Abstract:
A receiver for receiving data in a broadcast system comprises a broadcast receiver that receives via said broadcast system a receiver input data stream comprising a plurality of channel symbols represented by constellation points in a constellation diagram, a demodulator that demodulates said channel symbols into codewords, and a decoder that decodes said codewords into output data words. A redundancy calculator determines a required amount of redundancy data required for correct demodulation and decoding by use of the originally received channel symbol and additional redundancy data. A broadband request unit requests, if demodulation of a channel symbol and/or decoding of a codeword is erroneous or likely to fail, a required amount of redundancy data via a broadband system, that is received by a broadband receiver via said broadband system. Said demodulator and/or said decoder is configured to use said redundancy data for demodulation and decoding, respectively.
Abstract:
A coding and modulation apparatus and method are presented. The apparatus comprises an encoder that encodes input data into cell words, and a modulator that modulates said cell words into constellation values of a non-uniform constellation. The modulator is configured to use, based on the total number M of constellation points of the constellation and the code rate, a non-uniform constellation from one or several groups of constellations each comprising one or more constellations.
Abstract:
The present technology relates to a data processing device and a data processing method capable of performing appropriate stream processing.An input stream is split into a split stream for each of a plurality of channels. A stream to be generated includes the split stream, and signature information unique for each of the input streams containing the split stream, or includes the split stream, the signature information, and location information about a transmission frequency band of a split stream constituting the input stream and different from the split stream included in the generated stream. The present technology is applicable to a channel bonding (CB) technology which splits an input stream into streams of a plurality of channels and transmits the split streams, for example.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an apparatus and a corresponding method for mapping error correction code encoded time-domain data of at least two mapping input data streams (S1, S2, . . . , Sn) onto a time-domain mapping output data stream (Q) having a frame structure, comprising a data input (102) for receiving said at least two mapping input data streams (S1, S2, . . . , Sn) each being segmented into data blocks (D1, D2, . . . , DN) carrying error correction code encoded data, a data mapper (104) for mapping the data blocks (D1, D2, . . . , DN) of said at least two mapping input data streams (S1, S2, . . . , Sn) onto frames of said mapping output data stream (Q), each frame comprising a number of frame intervals (F1, F2, . . . , FM), wherein the data mapper (104) is adapted for mapping the data blocks (D1, D2, . . . , DN) onto said frame intervals such that each frame interval (F1, F2, . . . , FM) carries sequentially arranged data blocks (D1, D2, . . . , DN) from various mapping input data streams (S1, S2, . . . , Sn) and that within a frame the mapping of data blocks (D1, D2, . . . , DN) from the various mapping input data streams (S1, S2, . . . , Sn) onto frame intervals (F1, F2, . . . , FM) is different from frame interval to frame interval, and a data output (110) for outputting said mapping output data stream (Q).
Abstract:
A method for transmitting signals over a power line network, wherein within the power line network at least one transmitter and at least one receiver communicate via at least two channels, each channel including a respective feeding port of at least one transmitter and the respective receiving port of the at least one transmitter and transmitter including at least two feeding ports. The method: determines a channel characteristic of each of the channels; applies a feeding port selection criterion based on the channel characteristic; and selects an excluded feeding port among the at least two feeding ports based on the feeding port selection criterion, wherein the excluded feeding port is not used during further communication. A corresponding power line communication modem can implement the method.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to OFDM generation apparatus and methods for generating OFDM transmission signals from OFDM symbols, each comprising a plurality of OFDM subcarriers, for transmission in a multi-carrier data transmission system. An embodiment of the proposed apparatus and method are adapted for using a selected mixing frequency for mixing said complex time-domain samples of said OFDM symbol from a baseband frequency up to a passband frequency by use of a mixing frequency to obtain said OFDM transmission signal, wherein the mixing frequency is selected such that common phase rotations of the OFDM subcarriers of said OFDM symbol with respect to adjacent OFDM symbols of said OFDM transmission signal are avoided or compensated after said mixing. Further embodiments for avoidance or compensation of such common phase rotations are provided.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a transmitting apparatus for transmitting signals in a multi carrier system, in which pilot signals and data mapped on frequency carriers are transmitted in a transmission bandwidth, wherein apart of sai transmission bandwidth is not used to transmit signals, comprising pilot signal mapping means for mapping pilot signals onto selected frequency carriers according to a pilot pattern which is adapted for a channel estimation in a corresponding receiving apparatus, said pilot pattern enabling a channel estimation for frequency carriers next to said part of said transmission bandwidth which is not used to transmit signals. The present invention further relates to a corresponding method as well as a pilot pattern.
Abstract:
A transmitter and a receiver for communicating data using at least two separate RF channels using channel bundling. The transmitter includes a data stream partitioner configured to partition a data stream of data to be communicated into two or more stream partitions, two or more modulators configured to each receive a stream partition and to generate modulated data from the received stream partition, and an interleaver configured to assign the modulated data generated by a modulator from a received stream partition to different RF channels for transmission.
Abstract:
A receiver for receiving data in a broadcast system comprises a broadcast receiver that receives via said broadcast system a receiver input data stream comprising a plurality of channel symbols represented by constellation points in a constellation diagram, a demodulator that demodulates said channel symbols into codewords, and a decoder that decodes said codewords into output data words. A redundancy calculator determines a required amount of redundancy data required for correct demodulation and decoding by use of the originally received channel symbol and additional redundancy data. A broadband request unit requests, if demodulation of a channel symbol and/or decoding of a codeword is erroneous or likely to fail, a required amount of redundancy data via a broadband system, that is received by a broadband receiver via said broadband system. Said demodulator and/or said decoder is configured to use said redundancy data for demodulation and decoding, respectively.
Abstract:
A control device for use in a broadcast system includes a broadcast controller that controls a broadcast transmitter of the broadcast system that broadcasts signals in a coverage area for reception by terminals including a broadcast receiver and a broadband receiver, and a broadband controller that controls a broadband server of a broadband system that provides redundancy data to terminals within the coverage area. The broadband controller is configured to control the provision of redundancy data by the broadband server for use by one or more terminals which use the redundancy data together with broadcast signals received via said broadcast system for recovering content received within the broadcast signals and/or provided via the broadband system.