Digital terrestrial broadcasting networks /
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| Author / Creator: | Beutler, Roland, 1961- |
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| Imprint: | New York, NY : Springer, c2008. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 275 p.) : ill. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Lecture notes in electrical engineering ; v. 23 Lecture notes in electrical engineering ; v. 23. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8892322 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting Systems
- 2.1. COFDM Modulation
- 2.2. Digital Audio Broadcasting
- 2.3. DAB+
- 2.4. Digital Multimedia Broadcasting
- 2.5. Digital Video Broadcasting
- 2.6. DVB-T2
- 2.7. Digital Video Broadcasting - Handheld
- 2.8. MediaFlo
- 2.9. Digital Radio Mondiale
- 3. Management of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
- 3.1. International Telecommunications Union
- 3.2. European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations
- 3.3. European Commission
- 3.4. National Authorities
- 3.5. Frequency Allocations in Europe
- 4. Coverage Prediction
- 4.1. Technical Characteristics of Transmitters
- 4.2. The Terrestrial Radio Channel
- 4.2.1. Gaussian Channel
- 4.2.2. Stationary Multipath Channel
- 4.2.3. Rayleigh Channel
- 4.2.4. Rician Channel
- 4.3. Wave Propagation Models
- 4.3.1. Recommendation ITU-R P. 1546
- 4.3.2. Terrain Based Propagation Models
- 4.3.3. 3D-Models
- 4.4. Full Area Field Strength Prediction
- 4.5. Coverage Assessment
- 4.5.1. Monte-Carlo Method
- 4.5.2. Power Sum Method
- 4.5.3. Log-Normal Method
- 4.5.4. Other Methods
- 5. Frequency Planning Basics
- 5.1. Assignments and Allotments
- 5.2. Definition of the Service Area for Assignments and Allotments
- 5.3. Reference Networks
- 5.4. Reference Planning Configurations
- 5.5. Co-channel Reuse Distances
- 5.6. Frequency Plan Generation
- 5.6.1. Compatibility Analysis
- 5.6.1.1. Field Strength Based Compatibility Analysis
- 5.6.1.2. Effective Distance Based Compatibility Analysis
- 5.6.2. Plan Synthesis
- 5.7. Planning Methods and Algorithms
- 5.7.1. Geometrical Allotment Planning
- 5.7.2. Graph Theory Based Algorithms
- 5.7.2.1. Sequential Graph Coloring
- 5.7.2.2. Weighted Graphs
- 5.7.3. Frequency Plan Synthesis by Stochastic Optimization
- 5.8. Frequency Planning Scenarios
- 5.8.1. Spectrum Demand Studies
- 5.8.2. Constrained Frequency Assignment Problems
- 6. Network Planning Basics
- 6.1. Planning Parameters
- 6.1.1. Network Parameters
- 6.1.2. Wave Propagation
- 6.1.3. Receiver Models
- 6.1.4. Service Area
- 6.2. Network Topologies
- 6.3. Network Optimization
- 6.3.1. Assessment of a Network Configuration
- 6.4. Implementation of an Allotment Plan Entry
- 7. The Regional Radiocommunication Conference RRC-06 and the GE06 Agreement
- 7.1. Wiesbaden 1995
- 7.2. Chester 1997
- 7.3. Maastricht 2002
- 7.4. Regional Radiocommunication Conference RRC-04
- 7.5. The Regional Radiocommunication Conference RRC-06 and the GE06 Agreement
- 7.5.1. Overview of the Results of GE06
- 7.5.2. Article 4 - Plan Modification Procedure
- 7.5.3. Article 5 - Notification Procedure
- 8. Future Developments
- 8.1. The Envelope Concept
- 8.2. Digital Dividend
- 8.3. Sharing Spectrum with Mobile Communication Services
- 8.4. Future of Terrestrial Broadcasting
- A. Stochastic Optimization
- A.1. Great Deluge Algorithm
- A.2. Evolutionary Strategies
- A.3. Parallel Algorithms
- B. Abbreviations and Symbols
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Index