A digital broadcast receiver for processing a broadcast signal, includes a tuner configured to receive the broadcast signal including Physical Layer Pipes (PLPs), wherein the PLPs carry link layer packets; and a controller coupled to the tuner, wherein the controller is configured to decode a specific PLP, acquire signaling information for header compression, wherein the signaling information for header compression includes a PLP identifier for the signaling information for header compression, profile information for representing a range of multiple protocols used to compress at least one stream, and a maximum value of a context identifier, decode another PLP to receive the at least one compressed stream based on the signaling information for header compression, and decompress the at least one compressed stream.