Empirical DVB-T2 Thresholds for Fixed Reception

Author

Eizmendi, InÌƒaki ; Prieto, G. ; Berjon-Eriz, Gorka ; Landa, Iratxe ; Velez, Manuel

Author_Institution

Dept. of Commun. Eng., Univ. of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain

Volume

59

Issue

2

fYear

2013

fDate

Jun-13

Firstpage

306

Lastpage

316

Abstract

This paper provides minimum C/N values for correct reception of DVB-T2 signals under fixed reception conditions. The C/N values are obtained after analyzing the results of field and laboratory trials. The field measurements were taken in a middle-sized city, along 33 locations, with MFN and SFN configurations. Both the system configuration options (constellation and code rate, FFT size, pilot pattern, and rotated constellations) and the propagation channel are taken into account to quantify their influence on the reception requirements. DVB-T was also measured and both systems are compared. The final objective is to provide the broadcasters with some guides based on measurements to optimize the DVB-T2 networks by choosing the parameters that best fit their needs.

Keywords

digital video broadcasting; fast Fourier transforms; telecommunication network planning; television reception; C-N value; DVB-T2 networks optimization; FFT size; MFN configuration; SFN configuration; broadcaster; code rate; digital video broadcasting; empirical DVB-T2 threshold; field measurement; fixed reception condition; network planning; pilot pattern; propagation channel; rotated constellation; Antenna measurements; Cities and towns; Digital video broadcasting; Laboratories; Noise; Receivers; Transmitters; DVB-T2; Digital TV; digital video broadcasting; network planning;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Broadcasting, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9316

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TBC.2013.2241358

Filename

6479245