Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a packet in a communication system

The present invention and generates a separate information indicating whether the method for transmitting packets in a communication system, MMT (MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) Media Transport) generating a packet and, for each of the MMT packet, drop performs: (forward error correction FEC) protection (protection) to generate repair data, and transmitting the repair data with the MMT packet, forward error correction on the additional information.