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SGC Telecom DVB-H Implementation Field Trial




GENERAL INFORMATION
 
   
LOCATION
 
Lisbon, Portugal
 
PARTICIPATING COMPANIES
 
SGC Telecom, Siemens, Rohde&Schwarz
 
CONTACT
 
jltejerina@inicia.es
antonio.sobral@wts.pt
 
DURATION
 
15/06/2005 - 15/07/2005
 
AIMS & OBJECTIVES
 

- to evaluate the possibility to carry out the technical and economical requirements of potential DVB-H applications.
- to set the dimensions of the engineering capacity required to deploy those applications.
- to evaluate the network planning engineering needed to implement those applications.
- to check the implementation constraints of DVB-H services.

 
USERS
 
5
 
SERVICE CONTENT
 

4 various DVB-H and DVB-T services:
- a live DVB-T service converted on-line to QCIF format for DVB-H delivery
- a sequence of 7 QCIF video clips specifically selected for DVB-H testing
- 2 DVB-H demo sequences
- 1 DVB-T pre-recorded live stream

 
   
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
 
   
TRANSMITTERS
 
1 50W main transmitter (Rohde&Schwarz), covering mainly an urban motorway (2km)
3 1.3W (nominal power) gap fillers (Televés), covering one residential and one business area.
 
BROADCAST BAND AND FREQUENCY
 
UHF Channel 41
 
DVB-H PARAMETERS
 
Modulation 16QAM 2/3, 16QAM 1/2, QPSK 1/2
Code Rate: 1/2 and 2/3
MPE-FEC: 2/3
Time-slice: 10/90
 
AMOUNT OF BANDWIDTH USED FOR DVB-H
 
8MHz multiplex shared with DVB-T services. No hierarchical modulation used. About 3Mbit/s assigned to DVB-H services.
 
VIDEO FORMAT
 
QCIF format, AVC coding (H.264)
 
INTERACTIVITY PLATFORM
 
None
 
CONDITIONAL ACCESS / DRM TYPE AND PROVIDER
 
None
 
HEADEND EQUIPMENT
 
Siemens - Encoders and Management System
Data Planet - IP Encoder
Sony - DVD Player
Pinnacle Systems - A/V Acquisition System
Rohde&Schwarz - DVB-T monitoring equipment
 
RECEIVER / TERMINAL EQUIPMENT
 
Siemens DVB-H terminal, based on the DIB 7000H chip.
 
   
Information correct as of 23/09/2005
 

 

 

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