There are two main methods of creating a single -frequency network. The first is through the use of
on channel boosters. On channel boosters quickly receive the OTA signal from the main tower and
retransmit the signal on the same frequency. The problem is that there is no error correction. So, any
errors in reception are simply retransmitted along with the slight echo caused by the booster itself.
On channel boosters are also limited in their placement as they need reliable reception from the
main tower. With distributed transmission, the signal is delivered to each of its transmitters via fixed
channels (land-based delivery). Then through the use of GPS -based reference clocks at each tower
(for both time and frequency), the signals are synced so each can emit a perfect copy of both signal
and symbol data. The result is a group of towers working in harmony.
No matter how synchronized the output from the towers may be, there will always be some amount
of multi-path to deal with, and until recently receiver hardware wasn’t equipped to handle anything
but very minor levels of multi -path. Multi-path as shown in Fig 1.2 is the result of your receiver
seeing the same signal more than once. This can be caused by a variety of things. For instance, in a
crowded downtown area the signal can bounce off buildings many times before it hits your antenna.
The problem occurs when some copies of the data arrive more quickly than others. This, in effect,
can jam your receiver.
There are two main methods of creating a single -frequency network. The first is through the use ofon channel boosters. On channel boosters quickly receive the OTA signal from the main tower andretransmit the signal on the same frequency. The problem is that there is no error correction. So, anyerrors in reception are simply retransmitted along with the slight echo caused by the booster itself.On channel boosters are also limited in their placement as they need reliable reception from themain tower. With distributed transmission, the signal is delivered to each of its transmitters via fixedchannels (land-based delivery). Then through the use of GPS -based reference clocks at each tower(for both time and frequency), the signals are synced so each can emit a perfect copy of both signaland symbol data. The result is a group of towers working in harmony.No matter how synchronized the output from the towers may be, there will always be some amountof multi-path to deal with, and until recently receiver hardware wasn’t equipped to handle anythingbut very minor levels of multi -path. Multi-path as shown in Fig 1.2 is the result of your receiverseeing the same signal more than once. This can be caused by a variety of things. For instance, in acrowded downtown area the signal can bounce off buildings many times before it hits your antenna.The problem occurs when some copies of the data arrive more quickly than others. This, in effect,can jam your receiver.
การแปล กรุณารอสักครู่..
