ZetaCast - Technical Evolution of the DTT Platform / Техническая эволюция платформы цифрового наземное ТВ вещания [2012, PDF, ENG]

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS - 5
2 VIDEO FORMATS FOR DISPLAY AND PRODUCTION - 8
2.1 Increasing Video Resolution - 8
2.1.1 HDTV and 1080p - 8
2.1.2 Ultra High Definition TV (UHDTV) - 8
2.1.3 Perceptual Limit to Resolution - 9
2.2 Other Display Enhancements - 9
2.2.1 Stereoscopic and 3D Display Techniques - 9
2.2.2 Increasing Frame Rate - 10
2.2.3 Increasing Aspect Ratio - 11
2.2.4 Increasing Chrominance Resolution - 11
2.2.5 Increasing Bit depth - 11
2.2.6 Improving Colour space - 12
2.3 Market Trends in Displays and Production - 12
2.3.1 Display Resolution and Broadcast Resolution - 12
2.3.2 Display Market Trends - 12
2.3.3 Production Market Trends - 13
3 VIDEO AND AUDIO COMPRESSION - 15
3.1 Current Video Coding Standards - 15
3.1.1 MPEG-2 and H.264/AVC - 15
3.1.2 Using H.264/AVC for Stereoscopic 3DTV - 15
3.2 Emerging Video Coding Standards - 16
3.2.1 High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) - 16
3.2.2 Using HEVC for Stereoscopic 3DTV - 18
3.3 Video Bitrates in Practice - 18
3.3.1 Video Bitrate Changes over Time - 18
3.3.2 Statistical Multiplexing - 19
3.4 Audio Compression Coding - 20
3.4 Audio Compression Coding - 20
4 TERRESTRIAL CHANNEL CODING AND MODULATION - 22
4.1 Introduction to the DVB Family of Terrestrial Channel Coding - 22
4.1.1 DVB-T - 22
4.1.2 DVB-T2 - 23
4.2 The transition from DVB-T to DVB-T2 - 23
4.3 Extensions to DVB-T2 services - 24
4.3.1 Alamouti Coding and Future Extension Frames - 24
4.3.2 DVB-T2 Lite - 24
4.3.3 DVB-T2 Legacy issues - 24
4.4 Future Terrestrial Broadcasting Specifications - DVB-T3? - 25
4.4.1 DVB-T2 Evolution - 25
4.4.2 MIMO - 25
5 EVOLUTION OF DTT PLATFORM - 26
5.1 Timescale Trends in TV Technology - 26
5.1.1 Replacement Cycle for TV Receiving Equipment - 26
5.1.2 Generations of TV Broadcasting Technology - 27
5.2 Generations of TV Technology - 29
6 ALTERNATIVE TV PLATFORMS - 31
6.1 Broadband IP Networks - 31
6.1.1 Overview - 31
6.1.2 Wired - 31
6.1.3 Wireless - 32
6.1.4 Conclusions on Broadband IP Networks - 33
6.2 TV delivery over IP - 34
6.2.1 Overview - 34
6.2.2 Managed IPTV - 34
6.2.3 Unmanaged Internet services - 35
6.3 TV Broadcasting via Satellite - 36
6.3.2 Satellite Broadcasting Platform - 36
6.4 TV Broadcasting via Cable - 37
6.4.2 Cable Broadcasting Platform - 37
7 SPECTRUM ISSUES - 38
7.1 Overview - 38
7.2 Digital Switch-Over - 38
7.3 Future Spectrum re-Planning - 39
8 SCENARIOS FOR DTT PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT - 40
8.1 Assumptions for Scenarios - 40
8.1.1 1st Generation Services - 40
8.1.2 2nd Generation Services - 40
8.1.3 3rd Generation Services - 41
8.2 Description of Scenarios to be Evaluated - 42
8.3 Scenarios - 43
8.3.1 Scenario A1 - 43
8.3.2 Scenario A2 - 44
8.3.3 Scenario A3 - 45
8.3.4 Scenario B1 - 46
8.3.5 Scenario B2 - 47
8.3.6 Scenario B3 - 48
8.3.7 Scenario C1 - 49
8.3.8 Scenario C2 - 50
8.3.9 Scenario C3 - 51
8.3.10 Scenario D1 - 52
8.3.11 Scenario D2 - 53
8.3.12 Scenario D3 - 54
9 GOVERNANCE ISSUES - 55
10 ABBREVIATIONS - 56
11 REFERENCES - 59