Performance Evaluation of the DVB-RCT Standard for Interactive Services

The European Digital Video Broadcasting-Return Channel Terrestrial (DVB-RCT) standard represents a wireless In-Band return channel solution based on Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access to provide interactive services in Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) systems. In this paper,...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on broadcasting 2011-12, Vol.57 (4), p.840-855
Main Authors: de Carvalho Reis, A. C. G., de Lira Gondim, P. R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Asynchronous transfer mode
Broadcasting. Videocommunications. Audiovisual
Coding, codes
Digital video broadcasting
Distance measurement
DVB-RCT
Exact sciences and technology
fixed WiMAX
IEEE 802.16 Standards
IEEE 802.16-2004
in-band return channel
Information, signal and communications theory
interactive services
Media Access Protocol
Multiplexing
OFDMA
Performance evaluation
Signal and communications theory
Studies
Systems, networks and services of telecommunications
Telecommunications
Telecommunications and information theory
Television
Transmission and modulation (techniques and equipments)
Wireless communication
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Summary:The European Digital Video Broadcasting-Return Channel Terrestrial (DVB-RCT) standard represents a wireless In-Band return channel solution based on Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access to provide interactive services in Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DVB-T) systems. In this paper, the performance of DVB-RCT standard is evaluated and compared with another possible wireless broadband technology to convey feedback traffic. Firstly, the performance of a DVB-T/RCT single cell system has been evaluated using an interactive traffic source model assuming uniform geographical user distribution with adaptive modulation and coding. The obtained results have confirmed the suitability of using DVB-RCT as a technological solution for the return channel in both rural and urban areas. Additionally, the performance of DVB-T/RCT system has been compared to IEEE 802.16-2004 using a published performance evaluation research of the latter as a benchmark. Assuming that the 802.16 published results are correct, such comparison shows a clear advantage of the DVB-T/RCT system.
ISSN:0018-9316
1557-9611
DOI:10.1109/TBC.2011.2164307