Indoor DTV reception: measurement techniques

Author

Ong, J.T. ; Yan, H. ; Rao, S.V.B. ; Shanmugam, G.

Author_Institution

Positioning & Wireless Technol. Centre, Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore

Volume

50

Issue

2

fYear

2004

fDate

6/1/2004 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

192

Lastpage

199

Abstract

This paper explores the techniques for measuring DTV signals received in an indoor environment at UHF. It is found that the mean and standard deviation of the received signals are dependent on spatial sampling interval and the number of samples. A minimum spacing of 0.2λ and a minimum number of 100 samples over a minimum length of 20λ are required for more accurate and meaningful conclusions. A 0.5λ window is recommended to compute the running mean. As no other precise measurements are available elsewhere for the UHF band, these results will be useful for planning of future fixed digital TV services.

Keywords

OFDM modulation; UHF measurement; digital signals; digital television; image sampling; image sequences; telecommunication equipment testing; television broadcasting; television equipment; video signals; COFDM; DTV signals; DVB-T; UHF band; UHF indoor environment; fixed digital TV services; indoor DTV reception; mean received signals; measurement techniques; minimum length; minimum samples number; minimum spacing; received signal standard deviation; running mean; spatial sampling interval; Digital TV; Digital video broadcasting; Frequency; Indoor environments; Measurement techniques; Narrowband; Quality of service; Rayleigh channels; Sampling methods; UHF measurements; COFDM; DVB-T; indoor propagation; spatial variation of DTV signals;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Broadcasting, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9316

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TBC.2004.828371

Filename

1304954