Frame and data pattern structure for multi-carrier systems

Transmitting method for transmitting signals in a multi carrier system on the basis of a frame structure, each frame comprising at least one signalling pattern and one or more data patterns, comprising the steps of

• arranging signalling data in said at least one signalling pattern in a frame,
• arranging data in said one or more data patterns in a frame, whereby the data of said one or more data patterns are arranged in data frames, each data frame comprising second signalling data and content data,
• transforming said at least one signalling pattern and said one or more data patterns from the frequency domain into the time domain in order to generate a time domain transmission signal, and
• transmitting said time domain transmission signal.

Receiving apparatus (63) for receiving signals in a multi carrier system on the basis of a frame structure in a transmission bandwidth, each frame comprising at least one signalling pattern comprising first signalling data and one or more data patterns, whereby the data of said one or more data patterns are arranged in data frames, each data frame comprising second signalling data and content data,

• said receiving apparatus (63) comprising
• receiving means (65) adapted to be tuned to and to receive a selected part of said transmission bandwidth, said selected part of said transmission bandwidth covering at least one data pattern to be received,
• evaluation means (79) adapted to evaluate said second signalling data comprised in a received data frame, and
• data de-mapping means (70) adapted to de-map data from frequency carriers of a received data frame on the basis of the result of said evaluation.