Title :
A VLSI solution for a digital terrestrial TV (DVB-T) receiver
Author :
Tognin, M. ; Soyer, L. ; Combelles, P. ; Toso, C. Del ; Hepper, D. ; Piccinini, G. ; Ma, J.J. ; Nicolas, F. ; Robertson, P. ; Scalise, F. ; Dener, A.
Author_Institution :
Seleco SpA, Pordenone, Italy
Abstract :
In early 1996 the European DVB consortium has specified a standard (DVB-T) for the transmission of the digital TV signals via terrestrial networks (UHF band) based on COFDM (coded orthogonal frequency division modulation). Following this action, a number of European companies have initiated a joint project called “Digital Video Broadcasting Integrated Receiver Decoder” (DVBIRD). During the two years of the DVBIRD project (1996-97) an analog front-end, suitable for digital terrestrial TV, and the corresponding digital receiver have been developed. Four dedicated ICs have been designed (to implement respectively OFDM demodulation, channel estimation and correction, forward error correction, time and frequency synchronisation) and a complete optimized hardware demonstrator set-top box has been developed, based on the designed chips, to support extensive laboratory tests and field trials in Europe and to support the introduction of the first regular European DVB-T transmission, planned in the UK in 1998
Keywords :
VLSI; COFDM; DVB-T; DVBIRD; Digital Video Broadcasting Integrated Receiver Decoder; European DVB consortium; OFDM demodulation; UHF band; VLSI solution; analog front-end; channel correction; channel estimation; coded orthogonal frequency division modulation; dedicated IC; digital TV signals; digital receiver; digital terrestrial TV; field trials; forward error correction; frequency synchronisation; hardware demonstrator set-top box; laboratory tests; time synchronisation;
Conference_Titel :
Broadcasting Convention, 1997. International
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-694-6
DOI :
10.1049/cp:19971294
