Professional Documents
Culture Documents
and the
Future of the
Broadcast Spectrum
• Hybrid model
– Replicate analog coverage with DTV in major centres
– Free (or low cost) Satellite or cable services elsewhere
• Multiplex Model
– HDTV services OTA in large cities
– SDTV services (Shared DTV multiplex) elsewhere
Fixed
Mobile
• Mobile Television
• 3-D TV
• New Applications:
– Intelligent Transportation Systems
– Public Alerting
– Datacasting
Technologies for Mobile Broadcasting
• Needs receivers
Spectrum Efficient 3-D Video
• Investigation on compression
technologies for 3-D video
• Intelligent Transportation
Systems
• Broadband
• Mobile
Distribution
Rights
Cable TV
IPTV
Broadcast
transmitters
Satellite
WI-FI
Internet
Cellular
A possible scenario for the spectrum (…
technically)
• USB Connections
• Bluetooth Connections
• Wi-Fi Repeaters
Thank you-Merci
Communications Research Centre
Bernard Caron, Vice-President
Broadcast Technologies Research
613-998-2869, bernard.caron@crc.ca
www.crc.ca
NAB Booth SL 11105 and SU 6512