On the methodology for calculating SFN gain in digital broadcast systems

IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 331-339

  Plets, David ^a   Joseph, Wout ^a   Angueira, Pablo ^a   Jose Antonio Arenas, Jos Antonio ^a   Verloock, Leen ^b   Martens, Luc ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c TELEFONICA RESEARCH   (Spain)

Author keywords

Digital video broadcasting handheld; DVB; DVB H; methodology; network; physical layer; SFN; SFN gain

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL VIDEO BROADCASTING-HANDHELD; DVB; DVB-H; METHODOLOGY; NETWORK; PHYSICAL LAYERS; SFN; SFN GAIN;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; DIGITAL TELEVISION; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; QUALITY OF SERVICE; SIGNAL ENCODING; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; TRANSMITTERS;

BROADCASTING;

EID: 77956056704     PISSN: 00189316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBC.2010.2051176     Document Type: Article

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