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

• US 10,574,798 B2
• Filed: 07/26/2018
• Issued: 02/25/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kwon, Woosuk, Moon, Kyoungsoo, Kwak, Minsung
• Primary Examiner(s): Duong, Duc T
• Application Number:
  US16/046,255
• Publication Number:
  US 20180332148A1
• Time in Patent Office: 579 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/74 Address processing for routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/22 Parsing or analysis of headers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/324 in the data link layer [OSI layer 2], e.g. HDLC
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/236 Assembling of a multiplex stream, e.g. transport stream, by combining a video stream with other content or additional data, e.g. inserting a URL [Uniform Resource Locator] into a video stream, multiplexing software data into a video stream; Remultiplexing of multiplex streams; Insertion of stuffing bits into the multiplex stream, e.g. to obtain a constant bit-rate; Assembling of a packetised elementary stream multiplexing of data packets for data networks, e.g. RTP/UDP H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2362 Generation or processing of Service Information [SI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2381 Adapting the multiplex stream to a specific network, e.g. an Internet Protocol [IP] network transmission of MPEG streams over ATM H04L12/5601
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/434 Disassembling of a multiplex stream, e.g. demultiplexing audio and video streams, extraction of additional data from a video stream; Remultiplexing of multiplex streams; Extraction or processing of SI; Disassembling of packetised elementary stream demultiplexing of data packets for data networks, e.g. RTP/UDP H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4345 Extraction or processing of SI, e.g. extracting service information from an MPEG stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4381 Recovering the multiplex stream from a specific network, e.g. recovering MPEG packets from ATM cells transmission of MPEG streams over ATM H04L12/5601
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/472 End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64322 IP

Abstract

A method of transmitting a broadcast signal is discussed. The method includes generating, by a broadcast transmitter, a plurality of input packets comprising broadcast data, generating, by the broadcast transmitter, link layer packets carrying the input packets, wherein a link layer packet among the link layer packets includes a header and a payload, wherein the header includes information about whether an additional header following the header exists or not, wherein the header includes information indicating least significant bits (LSBs) of a length of the payload, and when the additional header exists, the additional header includes information indicating most significant bits (MSBs) of the length of the payload, and wherein the link layer packets include signaling information for header compression of the input packets when the input packets are compressed internet protocol (IP) packets, and transmitting, by the broadcast transmitter, the generated link layer packets through a physical layer pipe (PLP).

Claims

1. A method of transmitting a broadcast signal, the method comprising:

generating, by a broadcast transmitter, a plurality of compressed internet protocol (IP) packets from input packets carrying broadcast data;

generating, by the broadcast transmitter, link layer packets carrying the input packets,

wherein a link layer packet includes a header and a payload,

the header includes first information indicating whether the payload carries a segment of an input packet or more than one input packet and second information indicating least significant bits (LSBs) of a length of the payload,

the link layer packet further includes an additional header following the header that includes information indicating most significant bits (MSBs) of the length of the payload carrying more than one input packet,

the link layer packets include one or more link layer packets carrying signaling information for header compression of the compressed IP packets,

the signaling information includes context identification information indicating context id of a compressed IP stream including the compressed IP packets, context profile information indicating a range of protocols used to compress an IP stream and static information for initializing a process of decompressing the compressed IP stream; and

transmitting, by the broadcast transmitter, the generated link layer packets through physical layer pipes (PLPs).

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the LSBs of the length of the payload are concatenated with the information indicating the MSBs of the length of the payload.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the signaling information further includes maximum context identification information indicating a maximum value of context id to be used and dynamic information for initializing a process of decompressing the compressed IP stream.

4. A method of receiving a broadcast signal, the method comprising:

receiving, by a broadcast receiver, a broadcast signal comprising link layer packets;

extracting, by the broadcast receiver, a link layer packet including signaling information for header compression of compressed internet protocol (IP) packets carried in the link layer packets from a physical layer pipe (PLP);

extracting, by the broadcast receiver, the signaling information for the link layer packets, wherein the signaling information includes context identification information indicating context id of a compressed IP stream including the compressed IP packets, context profile information indicating a range of protocols used to compress an IP stream and static information for initializing a process of decompressing the compressed IP stream; and

decoding, by the broadcast receiver, data in the link layer packets,

wherein a link layer packet includes a header and a payload,

the header includes first information indicating whether the payload carries a segment of an input packet or more than one input packet and second information indicating least significant bits (LSBs) of a length of the payload,

in response to the first information indicating that the payload carries more than one input packet, the link layer packet further includes an additional header following the header that includes information indicating most significant bits (MSBs) of the length of the payload.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the LSBs of the length of the payload are concatenated with the information indicating the MSBs of the length of the payload.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein the signaling information further includes maximum context identification information indicating a maximum value of context id to be used and dynamic information for initializing a process of decompressing the compressed IP stream.

7. An apparatus for transmitting a broadcast signal, the apparatus comprising:

a first packet generator generating a plurality of compressed internet protocol (IP) packets from input packets carrying broadcast data;

a second packet generator generating link layer packets that carries the input packets, wherein a link layer packet includes a header and a payload,

the header includes first information indicating whether the payload carries a segment of an input packet or more than one input packet and second information indicating least significant bits (LSBs) of a length of the payload,

the link layer packet further includes an additional header following the header that includes information indicating most significant bits (MSBs) of the length of the payload carrying more than one input packet,

the link layer packets include one or more link layer packets carrying signaling information for header compression of the compressed IP packets,

the signaling information includes context identification information indicating context id of a compressed IP stream including the compressed IP packets, context profile information indicating a range of protocols used to compress an IP stream and static information for initializing a process of decompressing the compressed IP stream; and

a transmitter transmitting the generated link layer packets through physical layer pipes (PLPs).

8. An apparatus for receiving a broadcast signal, the apparatus comprising:

a receiver receiving a broadcast signal comprising link layer packets;

a first extractor extracting a link layer packet including signaling information for header compression of compressed internet protocol (IP) packets carried in the link layer packets from a physical layer pipe (PLP);

a second extractor extracting the signaling information for the link layer packets,

wherein the signaling information includes context identification information indicating context id of a compressed IP stream including the compressed IP packets, context profile information indicating a range of protocols used to compress an IP stream and static information for initializing a process of decompressing the compressed IP stream; and

a decoder decoding data in the link layer packets,

wherein a link layer packet includes a header and a payload,

the header includes first information indicating whether the payload carries a segment of an input packet or more than one input packet and second information indicating least significant bits (LSBs) of a length of the payload,

in response to the first information indicating that the payload carries more than one input packet, the link layer packet further includes an additional header following the header that includes information indicating most significant bits (MSBs) of the length of the payload.