UHF TV band spectrum and field-strength measurements before and after analogue switch-off

Author

Lazaridis, Pavlos I. ; Kasampalis, S. ; Zaharis, Zaharias D. ; Cosmas, J. ; Bizopoulos, A. ; Latkoski, P. ; Gavrilovska, Liljana ; Fratu, Octavian ; Prasad, Ranga

Author_Institution

Alexander Technol. Educ. Inst. of Thessaloniki, Sindos, Greece

fYear

2014

fDate

11-14 May 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

Measurements of UHF-TV band spectra and field-strength levels in the pre- and post-analogue switch-off periods in the cities of Thessaloniki and Skopje clearly demonstrate the much reduced spectrum occupancy, the lower signal levels, and the feasibility of digital dividend phase 1 allocations to cellular operators in the 800 MHz band, digital dividend phase 2 allocations in the 700 MHz band, as well as the feasibility of opportunistic secondary spectrum utilization in extensive parts of the spectrum. The risk of LTE-4G interference to TV services and vice-versa is also pointed out and clearly observed from spectrum measurements near a cellular base station.

Keywords

4G mobile communication; Long Term Evolution; UHF devices; cellular radio; digital video broadcasting; field strength measurement; radiofrequency interference; Greece; LTE-4G interference; Skopje; Thessaloniki; UHF TV band spectrum; analogue switch-off; cellular base station; digital dividend; field strength measurements; frequency 700 MHz; frequency 800 MHz; opportunistic secondary spectrum utilization; Antenna measurements; Digital video broadcasting; Frequency measurement; TV; Throughput; UHF measurements; 4G; 700 MHz band; 800 MHz band; ASO; Analogue Switch-off; DSO; DTV; DVB-T; DVB-T2; Digital Dividend; Digital Switch Over; GSM; Interference; LTE; SFN; Spectrum measurements; UHF TV Band;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless Communications, Vehicular Technology, Information Theory and Aerospace & Electronic Systems (VITAE), 2014 4th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Aalborg

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-4626-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VITAE.2014.6934497

Filename

6934497