Transmission device, transmission method, reception device, and reception method
An FEC coder in a transmission device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure performs BCH coding and LDPC coding based on whether a code length of the LDPC coding is a 16 k mode or a 64 k mode. A mapper performs mapping in an I-Q coordinate to perform conversion into an FEC block, and outputs pieces of mapping data (cells). The mapper defines different non-uniform mapping patterns with respect to different code lengths even an identical coding rate is used by the FEC coder. This configuration improves a shaping gain for different error correction code lengths in a transmission technology in which modulation of the non-uniform mapping pattern is used.
1. A transmission method for transmitting data, comprising:
performing forward error correction (FEC) coding on the data to generate an FEC frame;
interleaving bits included in the FEC frame to output a bit-interleaved FEC frame;
performing first mapping based on the bit-interleaved FEC frame to output first cells;
generating Layer-1 signaling information including a transmission parameter;
performing forward error correction (FEC) coding on the Layer-1 signaling information to output a Layer-1 FEC frame;
performing second mapping based on the Layer-1 FEC frame to output second cells;
generating a transmission signal based on the first cells and the second cells, wherein
coding rates are provided for the FEC coding and the coding rates include a first coding rate and a second coding rate higher than the first coding rate,
non-uniform constellation maps are associated with the coding rates,
a first non-uniform constellation map is used when the first mapping is performed, the first non-uniform constellation map being associated with the first coding rate, and
a second non-uniform constellation map is used when the second mapping is performed, the second non-uniform constellation map being associated with the second coding rate.
2. The transmission method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
performing puncture processing on the Layer-1 FEC frame before the second mapping is performed.
3. A transmission device comprising:
an error correction circuit configured to perform forward error correction (FEC) coding on the data to generate an FEC frame;
an interleaving circuit configured to perform interleave bits included in the FEC frame to output a bit-interleaved FEC frame;
a first mapping circuit configured to perform first mapping based on the bit-interleaved FEC frame to output first cells;
a Layer-1 signaling circuit configured to generate Layer-1 signaling information including a transmission parameter;
a Layer-1 error correction circuit configured to perform forward error correction (FEC) coding on the Layer-1 signaling information to output a Layer-1 FEC frame;
a second mapping circuit configured to perform second mapping based on the Layer-1 FEC frame to output second cells;
a generating circuit configured to generate a transmission signal based on the first cells and the second cells, wherein
coding rates are provided for the FEC coding and the coding rates include a first coding rate and a second coding rate higher than the first coding rate,
non-uniform constellation maps are associated with the coding rates,
a first non-uniform constellation map is used when the first mapping is performed, the first non-uniform constellation map being associated with the first coding rate, and
a second non-uniform constellation map is used when the second mapping is performed, the second non-uniform constellation map being associated with the second coding rate.
4. The transmission device according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a Layer-1 puncture processing circuit configured to perform puncture processing on the Layer-1 FEC frame before the second mapping is performed.
5. A reception device comprising:
a receiving circuit configured to receive the transmission signal transmitted from the transmission device according to claim 3 ;
a demodulation circuit configured to demodulate the transmission signal; and
a de-mapping circuit configured to perform de-mapping with the first non-uniform constellation map and the second non-uniform constellation map.
6. A reception method for receiving data, comprising:
deriving first cells and second cells from a transmission signal;
performing first demapping on the first cells to output a bit-interleaved FEC frame;
deinterleaving bits included in the bit-interleaved FEC frame to output an FEC frame;
performing FEC decoding on the FEC frame to output the data;
performing second demapping on the second cells to output a Layer-1 FEC frame; and
performing FEC decoding on the Layer-1 FEC frame to output Layer-1 signaling information including a transmission parameter, wherein
coding rates are provided for the FEC coding and the coding rates include a first coding rate and a second coding rate higher than the first coding rate,
non-uniform constellation maps are associated with the coding rates,
a first non-uniform constellation map is used when the first demapping is performed, the first non-uniform constellation map being associated with the first coding rate, and
a second non-uniform constellation map is used when the second demapping is performed, the second non-uniform constellation map being associated with the second coding rate.