Understanding Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting

Contents......Page 6
Preface xvii......Page 16
Acknowledgements xxi......Page 20
1.1 Introduction	1......Page 22
1.2 Historical Background and Future Trends in Digital Television	2......Page 23
1.3 Global Developments in Digital Television	3......Page 24
1.4 Digital Television Organizations	5......Page 26
1.5 The Need for Compression	11......Page 32
1.6 Intracoding and Intercoding Techniques	14......Page 35
2.1 Objectives of Digital Compression......Page 38
2.2 Sampling Formats	19......Page 40
2.3 ITU-R Rec. 656 Interface	23......Page 44
2.4 4:2:0 Sampled Signals	25......Page 46
2.5 ITU-Rec. 723	26......Page 47
2.7 Digital Audio Coding	27......Page 48
3.1 Introduction	31......Page 52
3.3 Joint Photographic Expert Group (JPEG)	32......Page 53
3.4 MPEG-1	34......Page 55
3.5 Frame-based and Object-based Coding Standards	36......Page 57
3.6 MPEG-4: An object based coding approach	37......Page 58
3.7 MPEG-7: A Multimedia Content Description Interface 	38......Page 59
4.1 Introduction	41......Page 62
4.2 4:2:0 Sampling	42......Page 63
4.3 Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT)	43......Page 64
4.4 Coefficient Quantization	44......Page 65
4.5 Zig-Zag Coefficient Scanning	45......Page 66
4.6 Variable Length Coding and Run Length Coding	46......Page 67
4.8 Interframe Redundancy Compression Techniques	47......Page 68
4.9 Motion-Compensated Interframe Prediction	48......Page 69
4.10 MPEG-2 Picture Types	49......Page 70
4.12 MPEG-2 Profiles and Levels	50......Page 71
4.13 MPEG Audio Coding	51......Page 72
5.1 Introduction	59......Page 80
5.2 The MPEG-2 System Layer	60......Page 81
5.3 MPEG-2 Bit Streams	61......Page 82
5.4 MPEG-2 Interfaces	63......Page 84
5.5 MPEG-2 Transport Stream Parameters	66......Page 87
5.6 Constant and Variable Bit Rate Sources	72......Page 93
6.1 Introduction	79......Page 100
6.2 Bandlimiting Digital Signals	80......Page 101
6.3 Data Transmission Speeds	83......Page 104
6.4 Multilevel Digital Modulations	84......Page 105
6.5 DVB-based QAM Systems	93......Page 114
6.6 Vestigial Sideband Modulation	95......Page 116
6.7 Single Carrier and Multicarrier Modulation for Terrestrial Broadcasting 97......Page 118
7.1 Introduction	101......Page 122
7.2 COFDM: A Qualitative Description	103......Page 124
7.3 Symbol Period, Intervals, and Carrier Spacing	105......Page 126
7.4 Time Domain Signal and Transmission Consequences	107......Page 128
7.5 The 2k and 8k Systems	109......Page 130
7.6 Inner Coding (Convolutional Codes)	113......Page 134
7.8 Outer Coding	114......Page 135
7.9 Pilot Cells	115......Page 136
7.10  Radio Frequency Spectrum Characteristics	116......Page 137
7.11 Hierarchical Transmission	117......Page 138
7.12 Practical DVB-T Modulators	122......Page 143
8.1 Introduction	125......Page 146
8.2 Transmission Spectrum Issues	127......Page 148
8.3 Digital Television Transmitters	133......Page 154
8.4 DTV Transmitter Architecture	139......Page 160
8.5 Filters, Combiners, and Antenna Systems	141......Page 162
8.6 DTV Transmitter Size and Cooling Arrangements	144......Page 165
9.1 Introduction	147......Page 168
9.2 Measurements	149......Page 170
9.3 Time Domain (IQ) Signal Analysis	153......Page 174
9.4 Measuring Bit Error Rates (BER)	156......Page 177
9.5 Set Top Boxes (STB) and Integrated Receiver Decoders (IRD)	159......Page 180
9.6 Middleware and Application Programming Interfaces (API)	161......Page 182
10.1 Introduction to Single Frequency Networks	165......Page 186
10.2 Types of Single Frequency Networks	167......Page 188
10.3 Self Interference of Single Frequency Networks	168......Page 189
10.4 SFN Performance With 0 dB Echoes	171......Page 192
10.5 Single Frequency Network Synchronization	172......Page 193
10.6 Distribution Delays	174......Page 195
10.7 Network Gain	175......Page 196
10.8 Multifrequency Networks	176......Page 197
10.9 Protection Ratios	177......Page 198
10.10 Nonsynchronous Operation	179......Page 200
10.12 Modifications to Upper Adjacent Analog Transmitters	180......Page 201
11.1 Introduction	183......Page 204
11.2 Requirements for Fixed, Portable, and Mobile Reception	185......Page 206
11.3 Field Strength Requirements 189......Page 210
11.4 Protection Ratios for Terrestrial DTV	190......Page 211
11.6 Single Frequency Network Considerations	192......Page 213
12.1 Introduction	195......Page 216
12.2 Spectrum and Propagation Factors	196......Page 217
12.3 Free Space Attenuation	198......Page 219
12.4 MMDS Receive Installations	200......Page 221
12.5 MMDS Modulations	202......Page 223
12.6  MMDS Transmitter and Combining Systems	203......Page 224
12.7 Link Budgets	204......Page 225
12.8 Implementation Scenarios for Digital MMDS	206......Page 227
13.1 Introduction	209......Page 230
13.3 Why Go Digital for Radio? 210......Page 231
13.5 The DAB System	212......Page 233
13.6 European Frequency Allotments for DAB	214......Page 235
13.7 DAB Signal Structure	216......Page 237
13.8 Distributing DAB Signals on Telecommunication Networks 	220......Page 241
13.9 DAB Modulation—DPQSK 222......Page 243
13.10 MPEG Audio Layer	226......Page 247
13.11 Multiplexing Different Format Signals	228......Page 249
13.13 In Band on Channel DAB (IBOC DAB)	229......Page 250
14.1 Introduction	233......Page 254
14.2 Broadcasting Vehicle Mobility	234......Page 255
14.3 Portable and Mobile Broadcasting	236......Page 257
14.4 COFDM for Mobile Broadcasting	237......Page 258
14.5 Building Vehicles for Mobile and Portable Broadcasts	241......Page 262
14.6 Mobile and Portable Microwave Link Failure	244......Page 265
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About the Author 259......Page 280
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