Title :
A New Paradigm for Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting Based on Integrated Communication and Broadcast Networks
Author :
Niu, Zhisheng ; Long, Long ; Song, Jian ; Pan, Changyong
Author_Institution :
Tsinghua Univ., Beijing
fDate :
7/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This article provides a new paradigm to integrate the Chinese digital television/terrestrial multimedia broadcasting (DTMB) systems with existing mobile communication systems, which can support mobile multimedia broadcasting services with carrier-grade quality. By dividing the services into four categories -digital TV, video on demand, data on demand, and Internet access - a complete design of the layered structure and signaling protocols are presented. Specifically, a subnetwork data unit layer and a modified hybrid ARQ signaling protocol have been proposed. A testbed at Tsinghua University based on DTMB and WLAN/CDMAlx has been successfully implemented, and the experimental results clearly show the effectiveness of the proposed signaling protocols.
Keywords :
automatic repeat request; digital video broadcasting; mobile television; multimedia communication; signalling protocols; video on demand; ARQ; Chinese digital television-terrestrial multimedia broadcasting; Internet access; broadcast networks; carrier-grade quality; data on demand; digital TV; integrated communication; mobile multimedia broadcasting; signaling protocols; subnetwork data unit layer; video on demand; Access protocols; Digital TV; Digital multimedia broadcasting; Digital video broadcasting; Mobile communication; Multimedia communication; Multimedia systems; TV broadcasting; Video on demand; Web and internet services;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCOM.2008.4557054