Coding and Modulation for Digital Television presents a comprehensive
description of all error control coding and digital modulation
techniques used in Digital Television (DTV). This book illustrates the
relevant elements from the expansive theory of channel coding to how the
transmission environment dictates the choice of error control coding and
digital modulation schemes. These elements are presented in such a way
that both the `mathematical integrity' and `understanding for
engineers' are combined in a complete form and supported by a number of
practical examples. In addition, the book contains descriptions of the
existing standards and provides a valuable source of corresponding
references.
Coding and Modulation for Digital Television also features a
description of the latest techniques, providing the reader with a
glimpse of future digital broadcasting. These include the concepts of
soft-in-soft-out decoding, turbo-coding and cross-correlated quadrature
modulation, all of which will have a prominent future in improving
efficiency of the next generation DTV systems.
Coding and Modulation for Digital Television is essential reading for
all undergraduate and postgraduate students, broadcasting and
communication engineers, researchers, marketing managers, regulatory
bodies, governmental organizations and standardization institutions of
the digital television industry.