Reception apparatus, reception method, transmission apparatus, and transmission method

Abstract

The present technology relates to a reception apparatus, a reception method, a transmission apparatus, and a transmission method and more particularly to a reception apparatus, a reception method, a transmission apparatus, and a transmission method, by which bearers transmitted by a plurality of transmission systems are selected appropriately. The reception apparatus acquires control information including information for acquiring data transmitted through a in a first transmission system at a first layer in a protocol stack of an IP (Internet Protocol) transmission system and for identifying a bearer that transmits the data in a second transmission system at a second layer lower than the first layer; and controls an operation of each unit that acquires the data transmitted on the bearer on the basis of the control information. The present technology is applicable to a television receiver corresponding to ATSC3.0, for example.

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         15 . A reception apparatus, comprising:
 circuitry configured to:
 receive control information regarding acquiring service level signaling data transmitted through a Real-time Object Delivery over Unidirectional Transport (ROUTE) data transport session using a ROUTE protocol, the control information including at least a broadcast stream identifier identifying a bearer for the ROUTE data transport session, and the control information further including information regarding attributes of the ROUTE data transport session; and 
 acquire the service level signaling data transmitted through the ROUTE data transport session on the bearer according to the information regarding the attributes of the ROUTE data transport session. 
   
     
     
         16 . The reception apparatus according to  claim 15 , wherein the service level signaling data includes a user service description, a media presentation description, or a Layered Coding Transport (LCT) description. 
     
     
         17 . The reception apparatus according to  claim 15 , wherein
 the information regarding the attributes of the ROUTE data transport session includes an IP address and a port number for identifying the ROUTE data transport session.   
     
     
         18 . The reception apparatus according to  claim 15 , wherein
 the ROUTE data transport session includes one or a plurality of Layered Coding Transport (LCT) sessions, and   the control information includes an LCT Session Instance Description (LSID).   
     
     
         19 . The reception apparatus according to  claim 15 , wherein
 the bearer is transmitted using an Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) 3.0 protocol,   the broadcast stream identifier identifying an ATSC 3.0 broadcast stream that uses the ATSC 3.0 protocol, and   the control information further includes a physical pipe identifier identifying a physical pipe within the ATSC 3.0 broadcast stream identified by the broadcast stream identifier.   
     
     
         20 . A reception method for a reception apparatus, the method comprising:
 receiving control information regarding acquiring service level signaling data transmitted through a Real-time Object Delivery over Unidirectional Transport (ROUTE) data transport session using a ROUTE protocol, the control information including at least a broadcast stream identifier identifying a bearer for the ROUTE data transport session, and the control information further including information regarding attributes of the ROUTE data transport session; and   acquiring, by circuitry of the reception apparatus, the service level signaling data transmitted through the ROUTE data transport session on the bearer according to the information regarding the attributes of the ROUTE data transport session.   
     
     
         21 . The reception method according to  claim 20 , wherein the service level signaling data includes a user service description, a media presentation description, or a Layered Coding Transport (LCT) description. 
     
     
         22 . The reception method according to  claim 20 , wherein
 the information regarding the attributes of the ROUTE data transport session includes an IP address and a port number for identifying the ROUTE data transport session.   
     
     
         23 . The reception method according to  claim 20 , wherein
 the ROUTE data transport session includes one or a plurality of Layered Coding Transport (LCT) sessions, and   the control information includes an LCT Session Instance Description (LSID).   
     
     
         24 . The reception method according to  claim 20 , wherein
 the bearer is transmitted using an Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) 3.0 protocol,   the broadcast stream identifier identifying an ATSC 3.0 broadcast stream that uses the ATSC 3.0 protocol, and   the control information further includes a physical pipe identifier identifying a physical pipe within the ATSC 3.0 broadcast stream identified by the broadcast stream identifier.   
     
     
         25 . A transmission apparatus, comprising:
 circuitry configured to:
 generate control information regarding transmitting service level signaling data transmitted through a Real-time Object Delivery over Unidirectional Transport (ROUTE) data transport session using a ROUTE protocol, the control information including at least a broadcast stream identifier identifying a bearer for the ROUTE data transport session, and the control information further including information regarding attributes of the ROUTE data transport session; 
 output the control information for transmission; and 
 output the service level signaling data for transmission through the ROUTE data transport session on the bearer identified in the control information. 
   
     
     
         26 . The transmission apparatus according to  claim 25 , wherein the service level signaling data includes a user service description, a media presentation description, or a Layered Coding Transport (LCT) description. 
     
     
         27 . The transmission apparatus according to  claim 25 , wherein
 the information regarding the attributes of the ROUTE data transport session includes an IP address and a port number for identifying the ROUTE data transport session.   
     
     
         28 . The transmission apparatus according to  claim 25 , wherein
 the ROUTE data transport session includes one or a plurality of Layered Coding Transport (LCT) sessions, and   the control information includes an LCT Session Instance Description (LSID).   
     
     
         29 . The transmission apparatus according to  claim 25 , wherein
 the bearer is transmitted using an Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) 3.0 protocol,   the broadcast stream identifier identifying an ATSC 3.0 broadcast stream that uses the ATSC 3.0 protocol, and   the control information further includes a physical pipe identifier identifying a physical pipe within the ATSC 3.0 broadcast stream identified by the broadcast stream identifier.   
     
     
         30 . A transmission method for a transmission apparatus, the method comprising:
 generating, by circuitry of the transmission apparatus, control information regarding transmitting service level signaling data transmitted through a Real-time Object Delivery over Unidirectional Transport (ROUTE) data transport session using a ROUTE protocol, the control information including at least a broadcast stream identifier identifying a bearer for the ROUTE data transport session, and the control information further including information regarding attributes of the ROUTE data transport session;   outputting the control information for transmission; and   outputting the service level signaling data for transmission through the ROUTE data transport session on the bearer identified in the control information.   
     
     
         31 . The transmission method according to  claim 30 , wherein the service level signaling data includes a user service description, a media presentation description, or a Layered Coding Transport (LCT) description. 
     
     
         32 . The transmission method according to  claim 30 , wherein
 the information regarding the attributes of the ROUTE data transport session includes an IP address and a port number for identifying the ROUTE data transport session.   
     
     
         33 . The transmission method according to  claim 30 , wherein
 the ROUTE data transport session includes one or a plurality of Layered Coding Transport (LCT) sessions, and   the control information includes an LCT Session Instance Description (LSID).   
     
     
         34 . The transmission method according to  claim 30 , wherein
 the bearer is transmitted using an Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) 3.0 protocol,   the broadcast stream identifier identifying an ATSC 3.0 broadcast stream that uses the ATSC 3.0 protocol, and   the control information further includes a physical pipe identifier identifying a physical pipe within the ATSC 3.0 broadcast stream identified by the broadcast stream identifier.