Brussels, April 17, 2012

DIGITALEUROPE White paper: Standardized DVB-T2 RF specifications

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This paper summarises recent work of the DIGITALEUROPE E-book RF group on defining a minimum RF specification for DVB-T2 receivers. Some of the specification is derived from work carried out in the UK DTG D-Book RF group but it also includes new test areas not covered by other DVB-T2 RF specifications. The aim is to show the current best practice for DVB-T2 receiver specification and testing. The specification has been verified on recent DVB-T2 receivers. It is hoped this white paper will assist countries rolling out new T2 services. This specification will eventually be published as an update to the IEC 62216 EBook.

1- DVB-T2 MODES
DVB-T2 is a very flexible physical layer standard with many configuration options. Unfortunately this very flexibility makes standardising on common operating modes difficult due to the large number of possible mode combinations. To keep receiver compliance testing time within reasonable limits, we have defined a subset of 9 modes for detailed performance testing in difficult channels (Table 1). These modes cover many important areas of functionality in the DVB-T2 specification. In addition it is expected that the receiver should be able to demodulate an impairment free signal with all the following options from the DVB-T2 specification (EN 302 755). Receivers should be able to automatically detect the mode being received when channel scanning. Constellation (QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256QAM, rotated or normal) Code rate (1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5 or 5/6), Guard interval (1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, 1/128, 19/256, 19/128), Transmission modes (1K, 2K, 4K, 8K, 16K, 32K), Extended carrier modes (8K, 16K and 32K only) Pilot patterns PP1-PP7 SISO and MISO HEM (high efficiency) and normal modes Normal and short FEC frames 7 and 8 MHz bandwidths Single and multiple PLP modes

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Most of these options can be tested using large sets of functional tests, however any changes to the DVB-T2 mode chosen for broadcasting must also be RF performance tested with the legacy receiver population to ensure a smooth transition.
Table 1 Selected DVB-T2 modes for performance testing
Mode: Test Coverage

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AWGN & Static 0dB Echo Tests

All Performance Tests CCI Tests with modes 4 & 5 SFN SFN MFN 16KN 1/32 128 SISO TR 2 8 7.61 PP4 64QAM 1 256QAM 3/5 64800 Yes 202 3 1 1 0 3 33.1148 -78.7 32KN 1/32 62 SISO/ (MISO)2 TR 2 8 7.61 PP4 64QAM 1 256QAM 3/5 64800 Yes 196/ (195) 3 1 1 0 3
33.1667/( 32.9974)

SFN 32KE 1/16 62 SISO TR 2 8 7.77 PP4 64QAM 1 256QAM 2/3 64800 Yes 200 3 1 1 0 3 36.5519 -77.2

SFN 32KE 1/32 62 SISO TR 2 8 7.77 PP6 64QAM 1 256QAM 3/4 64800 Yes 204 3 1 1 0 3 43.2113 -75.7

FFTSIZE E=Ext. N=Normal GI LF SISO/MISO PAPR Frames per superframe (NT2) Channel Bandwidth (MHz) Signal Bandwidth (MHz) Pilot Pattern L1 Modulation PLP #0 Type Modulation Rate FEC Type Rotated QAM FEC blocks per interleaving frame TI blocks per frame (N_TI) T2 frames per Interleaving Frame (P_I) Frame Interval (I_JUMP) Type of timeinterleaving Time Interleaving Length Data Rate Mbit/s Sensitivity dBm (NF=7dB)

8KE 1/16 252 SISO None 2 8 7.71 PP4 QPSK 1 QPSK 1/2 64800 Yes 51 3 1 1 0 3 6.8601 -94.5

16KE 19/128 120 SISO TR 2 8 7.77 PP3 16QAM 1 16QAM 2/3 64800 Yes 96 3 1 1 0 3 16.7738 -86.6

16KE 19/256 118 SISO None 2 8 7.77 PP2 64QAM 1 64QAM 2/3 64800 Yes 138 3 1 1 0 3 26.2131 -81.4

32KN 1/8 44 SISO TR 2 7 7.61 PP2 64QAM 1 256QAM 3/5 64800 Yes 132 2 1 1 0 2 25.2380 -78.8

32KE 1/128 60 SISO None 2 8 7.77 PP7 64QAM 1 256QAM 2/3 64800 Yes 202 3 1 1 0 3 40.2146 -77.8

-78.8

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Note performance testing for the 7MHz mode 6 should use frequencies in VHF band III. When mode 5 is used in MISO mode, the number of FEC blocks per interleaving frame needs to be set to 195 instead of the SISO value of 196.

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All single PLP modes use HEM (High Efficiency) input stage mode. There is no null packet deletion, in-band signaling, L1 repetition or auxiliary streams. In order to comply with v1.2.1 of the DVB-T2 specification, ISSY should be used in all but the simplest of modes and so the use of ISSY is explicitly indicated in this document where it is required. Network operators should be aware that some signal configurations allowed by version 1.1.1 but prohibited by version 1.2.1 might not be correctly received and decoded by receivers designed to the later versions. It is therefore recommended that only parameter combinations permitted by version 1.2.1 and later be used. The L1 signaling may however be transmitted according to version 1.1.1. To reduce receiver testing times, modes 1-4 in Table 1 are only tested for basic AWGN and 0dB echo C/N, and mode 4 is additionally used for co-channel ATV interference testing. Modes 5-9 represent more commonly used SFN and MFN modes and are specified with all the performance tests.

2- RF FREQUENCIES
This specification covers operation in VHF band III (7MHz channel bandwidth) and/or UHF bands IV and V (8MHz channel bandwidth). Receivers should be able to operate with transmission network frequency errors of up to +/-50 KHz, and channel bandwidths of 7 and/or 8MHz.

3- FAILURE POINT CRITERIA

Due to the sharp cliff-edge BER characteristic of LDPC decoding, BER measurements are very time consuming to perform for DVB-T2 measurements, but picture failure measurements are easier to make than for DVB-T. For this reason, two different picture failure point criteria are defined for different tests: 1. Picture failure point1 (PFP1), defined as the minimum C/N or C/I value when two out of three 10-second periods are free from picture artefacts. 2. Picture failure point2 (PFP2), defined as the minimum C/N or C/I value when two out of three 20-second periods are free from picture artefacts. This reduces the probability of incorrect results when testing DVB-T2 impulse noise immunity for patterns 7-12 which have a long burst repetition period of 1000 ms.

4- MINIMUM RECEIVER SIGNAL INPUT LEVELS

The receiver should have a noise figure equal or better than 7 dB. The required minimum input signal levels (P min) for PFP1 are: P min = -98.1 dBm + C/N [dB ] [for 8 MHz modes 1-3, 7-9 ] P min = -98.2 dBm + C/N [dB ] [for 8 MHz modes 4-5 ] P min = -98.7 dBm + C/N [dB ] [for 7 MHz mode 6] where C/N is specified in Table 2

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5- MAXIMUM RECEIVER INPUT LEVEL

The receiver should be able to handle DVB-T2 signals up to a level of -25 dBm while providing the specified performance. Maximum level for ATV/DTV interfering signals is -25dBm.

6- C/N PERFORMANCE CALCULATION METHOD FOR AWGN AND 0dB ECHO

The DVB-T2 implementation lines in the A133 Blue Book (ref.1) show two sets of simulations in tables 44 and 47. The simulations in table 44 represent the absolute best possible theoretical performance assuming a theoretical receiver that can perform Genie Aided demapping (an infinite number of de-mapping iterations). Table 44 also assumes an infinite number of LDPC iterations. Clearly neither of these two assumptions is valid for a real receiver due to finite limits on clock rate and silicon area. In contrast table 47 shows simulated performance for a receiver using a non-iterative de-mapper and 50 LDPC iterations (see also section 10.5.5 of ref.1). Table 47 is used to calculate the required AWGN C/N in this specification. However because table 47 does not include 0dB echo simulations but table 44 does, both these sets of simulation results are used derive the required C/N performance in 0dB echo channels as shown below.

6- 1C/N

AWGN C/N calculation

= (C/N)table_47 + A + Pboost+ IL + Dpx, where (C/N)table_47 = AWGN C/N for post LDPC BER=10-6 (table 47 of ref.1) A = additional C/N required to reach post LDPC BER=10-7 around 0.1dB Pboost= correction for pilot boosting (from table 46 of ref.1) IL = loss due to real channel estimation, imperfect LDPC decoding and other imperfections not considered part of the back-stop noise. This is derived from ref.1 and includes a small additional allowance for receiver synchronization, fixed point losses etc. For the E-book specification IL varies with pilot pattern as follows 2.5dB (PP1-PP2), 2.0dB (PP3-PP4), 1.5dB (PP5-PP7). Dpx= additional C/N term corresponding to a back-stop noise level at -33 dBc. This term is derived by first calculating the sum of all terms except Dpx and then checking how much C/N degradation is caused by the -33 dBc backstop noise level. The term Dpx is identical to this degradation.

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0dB echo C/N calculation

= (C/N)table_47 +[(C/N)0dB_table_44 (C/N)AWGN_table_44] + A + Pboost+ IL+IL(CR) + Dpx, where (C/N)table_47, A, Pboost, IL and Dpx as defined above for the AWGN C/N calculation END = effective noise degradation (difference between 0dB echo and AWGN C/N)

C/N0db = (C/N)table_47 +[END of 0dB echo channel] + A + Pboost+ IL+IL(CR) + Dpx

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(C/N)0dB_table_44 = 0dB echo C/N for genie aided simulation (table 44 of ref.1) (C/N)AWGN_table_44 = AWGN C/N for genie aided simulation (table 44 of ref.1) IL(CR) = code rate dependent implementation loss due to additional losses in a 0dB echo channel. These are 1.0, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 2.0 dB for 1/2 rate to 5/6 rate respectively). These have been verified on several different receiver implementations.

7- AWGN C/N PERFORMANCE

The receiver should have the performance given in Table 2 when noise (N) is applied together with the wanted carrier (C) in a signal bandwidth of 7.61, 7.71 & 7.77 MHz depending upon mode. The values are calculated using a receiver backstop noise value Px of -33 dBc. An ideal transmitter is assumed. The DVB-T2 signal is set to -50dBm at the tuner input.
Table 2 - C/N (dB) for PFP1
Mode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Details 8KE QPSK 1/2 1/16 PP4 16KE 16 QAM 2/3 19/128PP3 16KE 64 QAM 2/3 19/256 PP2 16KN 256 QAM 3/5 1/32 PP4 32KN 256 QAM 3/5 1/32 PP4 32KN 256 QAM 3/5 1/8 PP2 32KE 256 QAM 2/3 1/128 PP7 32KE 256 QAM 2/3 1/16 PP4 32KE 256 QAM 3/4 1/32 PP6 Gaussian PFP1 dB 3.6 11.5 16.7 19.5 19.4 19.9 20.3 20.9 22.4

8- IMMUNITY TO ANALOGUE AND DIGITAL SIGNALS IN OTHER CHANNELS

8- 1General notes for testing

All TV interferer signals are held at a constant at -25dBm at the tuner input whilst the wanted signal is attenuated until PFP1 is obtained. The RF signal should be broken after each change in wanted signal level to ensure the receiver re-acquires. This is to ensure any weaknesses in the receiver acquisition processes are included in the overall result. A band pass filter on the interference source is normally needed on N3 measurements and beyond to achieve accurate results by reducing out of band interference from the interference source.

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Immunity to analogue signals in other channels

The immunity for interference from analogue TV signals in adjacent and non-adjacent channels is specified as the maximum ratio of the interference to wanted signal (I/C) for reception (PFP1). Table 3 shows recommended I/C levels for different types of analogue TV interference.
Table 3 Immunity to analogue signals on other channels (I/C PFP1)
N1 PAL G PAL I1 8 MHz 36 32 35 34 33 27 26 25 29 28 27 42 41 40 N-1 SECAM L PAL D1 4 8 MHz 28 N+1 SECAM L 4 PAL D1 8 MHz 30 Nm (m1) andN+9 5 SECAM L 4 PAL D1 8 MHz 43 Nm (m1) and image 5 channel 5 PAL B/G/I1 7/8 MHz 44 43 43 42 41

Mode

N1 PAL B 3 7 MHz

Bandwidth: 5 32KN 256Q 3/5 1/32 PP4 8MHz 6 32KN 7MHz 7 32KE 8MHz 8 32KE 8MHz 9 32KE 8MHz 256Q 3/5 1/8 PP2 256Q 2/3 1/128 PP7 256Q 2/3 1/16 PP4 256Q 3/4 1/32 PP6

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Immunity to DTT signals in other channels

The immunity for interference from digital TV signals in adjacent and non-adjacent channels is specified as the maximum ratio of the interference to wanted signal (I/C) for reception (PFP1). Table 4 shows recommended I/C levels for DVB-T/T2 interference. Note immunity to digital signals in other channels should use a DVB-T or non-extended DVBT2 interferer for the 7MHz mode and an extended DVB-T2 mode interferer for 8MHz modes.
Table 4 Immunity to digital signals on other channels (I/C PFP1)
Mode 5 32KN 256Q 3/5 1/32 PP4 8MHz 6 32KN 256Q 3/5 1/8 PP2 7MHz 7 32KE 256Q 2/3 1/128 PP7 8MHz 8 32KE 256Q 2/3 1/16 PP4 8MHz 9 32KE 256Q 3/4 1/32 PP6 8MHz N1 27 26 26 25 24 N2 37 36 36 35 34 N3 42 41 41 40 39 Nm (m1, m>3) 5 except N+9 45 44 44 43 42 N+9 30 29 29 28 27
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Note that if PAL B N-1 is using NICAM sound, the digital channel on N cannot be used without an offset, because of the overlapping spectrums. The offset to be used in this test is recommended to be +167KHz on the wanted signal. Note that the figures for PAL D1 are provisional. Performance for PAL D/K is similar to D1. Note that N+9 is a popular choice for the image channel in tuner designs using 36MHz IF for 8MHz channel systems. For 7MHz systems, the image channel is N+10 (70MHz).

4 5

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Immunity to LTE signals in other channels

Figure 1 shows the harmonized 800MHz spectrum organization for LTE deployment. There is only a small 1 MHz guard band between the top TV channel 60 and the lowest LTE base station in block A. Also the LTE handset (UE) block C falls on the N+9 image channel of TV tuner designs employing a 36MHz IF frequency. It is important to test immunity to these types of adjacent channel interference. Recent tests on existing DTT receivers have shown the most challenging form of interference for some receivers is when the LTE interferer is bursty typical of a lightly loaded or idling LTE network. Signals captured from a real LTE base station (BS) and handset (UE) are used as interference sources to test that receivers provide a reasonable level of immunity against this type of bursty interference. The I/C specification set in Table 5 is designed to reject badly behaving receivers. These interference signals are in the following files available on the DIGITALEUROPE website: Base Station: LTE_BS-idle_V2.wv (a lightly loaded 10MHz LTE BS signal consisting mainly of synchronisation and broadcast signals) Handset : LTE_UE_1Mbs_V2.wv (a lightly loaded 10MHz LTE UE signal with 1Mbit/s data traffic)
Figure 1 Harmonised 800MHz spectrum for LTE Deployment
766774 MHz 774782 MHz 782790 MHz 791- 796- 801- 806- 811- 816796 801 806 811 816 821 MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz 10 MHz BS Block A DTT DTT DTT CH58 CH59 CH60 10 MHz BS Block B 10 MHz BS Block C 11 MHz Duplex Gap 821-832 MHz 832- 837- 842- 847- 852- 857837 842 847 852 857 862 MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz MHz 10 MHz UE Block A 10 MHz UE Block B 10 MHz UE Block C

Downlink (BS) 6 blocks of 5MHz or 3 blocks of 10 MHz

Uplink (UE) 6 blocks of 5MHz or 3 blocks of 10 MHz

1 MHz Guard Band

Table 5 Immunity to LTE signals on other channels (I/C PFP1)

Mode Note : Wanted signal centre at 786 MHz 5 32KN 256Q 3/5 1/32 PP4 8MHz 7 32KE 256Q 2/3 1/128 PP7 8MHz 8 32KE 256Q 2/3 1/16 PP4 8MHz 9 32KE 256Q 3/4 1/32 PP6 8MHz BS-A (796 MHz) 30 dB 30 dB 30 dB 30 dB BS-B (806 MHz) 30 dB 30 dB 30 dB 30 dB UE-A (837 MHz) 30 dB 30 dB 30 dB 30 dB UE-C (757 MHz) 30 dB 30 dB 30 dB 30 dB Interferer power at tuner input(measured during active part of LTE signal) 6 -15 dBm -15 dBm -15 dBm -15 dBm

6 Note the power of the LTE BS and UE signal is defined as the RMS power during the active part of the signal. To assist setting the power level of the LTE BS_idle downlink signal, the RMS power measured by a power meter shall be set approximately 8.3 dB lower (e.g. -23.3dBm). Similarly for the LTE UE_1Mbs signal, the RMS power measured by a power meter shall be set approximately 9.7 dB lower (e.g. -24.7 dBm).

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Immunity to pattern L3

This is a tuner linearity test with one digital DVB-T signal on the N+4 channel and another digital DVB-T signal on the N+2 channel in addition to the wanted DVB-T2 signal on channel N. This type of test is becoming increasingly important in todays crowded spectrum. The DVB-T2 receiver should provide the PFP1 when the unwanted signals are at the highest allowed level (-25dBm at the tuner input) and the wanted signal is I/C dB lower, where I/C is given in Table 6.
Table 6 Immunity to Pattern L3 (I/C PFP1)
Mode 5 32KN 256Q 3/5 1/32 PP4 8MHz 6 32KN 256Q 3/5 1/8 PP2 7MHz 7 32KE 256Q 2/3 1/128 PP7 8MHz 8 32KE 256Q 2/3 1/16 PP4 8MHz 9 32KE 256Q 3/4 1/32 PP6 8MHz I/C [N+2 and N+4] 28 27 27 26 25

9- IMMUNITY TO CO-CHANNEL INTERFERENCE

9- 1Immunity to co-channel interference from analogue TV signals

The immunity for interference from co-channel analogue TV-signals is specified as the maximum ratio of the interference to wanted signal (I/C) for reception (PFP1). The wanted DVB-T2 signal should be set to -50 dBm at the tuner input.
Table 7 Immunity to co-channel interference 7 from analogue signals (I/C PFP1)
Mode 4 16KN 256Q 3/5 1/32 PP4 8MHz 5 32KN 256Q 3/5 1/32 PP4 8MHz 6 32KN 256Q 3/5 1/8 PP2 7MHz 7 32KE 256Q 2/3 1/128 PP7 8MHz 8 32KE 256Q 2/3 1/16 PP4 8MHz 9 32KE 256Q 3/4 1/32 PP6 8MHz -6 -7 -8 PAL-I1 -5 -5 -6 -6 -7 -8 -7 -8 -9 PAL B PAL G/D1 -5 -5 SECAM-L -6 -6

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Immunity to co-channel DAB interference

The immunity for co-channel interference from a single 1.7MHz wide DAB signal in the centre of the wanted channel is specified as the maximum ratio of the interference to wanted signal (I/C) for reception (PFP1). Only two modes are specified to reduce testing. The wanted DVB-T2 signal should be set to -50 dBm at the tuner input.

7 Note that the CCI interference generator should have its frequency reference locked to the DVB T/T2 signal generator in order to obtain repeatable measurement results.

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Table 8 Immunity to co-channel interference from a single 1.7MHz DAB signal (I/C PFP1)
Mode 6 32KN 256Q 3/5 1/8 PP2 7MHz 8 32KE 256Q 2/3 1/16 PP4 8MHz I/C dB -4 -5

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MULTIPATH PERFORMANCE

10- 1- SFN multipath performance

10- 1- 1Static 0dB echo

The required C/N for picture failure point PFP1 should be obtained when the channel contains two paths with relative delays as shown in Table 9. All paths have zero phase at the channel centre. The DVB-T2 signal should be set to -50 dBm at the tuner input.
Table 9 C/N Requirements for 0dB Echo (PFP1)
Mode Echo Delay 1.95 sec C/N dB 1 - 8KE QPSK 1/2 1/16 PP48MHz 2 - 16KE 16 QAM 2/3 19/128 PP38MHz 3 - 16KE 64 QAM 2/3 19/256 PP28MHz 4 - 16KN 256 QAM 3/5 1/32 PP48MHz 5 32KN 256Q 3/5 1/32 PP48MHz 6 32KN 256Q 3/5 1/8 PP2 7MHz 7 32KE 256Q 2/3 1/128 PP7 8MHz 8 32KE 256Q 2/3 1/16 PP4 8MHz 9 32KE 256Q 3/4 1/32 PP6 8MHz 5.3 14.5 20.2 23.2 23.2 23.6 24.5 25.2 27.4 95% Guard Interval C/N dB 5.3 14.5 20.2 23.2 23.2 23.6 24.5 25.2 27.4

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Variable power echo

The required C/N for picture failure point (PFP1) shown in Table 10 should be obtained when the channel contains two paths with relative delays shown in Table 11, where the relative power level of the two paths are dynamically changing including 0dB echo level crossing. The C/N value is defined at the 0dB level crossing. On a typical channel simulator, a frequency separation of 0.1Hz would be selected as 0.1Hz pure doppler. All paths have zero phase at the channel centre. The DVB-T2 signal should be set to -50 dBm at the tuner input.

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Table 10 C/N Requirements for Varying Echo Power Levels (PFP 2)

Mode 5 32KN 256Q 3/5 1/32 PP4 8MHz 6 32KN 256Q 3/5 1/8 PP2 7MHz 7 32KE 256Q 2/3 1/128 PP7 8MHz 8 32KE 256Q 2/3 1/16 PP4 8MHz 9 32KE 256Q 3/4 1/32 PP6 8MHz C/N dB 26.2 26.6 27.5 28.2 30.4

Table 11 Definition of Varying Echo Power Channel

Path No 1 2 3 Relative Power (dB) 0 0 -1 Delay 0 95% GI 95% GI Frequency Separation None None Pure 0.1Hz

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Performance with echoes outside the guard interval

This test checks performance in the presence of either a single pre-echo or a single postecho outside the guard interval, with the main path at zero delay. This is important in SFN networks where it is possible to receive low level echoes outside the guard interval in certain situations. For the modes shown in Table 12, the attenuation of the single echo at the specified delay points is measured to achieve PFP1. The receiver should achieve PFP1 with the echo level greater than or equal to that shown in Table 12. All echoes have zero phase at channel centre. No noise is added. The DVB-T2 signal should be set to -50 dBm at the tuner input. For 7MHz channels, multiply the delay times in the tables by 8/7.
Table 12 Long echo test profile (Echo Level for PFP1)
Mode 5 32KN 256Q 3/5 1/32 PP4 8MHz Delay s Echo level dB 6 32KN 256Q 3/5 1/8 PP2 7MHz Delay s Echo level dB 7 32KE 256Q 2/3 1/128 PP7 8MHz Delay s Echo level dB 8 32KE 256Q 2/3 1/16 PP4 8MHz Delay s Echo level dB 9 32KE 256Q 3/4 1/32 PP6 8MHz Delay s Echo level dB Delay and Echo Level 120 -2 540 -4 30 -2 230 -2 115 -2 150 -5 560 -6 60 -5.5 240 -3.5 120 -3 200 -8.5 580 -7.5 90 -8 250 -5.5 125 -4.5 230 -10 600 -8.5 120 -10 260 -6.5 130 -5.5 266 -11 608 -9 133 -10.5 266 -7 133 -6

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10- 2- MFN multipath performance

10- 2- 1Performance with short echoes

The receiver should provide PFP1 for the C/N values shown in Table 14 when the channel profile in Table 13 is applied. All paths have zero phase at the channel centre. The DVB-T2 signal should be set to -50 dBm at the tuner input. Note that due to the short echo delays in Table 13, some test equipment does not report back the correct C/N.
Table 13 Short echo test profile
Tap 1 2 3 4 5 6 Delay (s) 0 0,05 0,4 1,45 2,3 2,8 Relative Attenuation (dB) 2,8 0 3,8 0,1 2,6 1,3

Table 14 C/N Requirements for Short Echo Profile (PFP1)

Mode 5 32KN 256Q 3/5 1/32 PP4 8MHz 6 32KN 256Q 3/5 1/8 PP2 7MHz 7 32KE 256Q 2/3 1/128 PP7 8MHz 8 32KE 256Q 2/3 1/16 PP4 8MHz 9 32KE 256Q 3/4 1/32 PP6 8MHz C/N dB 21.5 22.0 22.7 23.4 25.7

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PERFORMANCE IN TIME VARYING CHANNELS

Receivers should handle expected time variations of paths to fixed roof-top reception. Such variation is caused by the swaying of masts, antennas and branches of trees etc. Normally the required C/N increases with frequency separation as shown in Figure 2. The increase in required C/N for PFP1 reception should be less than or equal to the value shown in Table 15 for a 20s 0dB echo with 0 phase at the channel centre using the frequency separation shown, when compared to a 20s 0dB echo with frequency separation equal to 1 Hz (Doppler shift of +/- 0.5Hz after AFC). The DVB-T2 signal should be set to -50 dBm at the tuner input. Note: On a typical channel simulator, a frequency separation of 10Hz corresponds to a Pure Doppler setting of 10Hz (+/-5Hz after receiver AFC), which at 666MHz with a frequency ratio of 1.0, corresponds to a speed of 4.5m/sec or 16.2km/hr.

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Figure 2 - Tolerance to a single echo with Doppler

C/N (dB)

C/Nmin + dB C/Nmin
Frequency Separation (Hz)

1
C/Nmin (dB)

f1

Table 15 C/N Variation Requirements for Time Varying Channel (PFP1)

Mode Frequency Separation f 1 Hz C/N dB (with respect to C/N at 1Hz frequency separation) 3 dB 3 dB 3 dB 3 dB 5 dB

5 32KN 256Q 3/5 1/32 PP4 8MHz 6 32KN 256Q 3/5 1/8 PP2 7MHz 7 32KE 256Q 2/3 1/128 PP7 8MHz 8 32KE 256Q 2/3 1/16 PP4 8MHz 9 32KE 256Q 3/4 1/32 PP6 8MHz

10 10 10 10 10

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TOLERANCE TO IMPULSE INTERFERENCE

12- 1- General
Impulse interference is different from other forms of interference, in that it is generated in short bursts. Sources include car ignition systems and domestic appliances such as switches and electric motors. In portable and mobile environment, the impulse interference will reach the receiver directly through the antenna. The damage is potentially serious because a single impulse burst can destroy several symbols of data. Research work on the impulse interference has been mainly carried out in the UK digital television group (DTG) (ref 2). Some of the specifications presented here are derived from that work.

12- 2- Test patterns

Various test signals comprising gated bursts of Gaussian noise are defined based on the model shown in Figure 3. These have been chosen to match different categories of measured impulse noise in the domestic environment such as dishwashers, lights, and central heating thermostats. The DVB-T2 time interleaver improves impulse noise immunity significantly over DVB-T by breaking up the noise impulses over time. This requires longer noise burst durations, burst repetition periods and picture observation times (PFP2) to be used compared with DVB-T as shown in Table 16.

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Figure 3 Definition of the impulse interference test pattern

Burst 1 Burst Duration Burst repetition period 1000ms DVB-T2

Burst 2

Pulse Duration 250ns (fixed)

The number of pulses per burst is defined, but the spacing between pulses is allowed to vary randomly between specified maximum and minimum values.

Table 16 DVB-T2 Impulse interference test patterns

Test No Pulses per burst Minimum/maximum pulse spacing s 15 0.5 0.5 1 0.5 0.5 35 1 3 30 3 1 Burst duration s 1 10 20 100 1,000 10,000 Minimum/maximum burst duration s 45.25 19.75 39.75 399.25 1,999.75 19,999.75 105.25 39.25 237.25 11,970.25 11,997.25 39,999.25 Burst repetition period ms 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000

7 8 9 10 11 12

4 40 80 400 4,000 40,000

Table 17 - Minimum I/C values for DVB-T2 impulsive noise tests

Mode Expected I/C (dB) for picture failure (PFP2) Test Pattern Number 7 5 32KN 256Q 3/5 1/32 PP4 8MHz 6 32KN 256Q 3/5 1/8 PP2 7MHz 7 32KE 256Q 2/3 1/128 PP7 8MHz 8 32KE 256Q 2/3 1/16 PP4 8MHz 9 32KE 256Q 3/4 1/32 PP6 8MHz 28.7 29.1 27.7 27.2 25.7 8 18.7 19.1 17.7 17.2 15.7 9 15.7 16.1 14.7 14.2 12.7 10 5.7 6.1 4.7 4.2 2.7 11 -4.8 -4.4 -5.8 -6.3 -7.8 12 -16.8 -16.4 -17.8 -18.3 -19.8

12- 3- Test requirement and procedure

The minimum I/C for picture failure point PFP2 should be obtained when the channel contains gated Gaussian noise as defined in Table 16, for the modes shown in Table 17.

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The wanted signal power should be set to -60dBm at the tuner input, and the impulse noise increased until the picture failure point condition PFP2 is reached. The wanted signal power and the un-gated noise power are then measured (in the bandwidth of the wanted signal) to calculate the I/C.

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OPERATION WITH FEFS

DVB-T2 receivers should be able to operate in a system using FEFs continuously as defined in Table 18 which takes some of its parameters from the DTG D-book (ref.2). All single PLP modes with FEFs use HEM input stage mode, and ISSY. There is no Null Packet Deletion or in band signaling. L1 repetition and auxiliary streams are not used. Demodulating the actual FEF content is not required.
Table 18 Parameters for standard FEF tests
Identifier Stream Name DTG201 FEF_1 DTG202 FEF_2 FEF 40ms DTG203 FEF_3 FEF 20ms DTG204 FEF_4 FEF 10ms DTG205 FEF_5 FEF 5ms DTG206 FEF_6 FEF 60ms FEF has power equal to T2 frame DTG207 FEF_7 FEF 100ms FEF has power equal to T2 frame

Overall FFTSIZE GI Data Symbols SISO/MISO PAPR Frames per superframe Bandwidth Extended Bandwidth Mode Pilot Pattern L1 Modulation FEF Type FEF Length (samples) FEF Interval FEF P1: S1 Value FEF P1: S2 Value L1 Repetition PLP #0 Type Modulation Rate 1 16QAM 1/2 1 256QAM 2/3 1 256QAM 2/3 1 256QAM 2/3 1 256QAM 2/3 1 256QAM 2/3 1 256QAM 2/3 4K 1/4 15 SISO None 4 8MHz No PP1 QPSK 0 78848 2 2 1 0 32K 1/128 59 SISO None 4 8MHz Yes PP7 BPSK 0 365713 4 2 1 0 32K 1/128 59 SISO None 2 8MHz Yes PP7 BPSK 0 182856 2 2 1 0 32K 1/128 29 SISO None 2 8MHz Yes PP7 BPSK 0 91428 2 2 1 0 32K 1/128 15 SISO None 2 8MHz Yes PP7 BPSK 0 45714 2 2 1 0 32K 1/128 59 SISO None 4 8MHz Yes PP7 BPSK 0 550000 1 2 1 0 32K 1/128 19 SISO None 4 8MHz Yes PP7 BPSK 0 914286 1 2 1 0

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FEC Type Rotated QAM FEC blocks per interleaving frame TI blocks per frame (N_TI) T2 frames per Interleaving Frame (P_I) Frame Interval (I_JUMP) Type of time-interleaving Time Interleaving Length Design Delay

64800 Yes 3 1 1 1 0 1 114053

64800 Yes 201 3 1 1 0 3 667232

64800 Yes 201 3 1 1 0 3 667232

64800 Yes 99 3 1 1 0 3 335371

64800 Yes 53 1 1 1 0 1 540324

64800 Yes 201 3 1 1 0 3 667471

64800 Yes 66 1 1 1 0 1 673827

Additionally FEFs may be enabled and disabled over time and the FEF content may be changed dynamically. One application of this is to allow interference into the wanted channel to be measured on a live system. A test for this scenario is described below. The receiver should be able to continue normal reception throughout these changes of DVBT2 signal configuration without requiring a channel rescan, however it is acceptable for the receiver to re-acquire the channel during the transition phases when FEFs are being enabled or disabled, causing a brief interruption in reception. To test receiver conformance, the receiver should be able to acquire and display error free video without requiring a channel re-scan each time the input is switched from a DVB-T2 signal configured as mode 8, to a DVB-T2 signal configured as shown in Table 19, followed by switching back to the original mode 8 input. It is acceptable to have signal breaks during switching if necessary for re-configuring the DVB-T2 modulator and demodulator, but there should be no picture failures after each transition phase once the receiver has re-acquired.
Table 19 Parameters for FEF off/on/off test
Parameter DVB-T2 mode used for testing DVB-T2 signal level at tuner input ISSY enabled FEF enabled Frames per superframe (N T 2 ) FEF P1 S1 value FEF P1 S2 value T2 P1 S2 value FEF length FEF interval FEF content Design Delay Value Mode 8 with N T 2 (number of frames per superframe) changed from 2 to 6 as shown below -50dBm Yes Yes 6 2 1 1 520000 samples or 56.875 ms 6 T2 Frames Empty (zero power) 719248 samples

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14-

MISO OPERATION

MISO transmissions of group 1 and group 2 can either be transmitted from a single transmitter location (co-located MISO), or from two or more transmitter locations (distributed MISO). In the latter case there is a possibility that only one MISO group can be received due to obstructions in the channel. Tests for basic MISO functionality under these different conditions are shown in Table 21.
Table 20 DVB-T2 MISO Test Setup
Test Parameters DVB-T2 mode DVB-T2 signal level at tuner input Background AWGN applied Value Mode 5 with 195 FEC blocks per interleaving frame -50dBm -30dBc

Table 21 DVB-T2 MISO Test Definitions

Test Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 Test Details Gaussian channel - MISO group 1 only Gaussian channel - MISO group 2 only MISO group 1 (with 10 sec delay) + MISO group 2 (no delay) MISO group 1 (with 85 sec delay) + MISO group 2 (no delay) MISO group 1 (with 10 sec delay + MISO group 1 (no delay) MISO group 1 (with 85 sec delay + MISO group 1 (no delay) Expected Result PFP1 PFP1 PFP1 PFP1 PFP1 PFP1

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MPLP / RECEIVER BUFFER MODEL OPERATION

Functional tests to verify correct operation of the DVB-T2 receiver buffer model with multiple PLPs are shown in Table 22. The receiver should be able to detect the services during a channel scan, select the PLP number shown in Table 22 and display the video correctly. All the streams use 8MHz RF bandwidth. A description of how to generate the multiple PLP test signals is given in the Annex. Any transport stream with a bit rate of 3.3Mbit/s or lower can be used.
Table 22 DVB-T2 MPLP / RBM Operation
Test VV702 Selected PLP for reception 0 1 VV705 VV708 0 0 2 VV710 0 3 Test Signal Name VV702_plp0 VV702_plp1 VV705_plp0 VV708_plp0 VV708_plp2 VV710_plp0 VV710_plp3

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REFERENCES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

1. DVB-T2 A133 Blue Book Implementation guidelines for a second generation digital terrestrial television broadcasting system (DVB-T2) 2. DTG D-Book 7 Part A, Digital Television Group, UK 3. E-Book RF specification draft v2.16, DIGITALEUROPE

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ANNEX - GUIDELINES ON THE GENERATION OF REAL VIDEO MULTIPLE PLP TEST SIGNALS Summary
The test signals are a subset of tests developed in the DVB-T2 V&V group to check corner cases of receiver buffer model operation and proper recognition of multiple PLP services in the received DVB-T2 RF signal by monitoring the displayed picture and sound of the TV product. It is expected that test equipment manufacturers will provide suitable test signals following the guidelines in this annex to enable receiver testing. A low bit rate transport stream <=3.3Mbit/s is required with sufficient movement to prevent error concealment algorithms in the video decoder from concealing receiver problems. The demodulator in the receiver combines the selected PLP and common PLP data to create a valid transport stream. By including the real video data in the common PLP it is possible to detect problems with the re-combining process by monitoring the received picture and audio. Figure 4 shows the operations to create the signal in the modulator. Figure 5 shows the operations to re-combine the selected data PLP with the common PLP in the receiver. Note that a separate test signal is required to test each PLP because only one PLP is encoded with the real video sequence, the rest contain PRBS sequences.
Figure 4 -Creation of real video MPLP test signals in the modulator
Common PLP packets should not contain PAT, SDT, NIT, EIT, PMT but only audio/video packets

TS0

TS0

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Null

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PRBS packet

Null

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TS0

Real Video packet (may contain SI info)

TS0

Real Video packet (no SI information)

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Figure 5 Recombination of selected data PLP (PLP0 in this example) and the common PLP in the receiver to re-create TS0

TS0

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Test signal composition

Figure 6 shows how the packets for TS0 are allocated to the selected PLP (PLP0) in units (in red boxes) of different numbers of packets (run lengths), and to common PLP slots that occur at regular spacing (M=4 in this example). In addition TS1 (PRBS) is assigned to PLP1. A chapter is formed by repeating units a specific number of times. A new chapter containing new run lengths for TS0 and TS1 and a new number of unit repetitions is shown starting to the right of the red line.
Figure 6 - Test signal composition
First chapter: 2 repetitions of repeating unit with NumPackets[0]=4, NumPackets[1]=3 Normal slot for PLP 1 Common slot M packets (M=4) New repeating unit with NumPackets[0]=2, NumPackets[1]=1

4
TS0 TS0 Comm Cat 2 PLP 2 TS0 TS0 Comm Null Null Null Cat 3 Packet Packet Packet PLP 1 Comm Cat 3 PLP 1 TS0 Comm Cat 3 PLP 2

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Null Null Null Comm Null Packet Packet Packet Cat 1 Packet

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Common PLP

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Comm Comm Comm Comm Comm Null Null Null Comm Null Null Null Null Null Null Null Null Null Null Null Null Null Null Null Null Cat 2 Cat 2 Cat 3 Cat 3 Cat 3 Packet Packet Packet Cat 1 Packet Packet Packet Packet Packet Packet Packet Packet Packet Packet Packet Packet Packet Packet Packet Packet PLP 1 PLP 2 PLP 1 PLP 2 PLP 2

TS0

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Comm Cat x PLP i

Common packet, category x describing PLP i

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Table 23 - Test signal generation parameters Number

Mnemonic VV Reference

702
TDICC3 VV702-TDICC3 Time Deinterleaver Buffer Corner Case 3 below limit (OK)

705
SPLPTDICC2 VV705-SPLPTDICC2 Single PLP corner case (OK - below limit) FEF

708
DJBCC2 VV708-DJBCC2 De-jitter Buffer corner case (OK below limit)

710
TDICC1 VV710-TDICC1 Time Deinterleaver Buffer Corner Case (OK) Based on VV400 + FEF, with critical i/p

Input stream definition Input stream generation model Input TS rate Input one big TS file M Common slot interval Number of chapters Number of successive EIT packets Repeats of repeating unit Run length for each TS.. in each repeating unit.. ..in a chapter Mbit/s

Dynamic multiple PLP 36.234886

SPLP (Fixed bitrate)

Dynamic multiple PLP 38.030308

Dynamic multiple PLP 5955840/178801

22

11

11

10

N_EIT

50

100

100

NumReps

15, 1, 15, 1

15,1,15,1,15,1,15,1

15,1,15,1,15,1,15,1 ,15,1 102,95,102,95,0,0, 66,3,102,95 13,11,13,11,19,13, 8,17,13,11 13,15,13,15,19,13, 8,15,13,15 13,14,13,14,18,11, 7,3,13,14

RunLength(TS0)

92, 20, 44, 27

102,95,102,95,102, 95,102,95 15,29,15,29,15,29, 15,29 14,15,14,15,14,15, 14,15 14,16,14,16,14,16, 14,16

RunLength(TS1)

44, 27, 92, 20

RunLength(TS2)

8, 2, 8, 2

RunLength(TS3)

8, 2, 8, 2

Overall Length PLP FFTSIZE GI Data Symbols Including frame closing symbol (if present) V&V minimum of one T2 frame 4 frames Multiple 32K 1/128 27 7 frames Single 32K 1/16 61 3 frames Multiple 32K 1/128 27 5 frames Multiple 32K 1/128 27

SISO/MISO PAPR

SISO P2-TR & L1-ACE

SISO TR & L1-ACE

SISO P2-TR & L1-ACE

SISO P2-TR & L1-ACE

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only Frames per superframe Bandwidth 2 8MHz 6 8MHz

only 2 8MHz

only 4 8MHz

Elementary period T Extended Carrier Mode Pilot Pattern L1 Modulation Sub Slices per Frame FEF FEF Type FEF Length FEF Interval FEF P1: S1 Value FEF P1: S2 Value FEF contents L1 Repetition Repetition of the dynamic signalling in samples Not required in Single PLP

0.109375 Yes PP7 16QAM 108 None

0.109375 Yes PP4 64QAM 1 Yes 0000 595420 6 010 0001 PRBS

0.109375 Yes PP7 16QAM 108 None

0.109375 Yes PP7 16QAM 108 Yes 0000 380000 4 010 0001 PRBS

Number of PLPs Number of RFs Number of AUXs AUX_CONFIG_RFU AUX_STREAM_TYPE AUX_PRIVATE_CONF AUX_PRIVATE_DYN Spec version Vclip L1 Extension Present? L1 Extension Block Type L1 Extension Data Length L1 Bias balancing cells present? Number of Active L1 Bias balancing cells (per P2) L1_ACE_MAX Pseudo Fixed Frame Structure Use Max Cells Per T2 Frame for scheduling

5 1 0

1 1 0

5 1 0

5 1 0

1.2.1 infinity No

1.2.1 3.55 No

1.2.1 infinity No

1.2.1 infinity No

No

No

No

No

0 Yes

0.1 No

0 No

0 Yes

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PLP 1 PLP_ID PLP_GROUP_ID Type Modulation Rate FEC Type Rotated QAM FEC blocks per interleaving frame Comma-separated list gives the number of blocks in each Interleaving Frame Value for configurable signalling. May exceed the max value used derived parameter derived parameter 0 0 1 256QAM 2/3 64800 Yes dynamic 0 1 1 256QAM 3/5 64800 Yes 200 0 0 2 256QAM 2/3 64800 Yes dynamic 0 0 2 256QAM 2/3 64800 Yes dynamic

Max FEC blocks per interleaving frame

57

200

57

57

TI blocks per frame (N_TI) T2 frames per Interleaving Frame (P_I) Frame Interval (I_JUMP) First frame index Input stage Mode ISSY BUFS

1 1

3 1

1 1

1 1

1 0

1 0

1 0

1 0

HEM Yes 1613824

HEM Yes 2097152

HEM Yes 1671168

HEM Yes 1662976

Design delay (samples) Null packet deletion Not required in Single PLP (I.G. 7.7.3.1)

939080 Yes

719388 No

935798 Yes

939195 Yes

In Band Signalling Number of other PLPs in-band signalling Number of NULL packets inserted each time (p) Frequency of NULL packets insertion in packets (q) PLP 2 PLP_ID PLP_GROUP_ID Type

Type A 0

No

Type A 0

Type A 0

1 0 1

1 0 2

1 0 2

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Modulation Rate FEC Type Rotated QAM FEC blocks per interleaving frame Max FEC blocks per interleaving frame TI blocks per frame (N_TI) T2 frames per Interleaving Frame (P_I) Frame Interval (I_JUMP) First frame index Input stage Mode ISSY BUFS

256QAM 2/3 64800 Yes dynamic 57 1 1

256QAM 2/3 64800 Yes dynamic 57 1 1

256QAM 2/3 64800 Yes dynamic 57 1 1

1 0

1 0

1 0

HEM Yes 1613824

HEM Yes 1671168

HEM Yes 1662976

Design delay (samples) Null packet deletion In Band Signalling Number of other PLPs in-band signalling Number of NULL packets inserted each time (p) Frequency of NULL packets insertion in packets (q) PLP 3 PLP_ID PLP_GROUP_ID Type Modulation Rate FEC Type Rotated QAM FEC blocks per interleaving frame Max FEC blocks per interleaving frame TI blocks per frame (N_TI)

939080 Yes Type A 0

935798 Yes Type A 0

939195 Yes Type A 0

2 0 1 256QAM 2/3 64800 Yes dynamic 22 1

2 0 2 256QAM 2/3 64800 Yes dynamic 57 1

2 0 2 256QAM 2/3 64800 Yes dynamic 57 1

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T2 frames per Interleaving Frame (P_I) Frame Interval (I_JUMP) First frame index Input stage Mode ISSY BUFS

1 0

1 0

1 0

HEM Yes 1613824

HEM Yes 1671168

HEM Yes 1662976

Design delay (samples) Null packet deletion In Band Signalling Number of other PLPs in-band signalling Number of NULL packets inserted each time (p) Frequency of NULL packets insertion in packets (q) PLP 4 PLP_ID PLP_GROUP_ID Type Modulation Rate FEC Type Rotated QAM FEC blocks per interleaving frame Max FEC blocks per interleaving frame TI blocks per frame (N_TI) T2 frames per Interleaving Frame (P_I) Frame Interval (I_JUMP) First frame index Input stage Mode ISSY BUFS

939080 Yes Type A 0

935798 Yes Type A 0

939195 Yes Type A 0

3 0 1 256QAM 2/3 64800 Yes dynamic 22 1 1

3 0 2 256QAM 2/3 64800 Yes dynamic 57 1 1

3 0 2 256QAM 2/3 64800 Yes dynamic 57 1 1

1 0

1 0

1 0

HEM Yes 1613824

HEM Yes 1671168

HEM Yes 1662976

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Design delay (samples) Null packet deletion In Band Signalling Number of other PLPs in-band signalling Number of NULL packets inserted each time (p) Frequency of NULL packets insertion in packets (q) PLP 5 PLP_ID PLP_GROUP_ID Type Modulation Rate FEC Type Rotated QAM FEC blocks per interleaving frame Max FEC blocks per interleaving frame TI blocks per frame (N_TI) T2 frames per Interleaving Frame (P_I) Frame Interval (I_JUMP) First frame index Input stage Mode ISSY BUFS

939080 Yes Type A 0

935798 Yes Type A 0

939195 Yes Type A 0

4 0 0 64QAM 2/3 16200 Yes 17 17 1 1

4 0 0 64QAM 2/3 16200 Yes 35 35 1 1

4 0 0 64QAM 2/3 16200 Yes 33 33 1 1

1 0

1 0

1 0

HEM Yes 483328

HEM Yes 425984

HEM Yes 434176

Design delay (samples) Null packet deletion In Band Signalling Number of other PLPs in-band signalling Number of NULL packets inserted each time (p)

939080 Yes Type A 0

935798 Yes Type A 0

939195 Yes Type A 0

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Frequency of NULL packets insertion in packets (q) Max Cells Per T2 Frame Common PLPs Type 1 PLPs Type 2 PLPs

45900 688500 0

89100 0 656100

Dynamic Block Numbers PLP_GROUP_0 Total FEC blocks common PLP Total FEC blocks type 1 Total FEC blocks type 2 Max FEC blocks per PLP type 1 Max FEC blocks per PLP type 2 PLP_GROUP_1 Total FEC blocks common PLP Total FEC blocks type 1 Total FEC blocks type 2 Max FEC blocks per PLP type 1 Max FEC blocks per PLP type 2 17 85 0 57 0 35 0 82 0 57 33 0 81 0 57

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