WO2013005643A1 - 放送波の中継機 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a repeater that relays a broadcast wave in which broadcast data is placed on a specified segment (frequency), and covers a relatively narrow specific area (for example, an event venue) using a one-segment broadcasting system.
- the present invention relates to a technique suitable for use in a system.
- One-segment broadcasting is a type of terrestrial digital broadcasting ISDB-T (Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial), which is a type of partial segment broadcasting that transmits broadcast waves carrying broadcast data on specific frequencies (segments) within a transmission channel.
- This method is used for broadcasting for mobile terminals.
- This is a partial segment of the total number of segments in the transmission channel of SDTV (Standard Definition Tele-Vision) broadcasting, such as one-segment broadcasting, so-called digital radio broadcasting (terrestrial digital audio broadcasting) of 3 segments (3 segments) and educational television broadcasting of 4 segments
- SDTV Standard Definition Tele-Vision
- partial segment broadcasting such as one-segment broadcasting is suitable for implementation by the SFN (Single Frequency Network) method and broadcasting system (area broadcasting) that covers a relatively small area with a minute transmission power. This is expected to expand.
- SFN Single Frequency Network
- broadcasting system area broadcasting
- a one-segment broadcast wave carries broadcast data on one segment (segment number 0).
- the method wave is launched and broadcasting service is provided.
- a one-seg broadcast receiver receives a broadcast wave of segment number 0 and receives video, audio, and data. Even when such a one-segment broadcasting service for digital terrestrial broadcasting is provided, it is difficult to perform multistage relay stably in an SFN environment in an urban area or a mountainous area, as described above.
- Patent Document 1 in order to solve the problem that a blind area is likely to occur in a service area in a broadcasting system (area broadcasting) that covers a specific area with a minute transmission power using a one-segment broadcasting system, Proposed a broadcasting system that can eliminate or reduce dead zones in area broadcasting by so-called frequency diversity by simultaneously transmitting signals of the same content in other possible transmission frequency band portions of the usable transmission frequency band Has been.
- Patent Document 2 when a plurality of transmitters wirelessly transmit signals by OFDM modulation using different segments of the same channel, in order to improve reception characteristics at the receiver, the transmission unit receives a predetermined signal from the outside, and the transmission timing control unit controls the transmission timing of the OFDM modulation signal at a timing based on the signal received by the reception unit.
- the transmission unit receives a predetermined signal from the outside, and the transmission timing control unit controls the transmission timing of the OFDM modulation signal at a timing based on the signal received by the reception unit.
- a channel detection unit in area broadcasting of a terrestrial digital broadcasting system, includes an input broadcast for providing a transmitter capable of determining a segment (frequency) to be output based on an input signal.
- the channel is detected based on the information specifying the channel included in the signal for the segment, and the segment detecting means detects the segment based on the information specifying the segment included in the input broadcast signal.
- the detected and modulated signal generating means includes a broadcast signal included in the broadcast signal input at the segment position detected by the segment detecting means among the plurality of segments provided in the channel detected by the channel detecting means. Generating a modulation signal carrying data for and generated by the modulation signal generating means Transmitter outputs the modulated signal has been proposed.
- segment detection means in area broadcasting of a terrestrial digital broadcasting system, segment detection means is provided to provide a transmitter capable of determining a segment (frequency) to be output based on radio wave usage status by frequency in the air. However, based on the relationship between the frequency region of the radio wave received by radio and the signal level, the segment corresponding to the free frequency region to be used for transmission is detected, and the transmission signal generating unit is detected by the segment detecting unit. Proposed is a transmitter that generates a transmission signal carrying broadcast data included in a broadcast signal input at a segment position, and outputs the transmission signal generated by the transmission signal generation means Yes.
- Patent Document 5 in order to be able to receive an area broadcast in a wide range, a first transmitter that transmits a terrestrial digital broadcasting radio wave of a central segment common to a predetermined area, and a terrestrial segment terrestrial area in a predetermined area. Equipped with other transmitters that transmit radio waves that transmit digital broadcast radio waves, transmission point arrangement of the central segment and peripheral segments adjacent to the central segment, transmission electric field, retransmission electric field, frequency channel spacing, transmission antenna height, transmission Controls at least one of antenna directivity, transmission phase synchronization, frequency segment spacing, and transmission electric field propagation. The transmission electric field of the peripheral segment is changed from the reception electric field of the central segment near the ground in the predetermined area of the digital terrestrial broadcasting radio wave. Broadcast systems having means for separating have been proposed.
- a relay transmitting station receives a broadcast wave in which broadcast data is placed on the segment of segment number 0 and relays the broadcast wave again. If the broadcast wave is received at the same relay transmission station due to wraparound, there is a problem that it becomes difficult to transmit the broadcast wave normally because the broadcast data with a time difference interferes. .
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a repeater capable of normally relaying broadcast waves by preventing the influence of wraparound.
- the present invention is a repeater that relays broadcast waves in which broadcast data is placed on a prescribed segment of a plurality of segments, and the broadcast waves received by the repeater are the same broadcast data in the first segment other than the prescribed segment and the prescribed segment.
- the repeater removes the broadcast data of the specified segment from the received broadcast wave, and transmits the broadcast data of the first segment of the received broadcast wave to the specified segment, the specified segment, and the first segment.
- the retransmitted broadcast waves are transmitted to the second segment other than the one segment.
- the present invention is a novel technical technique for effectively utilizing surplus or available frequencies (segments) of broadcast waves (more specifically, replacing broadcast data with other segments) in order to prevent wraparound.
- the same broadcast data includes a specified segment (for example, segment number 0) and a first segment other than the specified segment (for example, 14 divisions). Broadcast waves carried on each of the 13 segments other than the segment number 0) are relayed and transmitted. Therefore, in the present invention, the transmitting station (transmitter) transmits the broadcast wave in which the same broadcast data is loaded on the specified segment and the first segment.
- the broadcast data of the specified segment is removed from the received broadcast wave, and the broadcast data of the first segment of the received broadcast wave is transferred to the other than the specified segment, the specified segment, and the first segment.
- the retransmitted broadcast waves are transmitted to the second segment.
- the same broadcast data is transmitted in the form of being placed on different segments other than the specified segment for the transmitted broadcast wave and the received broadcast wave, and the influence of the wraparound can be prevented.
- the first segment of the received wave and the second segment of the transmitted wave are different segments.
- the first segment of the received wave in the preceding repeater is used in the subsequent repeater. May be the second segment of the transmission wave, or a third segment different from these segments may be the second segment of the transmission wave.
- the present invention can be realized as a transmission system that transmits a broadcast wave in which broadcast data is placed on a specified segment among a plurality of segments via a relay device.
- a broadcast wave carrying the same broadcast data in a specified segment in a plurality of segments and the first segment other than the specified segment is transmitted to the repeater, and the repeater removes the broadcast data of the specified segment of the received broadcast wave. Then, the broadcast wave in which the broadcast data of the first segment is replaced with the specified segment and the second segment other than the specified segment and the first segment is transmitted.
- the present invention also provides a repeater for relaying broadcast waves in which broadcast data is placed on 3 or 4 segments of 13 segments in a broadcast transmission channel.
- the broadcast wave received by the repeater is defined by the same broadcast data. 3 or 4 segments and the first 3 or 4 segments other than the 3 or 4 segments, respectively, and the repeater removes the specified 3 or 4 segment broadcast data from the received broadcast wave.
- the broadcast data of the first 3 or 4 segment of the received broadcast wave is replaced with the specified 3 or 4 segment and the second 3 or 4 segment other than the first 3 or 4 segment, respectively. Transmit broadcast waves.
- the present invention it is possible to realize relay transmission of a broadcast wave that effectively uses a frequency (segment) and prevents the influence of wraparound. Further, according to the present invention, area broadcasting by multistage relay can be realized with high quality, and radio waves can be used effectively. More specifically, a relay transmission system that can perform multistage relaying and can construct an SFN without being affected by wraparound by transmitting broadcast waves to the subsequent stage while shifting the frequency (segment) within one transmission channel. Can be realized.
- FIG. 1 and 2 show a broadcast wave relay transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 shows a basic configuration of a relay transmission system that performs multistage relay.
- a broadcast wave transmitted from a transmitter 1 is transmitted to a relay (A) 2 and a relay (B). 3 and so on are sequentially relayed and transmitted.
- This relay transmission system transmits a one-segment digital terrestrial broadcast wave that transmits a broadcast wave carrying broadcast data on a specific segment (specified segment: f0) in the transmission channel.
- Other segments f1, f2,... Fx
- the transmitter 1 has a function of copying and loading broadcast data placed on the prescribed segment f0 in the plurality of segments onto the first segment f1 other than the prescribed segment f0, and the prescribed segment f0 and the first segment f1.
- the repeater (A) 2 that relays broadcast waves (f0, f1) from the transmitter 1 is defined by the reception function 6 that receives broadcast waves (f0, f1) and the received broadcast waves (f0, f1).
- Filter function 7 for removing broadcast data of segment f0, and broadcast data of the first segment f1 of the received broadcast wave (f0, f1) into a specified segment f0 and a second segment f2 other than the specified segment and the first segment.
- the repeater (A) 2 removes the broadcast data of the specified segment f0 from the received broadcast wave (f0, f1), and replaces the broadcast data of the first segment f1 with the specified segment f0 and the second segment f2, respectively. Transmit broadcast waves (f 0, f 2) are transmitted to the repeater (B) 3. As a result, even if the transmission broadcast waves (f0, f2) wrap around, the broadcast data of the first segment f1 is relayed and transmitted instead of the specified segment f0 of the received broadcast waves (f0, f1). A) 2 can normally relay and transmit broadcast data.
- the subsequent relay (B) 3 also has the same function as the relay (A) 2, and removes the broadcast data of the specified segment f0 from the received broadcast wave (f0, f2) and receives the received broadcast.
- Broadcast waves (f0, fx) in which the broadcast data of the second segment f2 of the waves (f0, f2) are replaced with the specified segment f0 and the third segment fx other than the specified segment and the second segment are transmitted to the subsequent stage. To do.
- the third segment fx may be a segment different from the specified segment f0 and the second segment f2, and even if the first segment f1 is used as the third segment fx, the wraparound in the repeater (B) 3 is prevented. can do. That is, “x” is an arbitrary integer other than “0” and “2” among the segment numbers that can be used for broadcast data transmission. For example, when the broadcast wave is an OFDM signal with a guard interval, it is possible to selectively receive a strong signal, so that the arbitraryness of this segment (frequency) becomes high.
- the repeaters 2-1 and 2-2 that have received the broadcast waves (f0, f1) transmitted from the transmitter (transmitting station) 1 relay the broadcast waves (f0, f2) and further transmit the broadcast waves (f0, f2).
- the relay devices 3-1 and 3-2 that have received f0, f2) relay the broadcast wave (f0, fx), and the relay device in the subsequent stage relays the broadcast wave while shifting the segment on which the broadcast data is placed,
- a broadcast wave transmitted by a receiver 5 such as a television receiver is received and an image based on broadcast data is output.
- multistage relay of broadcast data (contents)
- the content is transmitted with the specified segment f0 of the segment number of the arbitrary channel.
- the same signal (contents) as the segment number f0 is copied and fired to the segment f11 of the segment number 11 other than the segment f0 for multistage relay.
- the area that covers the one-seg service from the first radio wave emission point is called a parent cell, and the areas that receive the radio waves of the parent cell and perform multistage relay are called child cells.
- FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the transmitter 10 forming the parent cell and the transmitter 20 forming the child cell.
- the parent cell transmitter 10 corresponds to the transmitter 1 shown in FIG. 1
- the child cell transmitter 20 corresponds to the repeater 2 shown in FIG.
- child cells that perform multi-stage relay are distinguished from each other with numbers such as child cell 1, child cell 2,...
- the child cell N is described.
- the parent cell transmitter 10 includes a terrestrial digital broadcast modulation unit 11, a terrestrial digital broadcast modulation unit 12, and an output synthesis unit 13. Content to be serviced is input to the parent cell transmitter 10, and this content is input to the terrestrial digital broadcast modulation unit 11 and the terrestrial digital broadcast modulation unit 12.
- the terrestrial digital broadcast modulation unit 11 sends this output signal to the output signal synthesis unit 13 as a segment number 0 signal, and the terrestrial digital broadcast modulation unit 12 outputs a segment number X output signal as a signal other than the segment number 0.
- the data is sent to the synthesis unit 13.
- the output signal synthesis unit 13 outputs a broadcast wave including the segment number 0 output signal and the segment number X output signal as a parent cell transmission signal.
- the above process is the parent cell process of FIG.
- the child cell N transmitter 20 includes a reception filter unit 21 and a segment copy unit 22.
- the child cell N transmitter 20 receives the received signal as a child cell N reception signal whose reception characteristics are changed by a propagation path from a higher-order transmitter.
- the child cell 1 transmitter receives a parent cell transmission signal emitted by a parent cell transmitter 10 which is a higher-order transmitter than itself as a child cell 1 reception signal.
- This number N represents the number of child cell transmitters in the number of stages, and may be any number.
- the processing of the child cell N received signal is shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, respectively.
- the child cell N receiver 20 inputs the child cell N reception signal to the reception filter unit 21, and outputs the reception signal from the reception filter unit 21 to the segment copy unit 22.
- the process of the reception filter unit 21 is the child cell 1 process 2 of FIG.
- the segment copy unit 22 copies the content of the received signal and outputs it as a child cell N transmission signal.
- the processing of the segment copy unit 22 is child cell 1 processing 3 in FIG.
- the child cell 1 transmission signal emitted by the child cell 1 is input as a child cell reception signal that is a reception signal of the child cell 1 itself by wraparound.
- the state of interference between the received wave and the transmitted wave at this time is the child cell 1 process 4 in FIG.
- the reception filter unit 21 in the subsequent stage can clearly extract a one-segment signal by the processing of the child cell 1 processing 5 in FIG. 4, and oscillation due to wraparound does not occur.
- the child cell 1 transmission signal emitted by the child cell 1 transmitter is received by the child cell 2 transmitter as the child cell 2 reception signal and output as the child cell 2 output signal.
- the number N may be increased as much as possible, and 1, 2, 3,... N and child cells are increased in this way, and one-segment radio waves are transmitted to the subsequent stage.
- the child cell 1 receives radio waves emitted from the parent cell. This is shown in child cell 1 process 1 of FIG. Subsequently, signals received other than the segment number 11 are removed. This is shown in child cell 1 process 2 of FIG.
- the segment number other than the segment number 0 12 is also copied and transmitted.
- the radio waves emitted by child cell 1 are segment numbers 0 and 12, and the radio waves received from the parent cell are segment numbers 0 and 11, so the radio wave of segment number 0 emitted by child cell 1 is It is mixed in the receiving part of cell 1.
- This is shown in child cell 1 process 4 of FIG.
- the child cell 1 removes the signal of the segment number 0, there is no influence due to the wraparound. This is shown in child cell 1 process 5 of FIG.
- an SFN environment can be constructed between the parent cell and child cell 1, and the area of parent cell and child cell 1 Even if they overlap, reception is not affected. That is, the receiver of the one-segment service can continuously receive the segment number 0 from the parent cell to the child cell 1. This is shown in FIG.
- the child cell 2 receives the signals of the segment numbers 0 and 12 from the child cell 1. This is shown in child cell 2 process 1 of FIG. Subsequently, signals other than segment number 12 are removed. This is shown in child cell 2 process 2 of FIG. Then, the signal of segment number 12 is shifted to segment number 0 and also shifted to segment number 7, and broadcast waves (radio waves) carrying contents on segment numbers 0 and 7 are emitted. This is shown in child cell 2 process 3 of FIG.
- the radio wave received from the child cell 1 and the radio wave emitted from the child cell 2 are mixed into the receiving unit of the child cell 2 due to the wraparound. This is shown in child cell 2 process 4 of FIG. However, since the child cell 2 removes signals other than the segment number 12, there is no influence due to the wraparound. This is shown in child cell 2 process 5 of FIG.
- FIG. 5 shows the flow of the processing. Therefore, segment number 0 can be continuously received from child cell 1 to child cell 2. If going back, segment number 0 can be continuously received from the parent cell to child cell 1 and child cell 2. In this way, if transmission is performed while changing the segment to be transmitted with the adjacent cell in the child cell, the number N of cells can be arbitrarily increased. If the number N of cells can be arbitrarily increased, the receiver of the one-segment service can continuously receive the one-segment from the parent cell to the child cell N.
- FIG. 6 shows a configuration of the transmitter 10 forming the parent cell and the transmitter 20 forming the child cell.
- the parent cell transmitter 10 includes a control signal transmission unit 14 in addition to the terrestrial digital broadcast modulation unit 11, the terrestrial digital broadcast modulation unit 12, and the output synthesis unit 13. Content to be serviced is input to the parent cell transmitter 10, and this content is input to the terrestrial digital broadcast modulation unit 11 and the terrestrial digital broadcast modulation unit 12.
- the terrestrial digital broadcast modulation unit 11 sends a segment number 0 output signal to the output signal synthesis unit 13 as a segment number 0 signal
- the terrestrial digital broadcast modulation unit 12 sends a segment number X output signal as a signal other than the segment number 0.
- the signal is sent to the output signal synthesis unit 13.
- the control signal transmission unit 14 outputs a control signal output signal to the output signal synthesis unit 13 as a control signal for each cell transmitter.
- the output signal synthesizer 13 receives the segment number 0 output signal, the segment number X output signal, and the control signal output signal, and outputs a parent cell transmission signal.
- the parent cell transmission signal is the parent cell processing of FIG.
- the child cell N transmitter 20 includes a control signal changing unit 23 and an output signal combining unit 24 in addition to the reception filter unit 21 and the segment copy unit 22.
- the child cell N transmitter 20 receives the received signal as a child cell N reception signal whose reception characteristics are changed by a propagation path from a higher-order transmitter.
- the child cell 1 transmitter receives a parent cell transmission signal emitted by a parent cell transmitter 10 which is a higher-order transmitter than itself as a child cell 1 reception signal.
- the child cell N reception signal is the child cell 1 process 1 of FIG.
- the child cell N receiver 20 inputs the child cell N reception signal to the reception filter unit 21 and outputs the reception signal to the segment copy unit 22.
- the process of the reception filter unit 21 is the child cell 1 process 2 of FIG.
- the segment copy unit 22 copies the segment and outputs it as a child cell N transmission signal to the output combining unit 24.
- the control signal changing unit 23 may or may not rewrite the contents of the control signal.
- the control signal changing unit 23 shifts the frequency to a segment different from the received segment and outputs it to the output combining unit 24 as a control signal output signal.
- the output combining unit 24 combines the copy signal and the control signal output signal and outputs the combined signal as a child cell N transmission signal.
- the processing of the output combining unit 24 is child cell 1 processing 3 in FIG.
- the child cell 1 transmission signal emitted by the child cell 1 is input to the child cell 1 as a child cell reception signal that is a reception signal of the child cell 1 by wraparound.
- the state of interference between the received wave and the transmitted wave at this time is the child cell 1 process 4 in FIG.
- the reception filter unit 21 in the subsequent stage can take out a one-segment signal neatly by the same process as the child cell 1 process 5 in FIG. 4, and oscillation due to wraparound does not occur. In this way, the child cell 1 transmission signal emitted by the child cell 1 transmitter is received by the child cell 2 transmitter as the child cell 2 reception signal and output as the child cell 2 output signal.
- segment number 0 when a one-segment service is desired, content is transmitted with segment number 0 of an arbitrary channel. At that time, the same signal (content) as that of segment number 0 is copied and fired for example in segment number 12 other than segment number 0 for multistage relay.
- a control signal which is a signal for transmitting the firmware of the transmitter, is controlled by another segment number (segment number). 11). This is shown in the parent cell process of FIG.
- the child cell 1 receives radio waves emitted from the parent cell. This is shown in child cell 1 process 1 of FIG. Subsequently, the received signals other than the segment number 12 of the content to be transmitted to the subsequent stage and the segment 11 of the control signal are removed. This is shown in child cell 1 process 2 of FIG. Subsequently, in order to shift the signal received at the segment number 12 other than the segment number 0 to the segment number 0 and to enable multi-stage relay to the cell subsequent to the child cell 1, for example, to the segment number 7 other than the segment number 0 Also copy and transmit. Further, a signal to be transmitted for control is transmitted by shifting one segment. This is shown in child cell 1 process 3 of FIG.
- the radio waves emitted by the child cell 1 are segment numbers 0, 1, and 7, and the radio waves received from the parent cell are segment numbers 0, 11, and 12. Therefore, the radio wave of the segment number 0 emitted by the child cell 1 is It mixes in the receiving part of the child cell 1 by wraparound. This is shown in child cell 1 process 4 of FIG. However, since the child cell 1 removes the signal of the segment number 0, there is no influence due to the wraparound. This is shown in child cell 1 process 5 of FIG. Since the signal of segment number 0 launched in the parent cell and the signal of segment number 0 launched in child cell 1 are the same signal, an SFN environment can be constructed between the parent cell and child cell 1, and the area of parent cell and child cell 1 Even if they overlap, reception is not affected. That is, the receiver of the one-segment service can continuously receive the segment number 0 from the parent cell to the child cell 1.
- FIGS. 9 shows the contents of the processing.
- the received signal (a in FIG. 9) in which content is placed on the prescribed segment and the first segment is digitally converted by the analog / digital converter 30 and the content placed in the prescribed segment of the received signal is filtered. It removes by 31 (b of FIG. 9). Subsequently, the signal output from the filter 31 is branched, and one signal is given a frequency shift rot1 for moving the first segment to the specified segment by the multiplier 32 (c in FIG. 9), and the other signal is The multiplier 33 gives a frequency shift rot2 for moving the first segment to the second segment (d in FIG. 9).
- the present invention is not limited to a multistage relay system in which a plurality of repeaters are arranged linearly or planarly, but also has a system configuration based on a three-dimensional arrangement including the placement of repeaters in the height direction. You can also. For example, in an area broadcast with a broadcast range of about 300 m in radius, radio wave propagation is hindered if there are buildings or obstacles of 300 m or longer, so it is preferable that the relay system has a three-dimensional arrangement.
- the present invention can also be applied to partial segment broadcasts. Therefore, not only one-segment broadcasting but 13-segment (three-segment) digital radio broadcasting (terrestrial digital audio broadcasting), four-segment SDTV educational television broadcasting, etc. It can also be applied to the relay of partial segment broadcasting. Specifically, in a repeater that relays broadcast waves in which broadcast data is placed on 3 or 4 segments out of 13 segments in the broadcast transmission channel of FIG. 13, the broadcast waves received by the repeater are the same broadcast data. It is placed on the specified 3 or 4 segment (f0 in FIG. 1) and the first 3 or 4 segment (f1 in FIG. 1) other than the 3 or 4 segment, respectively. The specified 3 or 4 segment broadcast data (f0 in FIG.
- video encoding is MPEG-2, H.264.
- HEVC High Efficiency Video Codec
- the efficiency is doubled sequentially.
- HEVC has a coding efficiency four times that of MPEG-2, and SDTV broadcasting has one segment. Therefore, the present invention can also be applied to partial segment relay such as one segment of SDTV broadcasting.
- the present invention it is possible to realize relay transmission in which the influence of wraparound is prevented by effectively using a plurality of frequencies (segments) in a broadcast transmission channel. Furthermore, it is possible to realize a relay transmission system for partial segment broadcasting that is not affected by wraparound and can perform multistage relaying and can construct an SFN. Moreover, area broadcasting by multistage relay can be realized with high quality, and radio waves can be used effectively.
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また、ワンセグ放送等の部分セグメント放送は、SFN(Single Frequency Network)方式による実施や、微小な送信電力で比較的小さなエリアをカバーする放送システム(エリア放送)による実施に適しており、今後の更なる利用拡大が期待されている。
図11に示すように、地上デジタル放送は、送信所(親局)から発射された放送波を幾つかの中継送信所で中継して伝送しており、送信所間の安定した電波による多段中継が行い易い。
図13に示すように、地上デジタル放送のチャンネル(図示の例では、各6MHzを14分割した内の13セグメント)内において、ワンセグ放送波は放送データを1つのセグメント(セグメント番号0)に載せて方法波を発射し、放送サービスを行っている。ワンセグ放送の受信者は、セグメント番号0の放送波を受信し、映像、音声、データを受信している。
このような地上デジタル放送のワンセグ放送サービスを行う場合であっても、上記と同様に、都市部や山間部などにおいて安定的にSFN環境下で多段中継を行うことが難しい。
具体的には、例えばワンセグ放送方式では、中継送信所(中継機)では、セグメント番号0のセグメントに放送データを載せた放送波を受信し、この放送波を再度中継送信するが、当該中継送信した放送波が回り込みによって同じ中継送信所で受信されてしまうと、時間差をもった放送データが干渉することとなって放送波を正常に伝送することが困難となってしまうと言う課題があった。
したがって、本発明において、送信所(送信機)では、同じ放送データが規定セグメントと当該第1セグメントとにそれぞれ載せられた放送波を送信する。
なお、同じ中継機において受信波の第1セグメントと送信波の第2セグメントは異なるセグメントであるが、多段中継を行なう場合に、後段の中継機では、前段の中継機における受信波の第1セグメントを送信波の第2セグメントとしてもよく、或いは、これらセグメントとことなる第3のセグメントを送信波の第2セグメントとしてもよい。
また、本発明によれば、多段中継によるエリア放送を高品質に実現することができ、電波を有効的に使用することができる。
より具体的には、1つの伝送チャンネル内で周波数(セグメント)をずらしながら後段に放送波を伝送することにより、回り込みの影響を受けず、多段中継が可能かつSFNを構築可能な中継伝送システムを実現することができる。
図1及び図2は、本発明の一実施形態に係る放送波の中継伝送システムを示している。
図1には、多段中継を行なう中継伝送システムの基本的な構成を示してあり、当該中継伝送システムでは、送信機1から送信された放送波を中継機(A)2、中継機(B)3、・・・を順次中継して伝送する。
このために、送信機1は、複数のセグメント中の規定セグメントf0に載せられた放送データを規定セグメントf0以外の第1セグメントf1にコピーして載せる機能と、規定セグメントf0と第1セグメントf1とに同じ放送データを載せた放送波(f0、f1)を中継機(A)2へ送信する機能を有している。
これにより、送信放送波(f0、f2)の回り込みが生じたとしても、受信放送波(f0、f1)の規定セグメントf0ではなく第1セグメントf1の放送データが中継伝送されるので、中継機(A)2は放送データを正常に中継伝送することができる。
例えば、放送波がガードインターバル付きのOFDM信号である場合には、強い信号を選択受信することができるので、このセグメント(周波数)の任意性は高くなる。
すなわち、送信機(送信所)1から送信された放送波(f0、f1)を受信した中継機2-1,2-2が放送波(f0、f2)を中継送信し、更に、放送波(f0、f2)を受信した中継機3-1,3-2が放送波(f0、fx)を中継送信し、更に後段の中継機が放送データを載せるセグメントをずらしながら放送波を中継伝送し、また、テレビ受像機などの受信機5が伝送される放送波を受信して放送データによる映像を出力する。
例えばワンセグサービスを行いたい場合、任意チャンネルのセグメント番号の規定セグメントf0でコンテンツを送出する。その際に多段中継用にセグメントf0以外の例えばセグメント番号11のセグメントf11にも、セグメント番号f0と同じ信号(コンテンツ)をコピーして発射する。
ここの説明では、この最初の電波発射点から、ワンセグサービスをカバーする領域を親セルといい、親セルの電波を受信し多段中継を行う領域をそれぞれ子セルという。セルの数は、多段中継を行うだけ存在することとなる。
なお、親セル送信機10は図1に示す送信機1に相当し、子セル送信機20は図1に示す中継機2に相当する。
また、必要に応じて、多段中継を行なう子セルをそれぞれ区別する場合には子セル1、子セル2、・・・等の番号を付して記載し、これら子セルを総称する場合には子セルNを記載する。
親セル送信機10にはサービスを行いたいコンテンツが入力され、このコンテンツは地上デジタル放送変調部11と地上デジタル放送変調部12に入力される。
出力信号合成部13は、セグメント番号0出力信号とセグメント番号X出力信号を含んだ放送波を親セル送信信号として出力する。
なお、上記処理は図4の親セル処理である。
子セルN送信機20は、上位の送信機から伝搬路により受信特性が変化した子セルN受信信号として受信する。例えば子セル1送信機は、自分より上位の送信機である親セル送信機10が発射した親セル送信信号を子セル1受信信号として受信する。このNの数字は、何段目の子セル送信機かを表しており、何番目であってもよい。
なお、子セルN受信信号の処理は、図4及び図5にそれぞれ示してある。
セグメントコピー部22は受信信号のコンテンツをコピーし、子セルN送信信号として出力する。このセグメントコピー部22の処理が図4の子セル1処理3である。
しかし、後段の受信フィルタ部21にて、図4の子セル1処理5の処理により、綺麗にワンセグの信号を取り出すことが可能で、回り込みによる発振は発生しない。
なお、Nの数字はいくら増えてもよく、このようにして1,2,3・・・Nと子セルを増やし、ワンセグの電波を後段に伝送していく。
例えば子セル1は、親セルから発射した電波を受信する。その様子を図4の子セル1処理1に示す。
続いてセグメント番号11以外で受信した信号を除去する。その様子を図4の子セル1処理2に示す。
子セル1が発射した電波は、セグメント番号0と12であり、親セルから受信する電波はセグメント番号0と11であるから、子セル1が発射したセグメント番号0の電波は、回り込みにより、子セル1の受信部に混入する。その様子を図4の子セル1処理4に示す。
しかし、子セル1はセグメント番号0の信号を除去するので、回り込みによる影響は発生しない。その様子を図4の子セル1処理5に示す。
つまり、ワンセグサービスの受信者は、親セルから子セル1へとセグメント番号0を継続して受信可能である。その様子を図4は示している。
続いてセグメント番号12以外の信号を除去する。その様子を図5の子セル2処理2に示す。
そして、セグメント番号12の信号をセグメント番号0にずらし、また、セグメント番号7にもずらし、セグメント番号0と7にコンテンツを載せた放送波(電波)を発射する。その様子を図5の子セル2処理3に示す。
しかし、子セル2はセグメント番号12以外の信号を除去するので、回り込みによる影響は発生しない。その様子を図5の子セル2処理5に示す。
したがって、子セル1から子セル2へとセグメント番号0を継続して受信可能である。遡れば、親セルから子セル1、子セル2へとセグメント番号0を継続して受信可能になる訳である。このように子セルにて隣接するセルと送出するセグメントを変えながら伝送していけば、セルの数Nは任意に増やすことが可能になる。セルの数Nを任意に増やすことが可能であれば、ワンセグサービスの受信者は親セルから子セルNまで、継続してワンセグを受信可能になる。
図6には、親セルを成す送信機10と子セルを成す送信機20の構成を示してある。
親セル送信機10は、地上デジタル放送変調部11、地上デジタル放送変調部12、出力合成部13に加えて、制御信号伝送部14を有している。
親セル送信機10にはサービスを行いたいコンテンツが入力され、このコンテンツは地上デジタル放送変調部11と地上デジタル放送変調部12に入力される。
制御信号伝送部14は、各セル送信機の制御信号として、制御信号出力信号を出力信号合成部13へ出力する。
出力信号合成部13は、セグメント番号0出力信号とセグメント番号X出力信号と制御信号出力信号を入力し、親セル送信信号を出力する。親セル送信信号が図7の親セル処理である。
子セルN送信機20は、上位の送信機から伝搬路により受信特性が変化した子セルN受信信号として受信する。例えば子セル1送信機は、自分より上位の送信機である親セル送信機10が発射した親セル送信信号を子セル1受信信号として受信する。子セルN受信信号が図7の子セル1処理1である。
セグメントコピー部22はセグメントをコピーし、子セルN送信信号として出力合成部24へ出力する。
出力合成部24は、コピー信号と制御信号出力信号を合成し、子セルN送信信号として出力する。出力合成部24の処理が図7内の子セル1処理3である。
しかし、後段の受信フィルタ部21にて、図4の子セル1処理5と同様な処理により、綺麗にワンセグの信号を取り出すことが可能で、回り込みによる発振は発生しない。
このようにして、子セル1送信機が発射した子セル1送信信号を、子セル2送信機が子セル2受信信号として受信し、子セル2出力信号として出力する。
例えばワンセグサービスを行いたい場合、任意チャンネルのセグメント番号0でコンテンツを送出する。その際に多段中継用にセグメント番号0以外の例えばセグメント番号12にも、セグメント番号0と同じ信号(コンテンツ)をコピーして発射する。それ以外に、セルを効率的に構築するために、各セル送信機が発射するセグメントを制御するためや、送信機のファームウェアの伝送用の信号である制御信号を更に他のセグメント番号(セグメント番号11)で伝送する。その様子を図7の親セル処理に示す。
続いて後段に伝送したいコンテンツのセグメント番号12と制御用信号のセグメント11以外で受信した信号を除去する。その様子を図7の子セル1処理2に示す。
続いてセグメント番号0以外のセグメント番号12で受信した信号をセグメント番号0にずらし、また、子セル1より後段のセルに多段中継を可能にするために、セグメント番号0以外の例えばセグメント番号7にもコピーして伝送する。更に、制御用に伝送する信号をセグメントを1つずらして伝送する。その様子を図7の子セル1処理3に示す。
しかし、子セル1はセグメント番号0の信号を除去するので回り込みによる影響は発生しない。その様子を図7の子セル1処理5に示す。
親セルで発射したセグメント番号0の信号と子セル1で発射したセグメント番号0の信号は、同じ信号なので親セルと子セル1間はSFN環境が構築可能で、親セルと子セル1の領域が重なり合っても受信に影響はない。つまり、ワンセグサービスの受信者は、親セルから子セル1へとセグメント番号0を継続して受信可能である。
ワンセグの除去及び複製の処理を周波数領域に変換して行なうと、FFT処理が必要となり、ガードインターバルを超える遅延が生じてSFNが実現困難となることが考えられることから、図8にはワンセグの除去及び複製の処理を時間軸の信号で行なう構成例を示し、図9にはその処理の内容を示してある。
続いて、フィルタ31から出力された信号を分岐して、一方の信号には乗算器32により第1セグメントを規定セグメントに移動する周波数シフトrot1を与え(図9のc)、他方の信号には乗算器33により第1セグメントを第2セグメントに移動する周波数シフトrot2を与える(図9のd)。
なお、アナログ信号処理のみを用いた場合には、図10に示すような構成とすればよい。
具体的には、図13の放送の伝送チャンネル内の13セグメント中の3または4セグメントに放送データを載せた放送波を中継する中継機において、中継機が受信する放送波は、同じ放送データが規定の3または4セグメント(図1のf0)と当該3または4セグメント以外の第1の3または4セグメント(図1のf1)とにそれぞれ載せられており、当該中継機は、受信する放送波から当該規定の3または4セグメント(図1のf0)の放送データを除去し、当該受信する放送波の第1の3または4セグメント(図1のf1)の放送データを、当該規定の3または4セグメント(図1のf0)と当該第1の3または4セグメント(図1のf1)以外の第2の3または4セグメント(図1のf2)とにそれぞれの載せ換えた放送波を送信する。
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- 複数のセグメント中の規定セグメントに放送データを載せた放送波を中継する中継機において、
中継機が受信する放送波は、同じ放送データが規定セグメントと当該規定セグメント以外の第1セグメントとにそれぞれ載せられており、
当該中継機は、受信する放送波から規定セグメントの放送データを除去し、当該受信する放送波の第1セグメントの放送データを、規定セグメントと当該規定セグメント及び第1セグメント以外の第2セグメントとにそれぞれの載せ換えた放送波を送信することを特徴とする放送波の中継機。 - 複数のセグメント中の規定セグメントに放送データを載せた放送波を多段中継する中継機において、
前段の中継機が受信する放送波は、同じ放送データが規定セグメントと当該規定セグメント以外の第1セグメントとにそれぞれ載せられており、
当該前段の中継機は、受信する放送波から規定セグメントの放送データを除去し、当該受信する放送波の第1セグメントの放送データを、規定セグメントと当該規定セグメント及び第1セグメント以外の第2セグメントとにそれぞれの載せ換えた放送波を送信し、
後段の中継機では、受信する放送波から規定セグメントの放送データを除去し、当該受信する放送波の第2セグメントの放送データを、規定セグメントと当該規定セグメント及び第1セグメント及び第2セグメント以外の第3セグメントとにそれぞれの載せ換えた放送波を送信することを特徴とする放送波の中継機。 - 放送の伝送チャンネル内の13セグメント中の3または4セグメントに放送データを載せた放送波を中継する中継機において、中継機が受信する放送波は、同じ放送データが規定の3または4セグメントと当該3または4セグメント以外の第1の3または4セグメントとにそれぞれ載せられており、当該中継機は、受信する放送波から当該規定の3または4セグメントの放送データを除去し、当該受信する放送波の第1の3または4セグメントの放送データを、当該規定の3または4セグメントと当該第1の3または4セグメント以外の第2の3または4セグメントとにそれぞれの載せ換えた放送波を送信することを特徴とする放送波の中継機。
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