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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2013
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Yutaka Murakami, Osaka, JP;
Shinichiro Takabayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Masayuki Orihashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Akihiko Matsuoka, Kanagawa, JP;
Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America, Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
A wireless communication method for a transmission apparatus that transmits an OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) signal using a communication band, which comprises a plurality of subcarrier groups each including a plurality of subcarriers. The method includes specifying which subcarrier group and how many subcarriers are to be used to transmit the OFDM signal, determining a configuration of a transmission frame, generating the OFDM signal by mapping data symbols according to the determined configuration of the transmission frame, and transmitting the generated OFDM signal.