Transmitting device, receiving device, and method used in mobile communication system employing OFDM

A method of sending a transmission signal modulated according to OFDM, comprising the steps of:

• generating the transmission signal by inverse-Fourier-transforming reference signal and data signal mapped to subcarriers;
• and
• wirelessly transmitting the transmission signal, wherein
• a total power level allocated to a first signal to be transmitted at a timing when the reference signal and the data signal are frequency-multiplexed is equal to a total power level allocated to a second signal to be transmitted at a timing when only the data signal is mapped;
• at the timing of the first signal where the reference signal and the data signal are frequency-multiplexed, mapping of the data signal to a predetermined subcarrier is prevented and a power density per unit bandwidth of the reference signal is greater than a power density per unit bandwidth of the data signal;
• and
• the power density per unit bandwidth of the data signal in the second signal is the same as the power density per unit bandwidth of the data signal in the first signal.

A communication system, comprising:

• a transmitting device configured to send a transmission signal according to OFDM;
• and
• a receiving device configured to receive the transmission signal send from the transmitting device, wherein
• the transmitting device includes
• a transmission signal generating unit configured to generate the transmission signal by inverse-Fourier-transforming a reference signal and a data signal mapped to subcarriers, and
• a transmitting unit configured to wirelessly transmit the transmission signal;
• a total power level allocated to a first signal to be transmitted at a timing when the reference signal and the data signal are frequency-multiplexed is equal to a total power level allocated to a second signal to be transmitted at a timing when only the data signal is mapped;
• at the timing of the first signal where the reference signal and the data signal are frequency-multiplexed, mapping of the data signal to a predetermined subcarrier is prevented and a power density per unit bandwidth of the reference signal is greater than a power density per unit bandwidth of the data signal;
• and
• the power density per unit bandwidth of the data signal in the second signal is the same as the power density per unit bandwidth of the data signal in the first signal.

A receiving device for receiving a transmission signal modulated according to OFDM and transmitted from a transmitting device, the receiving device comprising:

• a receiving unit configured to receive the transmission signal generated by inverse-Fourier-transforming a reference signal and a data signal mapped to subcarriers;
• and
• a processing unit configured to process the received transmission signal, wherein
• a total power level allocated to a first signal, which is transmitted at a timing when the reference signal and the data signal are frequency-multiplexed and received by the receiving unit, is equal to a total power level allocated to a second signal that is transmitted at a timing when only the data signal is mapped and received by the receiving unit;
• at the timing of the first signal where the reference signal and the data signal are frequency-multiplexed, mapping of the data signal to a predetermined subcarrier is prevented and a power density per unit bandwidth of the reference signal is greater than a power density per unit bandwidth of the data signal;
• and
• the power density per unit bandwidth of the data signal in the second signal is the same as the power density per unit bandwidth of the data signal in the first signal.

A method of receiving a transmission signal modulated according to OFDM, comprising the steps of:

• receiving, by a receiving unit of a receiving device, the transmission signal generated by inverse-Fourier-transforming a reference signal and a data signal mapped to subcarriers;
• and
• processing the received transmission signal, wherein
• a total power level allocated to a first signal, which is transmitted at a timing when the reference signal and the data signal are frequency-multiplexed and received by the receiving unit, is equal to a total power level allocated to a second signal that is transmitted at a timing when only the data signal is mapped and received by the receiving unit;
• at the timing of the first signal where the reference signal and the data signal are frequency-multiplexed, mapping of the data signal to a predetermined subcarrier is prevented and a power density per unit bandwidth of the reference signal is greater than a power density per unit bandwidth of the data signal;
• and
• the power density per unit bandwidth of the data signal in the second signal is the same as the power density per unit bandwidth of the data signal in the first signal.