A Second-Generation Digital Terrestrial Television Wireless Return Channel Standard for Providing Internet Connectivity in Rural Areas in Latin America

Author

Radicelli Garcia, Ciro Diego ; Cardona, Narcis ; Gomez Barquero, David

Author_Institution

Univ. Nac. de Chimborazo, Riobamba, Ecuador

Volume

13

Issue

9

fYear

2015

Firstpage

2837

Lastpage

2844

Abstract

This paper proposes the development of a second-generation digital terrestrial television wireless return channel for providing universal Internet access in rural areas in Latin America, namely DVB-RCT2. The paper reviews the first-generation return channel terrestrial standard DVB-RCT, and discusses which features of the state-of-the-art second-generation digital terrestrial TV standard DVB-T2 should be adopted for DVB-RCT2. Capacity and coverage performance estimations for DVB-RCT2 are provided.

Keywords

Internet; digital television; wireless channels; DVB-RCT2; Internet connectivity; Latin America; first-generation return channel terrestrial standard; rural areas; second-generation digital terrestrial television; universal Internet access; wireless return channel standard; Communication standards; Data communication; Digital multimedia broadcasting; Digital video broadcasting; Internet; Irrigation; TV; DVB-RCT; DVB-RCT2; DVB-T2; Digital Terrestrial TV; Internet access; return channel;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Latin America Transactions, IEEE (Revista IEEE America Latina)

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1548-0992

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TLA.2015.7350028

Filename

7350028