Digital broadcasting system and method of processing data

• US 8,059,627 B2
• Filed: 07/07/2008
• Issued: 11/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Byoung Gill, Lee, Hyoung Gon, Choi, In Hwan, Hong, Sung Ryong, Song, Won Gyu, Kwak, Kook Yeon, Kim, Jin Woo
• Primary Examiner(s): Chou; Albert T
• Application Number:
  US12/168,856
• Publication Number:
  US 20090046816A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,226 Days
• Field of Search: 370/342, 370/329, 375/240.26, 348723-731, 714/792
• US Class Current: 370/342
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0045 Arrangements at the receiver end
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/006 Trellis-coded modulation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2001/0093 Point-to-multipoint
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2383 Channel coding or modulation of digital bit-stream, e.g. QPSK modulation arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received by adapting the channel coding H04L1/0009; analogue front ends or means for connecting modulators, demodulators or transceivers to a transmission line H04L27/0002
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4382 Demodulation or channel decoding, e.g. QPSK demodulation analog front ends or means for connecting modulators, demodulators or transceivers to a transmission line H04L27/0002

Abstract

A digital broadcast system and a method of processing data are disclosed. The receiving system of the digital broadcast system includes a signal receiving unit, a first data processor, a second data processor, and an A/V decoder. The signal receiving unit receives at least one of first mobile service data that is transmitted according to a first transmission method and second mobile service data that is transmitted according to a second transmission method. The first data processor performs demodulation on the first mobile service data received by the signal receiving unit using a first demodulation method and corrects errors occurring in the demodulated first mobile service data. The second data processor performs demodulation on the second mobile service data received by the signal receiving unit using a second demodulation method and corrects errors occurring in the demodulated second mobile service data. The A/V decoder performs A/V decoding on mobile service data outputted from at least one of the first and second data processors.

Claims

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

a signal receiving unit configured to receive the broadcast signal including a transmission frame having a parade of data groups that includes a collection of data groups having same Forward Error Correction (FEC codes), each of the data groups including mobile data, Transmission Parameter Channel (TPC) data and known data sequences,

wherein the each of the data groups further includes a plurality of regions, the plurality of regions including data blocks,

wherein a first of the plurality of regions includes central 4 data blocks of the data blocks,

wherein a second of the plurality of regions includes 2 data blocks which are concentric about the first of the plurality of regions,

wherein a third of the plurality of regions includes 2 data blocks which are concentric about the first and second of the plurality of regions,

wherein a fourth of the plurality of region includes 2 data blocks which are concentric about the first, second and third of the plurality of regions,

wherein a first known data sequence of the known data sequences is inserted into a third data block of the data blocks,

wherein second and third known data sequences of the known data sequences are inserted into a fourth data block of the data blocks,

wherein a fourth known data sequence of the known data sequences is inserted into a fifth data block of the data blocks,

wherein a fifth known data sequence of the known data sequences is inserted into a sixth data block of the data blocks

wherein a sixth known data sequence of the known data sequences is inserted into a seventh data block of the data blocks,

wherein the TPC data includes an identification field to indicate the parade to which the corresponding data group belongs;

a demodulator configured to demodulate the broadcast signal; and

an RS (Reed-Solomon) decoder configured to decode the demodulated broadcast signal.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first known data sequence, the third known data sequence, the fourth known data sequence, the fifth known data sequence and the sixth known data sequence are spaced 16 segments apart.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the data groups further includes initialization data that is inserted in front of each of the known data sequences.

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

receiving the broadcast signal including a transmission frame having a parade of data groups that includes a collection of data groups having same FEC codes, wherein each of the data groups includes mobile data, Transmission Parameter Channel (TPC) data and known data sequences,

wherein the each of the data groups further includes a plurality of regions, the plurality of regions including data blocks,

wherein a first of the plurality of regions includes central 4 data blocks of the data blocks,

wherein a second of the plurality of regions includes 2 data blocks which are concentric about the first of the plurality of regions,

wherein a third of the plurality of regions includes 2 data blocks which are concentric about the first and second of the plurality of regions,

wherein a fourth of the plurality of regions includes 2 data blocks which are concentric about the first, second and third of the plurality of regions,

wherein a first known data sequence of the known data sequences is inserted into a third data block of the data blocks,

wherein second and third known data sequences of the known data sequences are inserted into a fourth data block of the data blocks,

wherein a fourth known data sequence of the known data sequences is inserted into a fifth data block of the data blocks,

wherein a fifth known data sequence of the known data sequences is inserted into a sixth data block of the data blocks

wherein a sixth known data sequence of the known data sequences is inserted into a seventh data block of the data blocks,

wherein the TPC data includes an identification field to indicate the parade to which the corresponding data group belongs;

demodulating the broadcast signal; and

RS (Reed-Solomon) decoding the demodulated broadcast signal.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first known data sequence, the third known data sequence, the fourth known data sequence, the fifth known data sequence and the sixth known data sequence are spaced 16 segments apart.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein each of data groups further includes initialization data that is inserted in front of each of the known data sequences.

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

an encoder configured to encode mobile data for FEC (Forward Error Correction);

a group formatter configured to form data groups, each of the data groups including the encoded mobile data, Transmission Parameter Channel (TPC) data and known data sequences,

wherein each of the data groups further includes a plurality of regions, the plurality of regions including data blocks,

wherein a first of the plurality of regions includes central 4 data blocks of the data blocks,

wherein a second of the plurality of regions includes 2 data blocks which are concentric about the first of the plurality of regions,

wherein a third of the plurality of regions includes 2 data blocks which are concentric about the first and second of the plurality of regions,

wherein a fourth of the plurality of regions includes 2 data blocks which are concentric about the first, second and third of the plurality of regions,

wherein a first known data sequence of the known data sequences is inserted into a third data block of the data blocks,

wherein second and third known data sequences of the known data sequences are inserted into a fourth data block of the data blocks,

wherein a fourth known data sequence of the known data sequences is inserted into a fifth data block of the data blocks,

wherein a fifth known data sequence of the known data sequences is inserted into a sixth data block of the data blocks,

wherein a sixth known data sequence of the known data sequences is inserted into a seventh data block of the data blocks;

a packet formatter configured to form data packets that include data in the data groups;

a multiplexer configured to multiplex the data packets and main data packets including main data; and

a transmission unit configured to transmit the broadcast signal including a parade of the data groups that includes a collection of data groups having same FEC codes,

wherein the TPC data includes an identification field to indicate the parade to which the corresponding data group belongs.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the first known data sequence, the third known data sequence, the fourth known data sequence, the fifth known data sequence and the sixth known data sequence are spaced 16 segments apart.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein each of data groups further includes initialization data that is inserted in front of each of the known data sequences.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the apparatus further includes:

a trellis encoder configured to perform trellis encoding on data in the multiplexed data packets, wherein the initialization data is used for initializing a memory in the trellis encoder before the trellis encoding.

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

encoding mobile data for FEC (Forward Error Correction);

forming data groups, each of the data groups including the encoded mobile data, Transmission Parameter Channel (TPC) data and known data sequences,

wherein each of the data groups further includes a plurality of regions, the plurality of regions including data blocks,

wherein a first of the plurality of regions includes central 4 data blocks of the data blocks,

wherein a second of the plurality of regions includes 2 data blocks which are concentric about the first of the plurality of regions,

wherein a third of the plurality of regions includes 2 data blocks which are concentric about the first and second of the plurality of regions,

wherein a fourth of the plurality of regions includes 2 data blocks which are concentric about the first, second and third of the plurality of regions,

wherein a first known data sequence of the known data sequences is inserted into a third data block of the data blocks,

wherein second and third known data sequences of the known data sequences are inserted into a fourth data block of the data blocks,

wherein a fourth known data sequence of the known data sequences is inserted into a fifth data block of the data blocks,

wherein a fifth known data sequence of the known data sequences is inserted into a sixth data block of the data blocks,

wherein a sixth known data sequence of the known data sequences is inserted into a seventh data block of the data blocks;

forming data packets that include data in the data groups;

multiplexing the data packets and main data packets including main data; and

transmitting the broadcast signal including a parade of the data groups that includes a collection of data groups having same FEC codes,

wherein the TPC data includes an identification field to indicate the parade to which the corresponding data group belongs.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first known data sequence, the third known data sequence, the fourth known data sequence, the fifth known data sequence and the sixth known data sequence are spaced 16 segments apart.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein each of data groups further includes initialization data that is inserted in front of each of the known data sequences.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

performing trellis encoding on data in the multiplexed data packets,

wherein the initialization data is used for initializing a memory in a trellis encoder before the trellis encoding.