function [sig, sig_f] = OFDM_TX_FRAME(num_carriers,num_zeros,prefix_length,num_symbols_frame,preamble_length)

% sig - output signal
% sig_length - output signal length
% num_carriers - number of sub-carriers
% num_zeros - number of zero carriers minus 1 (DC)
% prefix_length - length of cyclic prefix
% num_symbols_frame - number of symbols per OFDM frame
% preamble_length - length of 4-QAM preamble

num_useful_carriers = num_carriers - num_zeros -1;

sig = zeros(1,(num_carriers+prefix_length)*num_symbols_frame);
sig_f = zeros(num_symbols_frame,num_useful_carriers);
for k=1:preamble_length
     QAM4_preamble = QAM_MOD(4,floor(256*abs(rand(1,num_useful_carriers/4))));
     sig((k-1)*(num_carriers+prefix_length)+1:k*(num_carriers+prefix_length)) = OFDM_TX(num_carriers,num_zeros,prefix_length,QAM4_preamble);
     sig_f(k,:) = QAM4_preamble;
end

for k=preamble_length+1:num_symbols_frame
     QAM_data = QAM_MOD(256,floor(256*abs(rand(1,num_useful_carriers))));
     sig((k-1)*(num_carriers+prefix_length)+1:k*(num_carriers+prefix_length)) = OFDM_TX(num_carriers,num_zeros,prefix_length,QAM_data);
     sig_f(k,:) = QAM_data;
end