Apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving pilot signals in an OFDM communication system

摘要

A radio communication system divides an entire frequency band into a plurality of subcarrier bands, forms a symbol from signals on the subcarrier bands, forms a frame from a plurality of symbols, transmits a pilot signal within symbols in a predetermined position of the frame, and transmits a data signal within symbols other than the symbols for transmitting the pilot signal. A transmitter generates the pilot signal, performs an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) on the pilot signal by applying an IFFT size which is less than an IFFT size applied to the data signal, and transmits the IFFT-processed reference signal to a receiver.