DVB-T2 course - PROGIRA® academy

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DVB-T2 course - PROGIRA® academy

PROGIRA® academy | DVB-T2 planning and network design Open Channel | U-Media in cooperation with Progira provides a custom five-day course in DVB-T2 including T2 Lite system, network planning, network design, network architecture and measurements. Course objectives This training course aims at providing theoretical and practical knowledge about the DVB-T2 system and how to build a transmission network. After completing this course, delegates will understand the technology behind DVB-T2 and have basic guidance on planning and implementing DVB-T2 network. Particular focus is on SFN network design and implementation. During the course we also establish a “full” DVB-T2 distribution chain in order to demonstrate features of DVB-T2 and options in network deployment. The content can be customised into an interactive workshop where the particular needs of your organization are dealt with. This option is particularly useful for organizations before the actual deployment of a T2 network. Suitable for ► Operators, broadcast planning engineers

Prerequisites ► Basic knowledge of radio communications technology Participants: ► Up to 25 people

Language: ► English Location ► Onsite training Lecturers are ► Mats Ek, Technical Director, PROGIRA ► Kenneth Wenzel, CEO, Open Channel | U-Media

DVB-T2 course - PROGIRA® academy

COURSE CONTENT: The course covers the following subjects: 1. DVB-T2 system overview ► T2 standard overview ► Important system features ► Comparison with other systems DVB-T, ISDB-T and

DTMB, DTMB-A (China Standard) and ATSC 3.0 1b. Country overview DVB-T2 ► Overview of deployment of DVB-T2 and status 2. T2 Lite a part of the DVB-T2 standard ► Relationship ► Features of DVB-T2 Lite ► How can it be used 2b. T2 Lite | First Deployments and experience ► Experience from using T2 Lite ► Field trial in Copenhagen

T2 Lite vs DAB+ | T2 Lite vs DVB-H ► Field trial Italy (T2 Lite in FEF)

3. Future broadcast systems NGT and ATSC 3.0 ► A look into the future broadcast system ► Features in the US DTT ATSC 3.0 standard ► Possible options for a NGT Next generation terrestrial

standard 4. Basic DTT Network planning ► Relation to analogue TV planning ► DTT planning basics ► Planning parameters and methods 5. DVB-T2 modulator Presentation ► DVB-T2 modulator Functionality | Mode A ► Live Demo: DVB-T2 modulator ► Setting up the modulator 6. DVB-T2 Coverage aspects and performance ► Important DVB-T2 aspects in planning ► Choice of system variant for DVB-T2 ► Relation DVB-T2 Base and T2 Lite ► Coverage calculations in DVB-T2

DVB-T2 course - PROGIRA® academy

7. DVB-T2 SFN Network planning ► Pro and Cons of SFN ► Choice of system parameters in DVB-T2 SFNs ► SFN self-interference and other SFN features of DVB-

T2 ► SFN optimization 7b. SFN gap filler planning ► Use of SFN gapfiller in network deployment ► Important aspects and limitation ► Examples of gapfillers 7c. Demo SFN planning analysis and optimization ► Presentation of the PROGIRA® plan planning

software ► SFN planning examples ► Discussion on DTT SFNs 8. DVB-T2 Network overview ► Overview of whole DTT distribution chain ► DVB-T2 network Requirements ► Important aspects in Network design/ architecture

8b. DVB-T2 Network Architecture - ► Local content insertion ► Approaches for Regional Content in T2 network ► Deterministic Multiplexing ► PLP Replacement ► Local insert / regionalization + discussion session

& interference 9. T2 Gateway Presentation ► T2 Gateway: the key network element ► T2 Gateway Functionality | Mode B ► Live Demo: Setting up a T2 Gateway 9b. Demo DVB-T2 calculator ► Presentation of "Universal DVB-T2 Calculator"

spreadsheet which provides an easy way to adjust step-by-step the various set of parameters and to weight the obtained results.

9c. Discussion session on DVB-T2 network architecture

DVB-T2 course - PROGIRA® academy

10. DVB-T/T2 transmitters ► Different types of transmitters ► Transmitter Requirements ► Options for improving efficiency 10b. Transmitter efficiency ► Methods used to improve transmitter efficiency ► The importance of adaptive pre-correction ► PAPR adaptive clipper 11a. DVB-T2 chip & Receiver devices ► Overview of new v 1.3.1 chip for fixed, mobile device

& In-car Entertainment ► Demo of DVB-T2 mobile receiver & In-car

Entertainment STB with diversity 11b. DVB-T2 Receivers Requirements ► Receivers requirements ► Receiver testing and performance ► Some results of receiver performance testing ► Options for testing Receivers 12a. Measurement and monitoring in DTT network ► How and Why? ► Benefits of monitoring ► Demonstration of monitoring possibilities

12b. DVB-T and -T2 Transmission testing ► Important concepts MER, BER etc ► Modulation parameters ► Transmitter testing – important parameters 13. Antennas, combiners and feeders ► TX-Station design aspects ► Combiner and antenna dimensioning ► Influence of coverage for portable and rooftop

coverage 14. LTE interference into DTT ► What are the issues? ► Interference mitiation 15a. Coverage Verification Measurements ► Why measure coverage? ► Data processing ► Comparison prediction and measurements ► Example of measurement data 15b. Demo broadcast drive test ► Options for Presentation analyzing of coverage

measurements in for example Google Earth and PROGIRA® plan

DVB-T2 course - PROGIRA® academy

15c. Demo RF probe + Statistical software ► Monitoring and surveillance using cloud based

systems ► Measurement of DVB-T2 signal quality parameters ► Statistics graphs and reports.

16. DTT Introduction Roadmap ► Steps for successful DTT launch ► Analogue TV switch off (ASO)