• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.153-154
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• 2010

본 논문은 SC-FDE 기반 3D-HDTV 지상파 방송을 위한 MISO 구조의 SFN을 구성하고 STBC방식의 데이터 송신기업과 방송망 내 수신기의 위치에 따라 발생하는 두 개의 송신신호의 도달 시감의 차이를 극복하기 위한 채널추정기법을 제안한다. 모의실험을 통하여 브라질 채널에서 두 개의 송신신호의 차이에 따른 제안된 기법의 성능을 확인하였다.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.188-196
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• 2014

This paper describes a simple delay diversity technique for terrestrial digital multimedia broadcasting (T-DMB) and digital audio broadcasting in a single-frequency network (SFN). For the diversity technique, a delay diversity scheme is adopted. In the delay diversity scheme, a non-delayed signal is transmitted in the first antenna, and delayed versions of the signal are transmitted in each additional antenna. For an SFN environment with multiple transmitters, delay diversity can be executed by controlling the emission times of the transmitters. This SFN delay diversity scheme does not require any hardware changes in either the transmitter or receiver, and perfect backward compatibility can be acquired. To evaluate the performance improvement, laboratory tests are executed with various types of commercial T-DMB receivers as well as a measurement receiver. The improvement in the bit error rate performance is evaluated using a measurement receiver, and an improvement of the threshold of visibility value is evaluated for commercial receivers. Test results show that the T-DMB system can obtain diversity gain using the described technique.

• 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.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2012.11a
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• pp.71-74
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 현재의 HDTV와 3DTV보다 4배 이상 초고화질의 UHDTV와 Full-HD급 3DTV 등 지상파에서의 차세대방송 구현 가능성을 DVB-T2 전송방식과 HEVC 압축방식을 기반으로 설명한다. 4K 혹은 8K-UHDTV 대용량 데이터전송을 위하여 일본과 여러 나라에서 새로운 전송기술을 연구 중이지만 여기서는 현재 상용화된 기술 중 DVB-T2 전송기술을 중심으로 자료를 통하여 가능성을 알아본다. 지상파방송 디지털전환에 이어 또다시 차세대방송을 위한 전환의 성공조건으로 UHDTV와 3DTV전송도 중요하지만 시청자 직접수신과 실내수신 및 언제 어디서나 자유로운 수신환경 제공도 매우 중요하다. 그러므로 본 논문에서는 효율적인 주파수 활용과 수신능률 향상을 위하여 VHF대역과 UHF 700MJHz대역 등 2개의 서로 다른 주파수 대역을 이용한 SFN 송출망의 효과를 제시하고, 소출력 Gap Filler 및 가정용 SFN Gap Filler를 활용한 자유로운 수신환경 구성을 제안하고 있다.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.237-251
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• 2012

Recently, the direct terrestrial broadcasting reception has been reduced rapidly and not been improved even in digital broadcast environment. The distribution plan of 700MHz frequency band(Ch.52~69) will make the problem worse because the spectrum might be allocated to mobile communication use. In this paper, we investigated the efficient frequency usage for DTV signal reception improvement and next generation broadcasting. The frequency amount required for reception improvement and for next generation broadcasting service is presented. We estimated the beneficial effect when the spectrum(108MHz Frequency Width) is used for SFN transmission technology, UHDTV and Full-HD 3DTV.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.39A no.8
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• pp.474-480
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• 2014

In this paper, we propose a study for the next generation terrestrial broadcasting technology based on SFN(Single Frequency Networks), which applies multiple receiving antenna to improve receiving performance of cloud transmission system. By applying multiple receiving antenna, the received broadcast signals at the boundary of different SFN broadcasting area could be modelled by distributed MIMO system. Due to the interference cancellation effect of the MIMO detector, the proposed scheme could suppress the adjacent area interference more efficiently compared to the single receiving antenna case. Simulation results show that receiving performance can be improved dramatically in overlapping area of SFN by applying multiple antenna receivers in cloud transmission system.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.195-202
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• 2013

Many communications and broadcast media have emerged by the rapid development of wireless communication and broadcasting technologies, so the radio resources are insufficient for these services. DMB can use the regional integrated channel due to the SFN broadcasting network, so DMB uses the frequency efficiently. However, the domestic DMB uses the existing analog TV frequency band and uses a plurality of channels in some areas because of the interference with the analog TV. However, the broadcasting of the analog TV was terminated, so the channel reallocation of the terrestial DMB is necessary for the efficient use of frequencies. This paper proposes the channel reallocation method of the terrestial DMB and analyzes the change of transmission and reception environments by using simulations.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.43-52
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• 2012

This paper presents and analyzes laboratory test results of Interference Cancellation Digital On Channel Regenerative Repeater(IC-DOCR) to broadcast digital television signals in the Advanced Television Systems Committee(ATSC) transmission systems using single frequency networks(SFN). IC-DOCR laboratory test is classified to receiver test, transmitter test, and feedback interference cancellation test. The receiver part includes random noise, single echo, multi-path ensembles, and adjacent channel interference test. The transmitter part includes out-of channel emission, equality of transmitting signal, and phase noise test. By the laboratory test, the receiver part of the IC-DOCR eliminates 28dB of feedback signal higher than the received signal and has 17.8dB at TOV(Threshold Of Visibility) under random noise environment. Also, the transmitter part satisfies the specification of US FCC(Federal Communications Commission) as well as maintains good output signal quality for guaranteeing more than SNR 30dB.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.726-738
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• 2016

This study analyzed the properties of VHF band and suggested an efficient VHF band application plan for digital radio and UHDTV broadcasting through the experiment by the house T-DMB device in practical user environment. In order to find an efficient frequency band for digital radio broadcasting, this study examined first, to check the times of drop-out receive occurring in the audible area using a DMB/FM CAR Radio for T-DMB that has the characteristics of DAB. Second, this article explored the phenomenon of feedback loops in the same channel using a T-DMB house gap filler transmitting the signal by the same OFDM modulation scheme with UHDTV for configuring suitable SFN transmission network of the UHDTV broadcasting. Based on these experiments, this study suggested a suitable VHF band for digital radio and an efficient utilization of the VHF frequency band for the SFN network configuration of UHDTV.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.9 no.4 s.25
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• pp.371-383
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• 2004

In this paper we consider technological requirements to broadcast digital television signals using single frequency networks (SFN) in the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) transmission systems and propose equalization digital on-channel repeater (EDOCR) that overcomes the limitations of conventional digital on-channel repeaters (DOCRs). Since there are no forward error correction (FEC) decoder and encoder, the EDOCR does not have an ambiguity problem. In addition, since an adaptive equalizer in the EDOCR removes multi-path signals, additive white Gaussian noise (A WGN), and feedback signal due to low antenna isolation, the EDOCR may have good output signal quality with high power.