Abstract: Provided are a fixed codebook search method based on iteration-free global pulse replacement in a speech codec, and a Code-Excited Linear-Prediction (CELP)-based speech codec using the method.

Abstract: A cable modem is provided. The cable modem may include: a plurality of modulators to generate a plurality of pieces of digital data corresponding to a plurality of independent channels; a plurality of digital upconverters to up-convert a frequency of each of the plurality of pieces of digital data into a predetermined frequency; and a Radio Frequency (RF) processor to channel-bond outputs of the plurality of digital upconverters into at least one channel, and generate an analog output signal, the outputs having the predetermined frequency.

Abstract: A security control method in a cable network dynamic multicast session, and more particularly, a method of controlling forward secrecy and backward secrecy in a Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications (DOCSIS) 3.0 network dynamic multicast session is provided. A security control method in a cable network dynamic multicast session, includes: maintaining a multicast group that is allocated with a first Downstream Service Identifier (DSID) and a first Security Association Identifier (SAID) and that is joined by a first cable modem and a second cable modem; receiving a LeaveMulticastSession message from the second cable modem; exchanging, corresponding to the LeaveMulticastSession message, a Dynamic Bonding Change (DBC) message for changing a multicast parameter with the second cable modem; and updating a first Traffic Encryption Key (TEK) corresponding to the first DSID with a second TEK.

Abstract: A recursive demodulation apparatus is provided. Therecursive demodulation apparatus, including: a segment generation unit dividing data symbols with a residual frequency or phase error into a predetermined number of data symbols, and generating a plurality of segments, each of the plurality of segments including the predetermined number of data symbols; and a phase error correction unit sequentially correcting a phase error of each of the data symbols, included in the each of the plurality of segments, for each segment.

Abstract: A broadcasting service monitoring apparatus includes: a stream separation unit to extract a partial stream from an inputted 3D stream and separate detailed stream configuration and service-related information and a stream for 3D video service from the 3D stream; a configuration information analysis unit to minutely analyze the separated service-related information and the separated stream for 3D video service; a 2D image decoding unit to decode the separated stream for 3D video service into a predetermined image; an image separation unit to separate one screen of the decoded predetermined image into two screens and generate two images; a 3D image reproduction unit to reproduce the generated two images; a depth information extraction unit to extract depth information for 3D video service from the generated two images; and a 3D information representation unit to represent the analyzed values and the extracted depth information.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus for estimating a phase error and a phase error correcting system using the phase error estimating apparatus. The apparatus includes: a probability value estimating unit for estimating a negative log probability value for each transmission symbol by transforming a soft output information transferred from the outside to a log A posterior probability ratio (LAPPR) value; an APP value calculating unit for calculating a posterior probability (APP) value by applying a negative exponential function to the transmission symbol; an average value deciding unit for deciding an average value for each transmission symbol using the probability information entirely, partially, or selectively according to a probability information type; and a symbol phase estimating unit for estimating a phase of a symbol based on the decided average value.

Abstract: Provided are a method of configuring a hierarchical network of user groups and resource groups, and a key distribution center. The method includes the steps of: analyzing hierarchical connection relationships between respective user groups and respective resource groups, comparing redundancy rates of the respective hierarchical connection relationships, and determining a connection mode having a larger redundancy rate; separating the respective user groups and resource groups and hierarchically connecting the user groups with the resource groups, according to the determined connection mode; comparing hierarchical connections between the respective separated user groups and resource groups, and removing an overlapping hierarchical connection; and recombining the separate hierarchical connections except for the overlapping hierarchical connection, and configuring an entire network.

Abstract: Provided are a multi-channel tuning receiver, including: a broadband radio frequency (RF) tuner to receive a broadband signal, divide the broadband signal into a plurality of signals, tune the divided signals, combine the tuned signals into a single signal, and output the combined single signal; an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter to convert the combined single signal to digital signal; a channelizer to extract only a bonded channel from the digital signal; and a plurality of demodulators to demodulate the bonded channel, and a multi-channel tuning method thereof.

Abstract: Provided is a broadcasting receiving method and device. The method detects the time of a televised broadcasting program, and provides the broadcasting program to the user from the start thereof. More specifically, the method requests transmission of the broadcasting program before a first time through the second network at the first time of the broadcasting program before a first time through the second network at the first time of the broadcasting program received through the first network, and stores the broadcasting program received through the first network at the first time. The broadcasting program, which was broadcasted before the first time, received through the second network from the first time to the second time is displayed and the stored broadcasting program after the second time is displayed.

Abstract: A broadcasting signal transmitting device transmits a broadcasting signal including a base layer signal and an enhancement layer signal as well as an additional layer signal relating to the broadcasting signal to a broadcasting signal receiving device. The broadcasting signal receiving device selectively provides the enhancement layer signal and the additional layer signal to the user according to the user's service level. Accordingly, various services are differently provided to the user according to the user level.

Abstract: Provided is a channel bonding receiving apparatus and method for expanding a channel bonding receiving band in a cable modem. The channel bonding receiving apparatus includes a channel bonding dividing unit for dividing a channel bonding broadband signal into a plurality of band signals and extracting a corresponding channel bonding signal from each of the divided band signals; and a channel routing unit for routing each of the extracted channel bonding signals to a corresponding demodulator.

Abstract: A method for slicing a symbol in a QAM digital demodulator, includes acquiring a digital integer value by sampling a symbol signal in an in-phase coordinate or a quadrature-phase coordinate; and extracting a symbol bit sequence in the in-phase coordinate or the quadrature-phase coordinate from a whole bit sequence of the digital integer value by using an LSB thereof. Further, a symbol slicer for detecting a QAM symbol, includes digital sampling units, each of which acquires a digital integer value by sampling a symbol signal in an in-phase coordinate or a quadrature-phase coordinate; and a symbol bit sequence extracting unit that extracts a symbol bit sequence in the in-phase coordinate or the quadrature-phase coordinate from a whole bit sequence of the digital integer value by using an LSB thereof.

Abstract: A recursive demodulation apparatus is provided. Therecursive demodulation apparatus, including: a segment generation unit dividing data symbols with a residual frequency or phase error into a predetermined number of data symbols, and generating a plurality of segments, each of the plurality of segments including the predetermined number of data symbols; and a phase error correction unit sequentially correcting a phase error of each of the data symbols, included in the each of the plurality of segments, for each segment.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for recombining multi-protocol encapsulation (MPE) packets. The apparatus includes the steps of: a buffer for buffering transport stream (TS) packets; a first memory for temporally storing residue data; a second memory for storing a residue data existence flag and length information of data; a MPE recombination processor for analyzing header information, storing the length information of an MPE packet, creating an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) cell header, reading packet data, creating and outputting an ATM adaptive layer 0 (AALO-ATM) cell and the read packet data, updating the length information of the data, reading the residue data, reading insufficient data and creating an AALO-ATM cell; and a segmentation and reassemble (SAR) processor for buffering the AALO-ATM cell, and transporting the AALO-ATM cell.

Abstract: A cable modem is provided. The cable modem may include: a plurality of modulators to generate a plurality of pieces of digital data corresponding to a plurality of independent channels; a plurality of digital upconverters to up-convert a frequency of each of the plurality of pieces of digital data into a predetermined frequency; and a Radio Frequency (RF) processor to channel-bond outputs of the plurality of digital upconverters into at least one channel, and generate an analog output signal, the outputs having the predetermined frequency.

Abstract: Provided are a TEK update method using system synchronization, and an apparatus using the same. The method and apparatus according to the present invention periodically update a TEK used for traffic encryption in a DOCSIS system by using system synchronization. As described, the TEK can be updated by using system synchronization without performing a TEK update negotiation process.

Abstract: Provided are a fixed codebook search method based on iteration-free global pulse replacement in a speech codec, and a Code-Excited Linear-Prediction (CELP)-based speech codec using the method.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus for estimating frequency offset from received signal and method for the same. The apparatus and method estimates frequency offset precisely without increment of autocorrelator by performing moving average filtering on a noised signal to thereby alleviate jitter. The frequency offset estimating apparatus includes: moving average filter for alleviating jitter of received signal; multiplier for multiplying a filtered signal by conjugate complex operanded pilot signal; phase-rotation value calculator for calculating a phase-rotation value from multiplicand operanded signal by using of symbol delay and an autocorrelation function; frequency offset estimator for estimating frequency offset from the phase-rotation value based on a smoothing function multiplication.

Abstract: A method for slicing a symbol in a QAM digital demodulator, includes acquiring a digital integer value by sampling a symbol signal in an in-phase coordinate or a quadrature-phase coordinate; and extracting a symbol bit sequence in the in-phase coordinate or the quadrature-phase coordinate from a whole bit sequence of the digital integer value by using an LSB thereof. Further, a symbol slicer for detecting a QAM symbol, includes digital sampling units, each of which acquires a digital integer value by sampling a symbol signal in an in-phase coordinate or a quadrature-phase coordinate; and a symbol bit sequence extracting unit that extracts a symbol bit sequence in the in-phase coordinate or the quadrature-phase coordinate from a whole bit sequence of the digital integer value by using an LSB thereof.

Abstract: A residual frequency offset compensation apparatus is provided. The residual frequency offset compensation apparatus includes: a basic phase offset compensation unit compensating input symbols using a previously stored basic phase offset and generating first symbols; a phase shift calculation unit calculating a phase shift value of each of a predetermined number of the first symbols using first detection symbols and the first symbols, the first detection symbols being generated by detecting the first symbols; a phase shift compensation unit compensating the first symbols based on an average of the phase shift values; and a basic phase offset update unit updating the basic phase offset based on the phase shift values.