Regional Contents in a National DVB-T2 SFN: A Novel Approach Based on DVB-SIS

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Publisher: SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type: Journal Article
Content Type: Original Research
Abbreviated Title: SMPTE Mot. Imag. J
Volume: 129, No. 4, pp. 51–59
Abstract: To include regional contents in a national single-frequency network (SFN), the RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana has studied and tested a system configuration that benefits from the multiple physical layer pipes (PLPs) of Digital Video Broadcasting-Second Generation Terrestrial (DVB-T2) standard in a laboratory. According to the proposed solution, in each region, the national programs are transmitted in one PLP, whereas other k PLPs convey the regional contents of a macroregional SFN, formed by a region and the (k–1) surrounding ones. The DVB Single Illumination System standard can be a valid technical solution to distribute such complex signals to SFN transmitters via satellite or terrestrial contribution links in a cost-effective way. This article presents the rules adopted to map content into DVB-T2 PLPs and their application to the Italian case. Furthermore, it describes the end-to-end laboratory setup and the results of tests carried out, showing that a national SFN can broadcast both national and regional contents with high flexibility and spectrum efficiency.
Publication Date: 2020-05-01
DOI: 10.5594/JMI.2020.2979621
ISSN: Print: 1545-0279 | Electronic: 2160-2492
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/JMI.2020.2979621
Author(s): Vittoria Mignone
bio
Vittoria Mignone graduated from Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy, in 1990. Since 1992, she has been with the Centre for Research of RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana, Torino, Italy, involved in studies related to the definition of Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) standards for digital television by satellite, cable, and terrestrial channels. Her activities are in the field of physical layer system definition, particularly concerning advanced digital modulation and channel coding techniques for satellite and terrestrial transmissions, participating in several European research and development projects and standardization bodies. She is currently involved in studies and experiments on converged networks and systems. She is an author of patents and technical articles in leading international journals and conferences.
Andrea Bertella
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Andrea Bertella graduated with a degree in electronic engineering from Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy, in 1995. Since 1997, he has been with the RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana Centre for Research and Technological Innovation Torino, Italy, where he is involved in laboratory test, field trials, integration of experimental system, and interworking tests between different equipment of the first and second generation of the digital television standards [Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T), Digital Video Broadcasting-Second Generation Terrestrial (DVB-T2), Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite Second Generation/Satellite Second Generation eXtension (DVB-S2/S2X)]. He is currently involved in studies and experiments on converged networks and systems. He has participated in many European projects and is an author of several technical articles.
Davide Milanesio
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Davide Milanesio is a senior research engineer at Rai Radiotelevisione Italiana, Centro Ricerche, Innovazione Tecnologica e Sperimentazione (CRITS), Torino, Italy. He joined RAI in 1997 and was progressively involved in standardization and on-field technical evaluation of new technologies relevant to radio and TV terrestrial broadcasting, in-home distribution systems, digital networks for TV contribution and distribution, and advanced video streaming protocols over wired and wireless IP networks. He is a member of technical program committees and standardization fora. In Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB), he is currently involved in the DVB-I specification and chairs the TM-HB (Technical Module-Home Broadcast) Group, and is recently pursuing DVB-Single Illumination System (SIS) standardization activity. He is also a member of International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) TC100 and CELENEC TC209 committees on cable distribution systems and is the chairman of the corresponding Italian National committee CEI SC100D. He has participated in several European funded and European Space Agency (ESA) projects and is an author of technical publications and presentations at international conferences.
Bruno Sacco
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Bruno Sacco graduated with a degree in electronic engineering from Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy, in 1988. He first joined Alenia (Italian aerospace company), Torino, Italy, where he was involved in the design of radar and antenna measurement systems. Then, he moved to the RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana Centre for Research and Technological Innovation, where he is involved in radio frequency (RF) and digital design, laboratory tests, and development of advanced digital transmission system prototypes, including digital satellite modems and terrestrial multicarrier systems (COFDM). He has contributed to the development and the laboratory tests of the first and second generation of the digital television standards [Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T), Digital Video Broadcasting-Second Generation Terrestrial (DVB-T2), DVB-S2/S2X]. He is currently involved in studies and experiments on converged networks and systems. He is an author of several patents and technical articles in leading international journals and conferences.
Silvio Ripamonti
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Silvio Ripamonti was born in 1961 and received a degree in electronic engineering in 1987. In 1989, he joined the Research Centre of Rai Radiotelevisione Italiana (Centro Ricerche, Innovazione Tecnologica e Sperimentazione), where he is currently responsible for the laboratory for “Fixed and mobile networks - transmitters, field tests, and measurements.” His main activities in the recent past were in the design of radio frequency (RF) systems mainly based on Coded Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (COFDM) modulation, setup of pre-operational trials for test, and validation of Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) and Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) systems. He was a member of the EU-147 project and IEC, European Broadcasting Union (EBU), International Telecommunication Union (ITU) working groups. He participated in many projects funded by EC. His main focus is on DAB +, DVB-T2, and Further evolved Multimedia Broadcast & Multicast Services (FeMBMS) technologies with reference to field tests and trials, and network design. He won the “Best Conference Paper” award at the IBC2014, held in Amsterdam. He has also authored many technical/scientific papers and articles on digital broadcasting technologies.
Michele Visintin
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Michele Visintin graduated in electronic engineering from Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy, in 1987 and has been with RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana since 1988. For ten years, he has been involved in the studies for the definition of the first release of Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) Standards for digital television by satellite and terrestrial channels (DVB-S, DVB-T) by means of computer simulation tools. Since early 2000, he has been involved in activities related to the generation and transmission of interactive components on DVB channels; he coordinates the technical development of interactive services for Multimedia Home Platform (MHP) and Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) enabled end-user terminals.
Keyword(s): Digital Video Broadcasting, DVB Single Illumination System (DVB-SIS), DVB-T2, Multi-physical Layer Pipe (M-PLP), Regional Contents, Single Frequency Network (SFN)
Copyright: © 2020 SMPTE

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ETSI.TR-102-831 — European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) TR 102 831, “Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB); Implementation Guidelines for a Second Generation Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting System (DVB-T2).” EXTERNAL
ETSI.TS-103-615 — European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) TS 103 615: Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB), “Metadata Generation and Deterministic DVB-T-mega-frame/DVB-T2-MI Stream Generation from MPEG-2 Transport Stream(s) for a DVB Single Illumination System (DVB-SIS),” Aug. 2018. EXTERNAL
HD Forum Italia Joint Technical Group, ULTRA HD BOOK 1.0, 19 Dec. 2017. Retrieved from https://www.hdforumitalia.it/documents/uhd-book-1-0/ EXTERNAL
International Telecommunication Union – Radiocommunication (ITU-R), “Final Acts of the Regional Radiocommunication Conference 2006 (RRC-06),” Geneva, 2006. EXTERNAL
International Telecommunication Union – Radiocommunication (ITU-R), BT.2386-0, “Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting: Design and Implementation of Single Frequency Networks (SFN),” Jul. 2015. EXTERNAL

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