Cost-Efficient Design of Hybrid Network for Video Transmission in Tropical Areas

This paper aims at providing different cost-efficient solutions for the channel impairments in tropical areas. In order to extend service to isolated areas, we propose hybrid architecture based on DVB-S2/RCS+Wi-Fi networks. In this scenario the satellite channel is affected by deep rain events that do not allow ACM modes to protect data. Moreover, the delay in the ACM reaction to fade changes can affect the quality of the video transmission. In order to avoid the QoS reduction, we focus on different fading mitigation techniques (FMT), designing a multi-layer scheme protection, using LL-FEC and AL-FEC in higher layers, and optimizing the intervention threshold and super-frame length in the physical layer.