Abstract: A communication method is provided for use in a network in which users are allocated respective symbol positions within timeslots for communication to the respective users from a base station. A signal periodically transmitted from at least two antennas of the base station to a user terminal represents coded information. The signal is transmitted within each of a plurality of periodic timeslots. Within each timeslot, each antenna transmits the same coded information only during an assigned symbol position. The symbol positions assigned to the respective antennas are separated in time according to a specified sequential spacing of symbol positions within the timeslot.

Abstract: A communication method is provided for use in a network in which users are allocated respective symbol positions within timeslots for communication to the respective users from a base station. A signal periodically transmitted from at least two antennas of the base station to a user terminal represents coded information. The signal is transmitted within each of a plurality of periodic timeslots. Within each timeslot, each antenna transmits the same coded information only during an assigned symbol position. The symbol positions assigned to the respective antennas are separated in time according to a specified sequential spacing of symbol positions within the timeslot.

Abstract: A pipelined Fast Hadamard Transform ("FHT") architecture is disclosed that comprises log.sub.2 N identical pipeline stages, which are ideally suited for implementation in application-specific integrated circuits. One 2-port stage of the first illustrative embodiment of the present invention advantageously comprises: a first input for sequentially receiving N incoming correlation signals, I(i), at cycle i, wherein the N incoming correlation signals are based on N Walsh chips; a processor for generating N outgoing correlation signals based on the N incoming correlation signals, I(i); and a first output for sequentially outputting the N outgoing correlation signals, O(i); wherein ##EQU1## k=(i-N/2).