Abstract
DVB-H networks allow high data rate broadcast access for hand-held terminals. A new method to determine the range of good reception quality of such a DVB-H network will be investigated in this paper. To this end, a new subjective criterion is proposed, based on the viewing experience of the users. This criterion is related to the percentage of valid reception. A comparison with existing criteria, based on measured signal strengths, is also made. The ranges are determined for mobile reception inside a car. The influence of the MPE-FEC rate and the modulation scheme on the range is also investigated, enabling wireless telecom operators to select optimal settings for future networks.
Highlights
The digital broadcasting standard Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H) enables a high data rate broadcast access for hand-held terminals
The range R based on 95% valid reception and our subjective criterion of Section 2.4 has been determined for the different wind directions (North, South, East, and West (Figure 1)) and the different Multiprotocol EncapsulationForward Error Correction (MPE-FEC) rates
The range R based on 95% valid reception and our subjective criterion of Section 2.4 has again been determined for the different wind directions (Figure 1) for the modulation schemes (Table 1)
Summary
The digital broadcasting standard Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H) enables a high data rate broadcast access for hand-held terminals (e.g., portable, pocket-size, battery-operated phones). It is based on the specifications and guidelines of ETSI [1,2,3,4]. The impact on attainable range for an added mobile broadband access element is investigated for systems beyond IMT2000 in [11, 12]; UMTS cell ranges are calculated based on simulations results. In [15], the benefit and effectiveness of Cyclic Delay Diversity (CDD) in DVB-H networks are investigated through coverage simulations
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