WO2012053391A1 - 送信装置及びその送信方法、並びに、受信装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a transmission apparatus, a transmission method thereof, and a reception apparatus, and more particularly, to a transmission apparatus, a transmission method thereof, and a reception apparatus capable of transmitting and receiving by connecting 13-segment transmission channels.
- the present applicant has previously proposed a method of transmitting data by connecting data of a plurality of transmission channels in the frequency axis direction in a state in which the guard band of each channel is removed in terrestrial digital broadcasting (for example, a patent).
- References 1 and 2). This concatenated transmission method is also adopted in ISDB-Tsb, which is a standard for transmission systems for terrestrial digital audio broadcasting.
- the receiving apparatus can simplify the synchronization pull-in operation for demodulation, and can speed up the channel switching time.
- terrestrial analog television broadcasting will end in July 2011 with the transition to terrestrial digital television broadcasting. It is planned to perform multimedia broadcasting for mobile terminals using a part of the frequency band vacated by the end of the terrestrial analog broadcasting, specifically, the frequency band from 207.5 MHz to 222 MHz. In this 14.5 MHz band from 207.5 MHz to 222 MHz, two 13-segment transmission channels for one channel of terrestrial digital television broadcasting and a maximum of 33 corresponding to seven transmission channels of one segment format are available. A segment can be secured.
- the present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and enables transmission and reception by connecting 13-segment transmission channels.
- At least one of the plurality of transmission channels is capable of hierarchical transmission in three or more layers, and a field for specifying a modulation scheme type in each of the three or more layers And transmitting concatenated transmission information indicating that the plurality of transmission channels are concatenated and transmitted.
- At least one of the plurality of transmission channels is capable of hierarchical transmission to three or more layers, and the modulation scheme type of each of the three or more layers is set.
- Concatenated transmission information including a field to be identified and indicating that the plurality of transmission channels are concatenated and transmitted is transmitted.
- At least one of the plurality of transmission channels is capable of hierarchical transmission in three or more layers, and includes a field for specifying a modulation scheme type in each of the three or more layers. Then, the concatenated transmission information indicating that the plural transmission channels are concatenated and transmitted is transmitted.
- At least one of the plurality of transmission channels is capable of hierarchical transmission in three or more layers, and a field for specifying a modulation scheme type in each of the three or more layers And receiving concatenated transmission information indicating that the plurality of transmission channels are concatenated and transmitted.
- At least one of the plurality of transmission channels is capable of hierarchical transmission in three or more layers, and includes a field for specifying a modulation scheme type in each of the three or more layers.
- the connection transmission information indicating that the plurality of transmission channels are connected and transmitted is received.
- At least one of the plurality of transmission channels is capable of hierarchical transmission in three or more layers, and a field for specifying a modulation scheme in each of the three or more layers is provided. Including transmission information indicating that the plurality of transmission channels are connected and transmitted.
- At least one of the plurality of transmission channels is capable of hierarchical transmission to three or more layers, and includes a field for specifying a modulation scheme of each of the three or more layers, Concatenated transmission information indicating that a plurality of transmission channels are concatenated and transmitted is transmitted.
- 13 segment transmission data can be concatenated and transmitted.
- connection transmission system of this invention It is a figure explaining the connection transmission system of this invention. It is a figure explaining the connection transmission system of this invention. It is a figure explaining the connection transmission system of this invention. It is a figure explaining the transmission data of 13 segment format. It is a figure explaining the transmission data of 1 segment format and 3 segment format. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the connection transmission descriptor which implement
- Transmission method of the present invention In this specification, in a band from 207.5 MHz to 222 MHz for performing multimedia broadcasting for portable terminals, a transmission method with improved frequency utilization efficiency, a transmission device that transmits by the transmission method, and a transmission method thereof A receiving device for receiving a transmitted signal is proposed.
- a maximum of 33 segments can be secured in the 14.5MHz bandwidth from 207.5MHz to 222MHz.
- one segment is a band of about 429 KHz, which is a data unit obtained by equally dividing the bandwidth (6 MHz) of one channel of conventional terrestrial analog broadcasting into 14, and is a basic band of terrestrial digital broadcasting. Therefore, the transmission method of the present invention enables transmission data of each channel to be transmitted (connected transmission) by connecting up to 33 segments without a guard band.
- transmission data in 13-segment format, 1-segment format, or 3-segment format can be combined and transmitted in any combination up to a maximum of 33 segments in a bandwidth of 14.5 MHz.
- the transmission data includes at least one 13-segment data.
- the transmission device can concatenately transmit a total of 33 segments of transmission data in which two 13-segment transmission data and seven 1-segment transmission data are concatenated.
- the transmission apparatus has a total of 33 segments in which two 13-segment transmission data, four one-segment transmission data, and one three-segment transmission data are connected. Data can be concatenated and transmitted.
- the 13-segment transmission data conforms to the transmission format of digital terrestrial television broadcasting standardized as ISDB-T (Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial).
- the transmission data in the 1-segment format and the 3-segment format conforms to the transmission format of terrestrial digital audio broadcasting standardized as ISDB-Tsb (ISDB-T sound broadcasting).
- ISDB-Tsb ISDB-T sound broadcasting
- OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
- transmission data transmission signal
- OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
- a number of orthogonal subcarriers (subcarriers) are provided in the transmission band, and data is assigned to the amplitude and phase of each subcarrier, such as PSK (Phase Shift Keying) and QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation). Is digitally modulated.
- PSK Phase Shift Keying
- QAM Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
- one channel of transmission data consists of a total of 13 OFDM segments.
- An OFDM segment is an OFDM frame configured by adding pilot signals (SP, CP) to a data segment which is a data unit of one segment. All 13 OFDM segments are collectively converted into OFDM transmission signals by IFFT.
- 13 OFDM segments can be composed of multiple hierarchies and hierarchical transmission can be performed simultaneously.
- Each layer is composed of one or more OFDM segments, and parameters such as carrier modulation scheme, inner code coding rate, and time interleave length can be changed for each layer.
- parameters such as carrier modulation scheme, inner code coding rate, and time interleave length can be changed for each layer.
- hierarchical transmission by three layers of A layer, B layer, and C layer is possible at the maximum, so at least three layer transmission is also possible in this transmission method.
- frequency signals are interleaved within the segment, so that a television signal can be obtained using a one-segment receiver (digital audio broadcast receiver). It is possible to receive a part of (partial reception).
- Transmission data in 1 segment format consists of one OFDM segment. Transmission data in one segment format is composed of only one layer (A layer).
- ⁇ Transmission data in 3 segment format consists of 3 OFDM segments.
- one OFDM segment in the center in the frequency direction and two OFDM segments adjacent vertically in the frequency direction can be set in different layers and two-layer transmission can be performed. That is, it is possible to transmit with different parameters in the A layer and the B layer, with one OFDM segment in the center as the A layer and two OFDM segments adjacent in the upper and lower layers as the B layer.
- frequency interleaving is performed only in the center of one OFDM segment. As a result, partial reception is possible even with a function-limited receiver that can receive only a transmission signal of one segment format.
- this transmission method is based on ISDB-T for 13-segment transmission data and ISDB-Tsb for 1-segment and 3-segment transmission data. Shared with broadcasting and digital terrestrial audio broadcasting.
- PSI / SI Program Specific Information / Service Information
- PSI / SI Program Specific Information / Service Information
- NIT Network Information Table
- This NIT defines information associating transmission channel information such as a modulation frequency with a broadcast program.
- the NIT has a terrestrial distribution system descriptor [terrestrial_delivery_system_descriptor ()] that describes the physical conditions of the terrestrial transmission path, and a service list descriptor [service_list_descriptor ()] that describes a list of organized channels and their types. .
- a connected transmission descriptor [connected_transmission_descriptor ()] describing physical conditions at the time of connected transmission in the ground transmission path is defined as shown in FIG.
- FIG. 6 shows a connection transmission descriptor [connection transmission information describing physical conditions at the time of connection transmission in the terrestrial transmission path, in order to realize a connection transmission method for connecting and transmitting up to 33 segments of the present invention.
- the data structure of connected_transmission_descriptor ()] is shown.
- the connected transmission descriptor [connected_transmission_descriptor ()] is a descriptor that identifies a group of transport streams to be connected and can enumerate the transport streams in this group. This connected transmission descriptor [connected_transmission_descriptor ()] is described in the TS loop of the NIT.
- a connected transmission group ID for identifying a group of transport streams performing the connected transmission is described. For example, when all the transport streams of a total of 33 segments are concatenated, the same concatenated transmission group ID (for example, “0”) is set for all the transport streams.
- segment_type a segment format type for identifying whether the transport stream indicated by the linked transmission descriptor is one segment format, three segment format, or 13 segment format is described.
- This [segment_type] field is 2-bit information. As shown in FIG. 7, “00” represents a 1-segment format, “01” represents a 3-segment format, and “10” represents a 13-segment format. . “11” indicates that the judgment is made with reference to the TMCC signal.
- [Modulation_type_A] field describes the modulation type.
- This [modulation_type_A] field indicates the modulation scheme type of the data of the entire segment in the case of the 1 segment format, and indicates the modulation scheme type of the A layer in the case of the 3 segment format and the 13 segment format.
- the modulation type includes a differential modulation type and a synchronous modulation type.
- the differential modulation scheme is DQPSK
- the synchronous modulation scheme is QPSK, 16QAM, or 64QAM.
- the modulation scheme type indicating the differential modulation scheme or the synchronous modulation scheme can be said to be a broad classification of the modulation scheme, and whether it is DQPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, or 64QAM is a narrow modulation scheme classification. It can be said that.
- the field [modulation_type_A] is 2-bit information. As shown in FIG. 8, “00” represents a differential modulation scheme (DQPSK), and “01” represents a synchronous modulation scheme (QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM). . “11” represents determination by referring to the TMCC signal, and “10” is reserved for the future.
- DQPSK differential modulation scheme
- QPSK synchronous modulation scheme
- 16QAM 16QAM
- 64QAM 64QAM
- the above is the data structure of the concatenated transmission descriptor that describes the physical conditions at the time of concatenated transmission, which is the present transmission method, in conformity with ISDB-T and corresponding to the case of hierarchical transmission with up to three layers.
- a [modulation_type_D] field describing the modulation scheme type of the fourth layer (D layer) may be provided after the [modulation_type_C] field.
- the B layer and the C layer do not exist when transmitted in one layer (only the A layer), and the C layer does not exist when transmitted in two layers.
- information indicating that transmission in the layer is not performed may be described. Specifically, information indicating that transmission in the layer is not performed is represented by “10”. For example, when transmission is performed in one layer, “10” is described in the fields of [modulation_type_B] and [modulation_type_C]. When transmitting in two layers, “10” may be described in the field of [modulation_type_C].
- FIG. 9 shows a data structure of the NIT in which the above-described connected transmission descriptor [connected_transmission_descriptor ()] is described.
- the field of [table_id] is an identifier indicating what this network information section indicates, and if it is the NIT of its own network, the value “0x40” is the NIT of the other network. In some cases, the value “0x41” is described.
- the NIT includes an NIT indicating its own network information and an NIT indicating information on other networks.
- section_syntax_indicator is an identifier indicating a section syntax instruction, and its value is always “1”.
- [Reserved_future_use] field is a reserved extension area that can specify some information in the future.
- the [reserved] field is a reserved area.
- the [section_length] field specifies the number of bytes of the section from immediately after the section length field to the end of the section including CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check).
- the [network_id] field is an ID for identifying the network indicated by the NIT.
- the [version_number] field indicates the version number of the subtable.
- the field [current_next_indicator] indicates that the sub-table is the current sub-table when this value is “1”, and the sub-table to be sent is still applied when this value is “0”. It is an identifier indicating that the next sub-table is used.
- section_number indicates the section number.
- the section number of the first section in the sub-table is “0x00”. This section number is incremented by “1” each time a section having the same [table_id] and [network_id] is added.
- the [last_section_number] field indicates the number of the last section of the sub-table to which the section belongs, that is, the section having the largest section number.
- the [network_descriptors_length] field indicates the total number of bytes in the loop of the network descriptor (descriptor ()) that follows. In the loop, a network descriptor descriptor () is described.
- the [transport_stream_loop_length] field indicates the total number of bytes of the transport stream loop that ends immediately before the first byte of CRC_32.
- the field [transport_stream_id] in the TS loop is an ID for identifying this transport stream from other multiplexes in the distribution system.
- the [original_network_id] field is an ID indicating [network_id] of the original network.
- the field [transport_descriptors_length] is an identifier indicating the total number of bytes in the loop of the transport descriptor (descriptor ()) that follows.
- this transport descriptor the above-described connected transmission descriptor [connected_transmission_descriptor ()], terrestrial distribution system descriptor [terrestrial_delivery_system_descriptor ()], service list descriptor [service_list_descriptor ()], and the like are described.
- the field [CRC_32] is an error code indicating a CRC and including a CRC value that causes the register output to be “0” after processing the entire section.
- the connected transmission descriptor [connected_transmission_descriptor ()] has a field that can define the 13-segment format as one of the segment formats of the transmission channels that are connected and transmitted.
- the 13-segment transmission channel can be transmitted in three or more layers, and the connected transmission descriptor [connected_transmission_descriptor ()] is a modulation scheme type of at least three layers (A layer, B layer, C layer). Contains a field that identifies
- the connected transmission descriptor [connected_transmission_descriptor ()] associates a plurality of transmission channels (transport streams) to be connected and transmitted. Therefore, by including this concatenated transmission descriptor in the control information of MPEG-2 Systems, it is possible to notify the receiving apparatus in association with a plurality of transport streams that are concatenated and transmitted to each other.
- the receiving device analyzes the concatenated transmission descriptor included in the NIT, so that the segment containing the transport stream currently received is connected to the adjacent segment (on the high frequency side) that has been concatenated. It is possible to determine whether there is an adjacent segment) and whether there is a lower adjacent segment (segment adjacent to the low frequency side) on which concatenated transmission is performed. Furthermore, it can be determined whether the modulation method type of the upper adjacent segment or the lower adjacent segment is a synchronous modulation method or a differential modulation method. When the modulation scheme type of the segment including the currently received transport stream is a synchronous modulation scheme, the receiving apparatus estimates transmission characteristics using SP signals included in the upper and lower adjacent segments. be able to. If the transmission characteristics can be estimated using the SP signal of the adjacent segment in this way, the transmission characteristics of the subcarrier at the end portion in the frequency direction of the segment can be accurately estimated, and the waveform etc. Processing can be performed.
- the B layer in the adjacent transmission channel is an adjacent segment, and if this B layer is a synchronous modulation system, the SP signal
- the transmission characteristics can be estimated using
- the adjacent segment to the segment of the A layer is a segment of the B layer in its own transmission channel (transport stream).
- the adjacent segments to the B layer segment are the A layer segment in its own transmission channel (transport stream) and the other transmission channel (other transport stream) segments.
- the receiving apparatus when switching the transmission channel to be received by analyzing the concatenated transmission descriptor included in the NIT, the transmission channel before switching and the transmission channel after switching are in a linked transmission relationship. Information can be obtained.
- the receiving apparatus can continue to use the synchronization timing established in the transmission channel before switching in the transmission channel after switching. it can. Therefore, the receiving apparatus can simplify the synchronization pull-in operation for demodulation, and can speed up the channel switching time.
- FIG. 10 shows an example of the configuration of a transmitting apparatus that connects and transmits 13-segment format, 1-segment format, or 3-segment format transmission channels according to the concatenated transmission method of the present invention. That is, FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a transmission apparatus to which the present invention is applied.
- the transmission apparatus 100 includes a plurality of source encoders 101a (101a-101 to 101a-n), an OFDM transmission apparatus 102, an antenna 103, and a system control apparatus 104.
- Each base encoder 101a receives baseband video data, audio data, and the like, and each source encoder 101a compresses and encodes them using a method such as MPEG-2 to generate a program stream.
- Each source encoder 101a multiplexes a plurality of generated program streams to generate a transport stream defined by MPEG-2 Systems.
- Each transport stream output from each source encoder 101a corresponds to each transmission channel.
- control information such as NIT generated by the system control device 104 is input to each source encoder 101a, and each source encoder 101a also multiplexes them by including them in the transport stream.
- This control information includes the above-described connected transmission descriptor [connected_transmission_descriptor ()].
- the OFDM transmitter 102 performs transmission path encoding processing for each transport stream input from each source encoder 101a, that is, for each transmission channel, and configures an OFDM frame that is a transmission frame composed of 204 OFDM symbols. Subsequently, the OFDM transmitter 102 synchronizes a plurality (204) of OFDM symbols generated for each transmission channel in the time axis direction, and further multiplexes these OFDM symbols in the frequency direction. Subsequently, the OFDM transmitter 102 collectively performs IFFT conversion on a plurality of OFDM symbols multiplexed in the frequency direction, and performs OFDM modulation.
- the OFDM transmitter 102 includes at least an IFFT input assigning unit 111, an IFFT operation unit 112, and a guard interval adding unit 113.
- Error correction, interleaving, carrier modulation, etc. are performed, and the data (TS) of each transmission channel configured in the OFDM frame is input to the IFFT input allocation unit 111.
- IFFT input assigning section 111 multiplexes data of each transmission channel in the frequency direction.
- the IFFT calculation unit 112 collectively performs inverse Fourier transform on the multiplexed signals for n channels to generate a time-domain baseband OFDM signal.
- the guard interval adding unit 113 adds a guard interval to the baseband OFDM signal from the IFFT calculation unit 112.
- the OFDM transmitter 102 can connect a plurality of transmission channels by performing the processing as described above. Then, transmission waves of a plurality of transmission channels connected by the OFDM transmitter 102 are transmitted to the outside via the antenna 103.
- step S1 the system control apparatus 104 generates control information (PSI / SI) including a connected transmission descriptor [connected_transmission_descriptor ()] and supplies it to each source encoder 101a.
- PSI / SI control information
- each source encoder 101a generates a transport stream defined in MPEG-2 Systems. More specifically, each source encoder 101a multiplexes a plurality of program streams such as video data and audio data to generate a transport stream corresponding to each transmission channel. At this time, control information (PSI / SI) including the connected transmission descriptor [connected_transmission_descriptor ()] is also multiplexed.
- PSI / SI control information
- step S3 the OFDM transmitter 102 configures an OFDM frame for each transport stream input from each source encoder 101a.
- step S4 the OFDM transmitter 102 synchronizes the OFDM symbols for each transmission channel in the time axis direction, and further multiplexes these OFDM symbols in the frequency direction.
- step S5 the OFDM transmitter 102 collectively IFFT-converts a plurality of OFDM symbols multiplexed in the frequency direction to generate a time-domain baseband OFDM signal.
- step S6 the OFDM transmitter 102 adds a guard interval to the baseband OFDM signal in the time domain, sends it out from the antenna 103, and ends.
- FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a receiving apparatus to which the present invention is applied.
- the reception antenna 220 receives the terrestrial broadcast signal transmitted by the transmission device 100.
- the demodulation unit 201 performs digital demodulation processing on the broadcast signal received by the reception antenna 220.
- the decoding unit 202 decodes the signal subjected to digital demodulation processing by the demodulation unit 201 by performing deinterleaving processing, error correction processing, and the like, and extracts a transport stream.
- the extraction unit 203 extracts each TS packet based on the PID (packet identification number) described in the TS packet in the transport stream input from the decoding unit 202, and digital data included in each TS packet Determines whether the signal belongs to an audio signal or a video signal. Then, the extraction unit 203 outputs digital data belonging to the audio signal to the audio decoder 204, outputs digital data belonging to the video signal to the video decoder 205, and outputs digital data belonging to the data signal to the data decoder 206.
- PID packet identification number
- the extraction unit 203 extracts control information (PSI / SI) such as NIT, SDT (Service Description Table), and BAT (Bouquet Association Table) included in the transport stream, and is included in the PSI / SI. Each information is output to the system controller 209.
- PSI / SI control information
- NIT Network Information
- SDT Service Description Table
- BAT Bouquet Association Table
- the audio decoder 204, the video decoder 205, and the data decoder 206 generate an audio signal, a video signal, and a data signal by performing a decoding process on the digital data input from the extraction unit 203, respectively. Note that in the case of receiving only an audio broadcast of only audio information, the video decoder 205 and the data decoder 206 in the receiving apparatus 200 may not be provided.
- the memory 208 holds control information (PSI / SI) included in the transport stream.
- the memory 208 can be constituted by various rewritable semiconductor memories, and may be detachable from the receiving device 200, for example.
- the system controller 209 controls the operation of each part of the receiving apparatus 200 by exchanging various signals with each part of the receiving apparatus 200. Further, the system controller 209 extracts information included in PSI / SI such as NIT, SDT, and BAT input from the extraction unit 203 and stores the information in the memory 208.
- PSI / SI such as NIT, SDT, and BAT
- the operation input unit 211 accepts various user operations (inputs) to the receiving apparatus 200 such as a reception start command, a service switching command, and a service number setting.
- the display unit 212 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display device, and displays data such as a service number, a service name, and additional information to the user.
- the receiving antenna 220 receives a broadcast signal transmitted from the transmitting device 100.
- the extraction unit 203 extracts control information (PSI / SI) such as NIT including a concatenated transmission descriptor from the transport stream received and demodulated by the reception antenna 220, and outputs the extracted control information to the system controller 209. To do.
- PSI / SI control information
- NIT concatenated transmission descriptor
- the system controller 209 controls to receive a desired transmission channel based on the concatenated transmission descriptor included in the NIT. Specifically, when the transmission channel to be received is switched, it is possible to obtain information as to whether the transmission channel before switching and the transmission channel after switching are connected and transmitted. When the transmission channel before switching and the transmission channel after switching are connected and transmitted, the system controller 209 continues to use the synchronization timing established in the transmission channel before switching in the transmission channel after switching. To control. As a result, the synchronization pull-in operation for demodulation can be simplified, and the channel switching time can be increased.
- the series of processes described above can be executed by hardware or software.
- a program constituting the software is installed in the computer.
- the computer includes, for example, a general-purpose personal computer capable of executing various functions by installing various programs by installing a computer incorporated in dedicated hardware.
- FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a computer that executes the above-described series of processing by a program.
- a CPU Central Processing Unit
- ROM Read Only Memory
- RAM Random Access Memory
- An input / output interface 305 is further connected to the bus 304.
- An input unit 306, an output unit 307, a storage unit 308, a communication unit 309, and a drive 310 are connected to the input / output interface 305.
- the input unit 306 includes a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, and the like.
- the output unit 307 includes a display, a speaker, and the like.
- the storage unit 308 includes a hard disk, a nonvolatile memory, and the like.
- the communication unit 309 includes a network interface and the like.
- the drive 310 drives a removable recording medium 311 such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a semiconductor memory.
- the CPU 301 loads the program stored in the storage unit 308 to the RAM 303 via the input / output interface 305 and the bus 304 and executes the program, for example. Is performed.
- the program executed by the computer (CPU 301) can be provided by being recorded in a removable recording medium 311 as a package medium or the like, for example.
- the program can be provided via a wired or wireless transmission medium such as a local area network, the Internet, or digital satellite broadcasting.
- the program executed by the computer may be a program that is processed in time series in the order described in this specification, or in parallel or at a necessary timing such as when a call is made. It may be a program for processing.
- the broadcast signal according to the coupled transmission method of the present invention is not limited to being transmitted as a terrestrial signal from a broadcast station, but may be transmitted via a satellite wave, a CATV (Cable Television) network, or the like.
- the broadcast signal may be transmitted by multicast such as IPTV (Internet Protocol Television).
- the web server corresponds to the transmission device of the present invention
- the network I such as NIC (Network Interface Card).
- a personal computer equipped with / F (Inter face) corresponds to the receiving apparatus of the present invention.
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1.本発明の送信方法の説明
2.本発明の送信方法により送信する送信装置の実施の形態
3.本発明の送信方法により送信された放送信号を受信する受信装置の実施の形態
[本発明の送信方法]
本明細書では、携帯端末向けのマルチメディア放送を行う207.5MHzから222MHzまでの帯域において、周波数利用効率を向上させた送信方法と、その送信方法により送信する送信装置、及び、その送信方法により送信された信号を受信する受信装置を提案する。
図4を参照して、13セグメント形式の伝送データについて説明する。
図5を参照して、1セグメント形式と3セグメント形式の伝送データについて説明する。
MPEG-2Systems並びにARIB STD-B10では、PSI/SIの一つとして、NIT(Network Information Table)を規定している。このNITは、変調周波数など伝送路の情報と、放送番組を関連付ける情報を定義する。例えば、NITには、地上伝送路の物理的条件を記述する地上分配システム記述子[terrestrial_delivery_system_descriptor()]や、編成チャンネルとその種別の一覧を記述するサービスリスト記述子[service_list_descriptor()]などがある。
図9は、以上のような連結送信記述子[connected_transmission_descriptor()]が記述されるNITのデータ構造を示している。
[送信装置の構成例]
図10は、本発明の連結送信方式により、13セグメント形式、1セグメント形式、または3セグメント形式の伝送チャンネルを連結して送信する送信装置の構成例を示している。即ち、図10は、本発明を適用した送信装置の一実施の形態を示すブロック図である。
[受信装置の構成例]
つぎに、上述した送信装置100により送信された地上波デジタル放送の放送信号を受信する受信装置200の構成について説明する。換言すれば、図13は、本発明を適用した受信装置の一実施の形態を示すブロック図である。
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- 複数の伝送チャンネルのうちの少なくとも1つは3階層以上に階層伝送可能になっており、前記3階層以上の各階層の変調方式種別を特定するフィールドを含み、前記複数の伝送チャンネルが連結送信されていることを示す連結送信情報を送信する
送信装置。 - 前記連結送信情報は、連結送信記述子としてトランスポートストリームの制御情報として送信され、
前記複数の伝送チャンネルに対応する複数の前記トランスポートストリームを直交周波数分割多重方式(OFDM)で変調し、その結果得られる前記複数の伝送チャンネルに対応する複数のOFDM信号を時間軸方向に同期させ、さらに、周波数方向に多重化して送信する
請求項1に記載の送信装置。 - 前記複数の伝送チャンネルのうちの少なくとも1つは、13セグメント形式の伝送チャンネルである
請求項1に記載の送信装置。 - 複数の伝送チャンネルのうちの少なくとも1つは、3階層以上で階層伝送されている
請求項1に記載の送信装置。 - 複数の伝送チャンネルのうちの少なくとも1つは、3階層で階層伝送されている
請求項4に記載の送信装置。 - 前記3階層以上に階層伝送可能になっている1つの前記伝送チャンネル以外の、連結送信されている伝送チャンネルの1つは、2階層以下で伝送されている
請求項1に記載の送信装置。 - 前記3階層以上に階層伝送可能になっている1つの前記伝送チャンネル以外の、連結送信されている伝送チャンネルの1つは、1階層で伝送されている
請求項6に記載の送信装置。 - 連結送信される前記複数の伝送チャンネルのセグメント数は33セグメントである
請求項1に記載の送信装置。 - 前記3階層以上の階層の1つである第1の階層の変調方式種別を特定する前記フィールドには、差動変調であることか、または、同期変調であることを示す値が格納される
請求項1に記載の送信装置。 - 前記第1の階層の変調方式種別を特定する前記フィールドは、差動変調である場合は”00”、同期変調である場合は”01”の2ビットの情報で表される
請求項9に記載の送信装置。 - 前記3階層以上の階層の前記第1の階層以外の階層である第2以降の伝送がなされない階層の変調方式種別を特定する前記フィールドには、当該階層での伝送がなされないことを示す値が格納される
請求項9に記載の送信装置。 - 前記第2以降の伝送がなされない階層の変調方式種別を特定する前記フィールドは、”10”の2ビットの情報で表される
請求項11に記載の送信装置。 - 前記3階層以上の階層の所定の階層での伝送がなされないことを示す情報を送信する
請求項1に記載の送信装置。 - 複数の伝送チャンネルのうちの少なくとも1つは3階層以上に階層伝送可能になっており、前記3階層以上の各階層の変調方式種別を特定するフィールドを含み、前記複数の伝送チャンネルが連結送信されていることを示す連結送信情報を送信する
送信装置の送信方法。 - 複数の伝送チャンネルのうちの少なくとも1つは3階層以上に階層伝送可能になっており、前記3階層以上の各階層の変調方式種別を特定するフィールドを含み、前記複数の伝送チャンネルが連結送信されていることを示す連結送信情報を受信する
受信装置。 - 前記連結送信情報は、連結送信記述子としてトランスポートストリームの制御情報として受信され、
前記トランスポートストリームの信号は、前記複数の伝送チャンネルに対応する複数の前記トランスポートストリームが直交周波数分割多重方式(OFDM)で変調され、その結果得られる前記複数の伝送チャンネルに対応する複数のOFDM信号が時間軸方向に同期させられ、さらに、周波数方向に多重化されている
請求項15に記載の受信装置。 - 前記連結送信情報に基づいて、所望の伝送チャンネルを受信する制御を行う
請求項15に記載の受信装置。 - 複数の伝送チャンネルのうちの少なくとも1つは3階層以上に階層伝送可能になっており、前記3階層以上の各階層の変調方式を特定するフィールドを含み、前記複数の伝送チャンネルが連結送信されていることを示す連結送信情報を送信する
送信装置。
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