Abstract:
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a pilot signal generating apparatus, including: a changed amount estimating unit which estimates a changed amount of a pilot symbol due to interference of a data symbol which is adjacent to a predefined position of the pilot symbol; and a symbol generating unit which generates the pilot symbol in consideration of the estimated changed amount.
Abstract:
Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for soft-decision demodulating in non-square quadrature amplitude modulation. The apparatus includes: a signal receiving unit receiving a quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) modulated signal at an m modulation degree at a transmitting side; a soft-decision bit calculating unit determining a soft-decision bit value by calculating log likelihood ratios (LLRs) for m bits of the received QAM modulated signal; and a signal decoding unit restoring the received QAM modulated signal based on the determined soft-decision bit value, in which the soft-decision bit calculating unit defines a log likelihood ratio calculation equation by approximating soft-decision boundary points of constellation points for m bits of non-square QAM having odd bits, respectively.
Abstract:
Provided is a channel switching method and channel reception method to enhance spectrum use efficiency and a channel switching apparatus and channel reception apparatus using the same. The channel switching method may include extracting, based on received information associated with a virtual channel currently viewed by a user, broadcasting data on a corresponding virtual channel in a physical channel, determining communication data to be added to an idle frequency band in the physical channel including the extracted broadcasting data, and transmitting a transmission data stream generated based on communication data and broadcasting data included in the physical channel, wherein the physical channel comprises broadcasting data on a plurality of virtual channels and uses a predetermined frequency band.
Abstract:
A method of transmitting a high definition (HD) image and an ultra high definition (UHD) image, the method including obtaining a first HD image by down-scaling an original UHD image, obtaining at least one of a second HD image and a half-resolution UHD image by down-scaling the original UHD image, encoding the first HD image, encoding at least one of the second HD image and the half-resolution UHD image, generating a first transmission stream by multiplexing and synchronizing the encoded first HD image, generating a second transmission stream by multiplexing and synchronizing at least one of the encoded second HD image and the encoded half-resolution UHD image, transmitting the first transmission stream via a first transmission channel, and transmitting the second transmission stream via a second transmission channel differing from the first transmission channel is provided.
Abstract:
A broadcasting transmitting apparatus of providing a multi-picture may include a multi-picture generator configured to divide an acquired video into a first video and a second video; a first video encoder configured to encode the first video; a second video encoder configured to encode the second video; a multiplexer configured to multiplex the first and second videos to a single stream video; and a transmitter configured to modulate the multiplexed single stream video to transmit the modulated single stream video to a receiving apparatus through a broadcasting network.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a transport device in a video system which uses a hybrid video codec. The transport device includes a first video encoder which encodes a first video using a first video codec, a second video encoder which encodes a second video using a second video codec, and a delay buffer for synchronizing a delay time for the first video and the second video, based on a buffer size of if a first transport stream system target decoder (T-STD) stipulated in the first video encoder and a buffer size of a second T-STD stipulated in the second video encoder.
Abstract:
An apparatus for combining a broadcasting channel may include a channel detector to detect a vacant Radio Frequency (RF) broadcasting channel used by a photoelectric converter that converts a first broadcast program as an optical signal to a first RF signal, a broadcast receiving interface to receive at least one second broadcast program, a broadcast modulator to generate a second RF signal by modulating the second broadcast program using the vacant RF broadcasting channel, and a channel combiner to combine a broadcasting channel used for the first RF signal and the vacant RF broadcasting channel.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a headend device for a cable network and a method of operating the headend device. The headend device for a hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC)-based cable network may transmit a digital video data stream and an Internet Protocol (IP) data stream input using various input interface standards integratedly based on a frequency channel standard for the cable network to improve efficiency.
Abstract:
An apparatus for bonding a broadcast channel, including an encoder to output at least one broadcasting program in a form of a transport stream (TS) packet by encoding the at least one broadcasting program, a multiplexer to multiplex the TS packets by mixing the TS packets with signaling information, and a transmitter to transmit the multiplexed TS packet by distributing the multiplexed TS packet via bonded channels, and the transmitter transmits control packets to control the TS packets along with the TS packets through the bonded channels via which the TS packets is transmitted is provided.
Abstract:
An operation method of a terminal in a communication system may comprise: receiving downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling uplink transmission from a base station; identifying a communication node initiating a channel occupancy time associated with the uplink transmission based on a channel access parameter included in the DCI; and performing the uplink transmission scheduled by the DCI within the channel occupancy time initiated by the communication node, wherein the communication node is the terminal or the base station.