Abstract: A method of mode detection for an OFDM signal. The method comprises the steps of a) selecting one of the desired symbol lengths, b) selecting one of the threshold values, c) generating a correlation power signal of the OFDM signal using the selected desired symbol length, d) detecting edges of the correlation power signal using the selected threshold value, e) when the edge detection succeeds, determining the transmission mode and guard interval length by the detected edges, and f) when the edge detection fails, determining whether all the threshold values have been selected, if so, selecting another one of the desired symbol lengths and repeating steps b, c, d, e and f, otherwise, selecting another one of the threshold values and repeating steps c, d, e and f.