Broadcast signal transmission/reception method using multiple antennas and layered-division multiplexing and apparatus for the same
US12047134B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 25, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W52/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein are a broadcast signal transmission/reception method using multiple antennas and layered-division multiplexing and an apparatus for the same. A broadcast signal transmission apparatus includes a Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) Bit-Interleaved Coded Modulation (BICM) unit for dividing enhanced layer data into two enhanced layer signals having different polarizations, a combination unit for generating a multiplexed signal corresponding to a first transmitting antenna by combining a core layer signal corresponding to core layer data with a first enhanced layer signal, and transmission signal generation units for generating a first transmission signal, corresponding to the multiplexed signal and transmitted through the first transmitting antenna, and a second transmission signal, corresponding to a second enhanced layer signal and transmitted through a second transmitting antenna.
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