Abstract:
Aspects of the invention are directed to physical layer and data link layer signaling in digital video broadcast preamble symbols. Embodiments are directed to distributing physical layer pre-signalling data among preamble symbols. If physical layer data is larger than a predetermined number of preamble symbols, then excess physical layer data is written to data symbols immediately following the preamble symbols in top-down order symbol by symbol or the predetermined number of preamble symbols is increased. If physical layer data is not larger than the predetermined number of preamble symbols such that there is excess preamble symbol space, physical layer pipe 0 data comprising link layer signaling and notification data is carried in the excess preamble symbols or the excess preamble symbols are left empty. Different permutation rules may be used to frequency interleave odd-numbered versus even-numbered orthogonal frequency division multiplexing symbols.
Abstract:
In accordance with an embodiment, a best-effort service is divided into packets for best-effort digital broadcast transmission. The packets are encapsulated with an encapsulation protocol that uses a packet order defining field. The encapsulated packets are inserted into an unused portion of a slot of a digital broadcast transmission frame. Then, the encapsulated packets are repeatedly inserted into the unused portion of the slot of the digital broadcast transmission frame in a packet-carousel fashion. And the transmission frame is digitally broadcast. In accordance with an embodiment, a digital broadcast transmission is received. Encapsulated packets that have been repeatedly broadcast in a packet-carousel fashion are accessed from a best-effort portion of a digital broadcast transmission frame slot. And a best-effort service is composed from the encapsulated packets by combining the encapsulated packets in an order based on a packet order defining field of the encapsulated packets.
Abstract:
A multiprotocol encapsulation forward error correction (MPE-FEC) frame comprising datagrams and FEC data. An MPE encapsulator places datagrams in MPE sections and FEC data in MPE-FEC sections. A time slicing block forms a sequence of bursts and dividing the MPE-FEC frame between bursts, such that MPE sections are sent in at least two bursts. The time slicing block add a burst number parameter to headers of the MPE and MPE-FEC sections to enable a terminal to determine whether to expect further bursts carrying data from the MPE-FEC frame.
Abstract:
A method for data transmission comprising, placing one or more data segments into a two-dimensional structure (103) having first data arrangement and second data arrangement which are perpendicular to each other and placement is with respect to first directional arrangements, adding to each second directional arrangements one or more corresponding characteristic values (107), transmitting the contents of one or more first directional arrangements that hold portions of characteristic values, and transmitting the one or more data segments.
Abstract:
A system and method is provided for ensuring that time for tuning to another RF channel between two TF frames in TF slicing exists while reception with a single hopping-tuner is enabled, and reception for terminals can be guaranteed when transmitting and receiving common services. An additional time for tuning is introduced for TF-sliced services, where the time for tuning can be inserted either before of after the P1 & P2 symbols, and the symbols allocated for the tuning time can also be used for transmission of low-bit rate services. Alternatively, additional padding bits and a guard period can be added in the event that slots or slot fragments exceed a cyclic transfer border upon time shifting. Alternatively still, the tuning time is represented by a complete TF frame, where the complete TF frame carries services other than those in the first TF frame, so that a service is transmitted in every second TF frame and a receiver can perform tuning during the TF frames which do not carry the service.
Abstract:
Aspects of the invention are directed to using forward error correction in a digital broadcast network that supports generic stream encapsulation. According to an embodiment, error correction data is calculated over application data, and the application data and error correction data are encapsulated in generic stream encapsulation packets. In another embodiment, error correction data is calculated over generic stream encapsulation packets. In yet another embodiment, error correction data is calculated over, and encapsulated within, generic stream encapsulation packets. In still another embodiment, error correction data is calculated over application data packets.
Abstract:
Provided are apparatuses and methods for padding a series of real-time service time-slice bursts with related non-real-time service data in a digital broadcast transmission system. Real-time services (e.g., streaming video) are formed into a series of bursts or slots as a single frame. Available capacity within each slot of the frame is filled using related non-real¬ time service data (e.g., a file download). Receivers may receive individual bursts from within the frame and/or may receive the entire frame in order to receive the related non-real-time service data.
Abstract:
Provided are apparatuses and methods for transmitting real-time service data in a digital broadcast network (e.g., DVB-H network), where gaps in the transmission are filled with non-real-time service data. Two types of service data are received as packets to be formed into time-slice bursts. Real-time service data, which typically varies in bit rate (e.g., streaming video), leaves gaps when capacity is reserved for it. These gaps are filled with non-real-time service data (e.g., file download) when forming time-slice bursts.
Abstract:
A method includes allocating frame capacity between physical layer pipes dividing a frame and physical layer pipes into a plurality of subframes, wherein each subframe carries one burst from each physical layer pipe; selectively time shifting the plurality of bursts such that a defined time shift exists between corresponding bursts in each subframe within the frame; and appending the subframes after each other in a sequence. Each frame may include two or more radio frequency channels, each radio frequency channel including subframes. The method may further include selectively time shifting one or more of the radio frequency channels such that a defined time shift exists between corresponding radio frequency channels in each frame; and for any subframes of a radio frequency channel which have been selectively shifted beyond the end of the frame, cyclically shifting such subframes to the beginning of the frame.
Abstract:
Aspects of the invention are directed to signalling extension frames in a telecommunication system. Extension-frame-signalling data may signal whether one or more extension parts are present in one or more gaps in time between data frames, when the one or more extension parts occur, and one or more durations for the one or more extension parts. The one or more extension parts may occur on the same radio frequencies as the data frames. The extension- frame-signalling data may signal when the one or more extension parts occur by signalling after which of one or more data frames in a super frame the extension parts occur. The one or more durations for the extension parts may be expressed in units of time.