Digital Video Signals Research Articles

Analysis of Digital Television Signal Reception in Combined Transmitter Antenna Systems

The Indonesian broadcasting sector has undergone significant transformation with the implementation of the Analogue Switch Off (ASO) program. By July 2023, approximately 97.23% of television stations in Indonesia had migrated to digital broadcasting. However, this figure does not reflect an equitable distribution of normal broadcasts. Data from Transmission Station X indicate that 6.77% of broadcasts are blank, 12.24% experience freezing, and only 80.99% are classified as normal for channel X in the Jabodetabek region. These statistics suggest that the primary objective of the ASO program—providing an enhanced television viewing experience—has not yet been universally achieved. Therefore, efforts are required to ensure the equitable distribution of normal broadcasts. Transitioning from a lower transmitter antenna system to a combined transmitter antenna system is proposed as a potential solution. This study evaluates the Modulation Error Ratio (MER) values in the Jabodetabek region when channel X uses a combined transmitter antenna system. Measurements, conducted using the drive test method, reveal that 99.703% of MER data are above the threshold (normal broadcasts), 0.042% are at the threshold (freeze broadcasts), and 0.255% are below the threshold (blank broadcasts). These results demonstrate that adopting a combined transmitter antenna system can help address the uneven distribution of normal broadcasts in the Jabodetabek region.

Television and Academic Achievement: Evidence from the Digital Television Transition in the UK

Abstract This paper exploits exogenous variation in the transition date from an analogue to digital television signal in the UK across more than 32,000 geographical units to examine the causal impact of television on academic performance and potential mechanisms. Using a large administrative dataset on the universe of students in public education in England, I show that the switchover increased pupil test scores and that the effect is driven by economically disadvantaged students. Using TV market data and a child survey dataset, I investigate possible mechanisms. I show that the digital transition considerably increased TV viewing time and displaced forms of socialisation associated with risky behaviour for disadvantaged children.

Weather-Based Nonlinear Regressions for Digital TV Received Signal Strength Prediction

In this research, the impact of various weather conditions on digital television signals is investigated. Machine learning and nonlinear regression models were used to estimate the strength of the received signal. The received signal strength might vary significantly depending on the weather condition, especially in higher frequency ranges or millimetre wavelengths. Predictive analysis was performed for the radio-relay link Aval Tower-Vršac Hill, which is used for the distribution of television and radio programmes by the public company Broadcasting Technology and Connections in Serbia. The prediction was made using temperature, temperature index, relative humidity, and received signal strength data for the months of June, July, and August in 2022. The best results were obtained using the RandomForest model. Extreme variations in the strength of the received signal can be predicted by using the model mentioned above. More effective management of the broadcasting infrastructure can be done with the ability to predict sudden falls and fluctuations in received signal strength.

RF-DC conversion for RF energy harvesting from digital TV signals using voltage multiplier circuits

RF-DC conversion for RF energy harvesting from digital TV signals using voltage multiplier circuits

Substantiation of the technical characteristics of laser systems for transmitting information in the hydrosphere in the optical range

The exchange of information between correspondents in the optical range in the hydrosphere is an urgent and breakthrough direction of scientific and technological progress. Important tasks in this method of data transmission are the protection of the transmitted information, as well as ensuring sufficient data transfer speed when exchanging television im- ages. This article provides an explanation and calculation of the technical characteristics of laser systems for transmitting information in the optical range, with the help of which it is possible to transmit a digital television signal via a laser beam in the hydrosphere.

Optical wireless communications with InGaN multiple-quantum-well photodiodes grown with the prestrained superlattice interlayer for light detection

InGaN multiple-quantum-well photodiodes (InGaN MQW PDs) grown with an underlying superlattice (SL) are proposed for light detection in optical wireless communications. Experimentally, it was found that the presence of the prestrained SL interlayer with a reduced barrier width can help to relief the biaxial strain of the overlying In0.16Ga0.84N/GaN MQW. This gives rise to a stable emission spectrum and a reduced lifetime of carrier recombination or increased carrier escape from the InGaN wells in proposed InGaN PDs. The improved carrier transport in InGaN MQWs with a reduced polarization field is responsible for the improvement in PD's photoresponsivity provided their In0.16Ga0.84N/GaN MQW was fully depleted under −5 V bias. Further increasing the depletion width by reverse bias, an additional photocurrent from the prestrained SL interlayer leads to the best PD photoresponsivity despite their detectivity also degrading at such a high voltage level (V = −10 V). On the other hand, a 250 Mbit/s directed optical link with a bit error rate of 8.8 × 10−8 is proven to be feasible by using the near-ultraviolet laser diode (LD) and the proposed InGaN PDs (better 3-dB cut-off frequency of 76.1 MHz achieved even under zero bias) as the optical transmitter and the receiver, respectively. Furthermore, the practical application of LD-based optical wireless communications with the SL containing InGaN PDs through real-time transmission of digital TV signals (data rate ∼ 270 Mbit/s) is also demonstrated.

The Methods for Improving the Quality of Detection of Inconspicuous Aerial Objects Through the Use of External Radiation Sources

The article focuses on the methods for improving the quality of detection of inconspicuous aerial objects through the use of external radiation sources. It has been established that the existing methods for improving the quality of detection of airborne objects do not meet modern requirements for detection indicators. The energy potential of modern radars is limited. Therefore, the article proposes detection methods that combine active radar and nontraditional principles for detecting airborne objects. In the article, we will focus only on two main methods for improving the quality of detection of small airborne objects. This is the use of energy from digital television receivers (external radiation source) and the use of information from ADS-B receivers. Technically, this means introducing an additional receiving channel into the radar. The gain in the conditional probability of correct detection for bistatic signal reception (compared to monostatic) is due to the properties of the bistatic effective scattering surface. It is shown that with the additional use of digital television signals, the quality of detection of airborne objects is improved. It is shown that the additional use of information from the ADS-B receivers makes it possible to increase the accuracy of determining the coordinates of an air object up to 40-50%, depending on the parameters of the movement of an air object. The subject of advanced research is the development of methods for suppressing the penetrating signal when using digital television and the development of methods for detecting airborne objects not equipped with the ADS B system. Keywords— aerial object, detection, quality, third-party source, ADS-B, digital TV, radar

Television and the Labor Supply: Evidence from the Digital Television Transition in the UK

<h3>Abstract</h3> I exploit variation in the date of transition from analogue to digital television signal in the UK across more than 40,000 geographical units to investigate the causal impact of television on employment. Using an event study model, I find that the digital transition increases employment probabilities. The impact is driven by mothers, primarily through an increase in part-time employment. I also show that the digital transition keeps children busy by increasing their TV viewing time and reduces the number of hours mothers spend on housework, as well as their reported family burdens.

시각 동기된 다중 양방향 TMDS 데이터 전송기능을 갖는 IED용 TSMB 버스 시스템의 구현 및 성능분석

In this paper, we propose a novel TSMB bus system with multiple bidirectional data transmission and time synchronization capability for IEDs(Intelligent Electronic Devices). Unlike the legacy unidirectional TMDS(Transition Minimized Differential Signaling) used for transfer digital video signals, the proposed bus system employs dual high-speed serial TMDS link for sending trigger signals from the FPGA of main processor module and receiving the sampled data from submodules such as either current or potential transformers. For simultaneous triggering multiple submdoules, we also employ the precision timing protocol processing capability in the main processor, which generates the wall clock pulse per second(PPS) synchronized to GPS. Adopting PLL for the PPS signal, we can provide the reference clock of 98.304MHz for supporting the data rate of 491.52 Mbps over each TMDS link. The data rate can support eight 24 bits ADCs for PTs or CTs in the single link, each of which requires 4800 samplings per second. An implemented TSMB bus system with FPGA consists of a single main processor with clock expander and eight submodules, in which each submodule is connected with the bidirectional TMDS link to the FPGA of main processor module. The jitter of 1 PPS between the two main processor modules was measured to be less than 102nsec at the maximum, and the jitter of the TSMB transmission data line was measured to be less than or equal to 660ps at the TP3 point of the receiving side, confirming that the TMDS specification was satisfied. Finally, the proposed time- synchronized multi-directional bus system can contribute to the improvement of the reliability and performance of the algorithm of the intelligent protection relay system through the optimal transmission of equivalent and simultaneous sampling data without the involvement of the processor.

Carrier Phase Ranging with DTMB Signals for Urban Pedestrian Localization and GNSS Aiding

China developed its Digital Television (DTV) standard in 2006, known as Digital Television Terrestrial Multimedia Broadcasting (DTMB), which employs time-domain synchronous orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (TDS-OFDM) as the modulation method. In contrast to Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSSs), DTV signals have higher transmitting power, wider coverage, larger bandwidth, and fixed transmitter location. This paper explores the positioning performance of DTMB signals, and the potential to improve GNSS positioning accuracy in urban environments. Specifically, a solution is proposed, and a software-defined radio receiver is developed for wireless localization. Without changing the current signal structure, the pseudorandom noise (PN) sequences in the signal are used for signal acquisition and carrier phase ranging. The carrier phase of the first arrived path is extracted by the least squares matching pursuit method. Both static and dynamic field tests were conducted to verify the proposed ranging and positioning method. Centimeter-level ranging accuracy was achieved in the static scenario, while meter-level ranging accuracy was achieved in the dynamic scenario. As one possible application, the proposed ranging method was combined with GPS pseudorange measurements to achieve higher accuracy position results in an urban pedestrian scenario, especially when there is only a limited number of visible satellites.

Methodology to Control IoT Smart Devices Driven by Digital TV Video Scene

This paper presents a novel methodology to control Internet of Things (IoT) devices synchronized with digital TV (DTV) signal dynamic video flow. Through this approach, broadcasters can send commands to digital TV receivers and produce multiples physical effects on IoT devices paired with TV sets. Among IoT devices examples, are: smart lamps, robotic seats, smart watches, wearable devices, etc. Those devices will synchronously react with the video scene, according to the IoT command type received by TV set. With this methodology, broadcasters may multiplex multiple IoT commands and be able to produce several effects at same time, through different IoT devices, creating a home multi-dimensional environment. In case there is any command that does not correspond to any paired device on receiver side, or the command is corrupted, the same is simply discarded. The validation of this methodology is based on the development of a receiver embedded system to detect signalization of IoT commands, Data filtering and IoT device control through Smart TV. The IoT devices control is sync with video scene and is based at time stamps added to the DTV signal. Furthermore, to check transceiver channel behavior, a transport stream benchmark, composed by IoT commands data flow multiplexed with audio and video medias in multiple complexity levels, was generated. Lab experiments with transmission tests and IoT devices control results shown technical feasibility to use this methodology in a real digital TV environment.

Optimal Video Compression Parameter Tuning for Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) using Deep Reinforcement Learning

DVB (digital video broadcasting) has undergone an enormous paradigm shift, especially through internet streaming that utilizes multiple channels (i.e., secured hypertext transfer protocols). However, due to the limitations of the current communication network infrastructure, video signals need to be compressed before transmission. Whereas most recent research has concentrated and focused on assessing video quality, little to no study has worked on improving the compression processes of digital video signals in lightweight DVB setups. This study provides a video compression strategy (DRL-VC) that employs deep reinforcement learning for learning the suitable parameters used in digital video signal compression. The problem is formulated as a multi-objective one, considering the structural similarity index metric (SSIM), the delay time, and the peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR). Based on the findings of the experiments, our proposed scheme increases bitrate savings while at a constant PSNR. Results also show that our scheme performs better than the benchmarked compression schemes. Finally, the root means square error values show a consistent rate across different video streams, indicating the validity of our proposed compression scheme.

Motion Magnification Applications for the Protection of Italian Cultural Heritage Assets

In recent years, the ENEA has introduced a novel methodology based on motion magnification (MM) into the Italian cultural heritage protection and monitoring field. It consists of a digital video signal processing technique able to amplify enormously the tiny movements recorded in conventional videos, while preserving the general topology of the acquired frames. Though the idea of such a methodology is not new, it has recently been provided with an efficient algorithm that makes possible a viable and low-cost magnification. Applications are extremely varied in almost every field of science and technology; however, we are interested in its application to the safeguarding of architectural heritage, a sector of the utmost importance for Italy. As ancient buildings can be extremely sensitive to even minimally invasive instrumentation, most common monitoring sensors can be replaced by contactless tools and methods, such as video-based techniques like MM. It offers many advantages: easy to use, contactless devices, virtual sensors, reusability of the videos, practicality, intuitive graphical results, quantitative analyses capability and low costs. These characteristics are well suited to the monitoring of large ancient monuments; on the other hand, historical sites have peculiarities of their own, requiring careful approaches, proper tools and trained personnel. Moreover, outdoor applications of MM present quite notable difficulties from a practical point of view, e.g., the dimensions of the studied objects, uncontrolled environmental conditions, spurious vibrations, lighting change/instability, etc. Here we give a general idea of the potential of MM and related issues, using some relevant in-the-field case studies in Italian heritage protection.

Statistical analysis of atmospheric parameters, noise temperature and digital terrestrial television signal strength over Jos metropolis, Plateau state, Nigeria

The study of the relationship between the Received Signal Strengths (RSS) from Unity TV (786 MHz) located at Rayfield (9.84 o North 8.89 o East), Jos, Plateau State and some atmospheric parameters with noise temperature has been done using two years half-hourly data. The measurement was carried from 5 am and 9 pm daily. The analysis was carried out using the regression, co-integration and Granger causality models. The results show that the RSS is higher in the morning hours (5.00 am–9.00 am) late in the evening (6.30 pm–9.00 pm) but lower between 9.00 am and 6.30 pm. This might be due to the “dusty” atmosphere and low reflection of ionosphere in the day time which causes signal attenuation within the day time. The correlation coefficients from the coefficient of determination (R squared) of 0.88, 0.004, 0.838. 0.25, 0.867, and 0.112, are −0.94, −0.07, 0.92, −0.50, −0.93, −0.334 for atmospheric temperature, pressure, relative humidity, wind speed, noise temperature and rainfall respectively. It means all the independent variables except relative humidity are inversely proportional with the RSS. Also, the higher R2 values for atmospheric temperature, relative humidity and noise temperature respectively, indicates higher correlation between RSS and these parameters. It can be inferred that the models are suitable for predicting Unity TV (UTV) signal strength and that of other TV stations in Jos and environs, using T, RH and NT as inputs. The results also showed that there is a co-integration and Granger Causal relationship between the parameters and RSS.The result will find applications to the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission in the assigning of frequencies taking atmospheric parameters into considerations, Radio Engineers and Scientists, Satellite link designers, and mobile communication experts for the link budget design and appropriate equipment deployment based on the atmospheric condition on the geographical areas.

INVESTIGATION OF CHARACTERISTICS OF QUADRATIVE - AMPLITUDE MODULATION AFFECTING INTERFERENCE-RESISTANT RECEPTION

The article analyzes the main reasons for reducing reliability, channel violations during the transmission and reception of digital television signals. The main regularities of noise-resistant formation of quadrature-amplitude modulation are investigated. Mathematical models, vector diagrams of the QAM signal and the results of a theoretical study of the dependence of the bit error probability on Eb/N0, to ensure noise-immune reception of digital television signals.

Positioning in Urban Scenarios Based on Smartphone Camera/IMU and Digital TV Signal

The built-in sensors of smartphone, such as cameras, accelerometers and gyroscopes, provide abundant environmental information for positioning. VIO (visual-inertial odometry) can be derived from the embedded camera and inertial sensors to provide the estimation of a continuous and smooth trajectory of the pedestrian. However, the trajectory will drift due to the accumulation of system errors. Currently, DTV (digital TV) signal has been verified to be promising for precise ranging in urban scenarios. Therefore, this paper investigates a method of fusing the VIO with the ranging information from DTV signal to improve the positioning accuracy. An Extended Kalman filter is presented to estimate pedestrian mobile state. Field tests have been carried out and the fusion results can effectively reduce trajectory drift errors and improves positioning performance.

Preliminary performance evaluation and verification of digital terrestrial television signal propagation

This article presents the computer simulation and field test measurement results on Channel 29 for the preliminary performance evaluation and verification of the newly-installed Lesotho digital terrestrial television network based on DVB-T2 standard following the guidelines and techniques specified by the ITU-R BT.2035-2. It evaluates, at predetermined outdoor locations for fixed and mobile reception, parameters such as received signal strength, signal quality, bit-error rate (BER) and threshold-of-visibility (ToV) together with TV signal decoding (observation of screen artefacts) for quasi error-free reception. The results indicate that at over 97% of the test sites/points at the university town of Roma, the main Berea Plateau transmitter from the capital city (Maseru) broadcasts digital television service with enough signal level and quality to be properly decoded. The measured signal strength threshold ranges above -50 dBm for good reception, -64 dBm to -50 dBm for acceptable reception and -69 dBm to -64 dBm for poor reception. With the noise floor at about -73 dBm, the minimum required C/N of around 23 dB for good reception and about 4 dB for ToV have been recorded. The relative values of minimum required respective signal strength and signal quality for ToV obtained from the set-top box are 33% and 18% for stationary reception, while they give 37% and 20% for mobile reception.

Standardized Judgment Method of Shooting Training Action Based on Digital Video Technology

Aiming at the difficulty of standardizing the action of basketball shooting training, a new method of standardizing the action of basketball shooting training is proposed based on digital video technology. The digital video signal representation, video sequence coding data structure, and video sequence compression coding method are analyzed, and the pixels of basketball shooting training action position space are sampled to collect basketball shooting training images. The time difference method is used to extract the movement target of basketball shooting training from a digital video sequence. Based on digital video technology, the initial background image is estimated, and the update rate is introduced to update the background estimation image. According to the pixel value sequence of the basketball shooting training image, the pixel model of the basketball shooting training image is defined and modified. By judging whether the defined pixel value matches the background parameter model, the standardization of shooting training can be realized. The experimental results show that the proposed method has good stability, high precision, and short time in determining the standardization of shooting movement, can correct the wrong shooting movement in real time, and can effectively guide basketball shooting training.

Hardware Update through Digital TV Signals

This paper presents a new hardware reconfiguration approach named hardware reconfiguration through digital television (HARD), which can update FPGA hardware modules based on digital TV (DTV) signals. Such a scheme allows several synthesized hardware cores (bitstreams) signaled and broadcast through open DTV signals via data streaming to be identified, acquired, decoded, and then used for system updates. Reconfiguration data are partitioned, encapsulated into private sections, and then sent in a carrousel fashion in order to be recovered by modified receivers. Service information content, specially designed for identifying and describing the characteristics of multiplexed hardware bitstreams, was added to the transmitted signal and provided all necessary information in the traditional DTV style. The receiver framework, in turn, checked whether those characteristics corresponded to its embedded reconfigurable devices and, if a match was found, it reassembled the related bitstreams and reconfigured the respective internal circuits. Experiments performed with an implementation of the proposed methodology confirmed its feasibility and showed that remounting and reconfiguration times were satisfactory and presented no blocking aspect. Finally, HARD can be used in several designs regarding intelligent reconfigurable devices, minimize device costs in the long term, and provide better hardware reuse.

Assessment reliability parameters of the DVB-T2 broadcasting station’s equipment with local content insertion

Local content modification provided to subscribers of the terrestrial digital television signal is necessary to provide the technical possibility of organizing inserts of local content signals, such as TV programs of regional broadcasters, as well as information on emergency situations. Broadcast multiplexes of federal TV programs are designed for use within the corresponding time zone (A, B, C, D, M). In each time zone, there are a number of regions, in each of which there are local TV and radio companies that produce local content that must be delivered to the subscribers of the whole subject. The task of embedding/modifying content at each remote transmitting station is performed by an inserter or local content insertion device (ETSI TS 102773). The reliability parameters of the restorable system for organizing terrestrial television broadcasting at a remote station with the content modification were calculated in this article. Tables and a graph of the broadcasting system states are presented, on the basis of which, systems of Kolmogorov differential equations are compiled. It was found that additional redundancy organized by connecting the output stream from the RX1 receiver directly to the transmitting device allows for a 2.5-fold increase in the average operating time between failures, as well as an increase in the availability factor by 5.26 percent. All calculations were performed using the SimInTech software package. The influence of automatic redundancy of the local content inserter and the transmitter on the occurrence of errors in the stream that affect the quality of the output signal is considered. The relationship between the availability factor and the components of the quality of service parameter – SAE, SDE and SIE is determined.