Transmitting apparatus, receiving apparatus, and communication system for formatting data
A transmitting apparatus, a receiving apparatus, and a communication system are provided that allow a reduction in a frame loss due to interference caused by use of the same channel. A transmitting apparatus disposed in a base station includes a GPS receiver for receiving a GPS signal, a timing generator for controlling respective function blocks in accordance with the GPS signal and an inter-base-station control signal so as to precisely synchronize the timing of frame transmission among base stations, the front-end transmission processing unit including for converting transmission information into transmission time slots, a frame generator for generating a frame including a plurality of time slots and one frame guard, and a back-end transmission processing unit for transmitting the generated frame as a radio signal.
1. A receiving apparatus for receiving a radio signal, each frame of which includes a series of n time periods and a no signal period after the series of n time periods, n being an integer equal to or greater than 1, each time period including an effective symbol period and a guard interval added to the effective symbol period, the receiving apparatus comprising:
a processing unit configured to receive a transmission signal in a transmission time period among a series of transmission time periods,
wherein the no signal period, having a length less than a length of the series of transmission time periods, is set after the series of said transmission time periods;
wherein a part of a transmission OFDM signal is used in the guard interval.
2. The receiving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the guard interval is set before an effective symbol period in a transmission time period.
3. The receiving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein at least one signal other than a guard interval in a transmission time period is an OFDM signal.
4. The receiving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a length of an effective symbol period in a transmission time period is longer than a length of a guard interval in a transmission time period.
5. The receiving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a length of the no signal period for a transmitting apparatus is longer than a length of a guard interval.
6. The receiving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing unit generates a time period by adding a predetermined guard period to an effective symbol period.
7. The receiving apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising an antenna configured to receive RF signal.
8. The receiving apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a display.
9. A receiving apparatus for receiving a radio signal, each frame of which includes a series of n time periods and a no signal period after the series of n time periods, n being an integer equal to or greater than 1, each time period including an effective symbol period and a guard interval added to the effective symbol period, the receiving apparatus comprising:
a processing unit configured to receive a transmission signal in a transmission time period among a series of transmission time periods, and
a timing generator for generating a timing signal on a basis of a GPS signal and an inter-base-station control signal for achieving synchronization among base stations, thereby precisely synchronizing the timing of frame transmission among the base stations,
wherein the no signal period, having a length less than a length of the series of transmission time periods, is set after the series of said transmission time periods.
10. A receiving device for receiving a radio signal, each frame of which includes a series of n time periods and a no signal period after the series of n time periods, n being an integer equal to or greater than 1, each time period including an effective symbol period and a guard interval added to the effective symbol period, the receiving device comprising:
circuitry configured to
receive a transmission OFDM signal in a transmission time period among a series of transmission time periods,
wherein the no signal period, having a length less than a length of the series of transmission time periods, is set after the series of said transmission time periods;
wherein a part of the transmission OFDM signal is used in the guard interval.
11. The receiving device according to claim 10 , wherein the guard interval is set before an effective symbol period in a transmission time period.
12. The receiving device according to claim 10 , wherein a length of an effective symbol period in a transmission time period is longer than a length of a guard interval in a transmission time period.
13. The receiving device according to claim 10 , wherein a length of the no signal period for a transmitting device is longer than a length of a guard interval.
14. The receiving device according to claim 10 , wherein the processing circuitry generates a time period by adding a predetermined guard period to an effective symbol period.
15. The receiving device according to claim 10 , further comprising an antenna configured to receive an RF signal.