• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.38B no.10
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• pp.851-860
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• 2013

To overcome a scarcity of radio resources to mobile broadband service, the usage of TV white space gains much attraction around the world. This paper carries out an interference analysis either by performing realistic experiments or by executing statistical Monte-Carlo simulation to exploit interference probability. The results obtained from experiments are compared to those from simulations in order to clarify the coexistence of utilization of TV band devices (TVBD) in indoor circumstances. Along the execution of our experiment in the presence of DTV receiver, we apply to a variety of transmission parameters proposed in FCC for TVBD. According to experimental and simulation works, the allowable transmission powers of TVBD systems are exploited for the plausible which are coexist on the first as well as the second adjacent frequency bands. Throughout results, it can conclude that TVBD systems can be coexisted via achieving proper transmission powers depending on the locations of themselves without showing harmful interference to DTV reception.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2000.05a
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• pp.117-136
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• 2000

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.350-364
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• 2008

Single frequency network (SFN) design based on the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) specification, a terrestrial digital television (DTV) system, normally causes a interference problem, among signals from multiple transmitters or repeaters. To solve this, the ATSC recommended practice (RP) introduces a transmitter identification (TxID) signal embedded in a signal from each transmitter or repeater. A TxID signal analyzer is then used to detect the TxID signal, and following the analysis results, a SFN design can be adjusted. This paper discusses the generation and usages of Kasami sequence, is used the TxID signal. The configuration of the TxID signal analyzer to efficiently detect TxID signal is proposed and the results of theoretical performance analysis are provided. Moreover, computer simulation and laboratory test results are provided to evaluate the performance of TxID signal analyzer and the theoretical performance analysis.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.830-844
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• 2010

In this paper, we propose an equalization digital on-channel repeater (EDOCR) with a feedback interference canceller (FIC) for single frequency network of the ATSC terrestrial DTV system. The proposed EDOCR with FIC does not have only high output power by cancelling feedback signals caused by insufficient antenna isolation through the FIC, but also shows better quality of output signals than the conventional on-channel repeaters (OCRs) by removing multipath signals existing between the main transmitter and the OCR, and residual feedback signals through an equalizer. In addition, computer simulations are provided to figure out the superior performance of the proposed EDOCR with FIC.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.244-250
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• 2012

In this paper, worldwide standards and regulations on broadcasting services are reviewed to improve the fringe area of terrestrial DTV broadcasting services. Using these results, in-band/out-of-band emission requirements of low power DTV repeater with 10mW/MHz radiating power are proposed, and experimentally evaluated and verified. Using the proposed regulations, compact and cost-effective DTV repeater can be easily implemented to broaden DTV broadcasting coverage and to improve small/medium size DTV fringe areas.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.516-524
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• 2007

In order to use limited frequency resources efficiently, a single frequency network using digital on-channel repeater(DOCR) has been studied and would be implemented. The DOCR generates strong pre-ghosts to ATSC DTV receivers. The forward filter of equalizer in ATSC DTV receivers compensates the distortion made by pre-ghosts. This process induces noise enhancement and colored noise, thereby results in the performance degradation. In this paper we propose to use a dual-feedback equalizer to combat strong pre-ghosts. The proposed equalizer has two feedback filters. One is the decision feedback filter and the other is non-decision feedback filter. The additional non-decision feedback filter decreases the noise by whitening the noise and preventing the generation of colored noise in pre-ghost channel. Thus the equalization technique of dual-feedback structure has performance enhancement in pre-ghost channel in comparison with conventional decision feedback equalizer(DFE). By simulation we analyzed the performance enhancements of DTV receiver using dual-feedback equalization structure.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.219-222
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• 2006

최근 들어 ATSC-DTV의 미래형 핵심기술로 손꼽히고 있는 송신기 식별기술(TxID ; Transmitter Identification)이 새로운 신기술로 대두되고 있으며, 이에 대한 구현성 검증은 현재 활발하게 논의 중인 재생중계기(EDOCR)와 연계된 단일주파수망(SFN; Single Frequency Network)기술의 실용화를 위한 핵심적 역할을 한다고 볼 수 있다. 하지만 종래의 TxID기술은 긴 주기의 워터마킹용 확산코드를 사용하므로 수신기 입장에서 하드웨어 부피가 크게 증가되는 문제점을 갖고 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 TxID 수신기 하드웨어 부피를 크게 경감시킬 수 있는 새로운 Decimated Correlation 기법을 이용한 DTV TxID 수신 신호의 효율적인 신호처리 기법을 제시하였으며, 모의실험을 통한 성능평가를 통해 제안한 알고리즘의 유용성을 입증하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2010.07a
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• pp.384-387
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• 2010

지상파 방송이 아날로그에서 디지털 방송으로 전환됨에 따라 아날로그 TV 방송신호와 디지털 TV(DTV) 방송신호간의 생성과 복조방식이 상이함에 따라 전파환경에 의한 방송품질의 변화가 예상된다. 따라서 DTV 방송신호의 수신을 위한 전파 음영지역 해소가 품질 확보에 필수적인 관심사로 대두되고 있으며, 이에 대한 대책으로 타당성 및 신뢰성 있는 전계강도 예측 방법에 근거하여 적정지역의 송신소 및 중계기 설치가 전파 품질 개선에 크게 기여할 것으로 여겨진다. 본 논문에서는 국제적으로 30 MHz ~ 3000 MHz 대역 지상파 방송서비스의 전파특성 예측에 활발히 이용되는 ITU-R 권고 P.1546 전파모델을 이용하여 점-대-지역 전계강도 예측을 위한 계산 방법을 제시하고, 수치 계산 결과를 비교 및 분석한다. 제시된 방법은 DTV 수신지역의 전계강도 예측을 통한 신호의 품질 분석은 물론, 양호한 전파환경 구축에 필요한 중계기 위치설정, 인접대역에 의한 간섭 및 양립성 분석 등에 직접 활용이 가능하다.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.19 no.4 s.88
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• pp.1-9
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• 2004

본 고에서는 미국식(ATSC) 지상파 디지털 TV 방송을 단일 주파수 망(SFN)을 통해 서비스하기 위해 필요한 기술적인 사항에 대하여 고찰하고, ATSC 방송 방식에서 SFN을 구성하기 위한 방법을 제안한다. SFN구성은 방송 주파수의 이용 효율을 높이고, 방송 구역 내에서 안정적인 전파 세기를 보장한다. 이러한 SFN 구성을 위한 기술은 복수 개의 송신기를 이용하는 방법(DTX)과 복수 개의 디지털 동일 채널 중계기(DOCR)를 이용하는 방법으로 나뉘어진다. ATSC 방식에서는 두 가지 방법 모두 사용하여 SFN 구성이 가능하나, 복수 개의 송신기를 이용하는 방법은 현재의 기술 기준을 변경해야 한다는 제약이 따른다. 반면 다수 개의 DOCR를 이용하는 방법은 기존의 송신기와 함께 SFN 구성이 가능하여 망 구성이 용이하다.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.518-536
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• 2009

To verify the performance of a Distributed Translator Network(DTxR) system in the real world conditions, 5 legacy DTV broadcasting repeater sites were implemented with 5 DTxR systems and field-tested by the DTV field test truck. The 4 DTV broadcasting repeater sites are selected in congested areas where their service areas are overlapped and the 5th site is deviated from the other sites to examine the effect of long-delayed multipath signals. First of all, we checked the receiving signal of the main station that used as a transmitting signal in 5 DTxR systems on the pre-selected 60 test points and tested every case of a DTxR system's on & off except 1 repeater site due to the already built-in DTV repeater system. The test items are received signal electric field strength, noise margin, ease of reception and subjective evaluation of the picture quality for received signals. We used 3rd, 5th, and 6th generation DTV receivers to examine the differences of the receivability by each generation of DTV receivers. Reviewing the test results, we conclude that the DTxR system can be adopted in the current DTV Repeater sites and it could improve the quality and receivability of the main signals by extending the service areas and enhancing the signal levels in the shadow areas without using the extra broadcasting channels.