An Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) communiation system and
method
for improving frequency utilization efficiency. In the system, a Reed-Solomon encoder
codes input information data, and ouputs a Reed-Solomon block having a second number
of Reed-Solomon symbols, each Reed-Solomon symbol having a first number of Reed-Solomon
symbol elements. An interleaver receives the Reed-Solomon block, and disperses
the Reed-Solomon symbol elements existing in a specified one Reed-Solomon symbol
within the received Reed-Solomon block in the same sub-channel position in a fourth
number of sub-channels of each of a third number of consecutive OFDM symbols.