IP Library Granted Patent US 9,762,354
Granted Patent B2
US 9,762,354 · App. 14/806,243 · Granted Sep 12, 2017

Signaling methods and apparatus

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Patent No.
US 9,762,354
App. No.
14/806,243
Granted
Sep 12, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A transmission apparatus and transmitting method for signaling parameters of a part of a frame, and a reception apparatus and receiving method for decoding a part of a transmission frame. The transmitting method includes generating, using processing circuitry of a transmission apparatus, a transmission frame. The transmission frame includes a plurality of parts. A last symbol in a first one of the plurality of parts includes signaling information for decoding a second one of the plurality of parts. The transmitting method further includes transmitting the transmission frame using the processing circuitry.

Claims (50)

1. A method for signaling parameters, the method comprising:

generating, using processing circuitry of a transmission apparatus, a transmission frame, the transmission frame including a plurality of parts and a last symbol in a first part of the plurality of parts indicating signaling parameters for decoding a second part of the plurality of parts; and

transmitting the transmission frame, wherein

the second part includes signaling data for decoding a third part of the plurality of parts,

the first part is a bootstrap,

the second part is a preamble,

the third part is a payload, and

the signaling parameters for decoding the second part of the plurality of parts are extracted from the last symbol in the first part of the plurality of parts based on a look-up table.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second part contains L1 signaling information.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the signaling parameters extracted from the first part includes one or a combination of an FFT size, a guard interval size and a pilot pattern.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first, second, or third parts has a bandwidth of six megahertz.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the last symbol in the first part of the plurality of parts indicates the signaling parameters for decoding the second part of the plurality of parts irrespective of a number of symbols in the first part of the plurality of parts.

6. A transmission apparatus, comprising:

a memory, and

circuitry configured to

generate a transmission frame, the transmission frame including a plurality of parts and a last symbol in a first part of the plurality of parts indicating signaling parameters for decoding a second part of the plurality of parts; and

transmit the transmission frame, wherein

the second part includes signaling data for decoding a third part of the plurality of parts,

the first part is a bootstrap,

the second part is a preamble,

the third part is a payload, and

the signaling parameters for decoding the second part of the plurality of parts are extracted from the last symbol in the first part of the plurality of parts based on a look-up table.

7. The transmission apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the second part contains L1 signaling information.

8. The transmission apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the signaling parameters extracted from the first part includes one or a combination of an FFT size, a guard interval size and a pilot pattern.

9. The transmission apparatus of claim 6 , wherein at least one of the first, second, or third parts has a bandwidth of six megahertz.

10. The transmission apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the last symbol in the first part of the plurality of parts indicates the signaling parameters for decoding the second part of the plurality of parts irrespective of a number of symbols in the first part of the plurality of parts.

11. A method for decoding a part of a transmission frame, the method comprising:

detecting, using processing circuitry of a reception apparatus, a last symbol of a first part of the transmission frame; and

extracting, using the processing circuitry, signaling parameters to decode a second part of the transmission frame from the last symbol of the first part of the transmission frame based on a look-up table, wherein

the second part includes signaling data for decoding a third part of the transmission frame,

the first part is a bootstrap,

the second part is a preamble, and

the third part is a payload.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the second part contains L1 signaling information.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the signaling parameters extracted from the first part includes one or a combination of an FFT size, a guard interval size and a pilot pattern.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the first, second, or third parts has a bandwidth of six megahertz.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the last symbol of the first part of the transmission frame indicates the signaling parameters for decoding the second part of the transmission frame irrespective of a number of symbols in the first part of the transmission frame.

16. A reception apparatus, comprising:

a memory; and

circuitry configured to

detect a last symbol of a first part of a transmission frame, and

extract signaling parameters to decode a second part of the transmission frame from the last symbol of the first part of the transmission frame based on a look-up table, wherein

the second part includes signaling data for decoding a third part of the transmission frame,

the first part is a bootstrap,

the second part is a preamble, and

the third part is a payload.

17. The reception apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the second part contains L1 signaling information.

18. The reception apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the signaling parameters extracted from the first part includes one or a combination of an FFT size, a guard interval size and a pilot pattern.

19. The reception apparatus of claim 16 , wherein at least one of the first, second, or third parts has a bandwidth of six megahertz.

20. The reception apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the last symbol of the first part of the transmission frame indicates the signaling parameters for decoding the second part of the transmission frame irrespective of a number of symbols in the first part of the transmission frame.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2020
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SATURN LICENSING LLC
Reel/Frame 052256/0443 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2015
From: FAY, LUKE; MICHAEL, LACHLAN; SCHNEIDER, DANIEL; STADELMEIER, LOTHAR; ATUNGSIRI, SAMUEL
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036637/0452 →