On the implementation of a Laboratory of Digital Television according to the ISDB-Tb standard

Abstract

This paper summarizes the implementation process of the Digital Television (DTV) Laboratory of the University of Cuenca according to the open television broadcasting ISDB-Tb standard, adopted by Ecuador in 2010. The Laboratory arises as a research and testing environment for Digital Television DTV signal transmission and interactive applications. The goal of this article is to document the aspects that have been considered to simulate a real DTV scenario where: a Transport Stream (TS) is first generated, then transmitted through the communication channel and finally, received in televisions using an ISDB-Tb receiver. The TS is formed by combining DTV audiovisual content and interactive applications. Therefore, it facilitates the development and testing of new services and allows taking full advantage of the characteristics of the new DTV adopted format.