Title :
Comparison of DVB-H Link Layer FEC Decoding Strategies in a Mobile Fading Channel
Author :
Himmanen, Heidi ; Hazmi, Ali ; Paavola, Jarkko
Author_Institution :
Turku Centre for Comput. Sci., Turku Univ.
Abstract :
DVB-H offers reliable high data rate reception for mobile handheld and battery-powered devices. A link layer with error correction is defined to work on top of the DVB-T physical layer. The DVB-H standard suggests to use Reed-Solomon coding combined with cyclic redundancy check error detection as the link layer forward error correction. However, there exist more powerful methods for decoding. In this paper, a detailed comparison of five different decoding strategies is presented of which all are compatible with the current standard. Comparison is based on frame error, IP packet error and byte error rates after decoding. Also, the effect of errors on visual experience of a video stream is analyzed
Keywords :
Reed-Solomon codes; cyclic redundancy check codes; digital video broadcasting; fading channels; forward error correction; mobile radio; video streaming; DVB-H link layer; FEC decoding; IP packet error; Reed-Solomon coding; byte error rates; cyclic redundancy check error detection; error correction; frame error; link layer forward error correction; mobile fading channel; mobile handheld; video stream; Cyclic redundancy check codes; Decoding; Digital video broadcasting; Error analysis; Error correction; Fading; Forward error correction; Physical layer; Reed-Solomon codes; Streaming media; DVB-H; Reed-Solomon; erasure decoding; error decoding; simulation;
Conference_Titel :
Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 2006 IEEE 17th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Helsinki
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0329-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0330-8
DOI :
10.1109/PIMRC.2006.254403
