Measurement based software design for DVB-T and T-DAB single frequency network planning and coverage prediction

This paper suggests an architecture design for a single frequency network (SFN) planning software. These software tools will be very useful during the planning stages in order to optimize the network design and implementation process. The new digital broadcasting services DVB-T (digital terrestrial video broadcasting) and T-DAB (digital terrestrial audio broadcasting) have already been tested in many countries over the world and commercial emissions have begun in some European and Asian countries. The design described here includes an optimization module that allows an evaluation of the coverage estimation values obtained when some field measurements are available.