Digital video broadcasting: Satellite specification

Abstract

Digital video transmission over satellite channels is described. Many systems have so far been proposed for satellite transmission, and exist in some form. Recently, the European Telecommunications Standard (ETS 300 421) has now been accepted by the Digital Audio-Video Interface Council (DAVIC) as the world standard. In the following, we describe the ETS 300 421 or the DVB-S (Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite) standard. Specifically, the rationale for the selection of different parameters of the DVB-S standard is explained. Performance of the DVB-S system for a representative case is submitted. Finally, receiver performance issues are addressed.