Patent ID: 8315334

Claim:
An apparatus for transmitting a broadcast signal, the apparatus comprising: an encoder configured to encode mobile data for Forward Error Correction (FEC); a group formatter configured to form data groups, wherein at least one the data groups includes the encoded mobile data, a first known data sequence, and a plurality of second known data sequences; a packet formatter configured to format packets including data in the data groups; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the broadcast signal including the packets, wherein the plurality of second known data sequences are spaced 16 segments apart within the at least one of the data groups, wherein the at least one of the data groups includes a transmission parameter inserted between the first known data sequence and one of the plurality of second known data sequences, wherein the first known data sequence has a first M-symbol sequence and a second M-symbol sequence, wherein the first M-symbol sequence and the second M-symbol sequence have a first pattern, wherein each of the plurality of second known data sequences has a second pattern other than the first pattern, and wherein the second pattern is positioned from a last symbol to a previous N symbol in each of the plurality of second known data sequences.