Electronic And Postal Communications (Digital and other Broadcasting
Networks)
G.N. No. 418 (contd)
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SECOND SCHEDULE
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REQUIREMENTS FOR NETWORK CONFIGURATIONS
INCLUDING PARAMETER FOR MFN
(Made under Regulation 11)
1. In planning network configuration, a Multiplex Operator is required to consider the
following:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Effective Radiated Power;
Service Area;
Transmitter Arrays;
Reception Modes.
2.-(1) A Multiplex Operator shall adhere to reference planning configurations for DVB-T
in accordance with the following reception modes and frequency bands:
(a)
fixed reception;
(b)
portable outdoor reception or lower coverage quality portable indoor reception or
mobile reception;
(c)
higher coverage quality for portable indoor reception.
(2) The reference planning configurations for DVB-T that shall be used are
summarized in Table 1
Table 1: Reference Planning Configurations for DVB-T
RPC
RPC 1
RPC 2
RPC 3
Reference location probability
95%
95%
95%
Reference C/N (dB)
21
19
17
Reference (Emed)ref (dB(µV/m)) at fr =
50
67
76
200 MHz
Reference (Emed)ref (dB(µV/m)) at fr =
56
78
88
650 MHz
(Emed)ref: Reference value for minimum median field strength
RPC 1: RPC for fixed reception
RPC 2: RPC for portable outdoor reception or lower coverage quality portable indoor reception
or mobile reception
RPC 3: RPC for higher coverage quality for portable indoor reception
Reference frequencies for VHF Band is 200 MHz and for UHF Band is 650 MHz. For other
frequencies, the reference field-strength values in Table 1 shall be adjusted by adding the
correction factor defined according to the following rule:
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(Emed)ref(f) = (Emed)ref(fr) + Corr;
50