Beutler Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting Networks

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-387-09635-3
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 23, 282 Seiten

Reihe: Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering

Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting Networks approachs the existing framework for digital terrrestrial broadcasting, particularly the results of the Regional Radiocommunication Conference held in 2006. That conference established a new frequency plan for Europe, Africa and parts of Asia for digital terrestrial broadcasting. The book introduces the currently existing terrestrial broadcasting systems as well as the regulatory framework by which they can begin operating. Most importantly the book explains details of the GE06 Agreement, particularly Articles 4 and 5. It also discusses the frequency plan itself and the constraints it has been derived under. The book addresses the implementation of the GE06 Plan, which leads directly to all issues related to network planning and optimization of networks. Finally, the future development of the Plan and the digital dividend is addressed. This covers issues like sharing the UHF spectrum with mobile communication services and also touches upon the World Radio Conference 07 to be held in the fall in Geneva.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Beutler, Roland

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents;7
2;Preface;10
3;Introduction;14
4;Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting Systems;24
4.1;COFDM Modulation;27
4.2;Digital Audio Broadcasting;38
4.3;DAB+;43
4.4;Digital Multimedia Broadcasting;43
4.5;Digital Video Broadcasting;44
4.6;DVB-T2;49
4.7;Digital Video Broadcasting -- Handheld;51
4.8;MediaFlo;53
4.9;Digital Radio Mondiale;55
5;Management of the Electromagnetic Spectrum;57
5.1;International Telecommunications Union;57
5.2;European Conference of Postaland Telecommunications Administrations;61
5.3;European Commission;65
5.4;National Authorities;67
5.5;Frequency Allocations in Europe;67
6;Coverage Prediction;70
6.1;Technical Characteristics of Transmitters;72
6.2;The Terrestrial Radio Channel;73
6.2.1;Gaussian Channel;78
6.2.2;Stationary Multipath Channel;79
6.2.3;Rayleigh Channel;80
6.2.4;Rician Channel;81
6.3;Wave Propagation Models;82
6.3.1;Recommendation ITU-R P. 1546;84
6.3.2;Terrain Based Propagation Models;88
6.3.3;3D-Models;89
6.4;Full Area Field Strength Prediction;90
6.5;Coverage Assessment;92
6.5.1;Monte-Carlo Method;95
6.5.2;Power Sum Method;96
6.5.3;Log-Normal Method;97
6.5.4;Other Methods;98
7;Frequency Planning Basics;99
7.1;Assignments and Allotments;99
7.2;Definition of the Service Area for Assignmentsand Allotments;102
7.3;Reference Networks;104
7.4;Reference Planning Configurations;109
7.5;Co-channel Reuse Distances;111
7.6;Frequency Plan Generation;115
7.6.1;Compatibility Analysis;116
7.6.1.1;Field Strength Based CompatibilityAnalysis;116
7.6.1.2;Effective Distance Based Compatibility Analysis;119
7.6.2;Plan Synthesis;124
7.7;Planning Methods and Algorithms;125
7.7.1;Geometrical Allotment Planning;126
7.7.2;Graph Theory Based Algorithms;131
7.7.2.1;Sequential Graph Coloring;135
7.7.2.2;Weighted Graphs;138
7.7.3;Frequency Plan Synthesis by StochasticOptimization;139
7.8;Frequency Planning Scenarios;141
7.8.1;Spectrum Demand Studies;142
7.8.2;Constrained Frequency Assignment Problems;147
8;Network Planning Basics;157
8.1;Planning Parameters;157
8.1.1;Network Parameters;159
8.1.2;Wave Propagation;165
8.1.3;Receiver Models;167
8.1.4;Service Area;173
8.2;Network Topologies;176
8.3;Network Optimization;179
8.3.1;Assessment of a Network Configuration;182
8.4;Implementation of an Allotment Plan Entry;184
9;The Regional Radiocommunication ConferenceRRC-06 and the GE06 Agreement;189
9.1;Wiesbaden 1995;190
9.2;Chester 1997;194
9.3;Maastricht 2002;196
9.4;Regional Radiocommunication Conference RRC-04;197
9.5;The Regional Radiocommunication Conference RRC-06 and the GE06 Agreement;204
9.5.1;Overview of the Results of GE06;205
9.5.2;Article 4 --- Plan Modification Procedure;211
9.5.3;Article 5 -- Notification Procedure;217
10;Future Developments;229
10.1;The Envelope Concept;229
10.2;Digital Dividend;235
10.3;Sharing Spectrum with Mobile Communication Services;239
10.4;Future of Terrestrial Broadcasting;244
11;Stochastic Optimization;247
11.1;Great Deluge Algorithm;249
11.2;Evolutionary Strategies;252
11.3;Parallel Algorithms;256
12;Abbreviations and Symbols;260
13;List of Figures;264
14;List of Tables;279
15;Index;280