Abstract: A visible light communication system, and a method of modulating data and a method of feeding back performance information in the system, are provided. In the system, a transmitting unit modulates a plurality of data on a plurality of LED channels basis that are formed by a plurality of LEDs, respectively, and transmits the modulated data into a corresponding light signal. A receiving unit receives a light signal that is transmitted from the transmitting unit to demodulate the received light signal to a signal on a plurality of LED channels basis.

Abstract: To enable signal position detection, frequency offset compensation, clock offset compensation, and chromatic dispersion amount estimation in a communication system based on coherent detection using an optical signal, even on a signal having a great offset in an arrival time depending on a frequency due to chromatic dispersion. An optical signal transmitting apparatus generates specific frequency band signals having power concentrated on two or more specific frequencies and transmits a signal including the specific frequency band signals. An optical signal receiving apparatus converts a received signal into a digital signal, detects positions of the specific frequency band signals from the converted digital signal, estimates frequency positions of the detected specific frequency band signals, and detects a frequency offset between an optical signal receiving apparatus and an optical signal transmitting apparatus.

Abstract: Software implementations are provided for performing IQ imbalance correction and/or RF equalization. An input signal, x, is processed in software by executing a vector convolution instruction to apply the input signal, x, to a first complex FIR filter that performs one or more of RF equalization and IQ imbalance correction; and executing a vector convolution instruction to apply a conjugate x* of the input signal, x, to a second complex FIR filter that performs the one or more of RF equalization and IQ imbalance correction, wherein the second complex FIR filter is in parallel with the first complex FIR filter. The first and second complex FIR filters have complex coefficients and the input signal comprises a complex signal.

Abstract: An analog frontend (AFE) interface is dynamically programmable. A single AFE circuit can interface with multiple different analog devices, and dynamically configure its input for efficient interfacing with each different analog device. The AFE receives multiple unprocessed analog input signals and samples the analog input signals. A preprocessor element in the AFE analyzes the input signals and generates control signals based on the analyzing. The control signals dynamically adjust how the AFE samples the analog input signals, and can improve the efficiency of the operation the AFE.

Abstract: A system for directionally classifying of a radio signal originating from an emitter. The system includes a receiving-station, which includes at least two antennas, a single-channel-receiver producing a first and a second received signals and a switch alternately coupling each of the antennas with the single-channel-receiver. The system further includes another receiving-station which includes another receiver, producing another received signal, coupled with a first other antenna. The system further includes directional-classifier which includes a phase-difference-detector, coupled with the single-channel-receiver and with said another receiver. The phase-difference-detector produces a first phase difference measurement when the switch couples one antenna with the single-channel-receiver. The phase-difference-detector further produces a second phase-difference-measurement when the switch couples the other antenna with the single-channel-receiver.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating base band receive signals includes a first analog-to-digital converter module generating a first digital high frequency receive signal at least by sampling a first analog high frequency receive signal, a first digital signal processing module generating a first base band receive signal based on the first digital high frequency receive signal, a second analog-to-digital converter module generating a second digital high frequency receive signal at least by sampling a second analog high frequency receive signal and a second digital signal processing module generating a second base band receive signal based on the second digital high frequency receive signal. The first analog high frequency receive signal comprises first payload data at a first receive channel associated with a first carrier frequency and the second analog high frequency receive signal comprises second payload data at a second receive channel associated with a second carrier frequency.

Abstract: A very low intermediate frequency (VLIF) receiver and a method of controlling a VLIF receiver. The method comprises estimating energy levels in first and second signals and detecting interference from a first adjacent channel interferer based upon a difference in energy in the first and second signals. The first signal comprising a first on-channel portion and an adjacent channel portion and the second signal comprises an intermediate frequency translation of the first on-channel portion. The energy levels are estimated for corresponding time instances and the adjacent channel interferer is of the adjacent channel portion. The VLIF receiver is then controlled based upon the detected interference.

Abstract: An electronic control unit includes first and second devices. A transmitter of the first device transmits data to a receiver of the second device by start-stop synchronization communication. On detecting a communication error, the second device transmits a communication stop signal to the first device, recovers the receiver, and transmits a restart signal to the first device when the receiver is recovered. Upon receipt of the communication stop signal, the first device stops the transmitter and initializes a transmission buffer, and commands the transmitter to restart transmitting the data upon receipt of the communication restart signal from the second device.

Abstract: Techniques are described for wireless communication. A first method includes receiving a first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol including a plurality of reference signals (RSs) over a radio frequency spectrum band. The first method may also include receiving a second OFDM symbol including a first synchronization signal over the radio frequency spectrum band. A second method includes transmitting a first OFDM symbol including a plurality of RSs over an radio frequency spectrum band. The second method may also include transmitting a second OFDM symbol including a first synchronization signal over the radio frequency spectrum band. In each method, a first portion of the first OFDM symbol includes a higher density of the RSs than a remaining portion of the first OFDM symbol, and when included, the second OFDM symbol may be adjacent in time to the first OFDM symbol.

Abstract: A computing system includes: an inter-device interface configured to receive a receiver signal for representing a serving signal; a communication unit, coupled to the inter-device interface, configured to: calculate a decoding result based on decoding the receiver signal, generate a parity portion adjustment for adjusting the decoding result, generate a systematic portion adjustment for adjusting the decoding result, and apply the parity portion adjustment and the systematic portion adjustment to the decoding result for determining the serving signal from the receiver signal.

Abstract: There is provided a computer-implemented method of estimating transmitted signals in a communication system, the signals being transmitted by a transmitter to a receiver over a communication channel having a channel response, the method comprising estimating the transmitted signals based on generated trial sequences minimizing the channel response between adjacent received signals. There is also provided a receiver, a signal detector device and a communication system adapted to estimated transmitted signals in a communication system by generating trial sequences and determining the generated trial sequences minimizing the channel response between adjacent received signals. The present invention is particularly adapted for OFDM communication systems.

Abstract: A computing system includes: an inter-device interface configured to receive receiver signal for communicating serving content through a communication channel; a communication unit, coupled to the inter-device interface, configured to: calculate a weighting set corresponding to a modular estimation mechanism, and generate a channel estimate based on the weighting set for characterizing the communication channel for recovering the serving content.

Abstract: Provided are a wireless communication apparatus, an analysis apparatus, an analysis method and a non-transitory computer readable medium on which a program has been stored, in which a threshold value to be used for determining whether received radio waves are noise can be determined independently of an operator's capability. A threshold value is determined, on the basis of a number of intersections between a variation curve of radio wave intensity relative to the frequencies of the radio waves received by a receiver and a first line indicating a given radio wave intensity, a threshold value of radio wave intensity to be used for determining whether the received radio waves are noise.

Abstract: Long term evolution (LTE)/LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) deployments with unlicensed spectrum leverage more efficient LTE communication aspects over unlicensed spectrum, such as over WIFI radio access technology. In order to accommodate such communications, various downlink procedures may be modified in order to handle communications between licensed and unlicensed spectrum with LTE/LTE-A deployments with unlicensed spectrum.

Abstract: A network device including a receiver and a processor. The receiver is configured to communicate at a first data rate via a channel and receive a first packet at the first data rate via the channel. The processor is configured to, in response to the receiver receiving a second packet at a second data rate via the channel, (i) detect a portion of the second packet, and (ii) determine that the channel is busy in response to detecting the portion of the second packet. The second data rate is different than the first data rate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for allocating amounts of energy for prosumers, wherein the prosumers provide minimum and maximum amounts of energy for a future interval of time and the respective amounts of energy from the prosumers are generated in such a manner that, on the one hand, a relative position of the amount of energy within an interval for the particular prosumer, as defined by the minimum amount of energy and the maximum amount of energy, assumes an identical value for all prosumers and, on the other hand, a sum of the amounts of energy from all prosumers produces a value of zero. The invention can be used in the distribution of amounts of energy in a power supply system having conventional energy producers and energy consumers as well as in novel participants in the power supply system which can both consume and provide energy, for example an electric vehicle.

Abstract: A method is provided for individually processing multiple frequency bands in a composite RF signal is disclosed. The composite RF signal is separated into a plurality of gain controlled and bandlimited frequency bands. The gain controlled and bandlimited frequency bands are then recombined to produce a controlled composite RF signal, which is then digitized by undersampling with an ADC to produce a plurality of unambiguous frequency bands convolved around baseband. The sample frequency can be substantially less than the Nyquist Limit of twice the highest frequency present for digitization. Each baseband signal is monitored for amplitude spikes therein. In response to an amplitude spike, the appropriate frequency band is modified by a control signal to hold the ADC to within its dynamic range.

Abstract: An antenna system including a signal source, at least one antenna coupled to the signal source, a matching circuit connected to the signal source at a first port and to the at least one antenna at a second port and operative to match the at least one antenna to the signal source, the matching circuit having a characteristic impedance with respect to the first port and the second port, real and imaginary parts of the characteristic impedance not being defined by the Hilbert transform.

Abstract: A network element that allows in-band control of the network element includes a plurality of interfaces for connecting to other network elements. The network element includes a high data rate transceiver logic configured for transmitting and receiving communications having a first data rate over a first communication channel. The network element also includes a low data rate transceiver logic configured for transmitting and receiving communications having a second data rate that is substantially lower than the first data rate over a second communication channel. The network element further includes a shared photodiode for receiving optical signals over the first and second communication channels. The shared photodiode also converts received optical signals into electrical signals for processing by one of the high data rate transceiver logic and the low data rate transceiver logic.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for a base station to transmit a downlink control channel in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method comprises the steps of: determining, on the basis of the number of usable resource elements in one pair of resource blocks, the size of a resource allocation unit for a downlink control channel and the number of resource allocation units within one pair of resource blocks; mapping the downlink control channel, from a preset number of resource block pairs, to the transmission resource on the basis of the determined resource allocation unit; and transmitting the downlink control channel to a terminal, wherein the size of the resource allocation unit is defined by the number of resource elements and is varied according to the number of usable resource elements.

Abstract: Domino circuit and related architectures and methods for carrier aggregation. In some embodiments, a Domino circuit can include first and second signal paths for respective first and second frequency bands, and each signal path can be configured to present an approximately zero impedance to a signal in the other frequency band. The Domino circuit can further include a coupling circuit that couples the first and second signal paths, and configured such that the approximately zero impedance presented by the signal path to the signal in the other frequency band results in the signal in the other frequency band being substantially excluded from the signal path.

Abstract: A method for transmitting a second demodulation reference signal added to support an additional antenna port (referred to as a “second antenna” hereinafter) in a downlink subframe having an extended cyclic prefix (CP), in which a resource (referred to as a “first resource pattern” hereinafter) to which a first demodulation reference signal will be mapped is configured, through a predetermined number of antenna ports (referred to as a “first antenna” hereinafter) in a wireless communication system includes: specifying positions of resources to which a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) is mapped in subframe(s) in which the CSI-RS is not transmitted and a subframe in which the CSI-RS is transmitted on the basis of CSI-RS configuration information; selecting a resource (referred to as a “second resource pattern” hereinafter) to which the second demodulation reference signal will be mapped from resources of the subframe(s) in which the CSI-RS is not transmitted, the resources corresponding to the

Abstract: The present invention is directed to data communication. More specifically, the present invention provides a mechanism for determining an adjustment delay that minimizes skew error due to poor alignment between edge samples and data samples. The adjustment delay is determined by sampling edge samples and data samples using different test delays at a calibration frequency that is different from the sampling frequency. The test delay associated with the least average position between the data samples and edge samples is selected as the adjustment delay. The adjustment delay is used as a parameter when sampling data at the sampling frequency. There are other embodiments as well.

Abstract: A method of controlling an electronic apparatus and the electronic apparatus using the same are provided. The method includes transmitting signals through a medium, receiving and selecting some of the signals transmitted through the medium, and performing or setting a function according to the selected signals.

Abstract: The calibration method, performed on a phased array device, wherein the method initiates a test signal and looping back a plurality of channel responses corresponding to the channel elements through the transmission line to a calibration circuit in the phased array device, wherein each of the channel responses is obtained when one of the channel elements is turned on, and the rest of the channel elements are turned off. The method further calculates a characteristic value corresponding to the transmission line based on the obtained channel responses of the channel elements, and adjusts a channel parameter of one of the channel elements based on the characteristic value of the transmission line.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method, systems, computer program, and computer-readable medium for reducing artefacts (speckling) which may appear to be noise/errors in a representation of an electrical signal. An Eye Pattern representation of a digital bit stream signal can be used for determining a range of signal quality characteristics, and can be generated from measurements of the proportion of ones and zeroes detected when sampling the signal at both at a reference data sampling position within a bit period and at a range of offset sampling positions. However, the speckling noise which typically exists in such an Eye Pattern reduces the confidence that can be placed in values for different signal characteristics which may be determined from the Eye Pattern.

Abstract: In one system embodiment, a master re-multiplexer may be configured to receive an indexed transport stream, re-multiplex the indexed transport stream by performing a set of re-multiplexing operations, generate a helper transport stream, the helper transport stream comprising a description of the set of operations, wherein the set of operations comprises both program clock reference (PCR) re-stamping and inserting packets, and providing the helper transport stream over a communications network to plural remote re-multiplexers capable of identically re-multiplexing the indexed transport stream based on the helper transport stream.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a clock frequency modulation method and a clock frequency modulation apparatus. The method includes: determining N digital clocks according to a first digital clock of a system, where the N digital clocks includes a second digital clock and N-1 digital clocks except the second digital clock, and a sum of frequency ratios of the first digital clock to each of the N-1 digital clocks is equal to N-1 times a frequency ratio of the first digital clock to the second digital clock, where N is an integer greater than 2; and fitting, during a modulation period by using the N digital clocks, the first digital clock into the periodic second digital clock. The embodiments of the present invention use a clock frequency modulation technology to make energy concentrated in a frequency spread to a wider frequency range.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for cell search and synchronization for subscriber stations of the Long Term Evolution (LTE) system. The invention uses primary synchronizing signal of primary synchronization code in each frame structure to establish synchronization with the base station when a subscriber station accesses the LTE network. With such synchronization between the subscriber station and the base station, control signals and transmission data may be correctly exchanged between them.

Abstract: A super-heterodyne receiver includes a plurality of input filters configured to receive an input signal and divide up a tuning range of the input signal into a plurality of respective bands, wherein the input filters are divided into a plurality of filter sets, each having a respective filter set output, and each of the input filters has a center frequency and a bandwidth. The receiver further includes a first amplifier having an input coupled to a first filter set output and an output coupled to a first mixer; a second amplifier having an input coupled to a second filter set output and an output coupled to a second mixer. The first filter set comprises a first plurality of input filters having respective center frequencies ranging from approximately 1250 MHz to 6250 MHz, a second plurality of input filters having respective center frequencies ranging from approximately 8250 MHz to 18500 MHz, and a third plurality of center frequencies ranging from approximately 24000 MHz to 38000 MHz.

Abstract: An inertial navigation system using loose coupling hybridization of inertial measurements by utilizing measurements supplied by a satellite-positioning receiver which utilizes signals sent by a plurality of satellites distributed across at least two separate satellite subsets and calculates at least two navigation solutions, each navigation solution being calculated by means of signals sent by the satellites of one of the subsets. The inertial navigation system includes a hybridization module using each of the at least two calculated navigation solutions. A satellite failure detector is configured to compare the hybrid navigation solutions and where applicable detect incoherence between said hybrid navigation solutions. The hybridization module is configured to stop execution of hybridization following detection of incoherence between the hybrid navigation solutions when the origin of the incoherence cannot be determined.

Abstract: This invention pertains to a method by which the frequency and the modulation characteristics of a wire or wirelessly transmitted signal can be identified in a matter of milliseconds with significantly higher speed and accuracy than with existing or prior art receivers and spectrum analyzers, without erroneous image signals. Such signals can be then demodulated and decisions made based upon the demodulated data. The system then can be reconfigured to act as a transmit-receive module, with the transmit frequency enabled to address many different applications. This has applications in, terrestrial and satellite communications, and defense.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for Class-D amplifier circuits with improved power efficiency. The circuit has an output stage with at least first and second switches and a modulator that receives an input signal to be amplified, SIN, and a first clock signal fSW. The modulator controls the duty cycles of the first and second switches, within a switching cycle based on the input signal, wherein the switching cycle has a switching frequency based on the first clock signal. A frequency controller controls the frequency of the first clock signal in response to an indication of the amplitude of the input signal so as to provide a first switching frequency at a first input signal amplitude and a second, lower, switching frequency at a second, lower, input signal amplitude. A lower switching frequency can be tolerated at low signal amplitudes and varying the switching frequency in this way thus maintains stability whilst reducing switching power losses.

Abstract: The present application suggests a receiver and a method of operating thereof for determining a noise estimate based on a radio frequency signal from an interference source over different propagation paths through a plurality of antennas. A covariance matrix estimator coupled through separate processing paths to a respective one of the plurality of antennas is arranged to determine an estimate of a covariance matrix based on the received radio frequency signal. A noise estimator coupled to the covariance matrix estimator for receiving the estimate of the covariance matrix is arranged to determine a noise estimate by solving a polynomial equation of second order as a function of the noise estimate on the basis the elements of the covariance matrix estimate relating to a set of two antennas.

Abstract: A receiver is equipped with an adaptive phase-offset controller and associated timing-calibration circuitry that together shift the timing for a data sampler and a digital equalizer. The sample and equalizer timing is shifted to a position with less residual inter-symbol interference (ISI) energy relative to the current symbol. The shifted position may be calculated using a measure of signal quality, such as a receiver bit-error rate or a comparison of filter-tap values, to optimize the timing of data recovery.

Abstract: To reduce overhead of CSI feedback without decreasing throughput in applying CoMP transmission, a radio communication method of the invention is characterized by including, in a user terminal measuring quality information for each of cells to perform Coordinated Multi-Point transmission, and notifying a radio base station apparatus of the quality information, in the radio base station apparatus calculating a quality difference between the cells to perform Coordinated Multi-Point transmission, by using the quality information for each the cells from the user terminal, determining granularity of inter-cell channel state information for each of the cells based on the quality difference, and notifying the user terminal of the granularity, and, in that the user terminal generating inter-cell channel state information for each of the cells according to the granularity from the radio base station apparatus, and transmitting the inter-cell channel state information for each of the cells to radio base station apparatu

Abstract: In an embodiment the method includes, at a transmit side, grouping carriers into carrier groups, and selecting a group constellation diagram for modulation of the carriers of a given carrier group. The selected group constellation diagram is built as a hierarchical sum of I super-imposed constellations vectors having predefined decreasing powers with the P strongest and the Q weakest constellation vectors being omitted. The carriers of the carrier group are modulated by means of the selected group constellation diagram, and P and/or Q parameters per carrier group and per multi-carrier data symbol are adjusted.

Abstract: A clock data recovery circuit including: a digital phase detector and deserializer configured to sample serial data using a recovery clock signal to generate an up phase error signal and a down phase error signal which correspond to a phase difference between the serial data and the recovery clock signal; a digital loop filter configured to generate an up fine code and a down fine code based on a result of counting the up and down phase error signals; a loop combiner configured to generate an up fine tuning code and a down fine tuning code by using the up and down phase error signals and the up and down fine codes; and a digitally controlled oscillator configured to generate the recovery clock signal having a frequency changed with the up and down fine tuning codes.

Abstract: In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for a context-adaptive binary arithmetic encoder and decoder utilizing a fixed point design for range and context updates. Symbol probabilities and probability adaptation factors can be scaled to a predetermined range, such as an 8-bit range, reducing the need for complex and operationally costly table look-ups.

Abstract: Systems and methods for stabilizing clock data recovery (CDR) by filtering the abrupt phase shift associated with data pattern transition in the input signal. The CDR circuit includes a data pattern detector coupled to a data pattern filter. The data pattern detector is capable of detecting the data patterns of the input signal. Accordingly, the data pattern filter can selectively generate a filter indication indicating to freeze or suppress the CDR phase caused by data pattern transition. The filter indication can be incorporated to a phase error signal, a gain function, and/or the control voltage driving the VCO.

Abstract: A low IF receiver for operation at an intermediate frequency (IF), comprises an antenna port configured to receive a receive signal comprising a wanted RF signal at an RF frequency and a blocker RF signal at a mirror image frequency of the wanted RF signal with respect to a frequency of an local oscillator (LO) signal, from an antenna. Further, the low IF receiver comprises a first mixer component configured to down convert the wanted RF signal and the blocker RF signal to an intermediate frequency (IF) signal, based on the frequency of the LO signal, wherein the IF signal comprises a wanted IF signal at a first intermediate frequency and a blocker IF signal at a second intermediate frequency and a second mixer component configured to receive the IF signal, separate the IF signal into the wanted IF signal and the blocker IF signal, and provide the wanted IF signal at a first output thereof and the blocker IF signal at a second output thereof, based on a tuning signal.

Abstract: Methods and systems for beam forming include measuring channel state information for a set of different codebook entries. An angle of arrival (AoA) distribution is determined with a processor using compressive testing based on the measured channel state information. A set of phase shift values is determined based on the determined AoA to perform phased array beamforming.

Abstract: Performing detection of a synchronization beacon. The UE may include a first radio which supports, e.g., simultaneously, a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT. The UE may perform transmission according to the first RAT on the first radio with a base station. The UE may receive a request to perform a tune-away to detect a synchronization beacon on the second RAT. The synchronization beacon may repetitively occur in successive first time periods. The UE may repeatedly perform a search for the synchronization beacon in different sub-portions over successive first time periods. The search may be repeatedly performed until the synchronization beacon is located in a respective sub-portion of one of the successive time periods.

Abstract: A method and a device for performing codebook processing on channel information are described, wherein channel information obtained by channel estimation is analysed to obtain a value space and a null space; the value space or the null space of which a dimension is small is taken as a codebook space; a codebook space vector is selected; and multidimensional codebook processing is performed separately on each codebook space vector, and information obtained by performing codebook is fed back to a base station. Thus the channel information feedback quantity and the codebook precision can be balanced flexibly without expanding codebook capacity, and the codebook precision is improved and channel information distortion is deduced under a premise that channel information data quantity is reduced.

Abstract: A method for processing a preamble of a data unit received via a communication channel, wherein the preamble includes a first preamble field having a plurality of repetitions of a sequence, includes generating a cross-correlation output signal at least in part by correlating (i) a signal corresponding to the first preamble field of a received data unit with (ii) one or more repetitions of the sequence. The method also includes generating a correlation output signal at least in part by performing a correlation operation on the cross-correlation output signal, and, based at least in part on the correlation output signal, detecting the received data unit and/or determining timing associated with the received data unit.

Abstract: A controller includes: a low-level error correction section configured to execute low-level error correction in which an error in a code word is corrected with use of a predetermined decoding algorithm; and a high-level soft-decision error correction section configured to execute high-level soft-decision error correction in which the error in the code word is corrected with use of a high-level algorithm when the error correction by the low-level error correction section has failed, the high-level algorithm being a soft-decision decoding algorithm having higher error correction capability than error correction capability of the predetermined decoding algorithm.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a wireless signal receiving device and method capable of receiving three or more signals of different central frequencies. An embodiment of said device comprises: a receiving circuit operable to generate a reception signal according to a wireless signal including a first, second, and third wireless signals of different central frequencies; a mixer operable to generate a mixing signal by processing the reception signal according to an oscillation clock in which the mixing signal includes a first, second and third intermediate-frequency (IF) signals and the central frequency of the third IF signal is higher than the other two; and a digital signal generating circuit operable to generate a first, second and third digital signals by processing the first, second and third IF signals according to a sampling frequency in which the sampling frequency is lower than two times the maximum frequency of the third IF signal.

Abstract: The present invention provides a transmission method and apparatus for cancelling inter-carrier interference in wireless communication systems. Particular carriers are not used for data transmission but carry weighted data to cancel the ici interference of a first group of interfering sub-carriers onto a second group of victim sub-carriers. The weights are inversely proportional to the frequency offset between the interfering sub-carriers and the victim sub-carriers.

Abstract: The embodiment of the invention discloses a method, device and computer program for denoising in channel estimation. The method comprises steps of: calculating a noise power value and a power value of each path in each user window based on a channel estimation result, the user window is referred to channel impulse response window corresponding to this user; calculating a denoising threshold factor based on the noise power value and the power value of each path in each user window; calculating a denoising threshold value based on the noise power value and the denoising threshold factor; and performing a denoising processing on the channel estimation result by using the denoising threshold value.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a digital broadcast system and a data processing method. A broadcast signal in which mobile service data and main service data are multiplexed is transmitted and received. Then, in a broadcasting receiver, the program table information describing channel information and event information of the mobile service data according to an identifier of an ensemble in which the mobile service data are multiplexed, in the received broadcast signal. And the mobile service data is outputted by using the parsed program table information.