A transmission device for Single-Input, Single-Output, SISO, Multiple-Input, Single-Output, MISO, and Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output, MIMO, the transmission device comprising: a signal generator generating: a control signal including a first signal indicating at least one transmission scheme to be used for transmitting target data via physical layer pipes, PLPs, and a second signal indicating a transmission scheme to be used for transmitting the control signal; a signal processor generating data symbols by modulating the target data, and generating a control symbol by modulating the control signal; a frame configurator configuring at least one SISO frame and at least one MISO/MIMO frame; a pilot symbol inserter inserting pilot symbols into each SISO frame and into each MISO/MIMO frame; a preamble inserter generating a preamble carrying the second signal and inserting the preamble into each SISO frame and each MIMO/MISO frame; and a transmitter performing transmission; wherein the frame configurator is adapted to configure the at least one SISO frame from the control symbol and data symbols resulting from the modulation of data for SISO in the target data and the at least one MISO/MIMO frame from the control symbol and data symbols resulting from the modulation of either or both of data for MISO and data for MIMO in the target data; the pilot symbol inserter is adapted to insert pilot symbols into each MISO/MIMO frame whereby common pattern pilots are inserted into data for MISO and data for MIMO; the transmitter is operable to switch between a first transmission process for transmitting the at least one SISO frame and a second transmission process for transmitting the at least one MISO/MIMO frame; the second signal identifies the transmission scheme of the control signal from among a plurality of schemes at least including SISO, MISO, and MIMO; the first signal identifies, for PLPs in each SISO frame and each MISO/MIMO frame, whether a transmission scheme for target data transmitted via each PLP is SISO, MISO or MIMO; and the control signal further includes a signal indicating a number of transmit antennas to be used for transmitting the target data. a signal generator generating: a control signal including a first signal indicating at least one transmission scheme to be used for transmitting target data via physical layer pipes, PLPs, and a second signal indicating a transmission scheme to be used for transmitting the control signal; a signal processor generating data symbols by modulating the target data, and generating a control symbol by modulating the control signal; a frame configurator configuring at least one SISO frame and at least one MISO/MIMO frame; a pilot symbol inserter inserting pilot symbols into each SISO frame and into each MISO/MIMO frame; a preamble inserter generating a preamble carrying the second signal and inserting the preamble into each SISO frame and each MIMO/MISO frame; and a transmitter performing transmission; wherein a control signal including a first signal indicating at least one transmission scheme to be used for transmitting target data via physical layer pipes, PLPs, and a second signal indicating a transmission scheme to be used for transmitting the control signal; a signal processor generating data symbols by modulating the target data, and generating a control symbol by modulating the control signal; a frame configurator configuring at least one SISO frame and at least one MISO/MIMO frame; a pilot symbol inserter inserting pilot symbols into each SISO frame and into each MISO/MIMO frame; a preamble inserter generating a preamble carrying the second signal and inserting the preamble into each SISO frame and each MIMO/MISO frame; and a transmitter performing transmission; wherein the frame configurator is adapted to configure the at least one SISO frame from the control symbol and data symbols resulting from the modulation of data for SISO in the target data and the at least one MISO/MIMO frame from the control symbol and data symbols resulting from the modulation of either or both of data for MISO and data for MIMO in the target data; the pilot symbol inserter is adapted to insert pilot symbols into each MISO/MIMO frame whereby common pattern pilots are inserted into data for MISO and data for MIMO; the transmitter is operable to switch between a first transmission process for transmitting the at least one SISO frame and a second transmission process for transmitting the at least one MISO/MIMO frame; the second signal identifies the transmission scheme of the control signal from among a plurality of schemes at least including SISO, MISO, and MIMO; the first signal identifies, for PLPs in each SISO frame and each MISO/MIMO frame, whether a transmission scheme for target data transmitted via each PLP is SISO, MISO or MIMO; and the control signal further includes a signal indicating a number of transmit antennas to be used for transmitting the target data.