an integer that is greater than or equal to 2, and represents the number of phase change cycles) (j is an imaginary number unit).
  • Equation (38) is merely a non-limiting example.
  • ⁇ (i) may be set so as to implement a phase change that yields a cycle Q.
  • the same phase change value is applied to the same carriers, and the phase change value may be set on a per carrier basis.
  • the following may be implemented.
  • phase change value may be as in Equation (39) for carrier 1 in FIG. 4 and FIG. 13 .
  • phase change value may be as in Equation (40) for carrier 2 in FIG. 4 and FIG. 13 .
  • phase change value may be as in Equation (41) for carrier 3 in FIG. 4 and FIG. 13 .
  • phase change value may be as in Equation (42) for carrier 4 in FIG. 4 and FIG. 13 . . . .
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 21 .
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 21 Next, the advantageous effects obtained by phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 21 will be described.
  • the other symbols 403 , 503 in “the frames of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 ” or “the frames of FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 ” include a control information symbol. As previously described, when an other symbol 503 in FIG. 5 at the same time and same frequency (in the same carrier) as an other symbol 403 transmits control information, it transmits the same data (same control information).
  • Case 2 transmitting a control information symbol using either antenna unit # A ( 109 _A) or antenna unit # B ( 109 _B) illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • Case 3 transmitting a control information symbol using both antenna unit # A ( 109 _A) and antenna unit # B ( 109 _B) illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • phase change by is not performed by phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 21 .
  • the reception device illustrated in FIG. 8 may receive an inferior reception signal, and both modulated signal may be subjected to the same multipath effect. Accordingly, in the reception device illustrated in FIG. 8 , data reception quality deteriorates.
  • phase changer 209 A is inserted. Since this changes the phase along the time or frequency axis, in the reception device illustrated in FIG. 8 , it is possible to reduce the probability of reception of an inferior reception signal. Moreover, since there is a high probability that there will be a difference in the multipath effect that the modulated signal transmitted from antenna unit # A 109 _A is subjected to with respect to the multipath effect that the modulated signal transmitted from antenna unit # B 109 _B is subjected to, there is a high probability that diversity gain will result, and accordingly, that data reception quality in the reception device illustrated in FIG. 8 will improve.
  • phase changer 209 A is provided and phase change is implemented.
  • Other symbols 403 and other symbols 503 include, in addition to control information symbols, for example, symbols for signal detection, symbols for performing frequency and time synchronization, and symbols for performing channel estimation (a symbol for performing propagation path fluctuation estimation), for demodulating and decoding control information symbols.
  • symbols for signal detection symbols for performing frequency and time synchronization
  • symbols for performing channel estimation a symbol for performing propagation path fluctuation estimation
  • the frames of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 or “the frames of FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 ” include pilot symbols 401 , 501 , and by using these, it is possible to perform demodulation and decoding with high precision via control information symbols.
  • the frames of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 ” or “the frames of FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 ” transmit a plurality of streams (perform MIMO transmission) at the same time and using the same frequency (frequency band) via data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 .
  • symbols for signal detection, symbols for frequency and time synchronization, and symbols for channel estimation (symbols for propagation path variation estimation), which are included in other symbols 403 and other symbols 503 are used.
  • symbols for signal detection, symbols for frequency and time synchronization, and symbols for channel estimation are applied with a phase change by phase changer 209 A, as described above.
  • phase changer 209 A when a phase change is applied to data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 (to data symbols 402 in the example above), in the reception device, there is the advantage that data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 can (easily) be demodulated and decoded using the channel estimation signal (propagation path fluctuation signal) estimated by using “symbols for signal detection, symbols for frequency and time synchronization, and symbols for channel estimation (symbols for propagation path variation estimation), which are included in other symbols 403 and other symbols 503 ”.
  • phase changer 209 A when a phase change is applied to data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 (data symbols 402 in the example above), in multipath environments, it is possible to reduce the influence of sharp drops in electric field intensity along the frequency axis. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain the advantageous effect of an improvement in data reception quality of data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 .
  • phase changers 205 A, 205 B illustrated in FIG. 21 it is possible to achieve the advantageous effect of an improvement in data reception quality of data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 in the reception device in, for example, LOS environments, and by applying a phase change using phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 21 , for example, it is possible to achieve the advantageous effect of an improvement in data reception quality in the reception device of the control information symbols included in “the frames of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 ” or “the frames of FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 ” and the advantageous effect that operations of demodulation and decoding of data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 become simple.
  • Q in Equation (38) may be an integer of ⁇ 2 or less.
  • the value for the phase change cycle is the absolute value of Q. This feature is applicable to Embodiment 1 as well.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates one example of a configuration of a transmission device according to this embodiment, such as a base station, access point, or broadcast station. As FIG. 1 is described in detail in Embodiment 1, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • Signal processor 106 receives inputs of mapped signals 105 _ 1 and 105 _ 2 , signal group 110 , and control signal 100 , performs signal processing based on control signal 100 , and outputs signal-processed signals 106 _A and 106 _B.
  • signal-processed signal 106 _A is expressed as u 1 ( i )
  • signal-processed signal 106 _B is expressed as u 2 ( i ) (i is a symbol number; for example, i is an integer that is greater than or equal to 0). Note that details regarding the signal processing will be described with reference to FIG. 22 later.
  • FIG. 22 illustrates one example of a configuration of signal processor 106 illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • Weighting synthesizer (precoder) 203 receives inputs of mapped signal 201 A (mapped signal 105 _ 1 in FIG. 1 ), mapped signal 201 B (mapped signal 105 _ 2 in FIG. 1 ), and control signal 200 (control signal 100 in FIG. 1 ), performs weighting synthesis (precoding) based on control signal 200 , and outputs weighted signal 204 A and weighted signal 204 B.
  • mapped signal 201 A is expressed as s 1 ( t )
  • mapped signal 201 B is expressed as s 2 ( t )
  • weighted signal 204 A is expressed as z 1 ′(t)
  • weighted signal 204 B is expressed as z 2 ′(t).
  • t is time (s 1 ( t ), s 2 ( t ), z 1 ′(t), and z 2 ′(t) are defined as complex numbers (accordingly, they may be real numbers)).
  • Weighting synthesizer (precoder) 203 performs the calculations indicated in Equation (49).
  • Phase changer 205 A receives inputs of weighting synthesized signal 204 A and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to weighting synthesized signal 204 A based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 206 A.
  • phase-changed signal 206 A is expressed as z 1 ( t ), and z 1 ( t ) is defined as a complex number (and may be a real number).
  • phase change value is set as indicated in Equation (50).
  • Equation (50) is merely a non-limiting example.
  • Phase changer 205 B receives inputs of weighting synthesized signal 204 B and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to weighting synthesized signal 204 B based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 206 B.
  • phase-changed signal 206 B is expressed as z 2 ( t ), and z 2 ( t ) is defined as a complex number (and may be a real number).
  • phase change value is set as shown in Equation (2) (N is an integer that is greater than or equal to 2, N is a phase change cycle, N ⁇ M)(when N is set to an odd number greater than or equal to 3, data reception quality may improve).
  • Equation (2) is merely a non-limiting example.
  • phase change value y(i) e j ⁇ (i) .
  • Equation (51) z 1 ( i ) and z 2 ( i ) can be expressed with Equation (51).
  • Equation (51) the phase change value is not limited to the value used in Equations (2) and (51); for example, a method in which the phase is changed cyclically or regularly is conceivable.
  • Inserter 207 A receives inputs of weighting synthesized signal 204 A, pilot symbol signal (pa(t))(t is time)( 251 A), preamble signal 252 , control information symbol signal 253 , and control signal 200 , and based on information on the frame configuration included in control signal 200 , outputs baseband signal 208 A based on the frame configuration.
  • inserter 207 B receives inputs of phase-changed signal 206 B, pilot symbol signal (pb(t))( 251 B), preamble signal 252 , control information symbol signal 253 , and control signal 200 , and based on information on the frame configuration included in control signal 200 , outputs baseband signal 208 B based on the frame configuration.
  • Phase changer 209 B receives inputs of baseband signal 208 B and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 B based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 210 B.
  • phase changer 209 B may be CDD (cyclic delay diversity)(CSD (cycle shift diversity)) disclosed in “Standard conformable antenna diversity techniques for OFDM and its application to the DVB-T system,” IEEE Globecom 2001, pp. 3100-3105, November 2001, and IEEE P802.11n (D3.00) Draft STANDARD for Information Technology-Telecommunications and information exchange between systems-Local and metropolitan area networks-Specific requirements-Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications, 2007.
  • MAC Wireless LAN Medium Access Control
  • PHY Physical Layer
  • phase changer 209 B applies a phase change to a symbol present along the frequency axis (i.e., applies a phase change to, for example, a data symbol, a pilot symbol, and/or a control information symbol).
  • FIG. 3 illustrates one example of a configuration of radio units 107 _A and 107 _B illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 3 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • the symbol in carrier A at time $B in FIG. 4 and the symbol in carrier A at time $B in FIG. 5 are transmitted at the same time and same frequency.
  • the frame configuration is not limited to the configurations illustrated in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 ; FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are mere examples of frame configurations.
  • the other symbols in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are symbols corresponding to “preamble signal 252 and control information symbol signal 253 in FIG. 2 ”. Accordingly, when an other symbol 503 in FIG. 5 at the same time and same frequency (same carrier) as an other symbol 403 in FIG. 4 transmits control information, it transmits the same data (the same control information).
  • the reception device can obtain the data transmitted by the transmission device.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates one example of components relating to control information generation for generating control information symbol signal 253 illustrated in FIG. 2 .
  • FIG. 6 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates one example of a configuration of antenna unit # A ( 109 _A) and antenna unit # B ( 109 _B) illustrated in FIG. 1 (in this example, antenna unit # A ( 109 _A) and antenna unit # B ( 109 _B) include a plurality of antennas).
  • FIG. 7 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates one example of a configuration of a reception device that receives a modulated signal upon the transmission device illustrated in FIG. 1 transmitting, for example, a transmission signal having the frame configuration illustrated in FIG. 4 or FIG. 5 .
  • FIG. 8 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 illustrates one example of a configuration of antenna unit # X ( 801 X) and antenna unit # Y ( 801 Y) illustrated in FIG. 8 (antenna unit # X ( 801 X) and antenna unit # Y ( 801 Y) are exemplified as including a plurality of antennas).
  • FIG. 10 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • signal processor 106 in the transmission device illustrated in FIG. 1 is inserted as phase changers 205 A, 205 B and phase changer 209 B, as illustrated in FIG. 22 .
  • the characteristics and advantageous effects of this configuration will be described.
  • phase changers 205 A, 205 B apply precoding (weighted synthesis) to mapped signal s 1 ( i ) ( 201 A) (i is a symbol number; i is an integer greater than or equal to 0) obtained via mapping using the first sequence and mapped signal s 2 ( i ) ( 201 B) obtained via mapping using the second sequence, and applies a phase change to one of the obtained weighting synthesized signals 204 A and 204 B.
  • Phase-changed signal 206 A and phase-changed signal 206 B are then transmitted at the same frequency and at the same time. Accordingly, in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , a phase change is applied to data symbol 402 in FIG. 4 and data symbol 502 in FIG. 5 .
  • FIG. 11 illustrates an extraction of carrier 1 through carrier 5 and time $ 4 through time $ 6 from the frame illustrated in FIG. 4 .
  • 401 is a pilot symbol
  • 402 is a data symbol
  • 403 is an other symbol.
  • phase changer 205 A applies a phase change to the data symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (carrier 5 , time $ 6 ).
  • phase change values for the data symbols illustrated in FIG. 11 can be expressed as “e j ⁇ 15(i) ” for (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 25(i) ” for (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 35(i) ” for (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 45(i) ” for (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 55(i) ” (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 16(i) ” for (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), “e j ⁇ 26(i) ” for (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), “e j ⁇ 46(i) ” for (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and “e j ⁇ 56(i) ” for (carrier 5 , and time $ 6 ).
  • phase changer 205 A This point is a characteristic of phase changer 205 A.
  • data carriers are arranged at “the same carriers and the same times” as the symbols subject to phase change in FIG. 11 , which are the data symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (carrier 5 , time $ 6 ).
  • FIG. 4 data symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (
  • the symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (carrier 5 , time $ 6 ) are data symbols (in other words, data symbols that perform MIMO transmission (transmit a plurality of streams) are subject to phase change by phase changer 205 A).
  • phase change that phase changer 205 A applies to the data symbols is the method given in Equation (50) in which phase change is applied to the data symbols regularly (such as at each cycle N) (however, the phase change method implemented on the data symbols is not limited to this example).
  • FIG. 11 illustrates an extraction of carrier 1 through carrier 5 and time $ 4 through time $ 6 from the frame illustrated in FIG. 5 .
  • 501 is a pilot symbol
  • 502 is a data symbol
  • 503 is an other symbol.
  • phase changer 205 B applies a phase change to the data symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (carrier 5 , time $ 6 ).
  • phase change values for the data symbols illustrated in FIG. 11 can be expressed as “e j ⁇ 15(i) ” for (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 25(i) ” for (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 35(i) ” for (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 45(i) ” for (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 55(i) ” (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), “e j ⁇ 16(i) ” for (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), “e j ⁇ 26(i) ” for (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), “e j ⁇ 46(i) ” for (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and “e j ⁇ 56(i) ” for (carrier 5 , and time $ 6 ).
  • phase changer 205 B This point is a characteristic of phase changer 205 B.
  • data carriers are arranged at “the same carriers and the same times” as the symbols subject to phase change in FIG. 11 , which are the data symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (carrier 5 , time $ 6 ).
  • FIG. 4 data symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (
  • the symbols located at (carrier 1 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 3 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 5 , time $ 5 ), (carrier 1 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 2 , time $ 6 ), (carrier 4 , time $ 6 ), and (carrier 5 , time $ 6 ) are data symbols (in other words, data symbols that perform MIMO transmission (transmit a plurality of streams) are subject to phase change by phase changer 205 B).
  • phase change that phase changer 205 B applies to the data symbols is the method given in Equation (2) in which phase change is applied to the data symbols regularly (such as at each cycle N) (however, the phase change method implemented on the data symbols is not limited to this example).
  • the modulation scheme used by mapper 104 in FIG. 1 is quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) (mapped signal 201 A in FIG. 18 is a QPSK signal, and mapped signal 201 B is a QPSK signal; in other words, two QPSK streams are transmitted).
  • QPSK quadrature phase shift keying
  • mapped signal 201 A in FIG. 18 is a QPSK signal
  • mapped signal 201 B is a QPSK signal; in other words, two QPSK streams are transmitted.
  • QPSK quadrature phase shift keying
  • FIG. 12 illustrates an example of the state resulting from such a case.
  • in-phase I is represented on the horizontal axis and quadrature Q is represented on the vertical axis
  • 16 candidate signal points are present in the illustrated in-phase I-quadrature Q planes (among the 16 candidate signal points, one is a signal point that is transmitted by the transmission device; accordingly, this is referred to as “16 candidate signal points”).
  • phase changers 205 A and 205 B are omitted from the configuration illustrated in FIG. 22 (in other words, a case in which phase change is not applied by phase changers 205 A, 205 B in FIG. 22 ).
  • phase changers 205 A, 205 B are inserted.
  • symbol number i there is a mix of symbol numbers whose signal points are dense (the distances between some signal points shorten), such as in (A) in FIG. 12 , and symbol numbers whose “distance between signal points is long”, such as in (B) in FIG. 12 .
  • symbol numbers whose “distance between signal points is long” such as in (B) in FIG. 12 .
  • phase changers 205 A, 205 B in FIG. 22 to “pilot symbols, preamble” for demodulating (wave detection of) data symbols, such as pilot symbols and a preamble, and for channel estimation.
  • data symbols “due to symbol number i, there is a mix of symbol numbers whose signal points are dense (the distances between some signal points shorten), such as in (A) in FIG. 12 , and symbol numbers whose “distance between signal points is long”, such as in (B) in FIG. 12 ” can be realized.
  • phase changers 205 A, 205 B in FIG. 22 to “pilot symbols, preamble” for demodulating (wave detection of) data symbols, such as pilot symbols and a preamble, and for channel estimation, the following is possible: “among data symbols, “due to symbol number i, there is a mix of symbol numbers whose signal points are dense (the distances between some signal points shorten), such as in (A) in FIG. 12 , and symbol numbers whose “distance between signal points is long”, such as in (B) in FIG. 12 ” can be realized.” In such a case, a phase change must be applied to pilot symbols and/or a preamble under some condition.
  • one conceivable method is to implement a rule which is separate from the rule for applying a phase change to a data symbol, and “applying a phase change to a pilot symbol and/or a preamble”.
  • Another example is a method of regularly applying a phase change to a data symbol in a cycle N, and regularly applying a phase change to a pilot symbol and/or a preamble in a cycle M (N and M are integers that are greater than or equal to 2).
  • phase changer 209 A receives inputs of baseband signal 208 A and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 A based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 210 A.
  • Baseband signal 208 A is a function of symbol number i (i is an integer that is greater than or equal to 0), and is expressed as x′(i).
  • phase changer 209 A may be CDD (cyclic delay diversity)(CSD (cycle shift diversity)) disclosed in “Standard conformable antenna diversity techniques for OFDM and its application to the DVB-T system,” IEEE Globecom 2001, pp. 3100-3105, November 2001, and IEEE P802.11n (D3.00) Draft STANDARD for Information Technology-Telecommunications and information exchange between systems-Local and metropolitan area networks-Specific requirements-Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications, 2007.
  • CDD cyclic delay diversity
  • CSD cycle shift diversity
  • phase changer 209 A applies a phase change to a symbol present along the frequency axis (i.e., applies a phase change to, for example, a data symbol, a pilot symbol, and/or a control information symbol (accordingly, in such a case, symbols subject to symbol number i include data symbols, pilot symbols, control information symbols, and preambles (other symbols))) (in the case of FIG. 22 , since phase changer 209 A applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 A, a phase change is applied to each symbol in FIG. 4 ).
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 1 .
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 2
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 3
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 4
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 5
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 6
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 7
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 8
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 9
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 10
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 11 . . . .
  • phase changer 209 B receives inputs of baseband signal 208 B and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 B based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 210 B.
  • CDD cyclic delay diversity
  • CSD cycle shift diversity
  • phase changer 209 B applies a phase change to a symbol present along the frequency axis (i.e., applies a phase change to, for example, a data symbol, a pilot symbol, and/or a control information symbol (accordingly, in such a case, symbols subject to symbol number i include data symbols, pilot symbols, control information symbols, and preambles (other symbols))) (in the case of FIG. 22 , since phase changer 209 B applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 B, a phase change is applied to each symbol in FIG. 5 ).
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 1 .
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 2
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 3
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 4
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 5
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 6
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 7
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 8
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 9
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 10
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 11 . . . .
  • FIG. 13 illustrates a frame configuration different from the frame configuration illustrated in FIG. 4 of transmission signal 108 _A illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 13 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • FIG. 14 illustrates a frame configuration different from the frame configuration illustrated in FIG. 5 of transmission signal 108 _B illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 14 is described in Embodiment 1. Accordingly, description will be omitted from this embodiment.
  • the other symbols in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 are symbols corresponding to “preamble signal 252 and control information symbol signal 253 in FIG. 22 ”. Accordingly, when an other symbol 403 in FIG. 13 at the same time and same frequency (same carrier) as an other symbol 503 in FIG. 14 transmits control information, it transmits the same data (the same control information).
  • the reception device can obtain the data transmitted by the transmission device.
  • Phase changer 209 A receives inputs of baseband signal 208 A and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 A based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 210 A.
  • phase changer 209 A may be CDD (cyclic delay diversity)(CSD (cycle shift diversity)) disclosed in “Standard conformable antenna diversity techniques for OFDM and its application to the DVB-T system,” IEEE Globecom 2001, pp. 3100-3105, November 2001, and IEEE P802.11n (D3.00) Draft STANDARD for Information Technology-Telecommunications and information exchange between systems-Local and metropolitan area networks-Specific requirements-Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications, 2007.
  • CDD cyclic delay diversity
  • CSD cycle shift diversity
  • phase changer 209 A applies a phase change to a symbol present along the frequency axis (i.e., applies a phase change to, for example, a data symbol, a pilot symbol, and/or a control information symbol).
  • a null symbol may be considered as a target for application of a phase change (accordingly, in such a case, symbols subject to symbol number i include data symbols, pilot symbols, control information symbols, preambles (other symbols), and null symbols).
  • symbols subject to symbol number i include data symbols, pilot symbols, control information symbols, preambles (other symbols), and null symbols.
  • the signals before and after the phase change are the same (in-phase component I is zero (0) and the quadrature component Q is zero (0)).
  • phase changer 209 A applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 A, a phase change is applied to each symbol in FIG. 13 ).
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 1 .
  • the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 2 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 3 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 403 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 4 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 5 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 6 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 7 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 8 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 9 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 10 ,
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 401 or data symbols 402 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 11 .
  • the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.” . . . .
  • phase change value of phase changer 209 A is expressed as ⁇ (i).
  • Equation (38) (Q is an integer that is greater than or equal to 2, and represents the number of phase change cycles) (j is an imaginary number unit).
  • Equation (38) is merely a non-limiting example.
  • ⁇ (i) may be set so as to implement a phase change that yields a cycle Q.
  • the same phase change value is applied to the same carriers, and the phase change value may be set on a per carrier basis.
  • the following may be implemented.
  • phase change value may be as in Equation (39) for carrier 1 in FIG. 4 and FIG. 13 .
  • phase change value may be as in Equation (40) for carrier 2 in FIG. 4 and FIG. 13 .
  • phase change value may be as in Equation (41) for carrier 3 in FIG. 4 and FIG. 13 .
  • phase change value may be as in Equation (42) for carrier 4 in FIG. 4 and FIG. 13 . . . .
  • phase changer 209 A illustrated in FIG. 22 .
  • Phase changer 209 B receives inputs of baseband signal 208 B and control signal 200 , applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 B based on control signal 200 , and outputs phase-changed signal 210 B.
  • phase changer 209 B may be CDD (cyclic delay diversity)(CSD (cycle shift diversity)) disclosed in “Standard conformable antenna diversity techniques for OFDM and its application to the DVB-T system,” IEEE Globecom 2001, pp. 3100-3105, November 2001, and IEEE P802.11n (D3.00) Draft STANDARD for Information Technology-Telecommunications and information exchange between systems-Local and metropolitan area networks-Specific requirements-Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications, 2007.
  • CDD cyclic delay diversity
  • CSD cycle shift diversity
  • phase changer 209 B applies a phase change to a symbol present along the frequency axis (i.e., applies a phase change to, for example, a data symbol, a pilot symbol, and/or a control information symbol).
  • a null symbol may be considered as a target for application of a phase change (accordingly, in such a case, symbols subject to symbol number i include data symbols, pilot symbols, control information symbols, preambles (other symbols), and null symbols).
  • symbols subject to symbol number i include data symbols, pilot symbols, control information symbols, preambles (other symbols), and null symbols.
  • the signals before and after the phase change are the same (in-phase component I is zero (0) and the quadrature component Q is zero (0)).
  • phase changer 209 B applies a phase change to baseband signal 208 B, a phase change is applied to each symbol in FIG. 14 ).
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 1 .
  • the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 2 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 3 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, all other symbols 503 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 4 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 5 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 6 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 7 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 8 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 9 , However, the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.”, “phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG.
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 10 ,
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 22 applies a phase change to all symbols (in this case, pilot symbols 501 or data symbols 502 ) for all carriers 1 to 36 at time $ 11 .
  • the handling of the phase change with respect to null symbol 1301 is as previously described.” . . . .
  • phase change value of phase changer 209 B is expressed as ⁇ (i).
  • phase change value is set as shown in Equation (49) (R is an integer that is greater than or equal to 2, and represents the number of phase change cycles. Note that the values for Q and R in Equation (38) may be different values).
  • ⁇ (i) may be set so as to implement a phase change that yields a cycle R.
  • the same phase change value is applied to the same carriers, and the phase change value may be set on a per carrier basis.
  • the following may be implemented.
  • phase change value may be as in Equation (39) for carrier 1 in FIG. 5 and FIG. 14 .
  • phase change value may be as in Equation (40) for carrier 2 in FIG. 5 and FIG. 14 .
  • phase change value may be as in Equation (41) for carrier 3 in FIG. 5 and FIG. 14 .
  • phase change value may be as in Equation (42) for carrier 4 in FIG. 5 and FIG. 14 . . . .
  • phase changer 209 B illustrated in FIG. 20 .
  • phase changers 209 A, 209 B illustrated in FIG. 22 will be described.
  • the other symbols 403 , 503 in “the frames of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 ” or “the frames of FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 ” include a control information symbol. As previously described, when an other symbol 503 in FIG. 5 at the same time and same frequency (in the same carrier) as an other symbol 403 transmits control information, it transmits the same data (same control information).
  • Case 2 transmitting a control information symbol using either antenna unit # A ( 109 _A) or antenna unit # B ( 109 _B) illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • Case 3 transmitting a control information symbol using both antenna unit # A ( 109 _A) and antenna unit # B ( 109 _B) illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • phase change by is not performed by phase changers 209 A and 209 B illustrated in FIG. 22 .
  • the reception device illustrated in FIG. 8 may receive an inferior reception signal, and both modulated signal may be subjected to the same multipath effect. Accordingly, in the reception device illustrated in FIG. 8 , data reception quality deteriorates.
  • phase changers 209 A and 209 B are inserted. Since this changes the phase along the time or frequency axis, in the reception device illustrated in FIG. 8 , it is possible to reduce the probability of reception of an inferior reception signal. Moreover, since there is a high probability that there will be a difference in the multipath effect that the modulated signal transmitted from antenna unit # A 109 _A is subjected to with respect to the multipath effect that the modulated signal transmitted from antenna unit # B 109 _B is subjected to, there is a high probability that diversity gain will result, and accordingly, that data reception quality in the reception device illustrated in FIG. 8 will improve.
  • phase changers 209 A, 209 B are provided and phase change is implemented.
  • symbols 403 and other symbols 503 include, in addition to control information symbols, for example, symbols for signal detection, symbols for performing frequency and time synchronization, and symbols for performing channel estimation (a symbol for performing propagation path fluctuation estimation), for demodulating and decoding control information symbols.
  • the frames of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 ” or “the frames of FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 ” include pilot symbols 401 , 501 , and by using these, it is possible to perform demodulation and decoding with high precision via control information symbols.
  • the frames of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 ” or “the frames of FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 ” transmit a plurality of streams (perform MIMO transmission) at the same time and using the same frequency (frequency band) via data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 .
  • symbols for signal detection, symbols for frequency and time synchronization, and symbols for channel estimation (symbols for propagation path variation estimation), which are included in other symbols 403 and other symbols 503 are used.
  • symbols for signal detection, symbols for frequency and time synchronization, and symbols for channel estimation are applied with a phase change by phase changers 209 A, 209 B, as described above.
  • phase changers 209 A, 209 B when a phase change is applied to data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 , in the reception device, there is the advantage that data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 can (easily) be demodulated and decoded using the channel estimation signal (propagation path fluctuation signal) estimated by using “symbols for signal detection, symbols for frequency and time synchronization, and symbols for channel estimation (symbol for estimating propagation path fluctuation), which are included in other symbols 403 and other symbols 503 ”.
  • phase changers 209 A, 209 B when a phase change is applied to data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 , in multipath environments, it is possible to reduce the influence of sharp drops in electric field intensity along the frequency axis. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain the advantageous effect of an improvement in data reception quality of data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 .
  • phase changer 205 B illustrated in FIG. 22 it is possible to achieve the advantageous effect of an improvement in data reception quality of data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 in the reception device in, for example, LOS environments, and by applying a phase change using phase changers 209 A, 209 B illustrated in FIG. 22 , for example, it is possible to achieve the advantageous effect of an improvement in data reception quality in the reception device of the control information symbols included in “the frames of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 ” or “the frames of FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 ” and the advantageous effect that operations of demodulation and decoding of data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 become simple.
  • phase changers 205 A, 205 B illustrated in FIG. 22 the advantageous effect of an improvement in data reception quality in the reception device of data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 in, for example, LOS environments, is achieved as a result of the phase change implemented by phase changers 205 A, 205 B illustrated in FIG. 22 , and furthermore, the reception quality of data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 is improved by applying a phase change to data symbols 402 and data symbols 502 using phase changers 209 A and 209 B illustrated in FIG. 22 .
  • Q in Equation (38) may be an integer of ⁇ 2 or less.
  • the value for the phase change cycle is the absolute value of Q. This feature is applicable to Embodiment 1 as well.
  • R in Equation (49) may be an integer of ⁇ 2 or less.
  • the value for the phase change cycle is the absolute value of R.
  • the cyclic delay amount set in phase changer 209 A and the cyclic delay amount set in phase changer 209 B may be different values.
  • FIG. 23 illustrates one example of a configuration of a base station (or access point or the like) according to this embodiment.
  • Transmission device 2303 receives inputs of data 2301 , signal group 2302 , and control signal 2309 , generates a modulated signal corresponding to data 2301 and signal group 2302 , and transmits the modulated signal from an antenna.
  • FIG. 1 One example of a configuration of transmission device 2303 is as is shown in FIG. 1 , where data 2301 corresponds to 101 in FIG. 1 , signal group 2302 corresponds to 110 in FIG. 1 , and control signal 2309 corresponds to 100 in FIG. 1 .
  • Reception device 2304 receives a modulated signal transmitted by the communication partner such as a terminal, performs signal processing, demodulation, and decoding on the modulated signal, and outputs control information signal 2305 from the communication partner and reception data 2306 .
  • reception device 2304 One example of a configuration of reception device 2304 is as shown in FIG. 8 , where reception data 2306 corresponds to reception data 812 in FIG. 8 , and control information signal 2305 from the communication partner corresponds to control signal 810 in FIG. 8 .
  • Control signal generator 2308 receives inputs of control information signal 2305 from the communication partner and settings signal 2307 , and generates and outputs control signal 2309 based on these inputs.
  • FIG. 24 illustrates one example of a configuration of a terminal, which is the communication partner of the base station illustrated in FIG. 23 .
  • Transmission device 2403 receives inputs of data 2401 , signal group 2402 , and control signal 2409 , generates a modulated signal corresponding to data 2401 and signal group 2402 , and transmits the modulated signal from an antenna.
  • transmission device 2403 One example of a configuration of transmission device 2403 is as is shown in FIG. 1 , where data 2401 corresponds to data 101 in FIG. 1 , signal group 2402 corresponds to signal group 110 in FIG. 1 , and control signal 2409 corresponds to control signal 110 in FIG. 1 .
  • Reception device 2404 receives a modulated signal transmitted by the communication partner such as a base station, performs signal processing, demodulation, and decoding on the modulated signal, and outputs control information signal 2405 from the communication partner and reception data 2406 .
  • reception device 2404 One example of a configuration of reception device 2404 is as shown in FIG. 8 , where reception data 2406 corresponds to reception data 812 in FIG. 8 , and control information signal 2405 from the communication partner corresponds to control signal 810 in FIG. 8 .
  • Control signal generator 2408 receives inputs of control information signal 2305 from the communication partner and settings signal 2407 , and generates and outputs control signal 2409 based on this information.
  • FIG. 25 illustrates one example of a frame configuration of a modulated signal transmitted by the terminal illustrated in FIG. 24 .
  • Time is represented on the horizontal axis.
  • 2501 is a preamble, and is a symbol, such as a PSK symbol, for the communication partner (for example, a base station) to perform signal detection, frequency synchronization, time synchronization, frequency offset estimation, and/or channel estimation.
  • Preamble 2501 may include a training symbol for directionality control. Note that, here, the terminology “preamble” is used, but different terminology may be used.
  • 2502 is a control information symbol
  • 2503 is a data symbol including data to be transmitted to the communication partner.
  • 2502 is a control information symbol that includes, for example: information on an error correction encoding method used to generate data symbol 2503 (such as information on the code length (block length) and/or encode rate); modulation scheme information, and control information for notifying the communication partner.
  • information on an error correction encoding method used to generate data symbol 2503 such as information on the code length (block length) and/or encode rate
  • modulation scheme information such as information on the code length (block length) and/or encode rate
  • control information for notifying the communication partner such as information on the code length (block length) and/or encode rate
  • FIG. 25 is merely one non-limiting example of a frame configuration. Moreover other symbols, such as a pilot symbol and/or reference symbol, may be included in the symbols illustrated in FIG. 25 .
  • frequency is represented on the vertical axis and symbols are present along the frequency axis (carrier direction).
  • the base station covers a case in which a plurality of modulated signals are transmitted using a plurality of antennas.
  • Transmission device 2303 in the base station illustrated in FIG. 23 has the configuration illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • Signal processor 106 illustrated in FIG. 1 has the configuration illustrated in any one of FIG. 2 , FIG. 18 , FIG. 19 , FIG. 20 , FIG. 21 , FIG. 22 , FIG. 28 , FIG. 29 , FIG. 30 , FIG. 31 , FIG. 32 , and FIG. 33 .
  • FIG. 28 , FIG. 29 , FIG. 30 , FIG. 31 , FIG. 32 , and FIG. 33 will be described later.
  • operation performed by phase changers 205 A, 205 B may be switched depending on the communications environment or the settings.
  • Control information relating to operations performed by phase changers 205 A, 205 B is transmitted by the base station as a part of the control information transmitted via control information symbols, namely, other symbols 403 , 503 in the frame configurations illustrated in FIG. 4 , FIG. 5 , FIG. 13 , and FIG. 14 .
  • control information relating to operations performed by phase changers 205 A, 205 B is expressed as u 0 , u 1 .
  • the relationship between [u 0 u 1 ] and phase changers 205 A and 205 B is illustrated in Table 1 (note that u 0 , u 1 are transmitted by the base station as some of the control information symbols, namely, other symbols 403 , 503 .
  • the terminal obtains [u 0 u 1 ] included in control information symbols, namely, other symbols 403 , 503 , becomes aware of operations performed by phase changers 205 A, 205 B from [u 0 u 1 ], and demodulates and decodes data symbols).
  • phase changers 205 A, 205 B implement a phase change cyclically/regularly on a per-symbol basis
  • signal processor 106 illustrated in FIG. 1 is configured as illustrated in any one of FIG. 20 , FIG. 21 , and FIG.
  • phase changers 205 A, 205 B implement phase change using a specific phase change value
  • phase changer 205 A a phase change is implemented using a specific phase change value.
  • the input signal ( 204 A) is expressed as z 1 ( i ) (i is a symbol number).
  • output signal ( 206 A) is expressed as e j ⁇ ⁇ z 1 ( i ) ( ⁇ is the specific phase change value, and is a real number).
  • the amplitude may be changed.
  • output signal ( 206 A) is expressed as A ⁇ e j ⁇ ⁇ z 1 ( i ) (A is a real number).
  • phase changer 206 A a phase change is implemented using a specific phase change value.
  • input signal ( 204 B) is expressed as z 2 ( t ) (i is a symbol number).
  • output signal ( 206 B) is expressed as e j ⁇ ⁇ z 2 ( i ) ( ⁇ is the specific phase change value, and is a real number).
  • the amplitude may be changed.
  • output signal 206 B is expressed as B ⁇ e j ⁇ ⁇ z 2 ( i ) (B is a real number).
  • the base station transmits a training symbol.
  • the terminal which is the communication partner, uses the training symbol to transmit information on the specific phase change value (set) to the base station.
  • the base station implements a phase change based on the information on the specific phase change value (set) obtained from the terminal.
  • the base station transmits a training symbol.
  • the terminal which is the communication partner, transmits, to the base station, information relating to the reception result of the training symbol (e.g., information relating to a channel estimation value).
  • the base station Based on the information relating to the reception result of the training symbol from the terminal, the base station calculates a suitable value for the specific phase change value (set) and implements a phase change.
  • the base station it is necessary for the base station to notify the terminal of the information relating to the specific phase change value (set) in the settings, and in this case, the control information symbols, namely, other symbols 403 , 503 illustrated in FIG. 4 , FIG. 5 , FIG. 13 , and FIG. 14 transmit information relating to the specific phase change value (set) in the settings by the base station.
  • the control information symbols namely, other symbols 403 , 503 illustrated in FIG. 4 , FIG. 5 , FIG. 13 , and FIG. 14 transmit information relating to the specific phase change value (set) in the settings by the base station.
  • FIG. 26 (A) illustrates symbols transmitted by the base station arranged on the time axis, which is the horizontal axis.
  • (B) illustrates symbols transmitted by the terminal arranged on the time axis, which is the horizontal axis.
  • the terminal requests communication with the base station.
  • the base station transmits at least training symbol 2601 for estimating the specific phase change value (set) to be used by the base station for the transmission of data symbol 2604 .
  • the terminal may perform other estimation using training symbol 2601 , and training symbol 2601 may use PSK modulation, for example.
  • the training symbol is then transmitted from a plurality of antennas, just like the pilot symbol described in Embodiments 1 through 6.
  • the terminal receives training symbol 2601 transmitted by the base station, calculates, using training symbol 2601 , a suitable specific phase change value (set) for phase changer 205 A and/or phase changer 205 B included in the base station to use upon implementing a phase change, and transmits feedback information symbol 2602 including the calculated value.

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