A flexible transmission technique for the satellite ISDB system

Author

Katoh, H. ; Hashimoto, A. ; Matsumura, H. ; Yamazaki, S. ; Yamada, O.

Author_Institution

NHK Sci. & Tech. Res. Labs., Tokyo, Japan

Volume

42

Issue

3

fYear

1996

fDate

9/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

159

Lastpage

166

Abstract

A new transmission technique which can achieve suitable quality and reliability for satellite ISDB (Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting) is introduced. The transmission system for satellite ISDB must have high spectrum efficiency, continuous service availability and also superior flexibility in its transmission scheme. This paper first studies appropriate transmission schemes, taking account of the 12 GHz band DBS (direct broadcasting satellite) system. Then, employing a hierarchical transmission technique and a newly proposed TMCC (transmission and multiplexing configuration control) signal, it describes the requirements for satellite ISDB. The hierarchical transmission extends the service availability under heavy rainfall conditions. The TMCC signal can change the transmission configuration depending on the program content and the weather conditions. In addition, a generalized method for the design of transmission configurations for satellite ISDB is presented

Keywords

digital television; direct broadcasting by satellite; multiplexing; rain; telecommunication control; telecommunication network reliability; telecommunication services; television broadcasting; 12 GHz; Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting; TMCC signal; direct broadcasting satellite; heavy rainfall conditions; hierarchical transmission technique; multiplexing configuration control; program content; reliability; satellite ISDB system; service availability; spectrum efficiency; transmission configuration; transmission system; weather conditions; Attenuation; Availability; Bit rate; Communication standards; Data communication; Digital multimedia broadcasting; Multimedia communication; Multiplexing; Rain; Satellite broadcasting;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Broadcasting, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9316

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/11.536575

Filename

536575