Patent Publication Number: US-11646824-B2

Title: Method for gateway signaling for MISO operation and apparatus therefor

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a Continuation Application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/374,367, filed on Jul. 13, 2021, which is a Continuation Application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/615,940, filed on Nov. 22, 2019, which is a U.S. National Stage Application of International Application No. PCT/KR2018/005822, filed on May 23, 2018, which claims the benefit under 35 USC 119(a) and 365(b) of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2017-0063956, filed on May 24, 2017, Korean Patent Application No. 10-2017-0064731, filed on May 25, 2017, and Korean Patent Application No. 10-2018-0057770, filed on May 21, 2018, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates generally to technology for transmitting broadcast signals, and more particularly to a broadcast signal transmission system to which Multiple-Input Single-Output (MISO) is applied. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     In terrestrial broadcasting, a Single-Frequency Network (SFN) has emerged as an alternative to conventional Multiple-Frequency Network (MFN) modes. An SFN is configured such that multiple transmitters simultaneously transmit signals on the same RF channel. 
     An SFN provides extended-coverage spectral efficiency as well as homogeneous distribution of received signal strengths over a coverage area. However, some SFN areas may suffer signal degradation. The amplitudes of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) echoes, which have similar signal magnitude but different phases when reaching a receiver, cause serious multi-path conditions that generate destructive interference. 
     In order to prevent such an unwanted situation, new features, such as Multiple-Input Single-Output (MISO) and the like, are being applied to the new generation of DTT. 
     ‘MISO’ refers to a radio link that uses at least two transmitters and a single receiver. Conventional topology configured with a single transmitter and a single receiver is referred to as ‘SISO’. MISO improves the robustness of terrestrial transmission using the spatial diversity of multiple antennas. 
     When transmitters configuring an SFN transmit broadcast signals using a MISO method, it is required to signal parameters for MISO. When these parameters are not correctly signaled, MISO service using multiple transmitters may not be successfully performed. 
     DISCLOSURE 
     Technical Problem 
     An object of the present invention is to provide efficient MISO service by properly signaling information that is necessary for the MISO operation of multiple transmitters that configure an SFN. 
     Another object of the present invention is to efficiently provide MISO broadcast service by signaling information that is necessary for MISO using the optimum number of bits through a Transmit Diversity Code Filter Set (TDCFS) method. 
     Technical Solution 
     In order to accomplish the above objects, an apparatus for transmitting a broadcast signal according to the present invention includes a predistortion unit for performing predistortion for decorrelating signals corresponding to transmitters using the number of transmitters used for Multiple-Input Single-Output (MISO) and a transmitter coefficient index, which are identified using a timing and management packet transmitted through a Studio-to-Transmitter Link (STL), and thereby generating a pre-distorted signal; and an RF signal generation unit for generating an RF transmission signal using the pre-distorted signal corresponding to the transmitter coefficient index. 
     Here, MISO may be performed using Transmit Diversity Code Filter Set (TDCFS). 
     Here, the apparatus may further include a structure data extractor for extracting structure data, which is transmitted from a broadcast gateway device and includes first data fields for all of the transmitters; and a per-transmitter data extractor for extracting per-transmitter data, which is transmitted from the broadcast gateway device and includes second data fields for one transmitter of the transmitters. 
     Here, the structure data extractor may extract a first MISO field, which represents the number of transmitters used for the MISO, from among the first data fields, and the per-transmitter data extractor may extract a second MISO field, which represents the transmitter coefficient index, from among the second data fields. 
     Here, the first MISO field may be a 2-bit field, and may indicate the number of different MISO filter codes in use within a Single-Frequency Network (SFN). 
     Here, the second MISO field may be a 2-bit field, and may indicate a specific MISO filter code assigned to the one transmitter. 
     Here, the second MISO field may be set to a value that is equal to or less than the value of the first MISO field. 
     Also, a broadcast gateway device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a packet generation unit for generating a timing and management packet for signaling the number of transmitters used for Multiple-Input Single-Output (MISO) and a transmitter coefficient index to one transmitter of the transmitters; and an STL transmission unit for transmitting the timing and management packet to the transmitters through a Studio-to-Transmitter Link (STL). 
     Here, the MISO may be performed through predistortion processing using Transmit Diversity Code Filter Set (TDCFS). 
     Here, the broadcast gateway device may further include a structure data generation unit for generating structure data, which includes first data fields for all of the transmitters; and a per-transmitter data generation unit for generating per-transmitter data, which includes second data fields for the one transmitter. 
     Here, the structure data generation unit may generate a first MISO field, which represents the number of transmitters used for the MISO, as one of the first data fields, and the per-transmitter data generation unit may generate a second MISO field, which represents the transmitter coefficient index of the one transmitter, as one of the second data fields. 
     Here, the timing and management packet may include the structure data and the per-transmitter data. 
     Here, the first MISO field may be a 2-bit field, and may be set based on the number of different MISO filter codes in use within a Single-Frequency Network (SFN). 
     Here, the second MISO field may be a 2-bit field, and may indicate a specific MISO filter code assigned to the one transmitter. 
     Here, the second MISO field may be set to a value that is equal to or less than the value of the first MISO field. 
     Here, the MISO filter codes may correspond to 64 coefficients or 256 coefficients. 
     Also, a gateway-signaling method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes generating structure data, which includes first data fields for all of transmitters used for Multiple-Input Single-Output (MISO); generating per-transmitter data, which includes second data fields only for one transmitter of the transmitters; generating a timing and management packet, which includes the structure data and the per-transmitter data; and transmitting the timing and management packet to the transmitters through a Studio-to-Transmitter Link (STL). 
     Here, MISO may be performed through predistortion processing using Transmit Diversity Code Filter Set (TDCFS). 
     Here, the first data fields may include a first MISO field, which represents the number of transmitters used for the MISO, and the second data fields may include a second MISO field, which represents a transmitter coefficient index of the one transmitter. 
     Here, the second MISO field may be set to a value that is equal to or less than the value of the first MISO field. 
     Advantageous Effects 
     According to the present invention, information that is necessary for the MISO operation of multiple transmitters that configure an SFN is correctly signaled, whereby efficient MISO service may be provided. 
     Also, according to the present invention, information that is necessary for MISO is signaled using the optimum number of bits through a Transmit Diversity Code Filter Set (TDCFS) method, whereby MISO broadcast service may be efficiently provided. 
    
    
     
       DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1    is a block diagram that shows a multi-transmitter system according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG.  2    is a view that shows a Single-Frequency Network (SFN) system according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG.  3    is a block diagram that shows an example of the broadcast gateway device illustrated in  FIG.  2   ; 
         FIG.  4    is a block diagram that shows an example of the transmitter illustrated in  FIG.  2   ; 
         FIG.  5    is a flowchart that shows a gateway-signaling method according to an embodiment of the present invention; and 
         FIG.  6    is a flowchart that shows a method for transmitting a broadcast signal according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     BEST MODE 
     The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Repeated descriptions, as well as descriptions of known functions and configurations which have been deemed to unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, will be omitted below. The embodiments of the present invention are intended to fully describe the present invention to a person having ordinary knowledge in the art to which the present invention pertains. Accordingly, the shapes, sizes, etc. of components in the drawings may be exaggerated in order to make the description clearer. 
     Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
     A MISO scheme may be divided into two schemes, which are phase/frequency predistortion and Space-Time Block Coding (STBC). 
     Phase/frequency predistortion decorrelates signals from different transmitters using a specific linear phase distortion algorithm. Such decorrelation reduces frequency-selective fading. As methods for this, there is an enhanced Single-Frequency Network (eSFN) approach. 
     Signals at the center of an SFN may cancel each other at a receiver. In order to avoid this disadvantageous effect, a linear phase predistortion algorithm may be used at a transmitter. This predistortion has to be unique for each transmitter and has to be different across OFDM subcarriers. Therefore, a transmitted signal may be represented as shown in the following Equation 1.
 
 T   X ( i )= S ( i )· C   X ( i )  [Equation 1]
 
     where i denotes an index indicating an OFDM subcarrier, S(i) denotes a non-distorted complex symbol, C x (i) is the complex predistortion function of a transmitter x corresponding to the subcarrier i, and T x (i) is a transmitted complex symbol for the transmitter x. 
     As one of phase/frequency predistortion schemes, there is a Transmit Diversity Code Filter Set (TDCFS) method. TDCFS may provide high signal-decorrelation performance in the frequency domain. 
     In order to reduce potential destructive interference, TDCFS may decorrelate signals from transmitters in a Single-Frequency Network (SFN). 
     TDCFS uses linear frequency domain filters, so compensation at a receiver may be implemented in an equalization process. The linear frequency domain filters may be all-pass filters with minimized cross-correlation under the constraints of the number of transmitters (a maximum of four transmitters) (N TX ∈{2, 3, 4}) and the time domain span of the filters (a filter length of 64 or 256) (N MISO  ∈{64, 256}). 
     MISO should be applied only to the OFDM symbols of a subframe, and should not be applied to a bootstrap or a preamble. The use of MISO may be signaled using MISO signaling fields, and the MISO signaling fields may indicate any one of a mode in which MISO is not used, a MISO mode using 64 coefficients, and a MISO mode using 256 coefficients. For example, the MISO signaling fields may include a 2-bit field. 
       FIG.  1    is a block diagram that shows a multi-transmitter system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG.  1   , N TX  predistortion filters are applied to the OFDM symbols of each subframe in the frequency domain. 
     A code filter frequency domain predistortion function ϕ x [k] may correspond to time-domain impulse response vectors. Here, the time-domain impulse response vectors may include the number of complex numbers corresponding to the filter length. For example, when the filter length is 64, the time-domain impulse response vectors may include 64 complex numbers, and when the filter length is 256, the time-domain impulse response vectors may include 256 complex numbers. 
     Here, the time-domain impulse response vectors may be determined depending on the number of antennas (N TX  ∈{2, 3, 4}) and on a transmitter index (h x ). Here, x∈{1, . . . , N TX }. That is, the number of complex numbers corresponding to the filter length, which corresponds in turn to the number of antennas and a transmitter index, may be determined when the number of antennas and the transmitter index are determined. 
     For example, when the number of antennas is 2 and when a MISO mode using 64 coefficients is used, 64 complex numbers corresponding to a transmitter index h 1  and 64 complex numbers corresponding to a transmitter index h 2  are stored in a table, and complex numbers corresponding to a relevant transmitter may be read from the table when MISO is performed. 
     For example, when the number of antennas is 3 and when the MISO mode using 64 coefficients is used, 64 complex numbers corresponding to a transmitter index h 1 , 64 complex numbers corresponding to a transmitter index h 2 , and 64 complex numbers corresponding to a transmitter index h 3  are stored in a table, and complex numbers corresponding to a relevant transmitter may be read from the table when MISO is performed. 
     For example, when the number of antennas is 4 and when the MISO mode using 64 coefficients is used, 64 complex numbers corresponding to a transmitter index h 1 , 64 complex numbers corresponding to a transmitter index h 2 , 64 complex numbers corresponding to a transmitter index h 3 , and 64 complex numbers corresponding to a transmitter index h 4  are stored in a table, and complex numbers corresponding to a relevant transmitter may be read from the table when MISO is performed. 
     For example, when the number of antennas is 2 and when a MISO mode using 256 coefficients is used, 256 complex numbers corresponding to a transmitter index h 1  and 256 complex numbers corresponding to a transmitter index h 2  are stored in a table, and complex numbers corresponding to a relevant transmitter may be read from the table when MISO is performed. 
     For example, when the number of antennas is 3 and when the MISO mode using 256 coefficients is used, 256 complex numbers corresponding to a transmitter index h 1 , 256 complex numbers corresponding to a transmitter index h 2 , and 256 complex numbers corresponding to a transmitter index h 3  are stored in a table, and complex numbers corresponding to a relevant transmitter may be read from the table when MISO is performed. 
     For example, when the number of antennas is 4 and when the MISO mode using 256 coefficients is used, 256 complex numbers corresponding to a transmitter index h 1 , 256 complex numbers corresponding to a transmitter index h 2 , 256 complex numbers corresponding to a transmitter index h 3 , and 256 complex numbers corresponding to a transmitter index ha are stored in a table, and complex numbers corresponding to a relevant transmitter may be read from the table when MISO is performed. 
     The code filter frequency domain predistortion function ϕ x [k] may be represented as shown in the following Equation 2. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
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     The function ϕ x [k] may be applied as shown in the following Equation 3.
 
 C   x,m,l,k =Φ x [ k ] c   m,l,k   ;k∈{ 0, . . . , NoC− 1}, x∈{ 1, . . . , N   TX }  [Equation 3]
 
     where NoC denotes the number of carriers, N TX  denotes the number of transmitters, k denotes a carrier number, l denotes an OFDM symbol index that starts from 0 at the first OFDM symbol of each subframe, m denotes a subframe index, x denotes a transmitter index (x∈{1, . . . , N TX }), c m,l,k  denotes a complex modulation value for the carrier k of the OFDM symbol, the index of which is l, in the subframe, the index of which is m, and c x,m,l,k  denotes a post-MISO complex modulation value for the carrier k of the OFDM symbol, the index of which is l, in the subframe, the index of which is m, for the transmitter index x. 
       FIG.  2    is a view that shows a Single-Frequency Network (SFN) system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG.  2   , the SFN system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a broadcast gateway device  210  and multiple transmitters  221 ,  222  and  223 . 
     In order to use MISO in a Single-Frequency Network (SFN), two MISO parameters, which are the number of transmitters, M, and a transmitter coefficient index, h x , should be transmitted to the transmitters  221 ,  222  and  223 . 
     That is, each of the transmitter  221 ,  222  and  223  may read complex numbers corresponding to filter coefficients from a table only when it knows the number of all of the transmitters used for MISO (M) and the transmitter coefficient index thereof (h x ). For example, the transmitter  221  may generate filter coefficients for TDCFS only when it knows that the number of all of the transmitters, M, is 3 and its transmitter coefficient index is 1 (h 1 ). In another example, the transmitter  222  may generate filter coefficients for TDCFS only when it knows that the number of all of the transmitters, M, is 3 and its transmitter coefficient index is 2 (h 2 ). In yet another example, the transmitter  223  may generate filter coefficients for TDCFS only when it knows that the number of all of the transmitters, M, is 3 and its transmitter coefficient index is 3 (h 3 ). 
     The MISO parameters, such as the number of all of the transmitters used for MISO (M) and a transmitter coefficient index (h x ), are not required to be included in a preamble, but are necessary for the design and configuration of an SFN. 
     Here, the MISO parameters may be transmitted to the transmitters. 
     The broadcast gateway device  210  transmits the MISO parameters, which are necessary for the respective transmitters, to the transmitters  221 ,  222  and  223  through a Studio-to-Transmitter Link (STL). 
     That is, the transmitters  221 ,  222  and  223  may be provided with the necessary MISO parameters from the broadcast gateway device  210  through the Studio-to-Transmitter Link (STL) and perform TDCFS using the provided MISO parameters. 
     Here, the STL may be a data transmission/reception link between the broadcast gateway device  210  and the transmitters  221 ,  222  and  223  in a broadcast transmission system, and may be a fiber, satellite, or microwave link. Here, the STL may be a wired or wireless link, and may be a link through which data is transmitted and received using a packet-based protocol, such as RTP, UDP, IP, or the like. 
       FIG.  3    is a block diagram that shows an example of the broadcast gateway device illustrated in  FIG.  2   . 
     Referring to  FIG.  3   , the broadcast gateway device  210  shown in  FIG.  2    includes a structure data generation unit  310 , a per-transmitter data generation unit  320 , a packet generation unit  330 , and an STL transmission unit  340 . 
     The structure data generation unit  310  generates structure data, which includes first data fields for all of the transmitters used for MISO. Here, the first data fields may be data fields used in common by all of the transmitters. 
     Here, the structure data generation unit  310  may generate a first MISO field (num_miso_filt_codes), which represents the number of transmitters used for MISO, as one of the first data fields. That is, the first data fields may include the first MISO field. 
     The per-transmitter data generation unit  320  generates per-transmitter data, which includes second data fields for one transmitter of the transmitters used for MISO. Here, each of the second data fields may have different values for the respective transmitters. Here, each of the second data fields may be prepared for the respective transmitters with the same field name. For example, the second data fields may be defined in a FOR loop that is iterated as many times as the number of all of the transmitters. 
     Here, the per-transmitter data generation unit  320  may generate a second MISO field (miso_filt_code_index), which represents the transmitter coefficient index of a corresponding transmitter, as one of the second data fields. That is, the second data fields may include the second MISO field. 
     The packet generation unit  330  generates a timing and management packet for signaling the number of transmitters and the transmitter coefficient index to one transmitter of the transmitters used for MISO. 
     Here, the timing and management packet may include structure data and per-transmitter data. 
     The STL transmission unit  340  transmits the timing and management packet to the transmitters through a Studio-to-Transmitter Link (STL). 
     Here, MISO may be performed through predistortion processing using Transmit Diversity Code Filter Set (TDCFS). 
     The following Table 1 shows an example of the timing and management packet. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
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                 Timing &amp; Management_Packet (TMP) ( ) 
                   
                   
               
               
                 { 
               
               
                  Structure_Data ( ) { 
               
               
                   length 
                 16 
                 uimsbf 
               
               
                   version_major 
                 4 
                 uimsbf 
               
               
                   version_minor 
                 4 
                 uimsbf 
               
               
                   maj_log_rep_cnt_pre 
                 4 
                 uimsbf 
               
               
                   maj_log_rep_cnt_tim 
                 4 
                 uimsbf 
               
               
                   bootstrap_major 
                 4 
                 uimsbf 
               
               
                   bootstrap_minor 
                 4 
                 uimsbf 
               
               
                   min_time_to_next 
                 5 
                 uimsbf 
               
               
                   system_bandwidth 
                 2 
                 uimsbf 
               
               
                   bsr_coefficient 
                 7 
                 uimsbf 
               
               
                   preamble_structure 
                 8 
                 uimsbf 
               
               
                   ea_wakeup 
                 2 
                 bslbf 
               
               
                   num_emission_tim 
                 6 
                 uimsbf 
               
               
                   num_xmtrs_in_group 
                 6 
                 uimsbf 
               
               
                   xmtr_group_num 
                 7 
                 uimsbf 
               
               
                   maj_log_override 
                 3 
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                   num_miso_filt_codes 
                 2 
                 bslbf 
               
               
                   tx_carrier_offset 
                 2 
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                   reserved 
                 6 
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                 i++) ‘1’ 
               
               
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                  Bootstrap_Timing_Data ( ) { 
               
               
                   for (i=0; i&lt;=num_emission_tim; i++) 
               
               
                   seconds 
                 32 
                 uimsbf 
               
               
                   nanoseconds 
                 32 
                 uimsbf 
               
               
                   } 
               
               
                  } 
               
               
                  Per_Transmitter_Data ( ) { 
               
               
                   for (i=0; i&lt;num_xmtrs_in_group; i++) 
               
               
                 { 
               
               
                   xmtr_id 
                 13 
                 uimsbf 
               
               
                   tx_time_offset 
                 16 
                 tcimsbf 
               
               
                   txid_injection_lvl 
                 4 
                 uimsbf 
               
               
                   miso_filt_code_index 
                 2 
                 bslbf 
               
               
                   reserved 
                 29 
                 for (i=0; i&lt;29; 
               
               
                   
                   
                 i++) ‘1’ 
               
               
                   } 
               
               
                  } 
               
               
                  Error_Check_Data ( ) { 
               
               
                   reserved 
                 16 
               
               
                   crc16 
                 16 
                 uimsbf 
               
               
                  } 
               
               
                 } 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In Table 1, ‘uimsbf’ means unsigned integer, most significant bit first, ‘bslbf’ means bit stream, leftmost bit first, and ‘tcimsbf’ means two&#39;s complement integer, most significant bit first. In the example of Table 1, the timing and management packet may correspond to Timing &amp; Management_Packet (TMP) ( ), the structure data may correspond to Structure_Data ( ), and per-transmitter data may correspond to Per_Transmitter_Data ( ). 
     Here, the first data fields may include length, version_major, version_minor, maj_log_rep_cnt_pre, maj_log_rep_cnt_tim, bootstrap_major, bootstrap_minor, min_time_to_next, system_bandwidth, bsr_coefficient, preamble_structure, ea_wakeup, num_emission_tim, num_xmtrs_in_group, xmtr_group_num, maj_log_override, num_miso_filt_codes, and tx_carrier_offset. 
     Here, the second data fields may include xmtr_id, tx_time_offset, txid_injection_lvl and miso_filt_code_index. 
     Here, the first MISO field may be num_miso_filt_codes having a length of 2 bits, and the second MISO field may be miso_filt_code_index having a length of 2 bits. 
     Here, because num_miso_filt_codes is defined in Structure_Data ( ), this field may be applied in common to all of the transmitters that receive Timing &amp; Management_Packet (TMP) ( ). 
     Here, because miso_filt_code_index is defined in Per_Transmitter_Data ( ) and is defined in a FOR loop corresponding to all of the transmitters in a group using MISO, this field may be individually applied to the respective transmitters. 
     Here, num_miso_filt_codes may indicate the number of different MISO filter codes in use within an SFN, as represented by the variable “M” or “N TX ”. That is, the first MISO field is a 2-bit field, and may be set based on the number of different MISO filter codes in use within an SFN. 
     Here, miso_filt_code_index may be a specific MISO filter code assigned to an individual transmitter, as represented by the index of ‘h’. That is, the second MISO field is a 2-bit field, and may indicate the specific MISO filter code assigned to the transmitter. 
     Here, the same value of a MISO filter code index corresponding to miso_filt_code_index may be applied to a particular transmitter regardless of whether 64-coefficient or 256-coefficient filters are in use. 
     Accordingly, the second MISO field may be set to a value that is equal to or less than the value of the first MISO field. 
       FIG.  4    is a block diagram that shows an example of the transmitter illustrated in  FIG.  2   . 
     Referring to  FIG.  4   , the transmitter shown in  FIG.  2    includes a BICM unit  401 , a time interleaver  402 , a frequency interleaver  403 , a pilot pattern insertion unit  404 , a predistortion unit  410 , an RF signal generation unit  420 , a structure data extractor  430 , and a per-transmitter data extractor  440 . 
     The BICM unit  401 , to which an input stream is input, performs channel coding, bit interleaving, and modulation. 
     The time interleaver  402  performs time interleaving for the input signal, and the frequency interleaver  403  performs frequency interleaving. 
     The pilot pattern insertion unit  404  inserts a pilot pattern in the frequency-interleaved signal. 
     The operations of the blocks, such as the BICM unit  401 , the time interleaver  402 , the frequency interleaver  403 , and the pilot pattern insertion unit  404 , are disclosed in detail in Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-2017-0009737. 
     The predistortion unit  410  generates a pre-distorted signal by performing predistortion for decorrelating signals corresponding to transmitters using the number of transmitters used for MISO and a transmitter coefficient index, which are identified using a timing and management packet transmitted through a Studio-to-Transmitter Link (STL). 
     Here, MISO may be performed using Transmit Diversity Code Filter Set (TDCFS). 
     The RF signal generation unit  420  generates an RF transmission signal using the pre-distorted signal corresponding to the transmitter coefficient index. 
     The RF signal generation unit  420  may be a block that includes an IFFT block, a PAPR block, a GI INSERTION block, and a BOOTSTRAP block, illustrated in  FIG.  1   . 
     The structure data extractor  430  extracts structure data, which is transmitted from the broadcast gateway device and includes first data fields for all of the transmitters. 
     Here, the structure data extractor  430  may extract a first MISO field, which represents the number of transmitters used for MISO, from among the first data fields. 
     The per-transmitter data extractor  440  extracts per-transmitter data, which is transmitted from the broadcast gateway device and includes the second data fields for one transmitter of the transmitters. 
     Here, the per-transmitter data extractor  440  may extract a second MISO field, which represents the transmitter coefficient index, from among the second data fields. 
     Here, the first MISO field is a 2-bit field, and may indicate the number of different MISO filter codes in use within an SFN. 
     Here, the second MISO field is a 2-bit field, and may indicate a specific MISO filter code assigned to the transmitter. 
     Here, the second MISO field may be set to a value that is equal to or less than the value of the first MISO field. 
       FIG.  5    is a flowchart that shows a gateway-signaling method according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG.  5   , in the gateway-signaling method according to an embodiment of the present invention, structure data, which includes first data fields for all of transmitters used for MISO, is generated at step S 510 . 
     Here, MISO may be performed through predistortion processing using Transmit Diversity Code Filter Set (TDCFS). 
     Here, the first data fields may include a first MISO field, which represents the number of transmitters used for MISO. 
     Also, in the gateway-signaling method according to an embodiment of the present invention, per-transmitter data, which includes second data fields for one transmitter of the transmitters, is generated at step S 520 . 
     Here, the second data fields may include a second MISO field, which represents the transmitter coefficient index of the one transmitter. 
     Here, the second MISO field may be set to a value that is equal to or less than the value of the first MISO field. 
     Also, in the gateway-signaling method according to an embodiment of the present invention, a timing and management packet including the structure data and the per-transmitter data is generated at step S 530 . 
     Also, in the gateway-signaling method according to an embodiment of the present invention, the timing and management packet is transmitted to the transmitters through a Studio-to-Transmitter Link (STL) at step S 540 . 
       FIG.  6    is a flowchart that shows a method for transmitting a broadcast signal according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG.  6   , in the method for transmitting a broadcast signal according to an embodiment of the present invention, structure data, which is transmitted from a broadcast gateway device and includes first data fields for all of transmitters used for MISO, is extracted at step S 610 . 
     Here, MISO may be performed using Transmit Diversity Code Filter Set (TDCFS). 
     Also, in the method for transmitting a broadcast signal according to an embodiment of the present invention, per-transmitter data, which is transmitted from the broadcast gateway device and includes second data fields for one transmitter of the transmitters, is extracted at step S 620 . 
     Here, the structure data and the per-transmitter data may be received using a timing and management packet, which is transmitted from the broadcast gateway device through a Studio-to-Transmitter Link (STL). 
     Also, in the method for transmitting a broadcast signal according to an embodiment of the present invention, predistortion for decorrelating signals corresponding to the transmitters is performed using the number of transmitters used for MISO and a transmitter coefficient index, whereby a pre-distorted signal is generated at step S 630 . 
     Here, the number of transmitters used for MISO may be indicated by a first MISO field included in the first data fields. 
     Here, the first MISO field is a 2-bit field, and may indicate the number of different MISO filter codes in use within an SFN. 
     Here, the transmitter coefficient index may be indicated by a second MISO field included in the second data fields. 
     Here, the second MISO field is a 2-bit field, and may indicate a specific MISO filter code assigned to the transmitter. 
     Here, the second MISO field may be set to a value that is equal to or less than the value of the first MISO field. 
     Also, in the method for transmitting a broadcast signal according to an embodiment of the present invention, an RF transmission signal is generated at step S 640  using the pre-distorted signal corresponding to the transmitter coefficient index. 
     As described above, the gateway-signaling method and apparatus according to the present invention are not limitedly applied to the configurations and operations of the above-described embodiments, but all or some of the embodiments may be selectively combined and configured, so that the embodiments may be modified in various ways.