Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, method for transmitting broadcast signals and method for receiving broadcast signals

An apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, the apparatus comprising:

• an encoder to encode service data at a code rate;
• a constellation mapper to map the encoded service data by a Non Uniform Constellation (NUC);
• a signalling encoder to encode signaling data that includes mod information for identifying the NUC used for the service data and cod information for identifying the code rate used for the service data;
• a frame builder to build at least one signal frame including the mapped service data and the encoded signaling data;
• a modulator to modulate data in the at least one signal frame by an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM) scheme;
• and
• a transmitter to transmit the broadcast signals having the modulated data,
• wherein the mod information is a 16 NUC and the cod information is 9/15, and
• wherein the encoded service data is mapped by the 16 NUC which includes constellation points at 0.2386+j0.5296, 0.5296+j0.2386, 0.4882+j1.1934 and 1.1934+j0.4882 in first quadrant, −0.2386+j0.5296, −0.5296+j0.2386, −0.4882+j1.1934 and −1.1934+j0.4882 in second quadrant, −0.2386−j0.5296, −0.5296−j0.2386, −0.4882−j1.1934 and −1.1934−j0.4882 in third quadrant, 0.2386−j0.5296, 0.5296−j0.2386, 0.4882−j1.1934 and 1.1934−j0.4882 in fourth quadrant.

A method for receiving broadcast signals by a broadcast signal receiver, the method comprising:

• receiving the broadcast signals including at least one signal frame that includes service data and signaling data;
• demodulating the received broadcast signals by an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM) scheme;
• parsing the at least one signal frame from the demodulated broadcast signals;
• decoding the signaling data in the at least one signal frame, wherein the signaling data includes mod information for identifying a Non Uniform Constellation (NUC) used for the service data and cod information for identifying a code rate used for the service data;
• de-mapping the service data in the at least one signal frame based on the signaling data;
• and
• decoding the de-mapped service data based on the signaling data,
• wherein the mod information is a 16 NUC and the cod information is 9/15, and
• wherein the service data is de-mapped by the 16 NUC which includes constellation points at 0.2386+j0.5296, 0.5296+j0.2386, 0.4882+j1.1934 and 1.1934+j0.4882 in first quadrant, −0.2386+j0.5296, −0.5296+j0.2386, −0.4882+j1.1934 and −1.1934+j0.4882 in second quadrant, −0.2386−j0.5296, −0.5296−j0.2386, −0.4882−j1.1934 and −1.1934−j0.4882 in third quadrant, 0.2386−j0.5296, 0.5296−j0.2386, 0.4882−j1.1934 and 1.1934−j0.4882 in fourth quadrant.

An apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, the apparatus comprising:

• a receiver to receive the broadcast signals including at least one signal frame that includes service data and signaling data;
• a demodulator to demodulate the received broadcast signals by an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM) scheme;
• a frame parser to parse the at least one signal frame in the demodulated broadcast signals;
• a signaling decoder to decode the signaling data in the at least one signal frame, wherein the signaling data includes mod information for identifying a Non Uniform Constellation (NUC) used for the service data and cod information for identifying a code rate used for the service data;
• a constellation de-mapper to de-map the service data in the at least one signal frame based on the signaling data;
• and
• a decoder to decode the de-mapped service data based on the signaling data,
• wherein the mod information is a 16 NUC and the cod information is 9/15, and
• wherein the service data is de-mapped by the 16 NUC which includes constellation points at 0.2386+j0.5296, 0.5296+j0.2386, 0.4882+j1.1934 and 1.1934+j0.4882 in first quadrant, −0.2386+j0.5296, −0.5296+j0.2386, −0.4882+j1.1934 and −1.1934+j0.4882 in second quadrant, −0.2386−j0.5296, −0.5296−j0.2386, −0.4882−j1.1934 and −1.1934−j0.4882 in third quadrant, 0.2386−j0.5296, 0.5296−j0.2386, 0.4882−j1.1934 and 1.1934−j0.4882 in fourth quadrant.