Patent Publication Number: US-11381498-B1

Title: System for transmitting broadcast data

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a broadcast transmission system, and more particularly, to a system that transmits one or more real-time services and non-real-time services in one broadcast network frequency bandwidth on the basis of A11 IP. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     A broadcast company, which owns a broadcast network frequency, aims to efficiently transmit non-real-time data by maximally using the remaining bandwidth other than the broadcast network bandwidth for transmitting conventional real-time services (e.g., video services). Examples of non-real-time data services include Internet of Things (IoT) firmware updates, push video on demand (VOD) services, etc. 
     Like the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) 3.0 standard led and established by North America, an A11-IP-based broadcast service system transmits IP streams in one or more broadcast frequency bandwidths (e.g. 6 MHz bandwidth), and a real-time service and a non-real-time data service are structured using IP streams and transmitted. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , a conventional broadcast transmission system consists of a broadcast source system, a scheduler, and a broadcast transmitter for each broadcast network frequency band, and the scheduler structures one broadcast frequency bandwidth (e.g., 6 MHz bandwidth) into one or more physical layer pipes (PLPs). 
     For example, a scheduler “A” capable of 10 Mbps transmission is structured with PLPs A 1  and A 2 , and the maximum transmission bandwidth may be set to 6 Mbps for PLP A 1  and 4 Mbps for PLP A 2 . Also, a scheduler “B” capable of 10 Mbps is structured with PLPs B 1 , B 2 , and B 3 , and the maximum transmission bandwidth may be set to 4 Mbps for PLP B 1 , 4 Mbps for PLP B 2 , and 2 Mbps for PLP B 3 . In this case, when it is assumed that PLP A 1  has a residual bandwidth of 0.2 Mbps, PLP A 2  has a residual bandwidth of 1 Mbps, PLP B 1  has a residual bandwidth of 1 Mbps, PLP B 2  has a residual bandwidth of 0 Mbps, and PLP B 3  has a residual bandwidth of 0.1 Mbps, a new service that requires a transmission bandwidth of 2 Mbps cannot be added because there is no PLP with a residual bandwidth capable of carrying the service even though the two broadcast network frequency bands have a total residual bandwidth of 2.3 Mbps. Therefore, there is a need for an efficient transmission method that enables such an addition. 
     DISCLOSURE 
     Technical Problem 
     The present invention is directed to providing a broadcast transmission system capable of transmitting an Internet protocol (IP) stream of an added service using two or more physical layer pipes (PLPs) of one or more broadcast network frequency band in a distributed fashion when the IP stream cannot be transmitted using one PLP in one broadcast network frequency band. 
     Technical Solution 
     A broadcast transmission system according to one aspect of the present invention includes a broadcast source system, a scheduler, and a broadcast transmitter and further includes a broadcast network switch and a broadcast network controller. 
     The broadcast source system packetizes one or more real-time broadcast services and non-real-time data services to output an IP stream, the scheduler transmits an input IP stream through one or more physical layer pipes (PLPs), and the broadcast transmitter transmits a broadcast signal corresponding to one broadcast radio frequency bandwidth. 
     The broadcast network switch delivers IP streams input from broadcast source systems of a plurality of broadcast transmission systems to a designated scheduler. 
     The broadcast network controller collects PLP information managed by schedulers of the plurality of broadcast transmission systems, determines an IP stream transmission method, and delivers a control command for the determined transmission method to the scheduler and the broadcast network switch. 
     When a new service is added to one broadcast network frequency band, the broadcast network controller determines one or more PLPs to be used to transmit an IP stream of the added service according to bandwidth information of PLPs of the same broadcast network frequency band and then transmits the determination result to the broadcast network switch. 
     According to another aspect, the broadcast network controller may additionally consider PLPs of other broadcast network frequency bands when determining one or more PLPs to be used to transmit the IP stream of the added service. 
     According to another aspect, the broadcast network switch may compare the input IP stream to matching information included in the control command for the transmission method, and when the input IP stream matches the matching information, the broadcast network switch may change address information included in the IP stream according to a control command received from the broadcast network controller and may deliver the IP stream to the scheduler. 
     According to another aspect, the broadcast network switch may compare the input IP stream to matching information included in the control command for the transmission method, and when the input IP stream matches the matching information, the broadcast network switch may change address information included in the IP stream according to a control command received from the broadcast network controller and may deliver the IP stream to a scheduler including the PLP to be used for the transmission. 
     According to another aspect, when the IP stream is distributed into a PLP of a different broadcast network frequency band according to a distribution command received from the broadcast network controller, the broadcast network switch may generate signaling for the added service and transmit the signaling to a scheduler including the corresponding PLP. 
     According to another aspect, when the address information included in the IP stream is changed according to the control command, the broadcast network controller may receive signaling for the input IP stream from the broadcast network switch, change address information included in the signaling, and deliver the changed signaling to the broadcast network switch, and the broadcast network controller may generate signaling to be delivered to a scheduler of a different broadcast network frequency band and deliver the signaling to the broadcast network switch. 
     According to another aspect, the scheduler may transmit PLP information including the maximum transmission bandwidth, a scheduler identifier, and a PLP identifier of a PLP belonging to the scheduler to the broadcast network controller, and PLP information transmitted by the scheduler further may include residual bandwidth information of a PLP. 
     Advantageous Effects 
     According to the broadcast transmission system of the present invention, it is possible to transmit an IP stream of an added service using two or more PLPs of one or more broadcast network frequency band in a distributed fashion when the IP stream cannot be transmitted using one PLP in one broadcast network frequency band. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  shows a configuration of a broadcast transmission system according to a conventional technique. 
         FIG. 2  shows an example of the maximum transmission bandwidth and a residual bandwidth of a physical layer pipe (PLP). 
         FIG. 3  shows a configuration of a broadcast transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 4  is an example of a distribution command transmitted by a broadcast network controller. 
     
    
    
     MODES FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION 
     The above or other aspects will be implemented through embodiments described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that elements in each embodiment can be variously combined with other elements in the corresponding embodiment or elements in the other embodiments unless otherwise stated or as long as there is no contradiction therebetween. In some cases, each block of a block diagram may represent a physical component. In other cases, each block may logically represent a partial function of a single physical component or a common function of a plurality of physical components. Sometimes, actually, a block or a part thereof may be a set of program instructions. Some or all of the blocks may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination thereof. 
       FIG. 1  shows a configuration of a broadcast transmission system according to a conventional technique, and  FIG. 2  shows an example of the maximum transmission bandwidth and a residual bandwidth of a physical layer pipe (PLP). As shown in  FIG. 1 , a broadcast transmission system  10  includes a broadcast source system  11 , a scheduler  12 , and a broadcast transmitter  13 . As shown in  FIG. 1 , a broadcast transmission system  10  including a broadcast source system “A”  11 , a scheduler “A”  12 , and a broadcast transmitter “A”  13  transmits IP streams for real-time service # 1  and real-time service # 2  in a broadcast network frequency band “A” of 6 MHz, and a broadcast transmission system  10  including a broadcast source system “B”  11   b , a scheduler “B”  12   b , and a broadcast transmitter “B”  13   b  transmits IP streams for real-time service # 3 , real-time service # 4 , and non-real-time data service # 1  in a broadcast network frequency band “B” of 6 MHz. 
     The scheduler “A”  12  is composed of PLP A 1  and PLP A 2 , and the scheduler “B”  12   b  is composed of PLP B 1 , PLP B 2 , and PLP B 3 . The PLP is a portion of a broadcast radio frequency band with specific modulation (e.g., quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK), 16-quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM), 64-QAM, 256-QAM, etc.) and coding parameters. For example, the PLP may be set with modulation and parameters suitable for a mobile TV reception type or with modulation and parameters suitable for a fixed TV reception type. A real-time service and a non-real-time data service, which are IP streams, are transmitted through each PLP, and signaling information for the IP streams are additionally transmitted. Link layer signaling, which is a link map table (LMT), is delivered to each PLP. The LMT includes &lt;Source IP Address, Destination IP Address, Source Port Number, and Destination Port Number&gt; of all the IP streams delivered through a corresponding PLP and a corresponding PLP identifier. 
     Signaling information including basic information on the real-time service and the non-real-time data service is additionally transmitted through the corresponding PLP. The signaling information is layered into a Service List Table (SLT) which is one of the types of Low Level Signaling (LLS) and which includes a service list and Service Level Signaling (SLS) which includes detailed information on individual services. The service list in the SLT includes, for each service, a service identifier, a service type (e.g., video service, audio service, disaster alert service data service, app data service, etc.), a service delivery protocol type (e.g., ROUTE, MMT), and &lt;Source IP Address, Destination IP Address, and Destination Port Number) in which the SLS of the corresponding service is delivered. The SLS includes an identifier of a service component (e.g., a video component, an audio component, a closed caption component, an app component, a data component, etc.) included in the corresponding service, a service component type, &lt;Source IP Address, Destination IP Address, and Destination Port Number&gt; in which the IP stream of the component is delivered, etc. 
     A Real-time Object Delivery over Unidirectional Transport (ROUTE) protocol which is used for non-real-time data service transmission is composed of a ROUTE session and one or more Layered Coding Transport (LCT) sessions included in the ROUTE session. Non-real-time data is structured in a file form and transmitted in a specific LCT session of a specific ROUTE session. Information of &lt;Source IP Address, Destination IP Address, and Destination Port Number&gt; is transmitted through signaling such that the ROUTE session can be recognized by a broadcast receiver. The LCT session is uniquely identified using &lt;Source IP address, Transport Session Identifier (TSI)&gt;. A file delivered through the LCT session is divided into one or more IP packets and then transmitted. IP packets belonging to the same file have a Transmission Object Identifier (TOI) for identifying the file. The TOI has a unique value in the corresponding LCT session. 
     A service component (e.g., a data component) included in real-time and non-real-time services may be transmitted through one or more ROUTE sessions and a plurality of LCT sessions. 
     It is assumed that the broadcast transmission system of  FIG. 1  is set to the bandwidth shown in  FIG. 2  and then used. In this case, when attempting to add new non-real-time data service # 2  requiring a transmission bandwidth of 2 Mbps to the broadcast source system A  11 , the new non-real-time data service # 2  cannot be transmitted because the residual bandwidths of PLP A 1  and PLP A 2  with which the scheduler “A”  12  is structured are just 0.2 Mbps and 1 Mbps, respectively. As another example, even if the residual bandwidth of PLP A 1  is 1 Mbps and the residual bandwidth of PLP A 2  is 1 Mbps, the new non-real-time data service # 2  cannot be added because the scheduler “A”  12  does not have a PLP with a residual bandwidth capable of accommodating the new non-real-time data service # 2  requiring a transmission bandwidth of 2 Mbps. 
       FIG. 3  shows a configuration of a broadcast transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention. A broadcast transmission system  100  according to an aspect of the present invention includes a broadcast source system  110 , a scheduler  120 , and a broadcast transmitter  130  and further includes a broadcast network switch  140  and a broadcast network controller  150 . 
     The broadcast source system  110  transforms one or more real-time broadcast services and non-real-time data services into IP packets, outputs the IP packets in the form of an IP stream, and provides the IP stream to the broadcast network switch  140 . Additionally, the broadcast source system  110  provides, to the broadcast network switch  140 , basic service information (e.g., a service identifier, a service type, a service transport protocol, etc.) of each provided service and signaling information including &lt;Source IP Address, Destination IP Address, and Destination Port Number&gt; of one or more IP streams in which the corresponding service is transmitted. A specific example of the signaling includes an SLT which is one of the types of Low Level Signaling (LLS) and Service Level Signaling (SLS) which includes detailed information on individual services. 
     An IP packet of an IP stream output by the broadcast source system  110 , that is, an IP stream for delivering a real-time service, a non-real-time service, and signaling includes &lt;Source IP Address, Destination IP Address, Source Port Number, Destination Port Number&gt; in an IP header and a User Datagram Protocol (UDP) header. 
     According to an aspect of the present invention, the broadcast source system  110  may capsulate and transmit an IP stream including a real-time service, a non-real-time data service, and signaling through a separate tunneling protocol according to an output condition. 
     The broadcast source system  110  is a system including a video encoder, a closed caption encoder, an ESG server, a signaling server, a scrambler, a multiplexer, etc. 
     The scheduler  120  forms a broadcast network physical layer structure for one broadcast network frequency bandwidth. The scheduler  120  structures a broadcast network frequency bandwidth of 6 MHz into one or more PLPs. The scheduler  120  is an apparatus that transmits an input IP stream, that is, an IP stream for service and an IP stream for signaling to the broadcast transmitter  130  through one or more PLPs. Typically, the scheduler  120  is installed in a broadcast station studio. 
     The scheduler  120  delivers an IP stream output from the broadcast network switch  140  to a designated PLP according to a command provided by the broadcast network controller  150 . 
     Also, the scheduler  120  generates an LMT including &lt;Source IP Address, Destination IP Address, Source Port Number, Destination Port Number&gt; of all IP streams delivered through the corresponding PLP in addition to an IP stream for a real-time service and a non-real-time data service and an IP stream for signaling (SLT, SLS, etc.), which are received from the broadcast source system  110 , and transmits the LMT over the broadcast network. 
     The scheduler  120  is aware of the maximum transmission bandwidth in each PLP through the specific settings of parameters. Optionally, the scheduler may be aware of a bandwidth currently in use and a residual bandwidth. The scheduler  120  may deliver PLP information including a PLP identifier of a PLP configured together with its own scheduler identifier and the maximum transmission bandwidth information of the corresponding PLP to the broadcast network controller  150 . Additionally, the PLP information transmitted by the scheduler  120  may further include information on a bandwidth currently in use and a residual bandwidth. 
     The broadcast transmitter  130  transmits a broadcast signal corresponding to one broadcast radio frequency bandwidth. 
     The broadcast network switch  140  delivers IP streams input from broadcast source systems  110  of a plurality of broadcast transmission systems  100  to a designated scheduler  120  according to a command provided by the broadcast network controller  150 . 
     The broadcast network switch  140  may selectively deliver input signaling information to the broadcast network controller  150 . Also, the broadcast network switch  140  may output processed signaling to the scheduler  120 . 
     When a distribution command is included in the command received from the broadcast network controller  150 , the broadcast network switch  140  performs a function of distributing an input IP stream into one or more PLPs according to the distribution command depending on the percentages or the bandwidth sizes included in the command. That is, the broadcast network switch  140  compares the input IP stream to matching information included in the control command for the transmission method, and when the IP stream matches the matching information, the broadcast network switch  140  changes the &lt;Source IP Address, Destination IP Address, Source Port Number, Destination Port Number&gt; value of the IP stream according to the control command (distribution command) received from the broadcast network controller  150  and then outputs the IP packet. When a change value for a TSI value is included in the command, the broadcast network switch  140  changes the TSI value of the LCT session of the IP stream and then outputs the IP packet. 
     Also, when the &lt;Source IP Address, Destination IP Address, Source Port Number, Destination Port Number&gt; value or the TSI value has been changed, the broadcast network switch  140  may modify and output address information included in the signaling included in the input stream and then output the IP packet. 
     The broadcast network controller  150  collects PLP information managed by the schedulers  120  of the plurality of broadcast transmission systems  100 , determines an IP stream transmission method, and delivers a control command for the determined transmission method to the schedulers  120  and the broadcast network switches  140 . 
     The PLP information collected by the broadcast network controller  150  includes a scheduler identifier, a PLP identifier, and the maximum transmission bandwidth of a corresponding PLP. Additionally, the PLP information may further include information on a bandwidth currently in use and a residual bandwidth of the corresponding PLP. 
     When a new service is added to one broadcast network frequency band, the broadcast network controller  150  determines one or more PLPs to be used to transmit an IP stream of the added service according to bandwidth information of PLPs of the same broadcast network frequency band and then transmits the determination result to the broadcast network switch  140 . 
     The broadcast network controller  150  receives a transmission bandwidth necessary to transmit the IP stream of the service and information on a position to which the corresponding IP stream is to be delivered. The position information may include a combination of one or more of a service identifier or &lt;Source IP address, Destination IP address, Destination Port Number&gt; of the IP packet including the IP stream. Optionally, a Transport Session Identifier (TSI), which is an identifier of the LCT session of the ROUTE protocol, may be additionally included. When the position information includes a service identifier, the broadcast network controller  150  may confirm the corresponding service identifier using signaling information delivered through the input IP stream and then find out &lt;Source IP Address, Destination IP Address, Destination Port Number&gt; of the IP packet of the IP stream belonging to this service. 
     The broadcast network controller  150  determines whether the transmission of the IP stream is possible through one PLP by determining whether a PLP with a residual bandwidth larger than a transmission bandwidth required for the transmission of the IP stream of the corresponding service is present in the broadcast network frequency band in which the IP stream is to be transmitted. When it is determined that there is no PLP to be used for the transmission, the broadcast network controller  150  determines a combination of PLPs to be used for the transmission. The broadcast network controller  150  combines PLPs of the broadcast network frequency band in which the corresponding IP stream is to be transmitted and determines that the transmission of the IP stream is possible using the combination of PLPs when the sum of the residual network bandwidths of the combined PLPs is greater than or equal to the bandwidth required for the transmission of the IP stream. The residual network bandwidth information of each PLP may be found using residual bandwidth information of each PLP provided by the schedulers  120  or through the difference between information on a network bandwidth through which each PLP performs transmission and the maximum transmission network bandwidth of a corresponding PLP. There may be one or more combinations of PLPs in which the transmission is possible, and a combination of PLPs to be used for the transmission may be determined according to a predetermined criterion. There is no restriction on the selection method for selecting the combination. 
     The broadcast network controller  150  determines an IP stream transmission method. When it is determined to transmit the input IP stream through the combination of PLPs, the broadcast network controller  150  determines a distribution criterion for how to distribute and transmit the input IP stream to the combination of PLPs. The distribution criterion determined by the broadcast network controller  150  may be a method of specifying a percentage criterion (or transmission bandwidths) for the plurality of PLPs. Referring to an example configuration shown in  FIG. 3 , the distribution criterion may be a method of specifying to deliver 50% of an IP stream of 100 kbps input to the broadcast network switch  140  to PLP A 1  of the scheduler “A”  120  and deliver the remaining 50% to PLP A 2  of the scheduler “A”  120  or a method of specifying to deliver an IP stream of 100 kbps input to the broadcast network switch  140  to PLP A 1  of the scheduler “A”  120  at 50 kbps and PLP A 2  of the scheduler “A”  120  at 50 kbps. As another example, the distribution criterion may be a method of copying an input IP stream and transmitting IP stream copies to all of the plurality of PLPs (e.g., a method of specifying to transmit an IP stream of 100 kbps input to the broadcast network switch  140  to both of PLP A 1  of the scheduler “A”  120  and PLP A 2  of the scheduler “A”  120 ). 
     Also, the broadcast network controller  150  determines a change method of one or more of the TSI value and the &lt;Source IP Address, Destination IP Address, Source Port Number, Destination Port Number&gt; value for the IP packet belonging to the IP stream according to the distribution of the IP stream. 
     When the broadcast network controller  150  provides the IP packet of the IP stream to selected PLPs of each scheduler, the broadcast network switch  140  determines whether to change one or more of the TSI value and the &lt;Source IP Address, Destination IP Address, Source Port Number, Destination Port Number&gt; value of the corresponding input IP packet. When the broadcast network switch  140  determines to change one or more of the values, the broadcast network controller  150  determines a change value of one or more of the TSI value and the &lt;Source IP Address, Destination IP Address, Source Port Number, Destination Port Number&gt; value to be changed. 
     The broadcast network controller  150  delivers a control command for the determined IP stream transmission method to the broadcast network switch  140  and the scheduler  120 . The broadcast network controller  150  instructs the broadcast network switch  140  to perform the determination method of determining the IP stream by specifying matching information for distinguishing the IP packet of the input IP stream and specifying transmission network bandwidths for the PLPs. Here, the matching information of the IP packet is information obtained by combining one or more of an input network interface identifier, &lt;Source IP information, Destination IP information, Source Port Number, Destination Port Number&gt;, and a protocol identifier (e.g., RTP, DSTP, etc.). The control command (including the transmission method determined by the distribution command) transmitted by the broadcast network controller  150  may be designated as a combination of a PLP identifier and a scheduler identifier or a network interface identifier connected to the scheduler including the PLP to be used for the transmission. 
     The &lt;Source IP Address, Destination IP Address, Source Port Number, Destination Port Number&gt; to be changed for the IP packet of the input IP stream may be additionally designated, and the control command (the distribution command) for the IP stream transmission method, which is transmitted by the broadcast network controller  150 , may be delivered to the broadcast network switch  140 . 
     The broadcast network controller  150  may selectively receive signaling information (e.g., SLT, SLS, etc.) from the broadcast network switch  140 . When signaling has to be modified due to the change, distribution, or the like of &lt;Source IP information, Destination IP information, Source Port Number, Destination Port Number&gt; of the IP packet, the broadcast network controller  150  may modify and then transmit the signaling to the broadcast network switch  140  so that the broadcast network switch  140  can output the modified signaling to the scheduler  120 . 
     The broadcast network controller  150  delivers, to the scheduler  120 , a control command indicating through which PLP the IP packet of the IP stream output from the broadcast network switch  140  should be transmitted over the broadcast network. The control command includes a mapping list including a PLP identifier for &lt;Source IP Address, Destination IP Address, and Destination Port Number&gt;. 
     According to another aspect of the present invention, the broadcast network controller  150  may additionally consider PLPs of other broadcast network frequency bands when determining one or more PLPs to be used to transmit the IP stream of an added service. 
     When the IP stream of a new service cannot be transmitted by a combination of PLPs of the same broadcasting network frequency band, the broadcast network controller  150  may determine one or more PLPs to be used to transmit the IP stream of the added service among PLPs of a plurality of broadcast network frequency bands according to bandwidth information and may transmit the determination result to the broadcast network switch  140 . 
     The broadcast network controller  150  determines a combination of PLPs to be used for the transmission among PLPs of a plurality of broadcast network frequency bands. The broadcast network controller  150  combines PLPs of the plurality of broadcast network frequency bands and determines that the transmission of the IP stream is possible using the combination of PLPs when the sum of the residual network bandwidths of the combined PLPs is greater than or equal to the bandwidth required for the transmission of the IP stream. 
     The distribution criterion determined by the broadcast network controller  150  may be a method of specifying a percentage criterion (or transmission bandwidths) for the plurality of PLPs. Referring to an example configuration shown in  FIG. 3 , the distribution criterion may be a method of specifying to deliver 50% of an IP stream of 100 kbps input to the broadcast network switch  140  to PLP A 2  of the scheduler “A”  120  and deliver the remaining 50% to PLP B 1  of the scheduler “B”  121  or a method of specifying to deliver an IP stream of 100 kbps input to the broadcast network switch  140  to PLP A 2  of the scheduler “A”  120  at 50 kbps and PLP B 1  of the scheduler “B”  121  at 50 kbps. As another example, the distribution criterion may be a method of copying an input IP stream and transmitting IP stream copies to all of the plurality of PLPs (e.g., a method of specifying to transmit an IP stream of 100 kbps input to the broadcast network switch  140  to both of PLP A 2  of the scheduler “A”  120  and PLP B 1  of the scheduler “B”  121 ). 
       FIG. 4  is an example of a distribution command transmitted by a broadcast network controller. The distribution command shown in  FIG. 4  is expressed in Extensible Markup Language (XML, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In the example shown in  FIG. 4 , as specified in Match elements in lines 6 to 18, the distribution command instructs that an IP stream including an RTP packet (line 11) delivered to an IP address 19.1.2.3 (line 8), a source port number  25364  (line 13), and a destination port number  5001  (line 14) should maintain a network bandwidth of 100,000 bps when the IP stream is output, that a network bandwidth (line 36) corresponding to 40% of the input IP stream should be output to an output network interface  1  (line 39) wherein the destination IP address of the IP packet is changed to 239.0.0.1 (line 37) and the destination port number is changed to 6001 (line 38), and that a network bandwidth (line 43) corresponding to the remaining 60% of the input IP stream should be output to an output network interface  2  (line 46) wherein the destination IP address of the IP packet is changed to 239.0.0.2 (line 44) and the destination port number is changed to 6002 (line 45). 
     When the distribution command is included in a command received from the broadcast network controller  150 , the broadcast network switch  140  performs a function of distributing an input IP stream into a plurality of PLPs according to the distribution command depending on percentages or bandwidth sizes included in the command. That is, the broadcast network switch  140  compares the input IP stream to matching information included in the control command for the transmission method, and when the IP stream matches the matching information, the broadcast network switch  140  changes the &lt;Source IP Address, Destination IP Address, Source Port Number, Destination Port Number&gt; value of the IP stream according to the control command received from the broadcast network controller  150  and then outputs the IP packet. When a change value of a TSI value is included in the command, the broadcast network switch  140  changes a TSI value of the LCT session of the IP stream and then outputs the IP packet. 
     Also, when the value &lt;Source IP Address, Destination IP Address, Source Port Number, Destination Port Number&gt; or the TSI value has been changed, the broadcast network switch  140  may modify signaling included in the input stream and then output the IP packet. At this time, when the signaling for the distributed IP stream for the service delivered to a specific PLP according to the distribution command is not included in the input, the broadcast network switch  140  adds the signaling for the distributed new service to the input. For example, since signaling for newly added non-real-time data service # 2  is not included in signaling provided by the broadcast source system B  111  in  FIG. 3 , the broadcast network switch  140  additionally generates and outputs the signaling for the non-real-time data service # 2  delivered through PLP B 1 . 
     Even when an IP stream is distributed into a plurality of broadcast network frequency bands, the broadcast network controller  150  may selectively receive signaling information (e.g., SLT, SLS, etc.) from the broadcast network switch  140 . When signaling has to be modified due to the change, distribution, or the like of &lt;Source IP information, Destination IP information, Source Port Number, Destination Port Number&gt; of the IP packet, the broadcast network controller  150  may modify and then transmit the signaling to the broadcast network switch  140  so that the broadcast network switch  140  can output the modified signaling to the scheduler  120 . At this time, when the signaling for the distributed IP stream for the service delivered to a specific PLP according to the distribution command is not included in the input, the broadcast network switch  140  may generate the signaling for the distributed new service and deliver the generated signaling to a scheduler  121  of a different broadcast network frequency band through the broadcast network switch  140 . 
     The present invention has been described above with reference to embodiments referring to the accompanying drawings but is not limited thereto. Rather, the present invention should be construed as encompassing various modifications that may be apparent to those skilled in the art. The appended claims are intended to cover such modifications. 
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               100 : broadcast transmission system 
               110 : broadcast source system 
               120 : scheduler 
               130 : broadcast transmitter 
               140 : broadcast network switch 
               150 : broadcast network controller