Transmitting apparatus for transmitting an OFDM signal generated by performing IFFT processing on a preamble and one or more subframes into which pilot signals are inserted

A transmitting method comprising:

• generating a preamble, a first subframe, and a second subframe such that the first subframe is provided between the preamble and the second subframe in a time direction, the preamble carrying control information, the first subframe being generated by mapping first modulated signals of a first Physical Layer Pipe (PLP) and second modulated signals of a second PLP onto time-frequency resources, the second subframe being generated by mapping third modulated signals of a third PLP onto time-frequency resources;
• inserting pilot signals into the preamble, the first subframe, and the second subframe;
• performing Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) processing on the preamble, the first subframe, and the second subframe into which the pilot signals are inserted, to generate an orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) signal;
• and
• transmitting the OFDM signal, wherein
• the time-frequency resources in the first subframe include first resources and second resources that are provided for a first OFDM symbol and a second OFDM symbol, respectively, the first resources being arranged in a frequency direction and corresponding to respective OFDM subcarriers, the second resources being arranged in the frequency direction and corresponding to the respective OFDM subcarriers, the first resources being adjacent to the second resources in the time direction,
• the first modulated signals include a first sequence of first modulated signals and a second sequence of first modulated signals following the first sequence,
• the first sequence is mapped onto the first resources within a first range in the frequency direction, from a first starting position,
• the second sequence is mapped onto the second resources within the first range,
• the second modulated signals include a third sequence of second modulated signals and a fourth sequence of second modulated signals following the third sequence,
• the third sequence is mapped onto the first resources within a second range in the frequency direction, from a second starting position,
• the fourth sequence is mapped onto the second resources within the second range,
• a sequence of the third modulated signals is mapped onto the time-frequency resources in the second subframe from a third starting position,
• the control information includes the first starting position, the second starting position, and the third starting position, and
• the first modulated signals, the second modulated signals, and the third modulated signals are obtained by modulating respective Low-Density Parity-Check (LDPC) coded data.