Evaluation of channel coding, modulation and interference of digital ATV terrestrial transmission systems

This paper presents results of computer simulations and laboratory tests to investigate various digital techniques (i.e., trellis coded QAM, vestigial sideband (VSB) modulation, orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), and adaptive equalization) proposed for Advanced Television (ATV) terrestrial broadcasting. The performance of these channel coding and modulation techniques, in the presence of various interferences (i.e., Gaussian noise, ATV and NTSC co-channel interference) and in a multipath distortion environment, is evaluated and compared. The effects of ATV interference into NTSC systems are also investigated.<
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