TM 2582

Satellite - Mobile Broadcasting

44th Meeting of the Technical Module of the DVB Project
Geneva, 21st of November 2001

Satellite - Mobile Broadcasting

Overview

Operational & Planned Systems Worldwide :

WorldSpace : 1st Satellite Digital Sound Broadcasting (S-DSB) operator, with 2 operational L band (1.4 GHz) satellites (AfriStar & AsiaStar) and a 3rd (AmeriStar) planned for launch in 2002

Digital Systems DH and DS defined in Recommendation ITU-R BO.1130-4

XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio : each offers seamless mobile services (SDARS1) throughout the USA in S band (2.3 GHz)

Time magazine named XM a 2001 Invention of the Year XM s technology is from WorldSpace

Mobile Broadcasting Corp. : recently announced plans to launch satellite mobile broadcasting services in Japan in S band (2.6 GHz) Alcatel & WorldSpace, with Fraunhofer IIS as technology partner, forming a consortium of industrial & multimedia players to provide L band mobile broadcasting services to Europe starting in 2004
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SDARS :Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service, US/FCC term for

Satellite - Mobile Broadcasting

Markets and Services

Market Goals :

Direct digital delivery of audio and multimedia content via satellite and terrestrial means to consumers in a mobile environment

Seamless coverage solutions for national & international broadcasters Large number of channels

Enhanced Broadcasting Services Will Include :

Real-time broadcasts and push & store services offering radio on demand by local interactivity Unique, new formats to address niche markets Pan-European coverage with multilingual programs Multimedia services (telematics applications, video clips, weather, alert messages, push IP solutions, news, traffic information...) Interactivity through cellular links

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Markets and Services (continued)

S-DSB is a Mass Market Application :

8 car & truck makers and 17 receiver makers currently factory-install and/or manufacture S-DSB receivers for the US market Major surveys in the U.S.A. and Europe validate market for seamless satellite/terrestrial radio services ASMS-TF (Advanced Satellite Mobile Systems - Task Force), backed by ESA & the EC, has identified a significant market opportunity for seamless European mobile multimedia & broadcasting services Interoperability is possible with DVB, DAB and Mobile Communication Networks

S-DSB Business Model :

Multiple revenue streams including leasing, advertisements, and subscription sales for new services

S-DSB System Concept

Introduction to Hybrid Concept

Comparison With Other Systems Key Features

Hybrid System Approach

Spatial diversity (2 active) satellites for better service availability

rural area

urban center

sub-urban

Diversity combining of satellite and (weak) terrestrial signal

Terrestrial repeaters for areas with low satellite signal availability

Satellite offers large coverage areas ("European coverage") High link margin to cope with tree shadowing

S-DSB Hybrid Approach Versus Other Systems

Spectrum efficiency
DVB-T (64-QAM) Allowed delay spread DVB-T EU147 S-DSBTERR S-DSBTERR DVB-T (QPSK) Mobile reception for terrestrial single frequency networks

High power efficiency for Satellite waveform

S-DSBSAT DVB-S

Mobile reception of satellite signals

EU147

DVB-S1
S-DSBSAT

Total power efficiency (including power amplifier efficiency)

Allowed vehicle speed (L-Band)

1) Note: high vehicle speed is possible for DVB-S in case of LOS reception

S-DSB System Features

Time Space Codes

The Information is Spread in Space and Time by:

Long time interleaver Spatial diversity using 2 satellites at different orbit positions (optionally, system can use 1 Satellite only) Efficient diversity combining technology

High Satellite Power Efficiency Multipath Resistant Terrestrial Waveform

Power Efficient Satellite Waveform / QPSK TDM

Good Eb/N0 performance (2.4dB for AWGN channel) Low crest factor -> Efficient use of satellite power
High Doppler spread High delay spread US SDARS systems: More than 200 audio programs in 25MHz bandwidth

Full Mobile Reception / OFDM

High System Capacity

Efficient Source Coding

Interworking Between S-DSB and DVB Standard

European Market is Different from US Market

SDARS Systems Need Adaptation for European Market

Different marketing requirements (to be discussed with DVB-CM) Better synergy/interoperability with other systems Compatibility with frequency planning (e.g. CEPT, Wiesbaden conference) is a key requirement
Packet size can be adapted to MPEG transport stream characteristics to make systems compatible at multiplex layer High reuse of technology possible Short time-to-market

Packetized Data Stream

Data Packets Concept is Already Used

MPEG 4 Based

Streaming of Audio and Data is the Main Application

S-DSB = DVB-Satellite Mobile Broadcasting" ?

DVB-S, DVB-C, DVB-T

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Conclusion
Satellite Mobile Broadcasting Concept is Consistent With the New DVB Vision (DVB v2)

It Will Serve the Following Key Objectives:

Enhanced mobile broadcasting services National and pan European coverage Mass market Short time-to-market

It Will Benefit From Field Proven Technology Under Development Worldwide Opportunity for DVB Project to initiate a Satellite Mobile Broadcasting Ad Hoc Group

For Further Information Please Contact:

Christian Combe Christian.Combe@space.alcatel.fr Phone: +33 5 3435 5083 Hugues Salord hsalord@worldspace.com Phone: +33 1 4284 3898 Albert Heuberger heb@iis.fhg.de Phone: +49 9131 776 6300 Ernst Eberlein ebl@iis.fhg.de Phone: +49 9131 776 6320