Comnet 4 Digital Video Broadcasting Presentation Waldon Hendricks-204520231 Jason Poggenpoel-210105259 13 May 2013

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Content Page
Introduction to DVB

Types of DVB standards

Why DVB-H Brief introduction to DBV-T

What is DVB-H
Features of DVB-H DVB-H and DVB-T system compatibility Modulation used by DVB-H Conclusion References

Introduction to DVB
www.dvb.org defines the DVB project as an alliance of

250-300 companies, which originally was from European origin but is now world wide. Its an open, private sector initiative with a yearly membership fee The objective set out are to agree to specifications for the delivery of digital media delivery systems and also broadcasting Before being renamed The DVB project in September 1993 it was first called ELG

DVB Standards
DVB consists of a variety of standards they are:
DVB-S (Satellite) DVB-S2 (2nd Generation Satellite) DVB-T (Terrestrial) DVB-C (Cable) DVB-H (Handheld) DVB-SH (Satellite Handheld)

DVB-IPDC (Internet Protocol Datacast)

Why DVB-H
We selected DVB-H due to it being a standard which

caters for mobile devices. Technology is constantly changing, with streaming and satellite television being made available for handheld devices Handheld devices are compact devices which are becoming very much advanced and also the majority of people today have handheld devices or have come into contact with them from pdas to cell phones. DVB-H would cater to handheld users by allowing them the ability to stream media on their devices

Brief introduction to DBV-T

First version developed in 1997
Most widely adopted DTT system in the world DVB-H is adapted from DVB-T with backward

compatibility Uses OFDM and carries 2k and 8k modes Makes use of QPSK, 16QAM, and 64QAM Uses Mpeg2 as its transport service

What is DVB-H?
DVB-H (Handheld) is a standard for carrying multimedia

services over digital terrestrial broadcasting networks to handheld terminals. It became a formal standard in November 2004 When broadcasting to handhelds was discussed for the first time it was in context to DVB-Ts proven mobile performance Mobile TV, video streaming and file downloads were what they wanted to achieve in handheld devices taking into consideration the battery consumption and reception of these devices

What layers does DVB-H incorporate?

DVB-H makes use of elements in both the physical and

link layer The link layer- time slicing and forward error correction multiprotocol encapsulated data (MPE-FEC) The physical layer DVB-H signalling, DVB-H Interleaving and the use of 4k mode being an incorporated in DVB-H

Time Slicing
Mobile T.V should ensure battery drain is kept to a

minimum Time slicing reduces the battery consumption To aid in the support of seamless transmission About 90% of power consumption is reduced for a receiver using time slicing compared to one that is not Additional power will obviously be added which will add to the battery draining but not as much as without the use of time slicing

MPE-FEC
Aims to improve carrier to noise performance and

Doppler performance in mobile channels. Another aim is that it is used to improve tolerance to impulse interference. These link layer items do not touch the DVB-T physical layer

Physical layer
DVB-H uses 4k mode catering for trade off mobility and

SFN cell size In-depth symbol inter leaver in 2k and 4k modes catering for the improvement in robust mobile networks and to support interference DVB-H signalling, which is mandatory for DVB-H

Time Slicing Diagram

DVB-H and DVB-T system compatibility

Modulation and frequency used by DVB-H

DVB-H makes use of OFDM as a form of transmission
QPSK, and 16QAM are modulation techniques which are

used with OFDM QPSK offers best reception under low signal and high noise conditions The frequency used by DVB-H is the same frequency used by DVB-T, it is Ultra High Frequency (UHF)

Current devices in South Africa that support DVB-H

There are not many devices supporting DVB-H, the

devices that do support DVB-H are the Nokia N96, Nokia 5330 (mobile-TV), DSTV Drifter just to name a few.

Conclusion
DVB-H is backward compatible with DVB-T but also

introducing some specifications to cater for handheld devices DVB-H carries only IP datagrams DVB aids in power consumption for handheld devices It introduces time-slicing It provides in-depth interleaves in the 2k and 4k modes, making them act like 8k nodes Makes use of DVB-Ts multiplexer Uses IPDC Next step is DVB-SH

Referencing
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Digital Video Broadcasting - DVB-H. [ONLINE] Available at: http://dvb.org/technology/dvb-h/. [Accessed 11 May 2013]. . 2013. . [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_en/300700_300799/30074 4/01.05.01_40/en_300744v010501o.pdf. [Accessed 11 May 2013].

 DVB - Digital Video Broadcasting - History of the DVB

Project. 2013. DVB - Digital Video Broadcasting - History of the DVB Project. [ONLINE] Available at: http://dvb.org/about_dvb/history/. [Accessed 11 May 2013]. . 2013. . [ONLINE] Available at: http://dvb.org/technology/fact_sheets/DVBT_Factsheet.pdf. [Accessed 12 May 2013].