Radio TV Forum 2014 Rohde & Schwarz Solutions
Rohde & Schwarz Broadcasting Division ı Europe s first VHF sound broadcast transmitter in the late 1940s ı Today's global market leader in efficient terrestrial transmitters ı Leading supplier of measurement and monitoring equipment for TV and audio applications ı T&M support of all current broadcasting standards ı Unrivaled expertise in mobile TV in line with all standards (DVB-H, T-DMB, etc.)
The broadcast chain Acquisition/ ingest Post production/ storage Playout Headend Distribution/ delivery Consumer equipment T&M in studios T&M in delivery T&M in R&D, QA, manufacturing
What s happening in Rohde & Schwarz broadcasting ı Ingest, transcoding and playout with R&S VENICE, Storage solutions with R&S SpycerBox, for file-based workflows in broadcast studios ı R&S AVHE100 headend: compact, but not complex (footprint); highest fail-safety, flexibility and sustainability (ready for future developments); simple, centralized operability ı New R&S Tx9 transmitter generation offering high efficiency in energy, in space, in operation, in configuration, for a lifetime ı Support of new standards in long-term development, such as DVB-T2 for Rohde & Schwarz transmitter and T&M products and 4k in content production
Ingest, Transcoding & Playout Storage solutions
Video Server & Storage Overview ı R&S VENICE Audio/Video and data Ingest Support of Avid, Panasonic, Sony, Apple ProRes, MPEG and H.264 codecs Local storage (option) and NAS/SAN connection Remote interfaces as FIMS, VDCP, SOAP-API Simultaneous High Res and Proxy Creation Ingest, Transcoding & Playout in a box Metadata handling VTR control ı R&S SpycerBox Central production high performance storage available as a SAS, SATA and SSD version Supports uncompressed and compressed formats up to 8K Modular/Redundant storage concept (hot swappable components) Powerful combination of storage density and scalability SAS interconnection to cluster multiple systems Extensive monitoring of whole infrastructure 1U chassis with PCIe backplane (30 drives) 3 GB/s superior performance per chassis No single point of failure through clustering
Headends
Broadcast headends Products ı R&S AVHE100 Complete headend for DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-S, DVB-S2 All in one: highly integrated platform All IP: modern infrastructure for simplified installation and maintenance and easy operation Always on air: flexible redundancy concepts for high reliability ı R&S AEM100 Multiplexer for robust TV reception using the North American ATSC Mobile DTV standard
Terrestrial transmitter systems
Rohde & Schwarz TV/DAB transmitter overview Transmitters for all standards and power classes Low power Medium power High power R&S MLx Air-cooled multichannel UHF transmitter R&S SLx/XLx8000 Air-cooled UHF/VHF transmitter R&S SCx8000 Air-cooled UHF/VHF transmitter R&S TMU9/R&S TMV9 Air-cooled UHF/VHF transmitter R&S THU9/R&S THV9 Liquid-cooled UHF/VHF transmitter
FM transmitter overview Low power High power R&S SR8000 Air-cooled FM transmitter R&S THR9 Liquid-cooled band II transmitter
Broadcast T&M
Broadcast, T&M and video equipment for TV, radio and film production HD, 3D, digital cinema the dynamics of modern consumer electronics have taken hold of the broadcast and video sector ı Setting up and modernizing broadcast networks For nationwide coverage with energy-efficient and low-maintenance TV and radio transmitters ı Monitoring and maintaining networks With T&M and monitoring solutions ı Developing and producing consumer electronics equipment T&M equipment for the entire process from development in the lab to mass production ı Producing, managing and distributing content With video processing, storage, workflow and headend solutions
Network operator market Broadcast T&M instruments help network operators ensure proper network setup and operation and also secure the financial investment ı Installation and maintenance Use of TV and MPEG TS analyzers to install broadcast network components and ensure error-free broadcast operation ı Monitoring Use of TV and MPEG TS analyzers to check network quality, monitor broadcast networks and detect network problems at an early stage ı Regulation/coverage Use of TV analyzers to ensure spectrum and frequency usage, check network quality, optimize coverage and detect problems
Instruments for network operators R&S ETL TV analyzer R&S EFA test and monitoring receiver R&S ETC TV analyzer R&S EFL 240/340 portable TV test receiver R&S ETH handheld TV analyzer R&S FSH3-TV TV analyzer Test Digital R&S Transmitter DVM TV Monitoring DVM-Family digital TV monitoring system R&S DVMS family
Instruments for industrial market R&S VTC video test center R&S VTE video tester R&S VTS compact video tester R&S SFU broadcast test system R&S BTC broadcast test center R&S SFE broadcast tester R&S SFE 100 test transmitter R&S SFC compact modulator R&S CLG cable load generator R&S SLG satellite load generator
Measures on transmitters
Measures on transmitters (DVB-T/T2, DAB) Typical block diagram
Measures on transmitters Main parameters to be checked RF Transmitter output power (forward, reflected) ETI/ ASI /T2MI signals from Sat., Radio Link DAB/ DVB-T/T2 channel spectrum Shoulder attenuation DAB/ DVB-T/T2 Modulation (MER, BER, etc.) CCDF Crest factor Ampl vs Frequency response / Group delay Quadrature error I/Q Spurious and harmonics emissions TS ASI T2MI analysis MPEG2/4 SD/HD decoding
Measures on transmitters Content analysis acc. ETR 101290
Measures on air
Measures on air Coverage verification
Monitoring
Monitoring on site/off air R&S DVMS4
Monitoring on site/off air Content analysis acc. ETR 101290
Monitoring on site/off air Network Management System
Monitoring on site/off air Network Management System TS4570
Coming soon
4K - UHD TV Transmission Chain 3 Modulation Channel Coding Transmission Channel RF Demodulation Channel Decoding 4 Multiplexing AV Encoding Demultiplexing 2 Baseband 5 AV Decoding 1 Channel Signal generation Signal reception
4K - UHD TV Transmission Chain - R&S Solution:
Thank you For more info please contact: adriano.principi@rohde-schwarz.com sandro.gumiero@rohde-schwarz.com 335-7866498 346-9657416