Open Channel | U-Media in cooperation with Progira provides a custom five-day course in DVB-T2 including T2 Lite system, network planning, network design, network architecture and measurements. Course objectives This training course aims at providing theoretical and practical knowledge about the DVB-T2 system and how to build a transmission network. After completing this course, delegates will understand the technology behind DVB-T2 and have basic guidance on planning and implementing DVB-T2 network. Particular focus is on SFN network design and implementation. During the course we also establish a “full” DVB-T2 distribution chain in order to demonstrate features of DVB-T2 and options in network deployment. The content can be customised into an interactive workshop where the particular needs of your organization are dealt with. This option is particularly useful for organizations before the actual deployment of a T2 network. In this course description you can read the topics that the course contains.

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PROGIRA® academy | DVB-T2 planning and network design
Open Channel | U-Media in cooperation with Progira provides a custom five-day course in DVB-T2 including T2 Lite
system, network planning, network design, network architecture and measurements.
Course objectives
This training course aims at providing theoretical and practical knowledge about the DVB-T2 system and how to build
a transmission network. After completing this course, delegates will understand the technology behind DVB-T2 and
have basic guidance on planning and implementing DVB-T2 network. Particular focus is on SFN network design and
implementation.
During the course we also establish a “full” DVB-T2 distribution chain in order to demonstrate features of DVB-T2 and
options in network deployment. The content can be customised into an interactive workshop where the particular
needs of your organization are dealt with. This option is particularly useful for organizations before the actual
deployment of a T2 network.
Suitable for
►Operators, broadcast planning engineers
Prerequisites
►Basic knowledge of radio communications technology
Participants:
►Up to 25 people
Language:
►English
Location
►Onsite training
Lecturers are
►Mats Ek, Technical Director, PROGIRA
►Kenneth Wenzel, CEO, Open Channel | U-Media

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COURSE CONTENT:
The course covers the following subjects:
1. DVB-T2 system overview
►T2 standard overview
►Important system features
►Comparison with other systems DVB-T, ISDB-T and
DTMB, DTMB-A (China Standard) and ATSC 3.0
1b. Country overview DVB-T2
►Overview of deployment of DVB-T2 and status
2. T2 Lite a part of the DVB-T2 standard
►Relationship
►Features of DVB-T2 Lite
►How can it be used
2b. T2 Lite | First Deployments and experience
►Experience from using T2 Lite
►Field trial in Copenhagen
T2 Lite vs DAB+ | T2 Lite vs DVB-H
►Field trial Italy (T2 Lite in FEF)
3. Future broadcast systems NGT and ATSC 3.0
►A look into the future broadcast system
►Features in the US DTT ATSC 3.0 standard
►Possible options for a NGT Next generation terrestrial
standard
4. Basic DTT Network planning
►Relation to analogue TV planning
►DTT planning basics
►Planning parameters and methods
5. DVB-T2 modulator Presentation
►DVB-T2 modulator Functionality | Mode A
►Live Demo: DVB-T2 modulator
►Setting up the modulator
6. DVB-T2 Coverage aspects and performance
►Important DVB-T2 aspects in planning
►Choice of system variant for DVB-T2
►Relation DVB-T2 Base and T2 Lite
►Coverage calculations in DVB-T2

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7. DVB-T2 SFN Network planning
►Pro and Cons of SFN
►Choice of system parameters in DVB-T2 SFNs
►SFN self-interference and other SFN features of DVB-
T2
►SFN optimization
7b. SFN gap filler planning
►Use of SFN gapfiller in network deployment
►Important aspects and limitation
►Examples of gapfillers
7c. Demo SFN planning analysis and optimization
►Presentation of the PROGIRA® plan planning
software
►SFN planning examples
►Discussion on DTT SFNs
8. DVB-T2 Network overview
►Overview of whole DTT distribution chain
►DVB-T2 network Requirements
►Important aspects in Network design/ architecture
8b. DVB-T2 Network Architecture -
►Local content insertion
►Approaches for Regional Content in T2 network
►Deterministic Multiplexing
►PLP Replacement
►Local insert / regionalization + discussion session
& interference
9. T2 Gateway Presentation
►T2 Gateway: the key network element
►T2 Gateway Functionality | Mode B
►Live Demo: Setting up a T2 Gateway
9b. Demo DVB-T2 calculator
►Presentation of "Universal DVB-T2 Calculator"
spreadsheet which provides an easy way to adjust
step-by-step the various set of parameters and to
weight the obtained results.
9c. Discussion session on DVB-T2 network
architecture

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10. DVB-T/T2 transmitters
►Different types of transmitters
►Transmitter Requirements
►Options for improving efficiency
10b. Transmitter efficiency
►Methods used to improve transmitter efficiency
►The importance of adaptive pre-correction
►PAPR adaptive clipper
11a. DVB-T2 chip & Receiver devices
►Overview of new v 1.3.1 chip for fixed, mobile device
& In-car Entertainment
►Demo of DVB-T2 mobile receiver & In-car
Entertainment STB with diversity
11b. DVB-T2 Receivers Requirements
►Receivers requirements
►Receiver testing and performance
►Some results of receiver performance testing
►Options for testing Receivers
12a. Measurement and monitoring in DTT network
►How and Why?
►Benefits of monitoring
►Demonstration of monitoring possibilities
12b. DVB-T and -T2 Transmission testing
►Important concepts MER, BER etc
►Modulation parameters
►Transmitter testing – important parameters
13. Antennas, combiners and feeders
►TX-Station design aspects
►Combiner and antenna dimensioning
►Influence of coverage for portable and rooftop
coverage
14. LTE interference into DTT
►What are the issues?
►Interference mitiation
15a. Coverage Verification Measurements
►Why measure coverage?
►Data processing
►Comparison prediction and measurements
►Example of measurement data
15b. Demo broadcast drive test
►Options for Presentation analyzing of coverage
measurements in for example Google Earth and
PROGIRA® plan

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15c. Demo RF probe + Statistical software
►Monitoring and surveillance using cloud based
systems
►Measurement of DVB-T2 signal quality parameters
►Statistics graphs and reports.
16. DTT Introduction Roadmap
►Steps for successful DTT launch
►Analogue TV switch off (ASO)