Optical video/audio signal distribution network for a broadcast center using WD/TD/SD hybrid multiplexing

Author

Shiozawa, Takahiro ; Makita, Hideo ; Murakami, Mahito ; Shimosaka, Naoki ; Fujiwara, Masahiko

Author_Institution

Div. of Broadcast & Video Equip., NEC Corp., Tokyo, Japan

Volume

45

Issue

3

fYear

1999

fDate

9/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

276

Lastpage

282

Abstract

Today´s TV broadcast centers require large capacity and flexible routing networks for handling uncompressed serial digital video signals. Fuji Television´s new broadcast center employs a newly developed optical video/audio signal distribution network This paper describes the design concept, the system structure, and the performance of the optical network. A wavelength-division and time division hybrid multiplexed (WD/TD) optical network has been applied to the broadcast center. This type of optical network is attractive for a broadcast center application, because of its large capacity, multiple format handling, and flexible operation capabilities

Keywords

digital television; optical fibre networks; space division multiplexing; television studios; time division multiplexing; visual communication; wavelength division multiplexing; Fuji Television; TV broadcast centers; broadcast center; format handling; operation capabilities; optical network; optical video/audio signal distribution network; performance; system structure; time division hybrid multiplexing; uncompressed serial digital video signals; wavelength-division multiplexing; Digital video broadcasting; HDTV; High speed optical techniques; Multimedia communication; Optical design; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical transmitters; TV broadcasting; Time division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Broadcasting, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9316

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/11.796269

Filename

796269