Spread time UWB communications over coax cable: Application to CATV networks

Author

Crespo, Pedro M. ; Swierczynski, Andrzej ; Penas, Jorge Alvaro

Author_Institution

CEIT & Tecnun (Univ. of Navarra), San Sebastian

Volume

3

fYear

2008

fDate

10-12 Sept. 2008

Firstpage

179

Lastpage

183

Abstract

We propose a novel Spread-Time UWB modulation scheme to send additional information over Community Antenna Television (CATV) networks. It takes advantage of Spread-Time technology (ST-UWB) [1], to minimize the interference between TV and UWB signals. The objective of this study is two fold. First, quantify how much additional one-way broadcasting capacity is gained when ST-UWB signals are mixed on top of the standard TV channels in CATV networks. Second, compare its performance with that of a more conventional scheme based on a direct sequence spread spectrum approach (SS-UWB).

Keywords

cable television; coaxial cables; community antenna television; spread spectrum communication; ultra wideband communication; CATV networks; coax cable; community antenna television; direct sequence spread spectrum approach; spread time UWB communications; standard TV channels; Cable TV; Coaxial cables; Communication cables; Noise level; Signal design; Spread spectrum radar; TV broadcasting; Ultra wideband antennas; Ultra wideband communication; Ultra wideband technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Ultra-Wideband, 2008. ICUWB 2008. IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Hannover

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2216-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1827-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICUWB.2008.4653445

Filename

4653445