Planning factors for fixed and portable DTTV reception

Author

Bendov, Oded ; Wu, Yiyan ; Rhodes, Charles W. ; Browne, John F X

Author_Institution

TV Transmission Antenna Group Inc., Cherry Hill, NJ, USA

Volume

50

Issue

3

fYear

2004

Firstpage

209

Lastpage

223

Abstract

The transition plan from the analog (NTSC) to digital terrestrial television (DTTV) in the USA was based on a simplified version of the Longley-Rice service prediction algorithm, and a link budget that mimicked the traditional planning factors for NTSC. It is now clear that the service prediction and the link budget both have serious shortfalls. This paper provides the formalism required for the development of realistic link budget and service grades for fixed and portable DTTV reception.

Keywords

digital television; telecommunication network planning; television interference; television reception; Longley-Rice service prediction algorithm; USA; adjacent channel interference; analog NTSC; digital terrestrial television; link budget; man-made noise; planning factors; portable DTTV reception; sky noise; transition plan; Degradation; FCC; Helium; Impedance; Interference; Poles and towers; Prediction algorithms; Propagation losses; TV; Tuners; DTTV; field strength; fixed reception; interference; link budget; man-made noise; planning factors; portable reception; service grades; sky noise;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Broadcasting, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9316

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TBC.2004.834011

Filename

1337080