Title :
A low bit-rate television system for satellite transmission
Author :
Hopkins, D.K.W. ; Bigg, S.
Author_Institution :
National Transcommunications Ltd., Winchester, UK
Abstract :
A new system which is intended for digital broadcast applications in television distribution (e.g. to cable head-ends), business television, satellite news gathering etc. is described. The system bit-rate can be set between 4 and l2 Mbit/s per TV channel. This fits between CMTT 30 Mbit/s and upwards digital encoding systems intended for high-quality contribution and distribution applications, and low bit-rate Video-Conference type systems with bit-rates up to some 2 Mbit/s. The system is aimed initially at applications requiring from one up to thousands of satellite receivers, and can be transmitted via any suitable (non-processing, C-band or Ku-band etc.) satellite transponder
Keywords :
direct broadcasting by satellite; television broadcasting; transponders; 4 to 12 Mbit/s; business television; low bit-rate television system; satellite news gathering; satellite receivers; satellite transponder; television distribution;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Satellite Technology and Electronic Newsgathering, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
