Workshop on Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial (DVB T2)

The In-Country workshop on Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial (DVB T2) organised by AIBD in collaboration with Prasar Bharati and STI (T) was held in New Delhi, India from 4 to 8 August 2014. The workshop was designed specifically for broadcast engineers/technicians associated with planning, implementation, operation and maintenance of digital television broadcasting. The workshop also covered various techniques and parameters of DVB-T2.

The In-Country workshop on Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial (DVB T2) organised by AIBD in collaboration with Prasar Bharati and STI (T) was held in New Delhi, India from 4 to 8 August 2014. The workshop was designed specifically for broadcast engineers/technicians associated with planning, implementation, operation and maintenance of digital television broadcasting. The workshop also covered various techniques and parameters of DVB-T2.

The one week workshop covered topics such as brief history of analogue TV, principles of digital modulation, multi-carrier modulation and COFDM, MPEG data stream, MPEG TS details, DVB-T/T2 standard, basic to compressions, DVB-T/T2 system parameters, DVB-T modulator and transmitter, transmitter technologies, efficiency in transmitters, broadcast network planning and T2 measurements.

The practical demonstration was also performed during the workshop using Rohde & Schwarz Instruments. Hands on training was also conducted for the participants where they visually tested the TV receivers, test transmitters, headend and MPEG analyzers.

30 participants attended the workshop from the engineering department of Doordarshan and STI (T). Most of the participants were experienced in the field of transmission. The consultants for the workshop were Mr Yin Loong Chao and Mr Eric Bin Li from Rohde & Schwarz, Singapore.