8K Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and its Performance Proof by Large-Scaled Field Experiments

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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. 6, pp. 35–42
Abstract: The Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) has been conducting research on the development of advanced terrestrial broadcasting technology to transmit ultrahigh-definition television (UHDTV) signals. To analyze the transmission characteristics of the proposed system, we designed a prototype modulator and demodulator, and measured their performance through laboratory experiments. Further, we also evaluated the proposed system via large-scale field trials under conditions similar to actual broadcast propagation environments. This paper presents the concept and specifications of the proposed system. The verification results of a computer simulation, and laboratory and large-scale field experiments are also described.
Publication Date: 2020-07-01
DOI: 10.5594/JMI.2020.2993185
ISSN: Print: 1545-0279 | Electronic: 2160-2492
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/JMI.2020.2993185
Author(s): Noriyuki Shirai
bio
Noriyuki Shirai received BE and ME degrees in electrical engineering from the Tokyo University of Science, Chiba, Japan. He joined Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), Tokyo, Japan, in 2004. Since 2013, he has been working for NHK Science and Technology Research Laboratories (STRL). He is a research engineer for the Advanced Transmission Systems Research Division and is engaged in the development of next-generation terrestrial broadcasting systems for ultrahigh definition television (UHDTV). He is a member of the Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers (ITE).
Shogo Kawashima
bio
Shogo Kawashima received BE and ME degrees in electrical engineering from Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. He joined NHK in 2018, and has been working for NHK STRL. He is a research engineer for the Advanced Transmission Systems Research Division and is engaged in the development of next-generation terrestrial broadcasting systems for UHDTV. He is a member of the ITE.
Tomoya Ijiguchi
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Tomoya Ijiguchi received a BE degree in electrical engineering and computer science and an ME degree in electrical and electronic engineering from Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. He joined NHK in 2014. Since 2017, he has been working for NHK STRL. He is a research engineer for the Advanced Transmission Systems Research Division and is engaged in the development of next-generation terrestrial broadcasting systems for UHDTV. He is a member of the ITE.
Akihiko Sato
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Akihiko Sato received BE and ME degrees in electrical engineering from Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. He joined NHK in 2011. Since 2014, he has been working for NHK STRL. He is a research engineer for the Advanced Transmission Systems Research Division and is engaged in the development of next-generation terrestrial broadcasting systems for UHDTV. He is a member of the ITE.
Hiroaki Miyasaka
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Hiroaki Miyasaka received BE and ME degrees in electrical engineering from the Tokyo University of Science, Chiba, Japan. He joined NHK in 2009. Since 2013, he has been working for NHK STRL. He is a research engineer for the Advanced Transmission Systems Research Division and is engaged in the development of next-generation terrestrial broadcasting systems for UHDTV.
Shingo Asakura
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Shingo Asakura received BS, ME, and PhD degrees from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan. He joined NHK, in 2006. Since 2010, he has been working for NHK STRL. He is a research engineer for the Advanced Transmission Systems Research Division and is engaged in the development of next-generation terrestrial broadcasting systems for UHDTV. He is a member of the ITE.
Takuya Shitomi
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Takuya Shitomi received an ME degree in systems science from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, in 2005. He joined NHK in 2005. Since 2009, he has been working on next-generation terrestrial broadcasting system with NHK STRL. He is a research engineer in the Advanced Transmission Systems Research Division. He held visiting research appointment with the Institute of Telecommunications and Multimedia Applications, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, in 2016. He has participated in the standardization of broadcast technologies in ATSC 3.0 and International Telecommunication Union– Radiocommunication (ITU-R) Study Group 6.
Tomoaki Takeuchi
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Tomoaki Takeuchi received BE, ME, and PhD degrees from Keio University, Japan in 1997, 1999, and 2013, respectively. He joined NHK in 1999. Since 2002, he has been with the NHK STRL. During 2013–2014, he was with NHK Engineering System, Inc. His research interests include digital signal processing and terrestrial broadcasting systems.
Madoka Nakamura
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Madoka Nakamura received BE and ME degrees in electric engineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, in 1998 and 2000, respectively. She joined NHK in 2000. She worked for NHK STRL from 2006 to 2019. She researched optical transmission systems for UHDTV signals, mobile and handheld reception for ISDB-TSB, and the next-generation digital terrestrial television broadcasting (DTTB) systems. Currently, she is a senior manager with the Engineering Administration Department, NHK. She is a member of the ITE and the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE).
Tsuyoshi Nakatogawa
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Tsuyoshi Nakatogawa received BE and ME degrees in electrical and computer engineering from Yokohama National University, Kanagawa, Japan, in 1998 and 2000. He joined NHK in 2000. Since 2003, he has been working for NHK STRL. He is a senior research engineer for the Advanced Transmission Systems Research Division and is engaged in the development of next-generation terrestrial broadcasting systems for UHDTV.
Masahiro Okano
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Masahiro Okano received a BE degree from the University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan, in 1993. He joined NHK, in 1993, has been with NHK STRL, since 1995. He has been engaged in research on digital terrestrial television broadcasting systems. His current research interests include terrestrial wireless transmission and next-generation terrestrial broadcasting systems. He is a member of the ITE.
Kenichi Tsuchida
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Kenichi Tsuchida received BE and ME degrees from Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, in 1988 and 1990, respectively. He joined NHK in 1990. Since 2011, he has been working for NHK STRL. He is an executive research engineer for the Advanced Transmission Systems Research Division and is engaged in the development of next-generation terrestrial broadcasting systems. He is a member of the ITE.
Masayuki Takada
bio
Masayuki Takada received a BE degree in communication engineering and an ME degree in electronic engineering from Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, in 1986 and 1988, respectively. He joined NHK in 1988 and has been working in the NHK STRL. Currently, he is the head of the Advanced Transmission Systems Research Division with NHK STRL. He was engaged in the development of broadcasting systems, especially FM subcarrier systems, DTTB systems, the next-generation ISDB-T system, and UHDTV satellite broadcasting. He is also active in the standardization of broadcast technologies in Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB). He is a member of ITE and IEICE in Japan, and a member of IEEE.
Keyword(s): Field Tests, Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial (ISDB-T), Laboratory Tests, Terrestrial Transmission System, UHDTV
Copyright: © 2020 SMPTE

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Noriyuki Shirai, Shogo Kawashima, Tomoya Ijiguchi, Akihiko Sato, Hiroaki Miyasaka, Shingo Asakura, Takuya Shitomi, Tomoaki Takeuchi, Madoka Nakamura, Tsuyoshi Nakatogawa, Masahiro Okano, Kenichi Tsuchida, and Masayuki Takada; Transmission System Design of UHD-1/4K and UHD-2/8K Terrestrial Television Broadcasting and its Performance Proof by Large-Scaled Field Experiments, SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal ( Volume: 129, Issue: 6, July 2020); SMPTE, 2020. Available at https://doi.org/10.5594/JMI.2020.2993185

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