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Repeat data frames in OFDM

Started by vcteo November 18, 2005
Q1:
This is with reference to the white paper by TI entitled, "Power Line
Modem with E-meter Platform", 2004 (i'm sorry i can't find the link to
the article)

At the part where the paper decribes the Packet Format for the OFDM
frames. It says that the data frames are grouped into blocks of 3
frames and each data frame in the block contains identical data but
transmitted at different frequency.

Is this a common practice to transmit identical data for multiple
times in OFDM or just a choice of transmission methods?

Q2:
The preamble and synchronization data. Is it any binary sequence will
do as long as the receiver know what is it? or is there a specific
binary sequence for those?