CRC Technical Panel onBroadcasting Technologies

Carol DarlingChair

CommunicationsResearch CentreCanada

An Agency ofIndustry Canada

Centre de recherchessur les communicationsCanada

Un organismed’Industrie Canada

Canada

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Broadcast Technical Panel MeetingAGENDA

Introduction Role of CRC Technical Panels Overview of Broadcasting Technologies Branch

2010 Achievements 2011-12 Operational Planning Discussions on Achievements and Planning

Future technology issues and challenges for broadcasting Conclusion

Comments on the technical panel role

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Broadcast Technical Panel MeetingMembers

Carol Darling (Chair): CanWest Broadcasting Michèle Beck: Telesat Jack Dadourian: Industry Canada François Gauthier: Spectrum Expert John Lee: CBC Kirk Nesbit: Rogers Broadcasting Chris Seidl:CRTC John Tremblay: Larcan René Villeneuve: Groupe Numérique CRC-VPBT Management

Bernard Caron Gilles Gagnon Louis Thibault René Voyer Demin Wang

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Overview of Broadcasting Technologies Branch: MISSION

To be the primary technical centre of excellence in broadcasting technologies in Canada in order to support the Department in its mandate of managing the Spectrum on behalf of Canadians, and enable broadcasters to provide improved and new services to Canadians by transferring knowledge and technologies.

CRC is the only organization in Canada with a R&D program and unique facilities dedicated to Broadcasting

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Organisation

Vice-president: B. Caron

(D. Wang)

ResourcesEmployees : 42 + 8 Term ($4.85 M)A-Base O&M: $950 KExternal revenue: $445 K

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Future technology issues for broadcast/multimedia DTV Transition in Canada Transition to Digital Radio: FM-IBOC, DAB+, DRM+ Future use of TV Spectrum:

Mobile TV Wireless Broadband Access Radio (DRM+) White Space devices Telecom using Broadcast technologies (e.g. MediaFlo)

Implementation of ATSC Mobile TV Development of ATSC 2.0 and Next Generations of ATSC Development of 3D Video and Super HDTV Impact of FCC Broadband Plan on Broadcasting Impact of Convergence

Internet Enabled TV Availability of Portable devices with Broadcast services built-in Software Defined Radio Implementation of Broadcast Standards

Closure of CAB and replacement by TCC MediaFlo suspending new sales CRC contribution to new Private broadcasters Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) Open Mobile Video Coalition's Washington DC Consumers Showcase

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Possible Scenario for TV Broadcasting

Over-the-air (OTA) Digital TV-HDTV is available in all large Canadian cities. The ‘Hybrid model’, just approved by the CRTC, could be used to provide DTV-

HDTV in other areas by offering basic satellite and cable tier for free The DTV multiplex could be used to offer many Standard Definition channels

from only one transmitting station: CBC, CTV, Global, …sharing the multiplex of one transmitter or TVO transmitting 5 different educational programs.

Since most people receive HDTV through Satellite-Cable-IPTV-Internet; Broadcasters start using their OTA facilities for Mobile TV: Local Standard Definition TV to Portable and Mobile devices.

Freed bandwidth in the broadcast band (AM-VHF-UHF) could be used by new service providers. Some may use Broadcasting technologies (one-to-many) to do so. Interference is an issue, for mobile services in particular.

Internet-enabled TV sets will be used to access audio-video content from Internet (e.g. TOU.TV), OTA and BDU.

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2011-2012 Operational Plan

Improvement to Digital TV and Radio Broadcasting coverage Improvement and assessment of audio-video quality Evaluate the potential of ATSC M/H,FM-IBOC, FM-RDS, Digital Radio

Mondiale (DRM),… to provide mobile and handheld services using the broadcasting infrastructure and spectrum.

Studies to determine how broadcasting and new telecommunication systems can coexist in the same frequency band (e.g White Space, Public Safety)

Applications related to multimedia services for delivery by broadcast as well as other systems such as IPTV, Wi-Fi, WiMax

Transfer broadcasting technologies for the development of new products and services inside and outside the Broadcasting industry.

(See end of the deck for additional slides on links with SITT/CRC Priorities)

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Panel Members’ views: Emerging Technical Issues

Sharing the DTV multiplex among different broadcasters is interesting only if it can support more than one HDTV program or if SD quality is acceptable (e.g. TVO)

Distributed Transmitters Networks essential to improve coverage and spectrum efficiency

DRM+ promising to add radio stations in the FM band Potential of ATSC DTV to distribute Radio services Issues surrounding the distribution of audio-video

contents over various platforms: Broadcast, Cable, Satellite, Internet, LTE, Wi-Fi, Wi-Max…

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Panel Members’ views: Relevant developments

ATSC Mobile TV will be successful as it does not require new spectrum and is to be available free.

FCC offer of money to the US broadcasters will be met by a mix response since business opportunities is different for each organisations and specific regions.

The new private Broadcasters’ Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) is a continuation of the now closed Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) with the Digital Radio Coordinating Group (DRCG) and the DTV Technical group continue to be the technical fora for all the participants involved in broadcasting: Private and Public Broadcasters, Manufacturers, CRC, CRTC, IC

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Panel Members’ views: Technology issues for CRC Is VPBT on the right track overall ? YES

Are there areas CRC should pursue ? Coexistence of DRM+ with FM Distributed DTV Transmitters Network to improve coverage and

spectrum efficiency Assess performance of ATSC Mobile TV Support to a possible Mobile DTV Market Trial by the Canadian

industry Study Media Accessibility for the Hearing and Visually Impaired Issues surrounding the distribution of audio-video with various

communication systems: Broadcast, Cable, Satellite, Internet, LTE, Wi-Fi, Wi-Max…

Optimisation of spectrum use Are there areas CRC should drop ?

Lower priority on Wi-Fi Hot Spots for Digital Broadcasting repeaters Specific investigations on channel 5-6 for digital radio allocation

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Panel Members’ views: Technical panel mode of operation

Share membership list with all members Share minutes of panels and council meetings

with all members.

Thank you

Carole DarlingChair

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Links of Operational Plan with SITT/CRC Priorities

R&D for Public Policy: Effective use of Spectrum Emergency Communications

Communication Systems and Applications Multimedia Distribution Test Beds

R&D for Federal partners Technology transfer

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Broadcast R&D for Public Policy :Effective use of Spectrum

Spectrum Efficient audio-video compression technologies Improvements to Broadcasting Coverage Investigations on potential interferences to broadcasting

transmissions Interference analysis of technologies sharing the broadcast

spectrum Applications related to multimedia services for delivery by

broadcast as well as other systems such as Wi-Fi, WiMax Coverage prediction for systems operating in the Broadcast band Investigations on Mobile Digital Media Distribution Software defined radio for broadcast equipment Cognitive radio for sharing the broadcast band Advanced modulation and coding techniques Intelligent antenna

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Broadcast R&D for Public Policy Emergency Communications Using the broadcasting systems to distribute emergency

information to the public Coverage and interference predictions for Public Safety

transmitters

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Communication Systems and Applications:Multimedia Distribution Audi-video distribution over Internet, IP network, Wi-Fi, Wi-Max… New applications for Broadcasting Networks (e.g. FM-RDS):

Energy control, Traffic information, Tagging Convergence between Broadcasting, telecommunication and the

Internet

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Communication Systems and Applications:Test beds

Advanced Television Evaluation Laboratory (ATEL): Quality assessment of HDTV, 3D-TV, Mobile TV …

Audio Perception Laboratory: Subjective evaluation of audio systems (audio codecs, surround sound, loudness perception, etc.)

Television Transmission Laboratory: Laboratory evaluation of Digital TV transmission systems, compatibility with other transmission systems such as White Space devices

Radio Transmission laboratory: Laboratory evaluation of radio transmission systems.

Distributed DTV Transmitters Networks: Field assessment of coverage for Digital television transmission (Mobile TV).

Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting Laboratory Video Distribution (IPTV , Mobile, Wi-Fi) Quality Test Bed

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R&D for Federal partners

Technical support to the CRTC and the CBC on Digital Media Distribution: Audio-Video technologies, Loudness Control, Coverage prediction, Distribution on Internet, Wi-Fi, IPTV…

Technical Support to Public Safety Canada, RCMP, Defence…on spectrum sharing issues, coverage predictions, audio-video surveillance, Public Alerting…

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Technology transfer

Technologies commercialization; CRC-COVLAB, CRC-SEAQ, CRC-FRC, SDR for Broadcasting, Video Conversion…

Contracting-in to provide the Broadcasting Industry: Expertise and facilities to the broadcasting industry

Sale of patents Distribution of Open Source Software