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 control signal generator for generating control information including: (i) information indicating a transmission scheme selected from SISO, MISO, and MIMO to be used for transmitting target data via physical layer pipes PLPs; (ii) information indicating a transmission scheme selected from SISO, MISO, and MIMO to be used for transmitting a control symbol; (iii) information indicating the number of transmit antennas to be used for transmitting the target data; and (iv) information indicating a pattern of pilot symbols to be used for each sub-frame for transmitting the target data; the transmission device further comprising a control symbol generator for generating a control symbol carrying control information that includes the information indicating the transmission scheme to be used for transmitting the target data, the information indicating the number of transmit antennas, and the information indicating the pattern of the pilot symbols to be used for transmitting the target data; a frame configurator for configuring a transmission frame that includes a preamble including the information indicating a transmission scheme selected from SISO, MISO, and MIMO to be used for transmitting the control symbol, a SISO sub-frame and a MISO/MIMO sub-frame, the target data and the control symbol; a pilot symbol inserter for inserting pilot symbols into each SISO sub-frame and into each MIMO sub-frame; a transmitter for transmitting the transmission frame; wherein the SISO sub-frame is configured by exclusively gathering PLPs (PLP#2 - PLP#N) for SISO from the target data; the MISO/MIMO sub-frame is configured by exclusively gathering either or both of PLPs for MISO and PLPs for MIMO (PLP#1) from the target data; and the pilot symbol inserter is adapted to insert pilot symbols into each MISO/MIMO sub-frame whereby common pattern pilots are inserted into a MISO/MIMO sub-frame, when the number of transmit antennas is the same and to insert pilot symbols into each SISO sub-frame whereby a single antenna transmission pilot pattern is applied to the SISO sub-frame. a control signal generator for generating control information including: (i) information indicating a transmission scheme selected from SISO, MISO, and MIMO to be used for transmitting target data via physical layer pipes PLPs; (ii) information indicating a transmission scheme selected from SISO, MISO, and MIMO to be used for transmitting a control symbol; (iii) information indicating the number of transmit antennas to be used for transmitting the target data; and (iv) information indicating a pattern of pilot symbols to be used for each sub-frame for transmitting the target data; (i) information indicating a transmission scheme selected from SISO, MISO, and MIMO to be used for transmitting target data via physical layer pipes PLPs; (ii) information indicating a transmission scheme selected from SISO, MISO, and MIMO to be used for transmitting a control symbol; (iii) information indicating the number of transmit antennas to be used for transmitting the target data; and (iv) information indicating a pattern of pilot symbols to be used for each sub-frame for transmitting the target data; the transmission device further comprising a control symbol generator for generating a control symbol carrying control information that includes the information indicating the transmission scheme to be used for transmitting the target data, the information indicating the number of transmit antennas, and the information indicating the pattern of the pilot symbols to be used for transmitting the target data; a frame configurator for configuring a transmission frame that includes a preamble including the information indicating a transmission scheme selected from SISO, MISO, and MIMO to be used for transmitting the control symbol, a SISO sub-frame and a MISO/MIMO sub-frame, the target data and the control symbol; a pilot symbol inserter for inserting pilot symbols into each SISO sub-frame and into each MIMO sub-frame; a transmitter for transmitting the transmission frame; wherein the SISO sub-frame is configured by exclusively gathering PLPs (PLP#2 - PLP#N) for SISO from the target data; the MISO/MIMO sub-frame is configured by exclusively gathering either or both of PLPs for MISO and PLPs for MIMO (PLP#1) from the target data; and the pilot symbol inserter is adapted to insert pilot symbols into each MISO/MIMO sub-frame whereby common pattern pilots are inserted into a MISO/MIMO sub-frame, when the number of transmit antennas is the same and to insert pilot symbols into each SISO sub-frame whereby a single antenna transmission pilot pattern is applied to the SISO sub-frame.