• ETRI Journal
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.271-279
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• 2014

This paper proposes a new broadcasting system for the service-compatible 3DTV in which the 3D service can coexist with the conventional digital TV broadcast. In the proposed system, the commercial 3DTV service can be implemented via the existing DTV channel without utilizing the dedicated 3DTV system. This 2D/3D system interworks with the conventional system and can switch to 2D or 3D service according to the broadcast programming and schedule. The system also provides a mechanism that can prevent the synchronization mismatch between left and right video streams and between the stream and the associated signaling in the 2D/3D transition periods. The picture quality measurements are carried out based on the ITU-R recommended test to check the level of quality of service provided by the proposed scheme. The conformity tests are also performed with the conventional channel and the receiver for the DTV system to confirm the feasibility of the proposed one for the commercial service.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.951-961
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• 2011

This paper proposes a signaling and multiplexing mechanism in service-compatible 3DTV broadcasting for guaranteeing backward-compatibility with legacy DTV. Recently, 3DTV experimental broadcasting services are being developed around advanced countries and the standardization of service-compatible 3DTV broadcasting which is able to provide high-quality stereoscopic videos in progress. Based on experimental results, we confirm that proposed method can be used as a common technology and a reference model for stereoscopic video transmission over terrestial, satellite and cable DTV platforms in 3DTV broadcasting service and system development.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.264-270
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• 2014

This paper introduces a novel repetitive delivery scheme for the left and right views in service-compatible (SC) 3D video that provides full backward compatibility to a legacy DTV system while retaining HD 3D visual quality without additional bandwidth or a codec over the legacy broadcasting channel. The proposed SC delivery scheme transmits individual view sequences of a 3D video in interlaced form, that is, a left-view sequence of a 3DTV program to be used repeatedly is transmitted first and stored locally, and the right-view sequence of the 3D program is then transmitted. This paper specifically describes the signaling, synchronization, and storage format methods used to validate the proposed SC delivery scheme. The experiment results show that the proposed SC delivery scheme can be effectively applied for an SC 3DTV service without degrading the DTV quality using only legacy DTV platforms.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.38 no.5
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• pp.847-857
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• 2016

Broadcasting services such as multi/single channel HDTV and 3DTV/2DTV use a multi-channel encoder that changes the bitrate and composition of the video service depending on the time. However, this type of multi-channel encoder could cause a longer latency owing to the variable bitrate and relatively bigger size of the buffers, which results in the same delay as in 3DTV even for a conventional DTV service. On the other hand, systems built based on separate encoders, each of which is optimized for the target service, might not have such latency problems. Nevertheless, there might be a distortion problem in the image and sound at the time of a switchover between two encoders with different output bitrates and group of picture structures. This paper proposes a system that can realize a seamless video service conversion using two different video encoders optimized for each video service. An overall functional description of the video service change control server, which is a main control block for the proposed system, is also provided. The experiment results confirm the seamless switchover and reduced broadcasting latency of DTV services compared with a broadcasting system composed of a multi-channel encoder system.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.38C no.11
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• pp.1010-1018
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• 2013

The dual-stream based stereoscopic 3D broadcasting standard was developed in 2011. EBS broadcasted 3DTV experimental service according to this standard in April 2012. Dual-stream based 3DTV broadcasting is service-compatible and backward-compatible, so viewers who have legacy 2D HDTV can watch the broadcasting content as 2D. And 3DTV viewers can select watching 2D or 3D. Since 3D content production is not usual yet for terrestrial broadcasters, only some particular programs in specific periods will be broadcasted as 3D at the initiatory stage. For it, stable viewing condition is strongly required for both 2D viewers and 3D viewers. This paper suggests broadcasting transmission system structure and effective switching scheme for stable 2D and 3D viewing conditions in the case of dual-stream based terrestrial 3DTV broadcasting.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.36 no.12A
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• pp.1024-1033
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• 2011

Stereoscopic video for 3DTV service is emerging as a main content of the Post-HD age in the multimedia industry, and also it starts a ripple effect to build infrastructure for 3DTV service throughout the related industries such as creating contents, consumer electronics and the broadcasting. Thus, "Technical Specification of Stereoscopic Video over MPEG-2 TS for 3DTV Service" for providing a standard for 3DTV broadcasting transmitter and receiver interface is under development by the 3DTV WG8061 in ITA, Korea. This paper provides verification of the functionalities, problems and future work of the above specification with designed test-bed. Through making a test bed, this paper try to verify not only the functionality of standard but also backward compatible for the present technology and abstract problems to would be reviewed and supplemented.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.687-698
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• 2014

ATSC is currently working on standardization of hybrid 3DTV broadcasting service in heterogenous network environment after completion of service-compatible 3DTV broadcasting service standard based on broadcasting channel. This paper proposes a convergence 3D video broadcasting method on broadcasting and IP network while guaranteeing a Full-HD 3D quality without degrading the image quality of legacy DTV. Specifically, this paper describes transmission of the 3D additional video using the ISO/IEC 23009-1 DASH, robust synchronization method under heterogenous network environments and system target decoder model for hybrid 3DTV receiver. Based on experimental results, we confirm that proposed technologies can be used as a core technology in the hybrid 3DTV standardization and a reference model for a development of hybrid 3DTV encoder and receiver.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.107-113
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• 2012

현재 3DTV 방송은 한국, 미국, 유럽 등 선진국을 중심으로 다양한 방식의 3DTV 실험방송 및 상용 서비스가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 3DTV 방송 방식은 기술개발 진행 측면에서 i) 서비스 호환 방식 지원, ii) 기존 디지털방송 화질 및 최대 1080i 고해상도 지원이라는 핵심 기술개발을 목표로 점차 진화되고 있으며 전 세계 표준단체는 이를 지원하기 위한 서비스 호환 3DTV 방송 서비스에 대한 표준화가 본격적으로 진행 중에 있다. 본고에서는 ATSC(Advanced Television Systems Committee), DVB(Digital Video Broadcasting), SCTE(Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers) 및 TTA(Telecommunications Technology Association) 등 다양한 디지털방송 매체 기반의 서비스 호환 3DTV 방송 방식에 대한 국내외 표준화 현황에 대해 살펴본다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2016.11a
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• pp.31-32
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• 2016

본 논문은 ATSC2.0 기반 8-VSB/MH 융합형 3DTV (A/104 Part 5 Service Compatible 3DTV using Main and Mobile Hybrid Delivery, A/104 part 5) 방식의 서비스 커버리지 및 음영지역을 예측할 수 있는 측정 및 분석시스템 개발에 대하여 기술 한다. ATSC2.0 기반 고정/이동 방송시스템은 8-VSB 로 전송되는 고정 TV 방송서비스(좌영상 전송)와 ATSC-MH 로 전송되는 in-band 모바일 방송서비스(우영상 전송)를 모두 수신하여 좌/우영상의 재생 및 동기화를 통해 융합형 3D 영상을 복원하게 된다. 따라서 융합형 3DTV 수신기는 고정 및 모바일 방송신호를 모두 수신하여야 융합형 3D 영상복원을 할 수 있으며, 방송사 입장에서 서비스 커버리지 측정을 하기위해서는 8-VSB 및 ATSC-MH 신호의 수신여부를 모두 측정하여야 한다. 본 논문에서는 이와 같은 RF 수신전계강도 파라미터 및 GPS 정보등을 실시간으로 모니터링하여, 시스템 사용자에가 융합형 3DTV 서비스 커버리지 측정 및 분석을 통해 서비스를 위한 RF 방송망 셀 구성 및 음영지역을 예측할 수 있는 ATSC2.0 융합형 3DTV 서비스 커버리지 분석기 구현에 대한 내용을 기술한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.53-56
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• 2011

최근 3D 입체영상이 핫 이슈로 떠오르면서 관련 업계에서는 여세를 몰아 제품 개발이나 마케팅에 총력을 기울이고 있으며 방송, 영화, 게임 등에 접목하여 차세대 핵심 산업을 견인하고 있다. 특히, Post-HDTV 이후 3DTV 방송은 국내외 표준화 단체를 중심`으로 표준화 및 다양한 3DTV 실험방송 서비스가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 이를 반영하듯, 케이블 및 위성 매체기반의 상용 3DTV 방송이 서비스 중에 있으며 이를 점차 지상파에도 적용하기 위하여 각 지역 방송표준단체는 타 표준단체들과 공조를 통하여 표준화를 진행 중에 있다. 이에, 본 논문에서는 다양한 디지털방송 플랫폼에서 적용이 가능하며 종래의 디지털방송과 호환성을 유지하면서 3DTV 방송서비스를 제공하기 위한 시스템 및 시그널링 방식을 소개한다. 특히, 시그널링 부분은 지상파/케이블/위성 매체에서 스테레오스코픽 비디오를 서비스하기 위하여 공통적으로 적용되는 기술로서 국내에서는 TTA를 중심으로 현재 MPEG 국제 표준화에 참여 중에 있다.