Lg Electronics Inc.

Kookyeon Kwak

Woosuk Ko

Sungryong Hong

Jaehyung Kim

Byounggill Kim

Woochan Kim

Jongseob Baek

Chulkyu Mun

Jaeho Hwang

Jinyong Choi

Sangchul Moon

Byeongkook Jeong

Jongyeul Suh

Jinpil Kim

Jongwoong Shin

Hotaek Hong

Jeehyun Choe

Jonbseob Baek

Chulkyu Moon

A method and an apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals thereof are disclosed. The apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals comprises an input formatter to format at least one input stream to output DP (Data Pipe) data corresponding to each of a plurality of DPs, wherein the each of a plurality of DPs carries at least one service or at least one service component, an encoder to encode the DP data, a mapper to map the encoded DP data onto constellations, a time interleaver to time interleave the mapped DP data, a frame builder to build at least one signal frame including the time interleaved DP data, a modulator to modulate data in the built at least one signal frame by an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex) scheme and a transmitter to transmit the broadcast signals having the modulated data.

Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, method for transmitting broadcast signals and method for receiving broadcast signals

A method of transmitting a broadcast signal includes encoding data which is carried by Data Pipes (DPS); mapping the encoded data to constellations; interleaving the mapped data by skipping virtual cells based on a memory address for the interleaving; building at least one signal frame having symbols including the interleaved data; frequency interleaving cells of the symbols in the at least one signal frame; modulating the at least one signal frame including the frequency interleaved cells of the symbols by an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) scheme; and transmitting the broadcast signal including the modulated at least one signal frame.

Broadcast signal transmission apparatus, broadcast signal reception apparatus, broadcast signal transmission method, and broadcast signal reception method

A method and an apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals thereof are disclosed. The method for transmitting broadcast signals includes encoding DP data according to a code rate, wherein the encoding further includes LDPC encoding the DP data according to the code rate, bit interleaving the LDPC encoded DP data, mapping the bit interleaved DP data onto constellations, MIMO (Multi Input Multi Output) encoding the mapped DP data, and time interleaving the MIMO encoded DP data; building at least one signal frame by arranging the encoded DP data; and modulating data in the built signal frame by OFDM method and transmitting the broadcast signals having the modulated data, wherein the step of modulating includes inserting CPs in the built signal frame based on a CP set which includes information about locations of CPs, wherein the CP set is defined based on FFT size.

Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signal, apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, method for transmitting broadcast signals and method for receiving broadcast signals

A method and an apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals thereof are disclosed. The method for transmitting broadcast signals including encoding DP (Data Pipe) data carrying at least one service, mapping the encoded DP data onto constellations, time interleaving the mapped DP data, building a signal frame including the time interleaved DP data, modulating data in the built signal frame by an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex) scheme, and transmitting the broadcast signals having the modulated data, wherein the broadcast signals are carried in consecutive super frames, wherein each of the super frames includes multiplexed signal frames for different service in a time domain, wherein the signal frame includes a preamble located at the beginning of the at least one signal frame, wherein the preamble includes signaling information for identifying the signal frame.

The object of the present invention can be achieved by providing a method of transmitting broadcast signals including encoding Data Pipe, DP, data, wherein the encoding further includes Forward Error Correction, FEC, encoding the DP data, Bit interleaving the FEC encoded DP data and mapping the bit interleaved DP data onto constellations; building at least one signal frame by mapping the encoded DP data; and modulating data in the at least one built signal frame by an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, OFDM, method and transmitting the broadcast signals having the modulated data, wherein each of the at least one signal frame includes at least one preamble having repeated at least one signaling information.

The present invention provides a method of transmitting broadcast signals. The method includes, formatting input streams into Data Pipe, DP, data; Low-Density Parity-Check, LDPC, encoding the DP data according to a code rate; bit interleaving the LDPC encoded DP data; mapping the bit interleaved DP data onto constellations according to one of QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation), NUQ (Non-Uniform QAM) or NUC (Non-Uniform Constellation); Multi-Input Multi-Output, MIMO, encoding the mapped DP data by using a MIMO encoding matrix having a MIMO encoding parameter; building at least one signal frame by mapping the MIMO encoded DP data; and modulating data in the built signal frame by an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, OFDM, method and transmitting the broadcast signals having the modulated data.

A method and an apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals thereof are disclosed. The method for transmitting broadcast signals comprises encoding DP (data pipe) data carrying at least one service, mapping the encoded DP data onto constellations, time interleaving the mapped DP data, building at least one signal frame including the time interleaved DP data, modulating data in the built at least one signal frame by an OFDM scheme and transmitting the broadcast signals having the modulated data, wherein the at least one signal frame includes emergency alert information.

A broadcast signal transmitting device according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: an encoder for forward error correction (FEC) encoding data pipe (DP) data transmitted via multiple DPs, wherein each DP transmits at least one service or at least one service component; a signaling encoder for encoding signaling data; an interleaver for interleaving the encoded DP data; a frame builder for mapping the interleaved DP data and the encoded signaling data and then generating at least one signal frame, wherein the interleaved DP data is mapped according to the type of the DPs transmitting the respective DP data, and wherein the encoded signaling data includes type information indicative of the type of each DP; a modulation unit for modulating the at least one generated signal frame in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) scheme; and a transmitter for transmitting a broadcast signal including the at least one modulated signal frame.

Broadcast signal transmitting device, broadcast signal receiving method, broadcast signal transmitting method and broadcast signal receiving method

Apparatus for transmitiing broadcast signals, apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, method for transmitiing broadcast signals and method for receiving broadcast signals

An apparatus for transmitting a broadcast signal according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: an encoder for encoding data pipe (DP) data corresponding to a DP which transmits at least one broadcast service or broadcast service component; a mapper for mapping the encoded DP data on a constellation; a time interleaver for time-interleaving the mapped DP data; a frame builder for generating at least one signal frame builder for generating at least one signal frame including the time-interleaved DP data; a pilot inserting unit for inserting signal frame, according to at least one pilot pattern; an OFDM modulator for OFDM-modulating the at least one generated signal frame using OFDM parameters; and a transmitter for transmitting at least one broadcast signal including the at least one modulated signal frame.

Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signal, apparatus for receiving broadcast signal, method for transmitting broadcast signal, and method for receiving broadcast signal

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Seoul, South Korea

Kookyeon Kwak