Transmitting apparatus, receiving apparatus, transmission method, and reception method
A transmission frame generating device generates a transmission frame. The generating device includes a control information signal generator which generates a modulation method control signal indicating a modulation method used for a data signal and an error correction method control signal indicating an error correction method used for the data signal and a frame former which forms the transmission frame by arranging a training signal, the data signal, the modulation method control signal and the error correction method control signal on a plurality of subcarriers on a frequency axis. The modulation method control signal being repeatedly and discretely arranged on a first multiple of the plurality of subcarriers on the frequency axis and the error correction method control signal being repeatedly and discretely arranged on a second multiple of the plurality of the subcarriers on the frequency axis.
1. A transmission frame generating device for generating a transmission frame, comprising:
a control information signal generator which generates a modulation method control signal indicating a modulation method used for a data signal and an error correction method control signal indicating an error correction method used for the data signal; and
a frame former which generates the transmission frame by arranging a training signal, the data signal, the modulation method control signal and the error correction method control signal on a plurality of subcarriers on a frequency axis,
wherein
the same modulation method control signal is repeatedly and discretely arranged on first subcarriers and second subcarriers among the plurality of subcarriers on the frequency axis to be received by a receiving device,
the same error correction method control signal is repeatedly and discretely arranged on third subcarriers and fourth subcarriers among the plurality of the subcarriers on the frequency axis to be received by the receiving device, and
the frame former generates the transmission frame for transmission to the receiving device.
2. The transmission frame generating device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the frame former generates the transmission frame by repeatedly and discretely arranging the modulation method control signal at a first time on a time axis and the error correction method control signal at a second time on the time axis.
3. The transmission frame generating device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the frame former generates the transmission frame such that the modulation method control signal is located prior to the error correction method control signal.
4. The transmission frame generating device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a modulator which modulates the training signal, the data signal, the modulation method control signal and the error correction method control signal,
wherein the modulation method control signal and the error correction method control signal are modulated using QPSK or BPSK modulation.
5. The transmission frame generating device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the transmission frame includes a first period and a second period;
wherein the first period includes the training signal, the modulation method control signal and the error correction method control signal; and
wherein the second period includes the data signal.
6. The transmission frame generating device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the modulation method control signal is arranged into two discrete modulation groups, and,
wherein the error correction method control signal is arranged into two discrete error correction groups.
7. The transmission frame generating device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the modulation method control signal indicates a selected modulation method, of a plurality of modulation methods used for the data signal, and the error correction method control signal indicates a selected error correction method, of a plurality of error correction methods used for the data signal.
8. A transmission frame generating method for generating a transmission frame, comprising:
generating a modulation method control signal indicating a modulation method used for a data signal and an error correction method control signal indicating an error correction method used for the data signal; and
generating the transmission frame by arranging a training signal, the data signal, the modulation method control signal and the error correction method control signal on a plurality of subcarriers on a frequency axis,
wherein
the same modulation method control signal is repeatedly and discretely arranged on first subcarriers and second subcarriers among the plurality of subcarriers on a frequency axis to be received by a receiving device,
the same error correction method control signal is repeatedly and discretely arranged on third subcarriers and fourth subcarriers among the plurality of subcarriers on the frequency axis to be received by the receiving device, and
the transmission frame is generated for transmission to the receiving device.
9. The transmission frame generating method according to claim 8 ,
wherein the generating of transmission frame is performed by repeatedly and separately arranging the modulation method control signal at a first time on a time axis and the error correction method control signal at a second time on the time axis.
10. The transmission frame generating method according to claim 8 ,
wherein the generating of transmission frame is performed by generating the transmission frame such that the modulation method control signal is located prior to the error correction method control signal.
11. The transmission frame generating method according to claim 8 , further comprising:
modulating the training signal, the data signal, the modulation method control signal and the error correction method control signal,
wherein the modulation method control signal and the error correction method control signal are modulated using QPSK or BPSK modulation.
12. The transmission frame generating method according to claim 8 ,
wherein the transmission frame includes a first period and a second period;
wherein the first period includes the training signal, the modulation method control signal and the error correction method control signal; and
wherein the second period includes the data signal.
13. The transmission frame generating method according to claim 8 ,
wherein the modulation method control signal is arranged into two discrete modulation groups, and,
wherein the error correction method control signal is arranged into two discrete error correction groups.
14. The transmission frame generating method according to claim 8 ,
wherein the modulation method control signal indicates a selected modulation method, of a plurality of modulation methods used for the data signal, and the error correction method control signal indicates a selected error correction method, of a plurality of error correction methods used for the data signal.
15. A data signal demodulating device for demodulating a data signal, comprising:
a receiver which receives a transmission frame including a training signal, the data signal, a modulation method control signal and an error correction method control signal on a plurality of subcarriers on a frequency axis from a transmission frame generating device; and
a demodulator which performs to demodulate the data signal based on the modulation method control signal,
wherein
the modulation method control signal indicates a modulation method used for the data signal,
the same modulation method control signal is repeatedly and discretely arranged on first subcarriers and second subcarriers among the plurality of subcarriers on the frequency axis to be received by the receiver,
the error correction method control signal indicates an error correction method used for the data signal, and
the same error correction method control signal is repeatedly and discretely arranged on third subcarriers and fourth subcarriers among the plurality of the subcarriers on the frequency axis to be received by the receiver.
16. A data signal demodulating method for demodulating a data signal, comprising:
receiving a transmission frame including a training signal, the data signal, a modulation method control signal and an error correction method control signal on a plurality of subcarriers on a frequency axis from a transmission frame generating device; and
performing to demodulate the data signal based on the modulation method control signal,
wherein
the modulation method control signal indicates a modulation method used for the data signal,
the same modulation method control signal is repeatedly and discretely arranged on first subcarriers and second subcarriers among the plurality of subcarriers on the frequency axis to be received by a receiving device,
the error correction method control signal indicates an error correction method used for the data signal, and
the same error correction method control signal is repeatedly and discretely arranged on third subcarriers and fourth subcarriers among the plurality of the subcarriers on the frequency axis to be received by the receiving device.