An Efficient Receiver Structure for Robust Data Transmission using TxID Signal in the ATSC DTV System

In a single frequency network (SFN) for Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) terrestrial digital television (DTV) system, the interferences due to the multiple transmitters and/or repeaters using same frequency is inevitable. This interference problem can be solved by adjusting transmit power and time of each transmitter and repeater within a SFN. To assist this process, a transmitter identification (TxID) signal, which is embedded in the transmit signal from each transmitter or repeater, is recommended in the ATSC terrestrial DTV system. In this paper, we investigate the previous proposed robust data transmission schemes using the TxID signal and propose an efficient receiver structure for detection of the embedded data in TxID signals. Based on the laboratory test, we verify that the proposed scheme offers an additional reliable communication link supporting up to 160 bps data rate, which is at least 13 dB robust compared to the conventional DTV system