Title :
Planning factors for fixed and portable DTTV reception
Author :
Bendov, Oded ; Wu, Yiyan ; Rhodes, Charles W. ; Browne, John F X
Author_Institution :
TV Transmission Antenna Group Inc., Cherry Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The transition plan from the analog (NTSC) to digital terrestrial television (DTTV) in the USA was based on a simplified version of the Longley-Rice service prediction algorithm, and a link budget that mimicked the traditional planning factors for NTSC. It is now clear that the service prediction and the link budget both have serious shortfalls. This paper provides the formalism required for the development of realistic link budget and service grades for fixed and portable DTTV reception.
Keywords :
digital television; telecommunication network planning; television interference; television reception; Longley-Rice service prediction algorithm; USA; adjacent channel interference; analog NTSC; digital terrestrial television; link budget; man-made noise; planning factors; portable DTTV reception; sky noise; transition plan; Degradation; FCC; Helium; Impedance; Interference; Poles and towers; Prediction algorithms; Propagation losses; TV; Tuners; DTTV; field strength; fixed reception; interference; link budget; man-made noise; planning factors; portable reception; service grades; sky noise;
Journal_Title :
Broadcasting, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBC.2004.834011
