Patent Publication Number: US-9407486-B2

Title: Method and apparatus for generating signal in wireless communication system

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application claims priority to and the benefit of Korean Patent Application Nos. 10-2014-0028085, 10-2014-0053549 and 10-2015-0029981 filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Mar. 11, 2014, May 2, 2014, and Mar. 3, 2015, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (a) Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for generating a signal in a wireless communication system. 
     (b) Description of the Related Art 
     A terminal may initially access a wireless communication system, may obtain synchronization, and may demodulate system information, control information, and data information. In this case, sync estimation performance and demodulation performance of the terminal are important indexes that determine the excellence of a system. Accordingly, it is important to efficiently design the sync signal and information signal of a wireless communication system. 
     In a conventional system for sending information through frequency resources, the sender side allocates a base sequence (i.e., a binary sequence or complex sequence) for synchronization acquisition to available frequency resources and sends a sync signal. Furthermore, the receiver side measures a correlation between the time domain signal of a previously known sync signal and the time domain signal of a received signal and considers sampling timing having the greatest correlation value to be a synch point. However, a conventional method of obtaining synchronization is disadvantageous in that performance is low in an environment in which a frequency offset is great. In order to overcome the disadvantage, the sender side may allocate a specific base sequence to half the available frequency resources, may modify the specific base sequence, may allocate the modified sequence to the other half, and may send a sync signal. However, such a synchronization acquisition method cannot greatly lower a peak to average power ratio (PAPR) due to its inherent limit. 
     Although the receiver side has accurately obtained synchronization, it must be able to properly demodulate system information, control information, or data information. Accordingly, the receiver side must be able to obtain a diversity gain even in a fading channel and to lower the PAPR. A technology for lowering the PAPR must be able to be applied to all the transmission signals because it may help in reducing the cost of an amplifier that may be mounted on a terminal. The reason for this is that if any one of transmission signals has a high PAPR, the receiver side must use an expensive amplifier in order to prevent inherent distortion attributable to the signal having the high PAPR, thereby increasing the amplifier cost. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention has been made in an effort to provide a method and apparatus for generating a signal in a wireless communication system having advantages of having excellent performance in an environment in which a frequency offset is great and reducing the PAPR. 
     In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a sync signal that is robust against a frequency offset and is capable of reducing the PAPR can be generated using a phase rotation sequence. Furthermore, an information signal having excellent demodulation performance and that is capable of reducing the PAPR can be generated through a diversity gain. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIGS. 1 and 2  are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method of generating a sync signal in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIGS. 3 and 4  are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method of generating a sync signal in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 5  is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of generating a sync signal in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 6  is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of generating a sync signal in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 7  is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of generating a sync signal in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 8  is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of generating a sync signal in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 9  is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of generating an information signal in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 10  is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of generating an information signal in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 11  is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of generating an information signal in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 12  is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of generating an information signal in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 13  is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of allocating a sequence to subcarriers in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 14  is a diagram illustrating an apparatus for generating a signal in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 15  is a block diagram illustrating a wireless communication system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 
     In the following detailed description, only certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, simply by way of illustration. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the drawings and description are to be regarded as illustrative in nature and not restrictive. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification. 
     In the entire specification, a mobile station (MS) may refer to a terminal, a mobile terminal (MT), an advanced mobile station (AMS), a high reliability mobile station (HR-MS), a subscriber station (SS), a portable subscriber station (PSS), an access terminal (AT)), or user equipment (UE), and may include some or all of the functions of the MT, MS, AMS, HR-MS, SS, PSS, AT, and UE. 
     Furthermore, a base station (BS) may refer to an advanced base station (ABS), a high reliability base station (HR-BS), a nodeB, an evolved node B (eNodeB), an access point (AP), a radio access station (RAS), a base transceiver station (BTS), a mobile multihop relay (MMR)-BS, a relay station (RS) functioning as a base station, a relay node (RN) functioning as a base station, an advanced relay station (ARS) functioning as a base station, a high reliability relay station (HR-RS) functioning as a base station, or a small base station [e.g., a femto BS, a home node B (HNB), a home eNodeB (HeNB), a pico BS, a metro BS, or a micro BS], and may include some or all of the functions of the ABS, nodeB, eNodeB, AP, RAS, BTS, MMR-BS, RS, RN, ARS, HR-RS, and small base station. 
       FIGS. 1 and 2  are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method of generating a sync signal in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 1 and 2 , N is a total number of frequency resources (i.e., subcarriers for sending synchronization, which are hereinafter called “sync subcarriers”)  100  that may be used to send a sync signal, and a u (k) is a sequence  110  allocated to part of the sync subcarrier. The sequence  110  allocated to part of the sync subcarrier  100  is a binary sequence or a complex sequence. In an embodiment of the present invention, a u (k) denotes a complex sequence, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Equation 1 is a Zadoff-Chu (ZC) sequence, that is, a complex sequence. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
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     In Equation 1, k is the index of a sequence element (or subcarrier), U is the index of the sequence, N G  is the length of the sequence a u (k). A sequence element is allocated to a DC subcarrier illustrated in  FIG. 1  (in this case, the DC subcarrier may be nulled), and a sequence element is not allocated to a DC subcarrier illustrated in  FIG. 2 . A sequence illustrated in  FIGS. 3 to 13  in accordance with exemplary embodiments of the present invention may be allocated to a DC subcarrier, and an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto. When the sync sequence  110  is allocated to some subcarriers of the sync subcarrier  100  using the methods illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 2  and a sync signal is sent, sync estimation performance may be deteriorated if a frequency offset is severe. 
       FIGS. 3 and 4  are conceptual diagrams illustrating a method of generating a sync signal in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 3 , first, a ZC sequence b v (k) having a length N P  is allocated to an upper subcarrier group  310  of the sync subcarrier  100 . The sequence b v (k) may be expressed by Equation 2. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
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     In Equation 2, V is the index of the sequence, and N P  is the length of the sequence. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the sync sequence according to Equation 2 may be defined as a base sequence. 
     Furthermore, a modified sync sequence m v (k) modified from the sequence b v (k) is allocated to a lower subcarrier group  320  of the sync subcarrier  100 . The sequence m v (k) is expressed by Equation 3.
 
 m   v ( k−N   P )=either of ( b   v ( k−N   P ))*,− b   v ( k−N   P ), or −( b   v ( k−N   P ))* for  N   P   ≦k≦ 2 N   P −1.  (Equation 3)
 
     In  FIG. 4 , b v (k) and m v (k) are alternately allocated to neighboring subcarriers. That is, b v (k) is allocated to even-numbered (or odd-numbered) subcarrier groups of the sync subcarrier  100 , and m v (k) is allocated to odd-numbered (or even-numbered) subcarrier groups of the sync subcarrier  100 . If a sync sequence is allocated to a subcarrier and a sync signal is transmitted using the methods illustrated in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , synchronization estimation can be robustly performed on a frequency offset.  FIG. 5  is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of generating a sync signal in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     In  FIG. 5 , different sync sequences are allocated to an upper subcarrier group  510  and a lower subcarrier group  520  of the sync subcarrier  100 . In accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a first sync sequence allocated to the upper subcarrier group  510  may be allocated to an even-numbered (or odd-numbered) subcarrier group as illustrated in  FIG. 4 . In this case, a second sync sequence allocated to the lower subcarrier group  520  may be allocated to an odd-numbered (or even-numbered) subcarrier group. Although not illustrated, sync sequences to be described later in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention may be allocated to an even-numbered subcarrier and an odd-numbered subcarrier in the same manner. A sync signal that is robust against a frequency offset can be generated because at least two different sync sequences are allocated to the sync subcarrier  100 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 5 , first, the base sequence according to Equation 2 is allocated to the upper subcarrier group  510  of the sync subcarrier  100 . An m v ′(k) sequence, that is, the modified sync sequence of the base sequence, is allocated to the lower subcarrier group  520  of the sync subcarrier  100 . The m v ′(k) sequence is expressed by Equation 4.
 
 m   v ′( k )=either of  b   v ( k ),( b   v ( k ))*,− b   v ( k ), or −( b   v ( k ))* for 0≦ k≦N   P −1.  (Equation 4)
 
     Thereafter, in order to reduce the PAPR of a received signal, the phases of the sequence elements (i.e., the elements of the sequences b v (k) and m v ′(k)) allocated to the respective subcarriers are controlled. In this case, phase rotation or phase shift (or cyclic shift) may be applied to a sequence element in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The application of the phase rotation or phase shift may be performed by multiplying the sequence element by a phase rotation sequence. The phase rotation sequence is expressed by Equation 5.
 
 c ( d,e,k )=exp{± j ( dπk±e )}.  (Equation 5)
 
     In c(d,e,k) of Equation 5, d is a coefficient for controlling the rotation speed of a phase, and e is a coefficient indicative of the degree of the shift of the phase. That is, the phase rotation sequence includes a complex element expressed by d and e. The length of the phase rotation sequence according to Equation 5 is 2N P , which is the same as the sum of the length of the sequence b v (k) and the length of the sequence m v ′(k). In  FIG. 5 , a sync signal s 1 (k) in the frequency domain may be expressed by Equation 6 below. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
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       FIG. 6  is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of generating a sync signal in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 6 , the base sequence according to Equation 2 is allocated to an upper subcarrier group  610  of the sync subcarrier  100 , and the modified sync sequence according to Equation 4 is allocated to a lower subcarrier group  620  of the sync subcarrier  100 . Furthermore, in order to reduce the PAPR of a received signal, each of the base sequence and the modified sync sequence is multiplied by the same phase rotation sequence. In  FIG. 6 , the length of the phase rotation sequence is N P , which is the same as the length of the sequence b v (k) or the length of the sequence m v ′(k). In  FIG. 6 , a sync signal s 2 (k) in the frequency domain may be expressed by Equation 7 below. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
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       FIG. 7  is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of generating a sync signal in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 7 , the base sequence according to Equation 2 is allocated to an upper subcarrier group  710  of the sync subcarrier  100 , and the modified sync sequence according to Equation 4 is allocated to a lower subcarrier group  720  of the sync subcarrier  100 . Furthermore, in order to reduce the PAPR of a received signal, the base sequence and the modified sync sequence are multiplied by different phase rotation sequences. Referring to  FIG. 7 , in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the base sequence may be multiplied by the phase rotation sequence (i.e., a first phase rotation sequence) according to Equation 5, and the modified sync sequence may be multiplied by a phase rotation sequence (i.e., a second phase rotation sequence) that is different from the phase rotation sequence according to Equation 5. That is, the base sequence and the modified sync sequence may be multiplied by different phase rotation sequences. Equation 8 indicates the second phase rotation sequence c′(d,e,k).
 
 c ′( d,e,k )=either of  c ( d,e,k ),( c ( d,e,k ))*,− c ( d,e,k ), or −( c ( d,e,k ))* for 0≦ k≦N   P −1.  (Equation 8)
 
     In accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the phase rotation sequence c′(d,e,k) according to Equation 8 may be multiplied by the base sequence, and the modified sync sequence may be multiplied by the phase rotation sequence c(d,e,k) according to Equation 5. In  FIG. 7 , a sync signal s 3 (k) in the frequency domain may be expressed by Equation 9 below. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
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       FIG. 8  is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of generating a sync signal in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 8 , the base sequence according to Equation 2 is allocated to an upper subcarrier group  810  of the sync subcarrier  100 , and the modified sync sequence according to Equation 4 is allocated to a lower subcarrier group  820  of the sync subcarrier  100 . Furthermore, in order to reduce the PAPR of the received signal, the modified sync sequence may be multiplied by a phase rotation sequence. In this case, a multiplication operation is not added to the base sequence, but only the modified sync sequence may be multiplied by the phase rotation sequence. In  FIG. 8 , a sync signal s 4 (k) in the frequency domain may be expressed by Equation 10 below. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
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     A method of generating a system signal, control signal, or data signal (hereinafter referred to as an “information signal”) capable of reducing the PAPR while obtaining a diversity gain is described with reference to  FIGS. 9 to 12 . Frequency resources used to send the information signal have been illustrated as being divided into two, but the frequency resources may be divided by an integer greater than 2 and the information signal may be generated. 
       FIG. 9  is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of generating an information signal in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 9 , an information sequence f(k) (0≦k≦2N P −1, 200) is allocated to subcarriers used to send an information signal. In this case, the information sequence  200  has a length of 2N P . Furthermore, the information signal may be generated by multiplying the information sequence  200  by the phase rotation sequence according to Equation 5. In  FIG. 9 , the information signal x 1 (k) in the frequency domain may be expressed by Equation 11.
 
 x   1 ( k )= f ( k ) c ( h   1   ,i   1   ,k ),0≦ k≦ 2 N   P −1.  (Equation 11)
 
       FIG. 10  is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of generating an information signal in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 10 , an information sequence f(k) (0≦k≦N P −1) is allocated to an upper subcarrier group  1010  that belongs to subcarriers used to send an information signal, and a modified information sequence g(k) of the information sequence f(k) is allocated to a lower subcarrier group  1020  that belongs to the subcarriers. If the information sequence and the modified information sequence of the information sequence are respectively allocated to the upper subcarrier group  1010  and the lower subcarrier group  1020  as described above, a diversity gain can be expected because the spreading effect of the sequence can be obtained. In this case, the modified information sequence may be expressed by Equation 12 below.
 
 g ( k )=either of  f ( k ),( f ( k ))*,− f ( k ), or −( f ( k ))* for 0≦ k≦N   P −1.  (Equation 12)
 
     Thereafter, the information signal in the frequency domain may be generated by multiplying the information sequence and the modified information sequence by the phase rotation sequence according to Equation 5. In this case, the information sequence and the modified information sequence may be multiplied by the same phase rotation sequence. The length of the phase rotation sequence is N P , which is the same as the length of the sequence f(k) or the length of the sequence g(k). In  FIG. 10 , the information signal x 2 (k) in the frequency domain may be expressed by Equation 13. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
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                                       , 
                                       
                                         i 
                                         2 
                                       
                                       , 
                                       
                                         ( 
                                         
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                                         ) 
                                       
                                     
                                     ) 
                                   
                                 
                               
                               , 
                               
                                 
                                   N 
                                   P 
                                 
                                 ≤ 
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                                 ≤ 
                                 
                                   
                                     2 
                                     ⁢ 
                                     
                                         
                                     
                                     ⁢ 
                                     
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                                       P 
                                     
                                   
                                   - 
                                   1 
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                         
                       
                       . 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   ( 
                   
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                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     13 
                   
                   ) 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
       FIG. 11  is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of generating an information signal in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 11 , an information sequence f(k) (0≦k≦N P −1) is allocated to an upper subcarrier group  1110  that belongs to subcarriers used to send an information signal, and a modified information sequence g(k) (0≦k≦N P −1) is allocated to a lower subcarrier group  1120  that belongs to the subcarriers. In this case, the modified information sequence g(k) may be the sequence according to Equation 12. Thereafter, the information signal may be generated by multiplying the information sequence and the modified information sequence by the phase rotation sequence according to Equation 5. In this case, the length of the phase rotation sequence is 2NP, which is the same as the sum of the length of the sequence f(k) and the length of the sequence g(k). In  FIG. 11 , the information signal x 3 (k) in the frequency domain may be expressed by Equation 14. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
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                       . 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   ( 
                   
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                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     14 
                   
                   ) 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
       FIG. 12  is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of generating an information signal in accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 12 , an information sequence f(k) (0≦k≦N P −1) is allocated to an upper subcarrier group  1210  that belongs to subcarriers used to send an information signal, and a modified information sequence g(k) (0≦k≦N P −1) is allocated to a lower subcarrier group  1220  that belongs to the subcarriers. In this case, the modified information sequence g(k) may be the sequence according to Equation 12. Thereafter, the information signal may be generated by multiplying the modified information sequence by the phase rotation sequence according to Equation 5. In this case, the sequence f(k) allocated to the upper subcarrier group  1210  is not multiplied by the phase rotation sequence, but only the sequence g(k) allocated to the lower subcarrier group  1220  may be multiplied by the phase rotation sequence. In  FIG. 12 , the sync signal x 4 (k) in the frequency domain may be expressed by Equation 15 below. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
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                                         ( 
                                         
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                               , 
                               
                                 
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                                 ≤ 
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                                     2 
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                                   - 
                                   1 
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                         
                       
                       . 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
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                     ⁢ 
                     15 
                   
                   ) 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
       FIG. 13  is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of allocating a sequence to subcarriers in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 13 , an interleaver  1300  groups a modulated sequence  300  every M bits (M≧2). In  FIG. 13  in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the sequence  300  has been illustrated as being grouped every two bits for simplicity of the drawing. Furthermore, the interleaver  1300  sequentially alternately allocates the grouped bit groups to the upper subcarrier group and the lower subcarrier group. Referring to  FIG. 13 , f( 0 ) and f( 1 ) are allocated to the upper subcarrier group, f( 2 ) and f( 3 ) are allocated to the lower subcarrier group, f( 4 ) and f( 5 ) are allocated to the upper subcarrier group again, and f( 6 ) and f( 7 ) are allocated to the lower subcarrier group again. If the sequence  300  is allocated to subcarriers through interleaving as illustrated in  FIG. 13 , a burst error on the receiver side can be prevented. 
       FIG. 14  is a diagram illustrating an apparatus for generating a signal in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 14 , an apparatus  1400  for generating a signal in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a sequence generator  1410  and a signal generator  1420 . 
     The sequence generator  1410  may generate a sync sequence or information sequence in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Furthermore, the sequence generator  1410  may generate a phase rotation sequence in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. In this case, the information sequence is a sequence regarding system information, control information, or data information. 
     The signal generator  1420  may implement the method of generating a signal in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. That is, the signal generator  1420  in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may allocate a sync sequence or information sequence to subcarriers, and generate a signal in a frequency domain by multiplying the sync sequence or information sequence by a phase rotation sequence. That is, the signal generator  1420  may generate a signal by multiplying a plurality of elements included in a sequence and a plurality of elements included in a phase rotation sequence for each sequence index. The signal generator  1420  may divide a sync sequence or information sequence and allocate them to M subcarrier groups that belong to all the subscarriers used to send the sync signal or information signal. 
     In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the signal generator  1420  may include a spreader  1421  and a phase rotator  1422 . 
     The spreader  1421  may divide a sync sequence or information sequence and allocate them to at least one subcarrier group. If the spreader  1421  divides a sequence and allocates them to a first subcarrier group and a second subcarrier group, the first subcarrier group may include subcarriers Nos. 0 to N−1 of all the 2N subcarriers, and the second subcarrier group may include subscarriers Nos. N to 2N−1 of all the 2N subcarriers. Alternatively, the first subcarrier group may include even-numbered subcarriers of all the 2N subcarriers, and the second subcarrier group may include odd-numbered subcarriers of all the 2N subcarriers. 
     The phase rotator  1422  may process a mathematical operation between a sync sequence or information sequence and a phase rotation sequence. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the phase rotator  1422  may generate a sync signal or information signal by multiplying a sync sequence or information sequence by a phase rotation sequence. 
       FIG. 15  is a block diagram illustrating a wireless communication system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 
     The wireless communication system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a base station  1510  and a terminal  1520 . The sequence generator  1410  and the signal generator  1420  are included in the base station  1510  or the terminal  1520 . 
     The base station  1510  in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes at least one processor  1511 , memory  1512 , and radio frequency (RF) unit  1513 . The memory  1512  is connected to the processor  1511 , and may store a variety of types of information for driving the processor  1511 . The wireless communication unit  1513  is connected to the processor  1511 , and may send/receive a wireless signal generated by the processor  1511 . The processor  1511  may implement the functions, processes, or methods proposed in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. In this case, in the wireless communication system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a wireless interface protocol layer may be implemented by the processor  1511 . The operation of the base station  1510  in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may be implemented by the processor  1511 . 
     The terminal  1520  in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes at least one processor  1521 , memory  1522 , and radio frequency (RF) unit  1523 . The memory  1522  is connected to the processor  1521 , and may store a variety of types of information for driving the processor  1521 . The wireless communication unit  1523  is connected to the processor  1521 , and may send/receive a wireless signal generated by the processor  1521 . The processor  1521  may implement the functions, processes, or methods proposed in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. In this case, in the wireless communication system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a wireless interface protocol layer may be implemented by the processor  1521 . The operation of the terminal  1520  in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may be implemented by the processor  1521 . 
     In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the memory may be placed inside or outside the processor. The memory may be connected to the processor through various well-known means. The memory may be a variety of types of volatile or non-volatile media. For example, the memory may include a read-only memory (ROM) or random access memory (RAM). 
     As described above, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a sync signal that is robust against a frequency offset and is capable of reducing the PAPR can be generated using a phase rotation sequence. Furthermore, an information signal having excellent demodulation performance and that is capable of reducing the PAPR can be generated through a diversity gain. 
     While this invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.