Title :
Practical implementation of the WD/TD optical network in a broadcast station
Author :
Kamise, C. ; Ando, S. ; Shiozawa, T. ; Shimosaka, N. ; Fujiwara, M.
Author_Institution :
Fuji Television Network, Inc., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
The paper explains the basic design concept of the video/audio signal network in the new broadcast station of Fuji Television Network Inc. The newly developed wavelength-division and time-division hybrid multiplexed (WD/TD) optical network will be implemented in order to extend possibilities in the multimedia era. The WD/TD optical network is the rational system to reduce drastically the work of the distribution operator in the signal distribution center. A prototype WD/TD optical network has been developed to examine the basic operation and preliminary reliability issues. The prototype has been designed to distribute/transmit 240 digital NTSC video signals, employing a newly developed flat gain optical amplifier, and 2.29 Gb/s time-division multiplexer/selector. The prototype is undergoing field trials at the master control room of Fuji Television Network Inc. Based on the results of the trials, the network in the new broadcast station will be designed and constructed. The authors think that this system will become a major system for distribution and transmission
Keywords :
audio signals; digital television; multiplexing equipment; network topology; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; television broadcasting; television stations; time division multiplexing; video signals; wavelength division multiplexing; 2.29 Gbit/s; Fuji Television Network Inc; broadcast station; digital NTSC video signals; distribution operator; field trials; flat gain optical amplifier; master control room; optical network; prototype; reliability; signal distribution center; time-division multiplexer/selector;
Conference_Titel :
Broadcasting Convention, 1995. IBC 95., International
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-644-X
DOI :
10.1049/cp:19950993
