FTE Maximal TFF 310 CI - Attachment I: Channel Capacity Calculation; Calculation Parameters

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ATACHMENT I
Depending on the configured parameters we are going to obtain one particular channel capacity (output useful bit rate). In
order to make an estimation of this output bits rate, we have to take into account the following parameters:
Symbol duration (Ts)
For signals of 8 MHz
Mode 8K (6817 carrier) 4K (3409 carrier) 2K (1705 carrier)
Symbol duration
896 us 448 us
224 us
Guard Interval
1/4 1/8 1/4 1/8 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
Duration
224us 112us 56us 28us 112us 56us 28us 14us 56us 28us 14us 7us
For signals of 7 MHz
Mode 8K (6817 carrier) 4K (3409 carrier) 2K (1705 carrier)
Symbol duration
1024 us 512 us 256 us
Guard Interval
1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
Duration
256us 128us 64us 32us 128us 64us 32us 16us 64us 32us 16us 8us
For signals of 6 MHz
Mode 8K (6817 carrier) 4K (3409 carrier) 2K (1705 carrier)
Symbol duration
1194,6 us 597.3 us 298,6 us
Guard Interval
1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
Duration
298,7us 149,3us 74,7us 37,3us 149,3us 74,6us 37,3us 18,6us 74,6us 37,3us 18,6us 9,3us
For signals of 5 MHz
Modo 8K (6817 carrier) 4K (3409 carrier) 2K (1705 carrier)
Symbol duration
1433,6 us 597.3 us 298,6 us
Guard Interval
1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
Duration
358,4us 179,2us 89,6us 44,8us 179,2us 89,6us 44,8us 22,4us 89,6us 44,8us 22,4us 11,2us
Modulation
Modulation QPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM
Number of bits per symbol
2 4 6
FFT Mode
FFT Mode 8K 4K 2K
Data carriers
6048 3024 1512
Total carriers
6817 3409 1705
Bits rate calculation (total)
LbfsTb
total
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Where:
Fs = Symbols frequency (symbols/sec) fs=1/Ts
Ts = Symbol duration (Symbol Time + Guard Interval time)
b = Number of bits per symbol (depending on the modulation)
L = Number of data carriers (depending of FFT mode)
Bits rate calculation (useful)
SalomonedFECtotaluseful
CodifCodifTbTb
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FEC Cod. = FEC Codification (1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8)
Reed-Salomon Cod. = Codification made by the means of Reed Salomon algorithm (188/204)
Case study example
For example, in the case of a DVB-T transmission in Spain the configured parameters would be the following: 8k mode,
2/3 FEC, ¼ guard intervals, 64QAM constellation, for an 8 MHz channel and using the previous formula you will get the
following channel useful capacity:
MbpsTb
useful
905.19
Note:
As you select a configuration with a higher output channel capacity, the protection grade against
mistakes gets proportionally decreased.
Next it is shown the channel capacity for systems without hierarchy in all the cases of constellation, guard interval and
codification relation, for transmissions of 8MHz, 7MHz, 6MHz y 5MHz (DVB-H).
The useful capacity channel is identical for modes 2k, 4k (DVB-H) and 8k.