Error Models for the Transport Stream Packet Channel in the DVB-H Link Layer

Digital video broadcasting for hand held terminals (DVB-H) is a broadcast system designed for high-speed data transmission in highly dispersive mobile channel conditions. In this paper, methods of reproducing the statistical properties of measured DVB-H packet error traces are presented. Statistical and finite-state modeling approaches are found to be suitable for simulating the error performance of a DVB-H system operating in typical urban channel conditions. Evaluation of these models focuses on the accuracy of the models in replicating the high-order statistical properties of measured DVB-H transport stream error traces. Also, the effect of these error statistics on the DVB-H link layer frame error rate is considered.