摘要:
There are provided a method for selecting an optimal beam to improve digital broadcasting receiving performance, and a digital broadcasting receiving apparatus using the same. The method includes the steps of: a) calculating a mainpath Signal to Multipath signal and Noise Ratio (SMNR) based on a channel impulse response for a plurality of beams which are formed according to steering directions from output signals of antennas, wherein the output signal of each antenna has different phase shift according to location of antenna element; b) selecting a predetermined number of beams having a high SMNR value by comparing the calculated SMNR value for respective beam; c) calculating a mainpath Signal to Dominant Multipath signal Ratio (SDMR) based on a channel impulse response corresponding to the selected beam; and d) selecting a beam output signal having the biggest SDMR value by comparing SDMR values calculated in selecting a predetermined number of beams.
摘要:
Provided are a beam combining and hybrid beam selection method that can improve digital broadcasting reception performance by combining more than two beam output signals (beam combination type) instead of simply selecting one of beam output signals (beam selection type), or even selecting an optimal method between the beam selection type and the beam combination type, and a digital broadcasting receiving apparatus using the same. The beam selecting method includes: a) calculating SMNRs (mainpath signal to multipath signal and noise ratios) with respect to a plurality of beam output signals, formed according to directions from a plurality of antenna output signals whose phases are shifted depending on arrangement positions of array antennas, by using corresponding channel impulse responses; b) selecting a first predetermined number of beam output signals according to magnitudes of the SMNRs by comparing the calculated SMNRs with respect to the respective beam output signals; c) calculating a delay time between mainpath signals of the selected beam output signals, and generating a combined beam output signal by combining the two beam output signals by adjusting the calculated delay time; d) when the SMNR of the combined beam output signal is less than the maximal SMNR of the selected beam output signals, calculating an SDMR (mainpath signal to dominant multipath signal ratio) with respect to the respective beam output signals, and selecting a beam output signal having the greatest SDMR; and e) calculating an SMNR of the combined beam output signal using channel impulse response of the combined beam output signal, and comparing the calculated SMNR with a maximal value among the SMNRs of the selected beam output signals; and f) when the SMNR of the combined beam output signal is greater than or equal to the maximal SMNR of the selected output signals, selecting the combined beam output signal generated in step c).
摘要:
An apparatus for determining a downstream topology in a hybrid-fiber-coaxial network includes: a signal branching unit for branching a signal received from a cable modem termination system into a plurality of branched signals; a plurality of signal selecting units for selectively receiving a frequency band signal corresponding to a specific downstream channel among the plurality of branched signals; a downstream topology determining unit for analyzing a downstream ambiguity resolution frequency list contained in a channel information message of a downstream primary channel received from the cable modem termination system, collecting in parallel channel information messages with respect to a plurality of downstream channels, and determining a downstream topology at a high speed using the collected channel information messages; and a plurality of packet generating units for setting downstream channel frequency bands of the signal selecting units under control of the downstream topology determining unit, and sending the channel information messages of the collected downstream channels to the downstream topology determining unit.
摘要:
A digital broadcasting receiver with DGPS RTCM data output port and a terminal for supporting the DGPS service using the same are disclosed. The digital broadcasting receiver having DGPS RTCM data output port, includes: a radio frequency processing unit for receiving digital broadcasting signals and converting the received signals into baseband data; a decoding unit for decoding the baseband data to generate decoded data; a DGPS information extractor unit for extracting a Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) information from a DGPS data which is one of the decoded data; and a RTCM104 formatting unit for converting the DGPS information into RTCM104 data which is compatible with the DGPS RTCM data input port and outputting the RTCM104 data through the DGPS RTCM data output port.
摘要:
The present invention relates to an apparatus for transforming digital TV broadcasting signals into digital radio broadcasting signals and a method thereof. The apparatus includes: a transport stream generator for transforming TV broadcasting signals outputted from outside into digital TV broadcasting transport streams; a broadcasting transport format transformer for generating digital radio broadcasting transport streams by transforming the digital TV broadcasting transport streams in conformity to a digital radio broadcasting transport protocol based on a radio broadcasting schedule; a digital radio broadcasting multiplexer for multiplexing the generated digital radio broadcasting transport streams generated in the broadcasting transport format transformer; a modulating/up-converting unit for modulating the multiplexed digital radio broadcasting transport streams in a modulation method of digital radio broadcasting and up-converting frequencies of the modulated radio broadcasting signals into radio frequency (RF) signals; and a high-power amplifier for amplifying and transmitting the up-converted RF signals through a transmitting antenna.
摘要:
A timing lock detection apparatus and method for digital broadcasting receiver are provided. The apparatus includes: a discrete value generator for cyclically selecting a discrete signal value from a continuous timing error signal; a differential calculator for obtaining a difference between the currently selected timing error signal value and a previously selected timing error signal that is a timing jitter signal; a sign variation detector for detecting variation in a sign of the timing jitter signal; a lock control signal generator for discriminating a period based on the detected sign changing time, and controlling a lock step of the loop filter according to a convergence mode of the timing jitter signal at each period; and a lock detection signal generator for generating a lock signal or an unlock signal according to whether the timing jitter signal reaches a steady state and using the current lock step signal.
摘要:
Provided is a five sensory data synchronizing and transmitting apparatus and method, and an actual-feeling multimedia data providing system and method using the same. The five sensory data synchronizing and transmitting apparatus and method forms packets by describing vibration, an odor and a taste expressed in video/audio based on touch, odor and taste data descriptors and synchronizes the touch/odor/taste packets with video/audio packets on a frame basis; and then, the actual-feeling multimedia data providing system and method demultiplexes the received packets transmitted from the five sensory data synchronizing and transmitting apparatus into video data, audio data, touch data, odor data and taste data and transmits them to corresponding devices to thereby provide a user with an actual-feeling multimedia service.
摘要:
Provided are an apparatus and a method for multimedia data transmission in a cable network using a broadband and physical layer frame structure. The apparatus includes an external network matching module for transmitting data inputted/outputted from/to an external network to a Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) Media Access Control (MAC) layer, a DOCSIS MAC processor for transmitting the data from the external network matching module to a corresponding destination, a first downstream physical layer processor for handling an existing standard transmission in the data from the DOCSIS MAC processor, a second downstream physical layer processor for dealing with a new broadband transmission in the data from the DOCSIS MAC processor, and an upstream physical layer processor for providing received data to the DOCSIS MAC processor.
摘要:
A DMB/mobile communication network linkage platform for interactive service, a DMB/mobile communication network integrated receiving terminal using the same and a method thereof are disclosed. The DMB/mobile communication network linkage platform includes: a DMB basic software module for providing DMB basic functions corresponding to a handset basic software of the wireless internet standard platform; a DMB HAL engine as a lower abstract layer for providing a function of controlling DMB and a function for interactive communication; a DMB runtime engine for providing an environment for DMB APIs; and a DMB API module for providing DMB basic APIs corresponding to basic APIs of the wireless Internet standard platform.
摘要:
An apparatus for transmitting data in a digital broadcasting system is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a source encoding unit for encoding data to be transmitted and generating source-coded data; a capacity managing unit for dividing the source-coded data into divided data for a plurality of channels in case that an available data capacity for transmitting the source-coded data does not exist in one channel but sum of available data capacities of the multiple channels can accommodate the source-coded data, and adding header information to the divided data; a channel encoding unit for encoding the divided data according to channel environment and generating channel-coded data; and a transmitting unit for multiplexing, modulating and transmitting the channel-coded data through multiple frequency bands and multiple broadcasting sites.