Title :
A New Approach for Transmitting Local Content Within Digital Single Frequency Broadcast Networks
Author :
May, Gunther ; Unger, Peter
Author_Institution :
Inst. fuer Nachrichtentechnik, Braunschweig
Abstract :
Current broadcast networks make use of either a single frequency network (SFN) or a multi frequency network (MFN) approach. In this paper a new scheme is presented which combines the strength of both MFNs and SFNs. Considerations towards the implementation with digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVB-H) are also given. The applicability of this concept is shown by a signal propagation simulation and an efficiency study.
Keywords :
digital video broadcasting; digital single frequency broadcast network; digital video broadcasting-handheld; multifrequency network; 3G mobile communication; Cellular networks; Cities and towns; Communication channels; Communication networks; Communications technology; Digital video broadcasting; Frequency; Land mobile radio cellular systems; TV broadcasting; Broadcasting; DVB-H; local content; multi frequency network; single frequency network; time slicing;
Journal_Title :
Broadcasting, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBC.2007.908324
