Maximizing Satellite Transmission

Efficiency With DVB-S2

Gidi Raz
 Agenda

• The Challenge
• What is DVB-S2
• DVB-S2 New Tools & Technologies
• DVB-S2 Business Model

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 The Challenge

 Transmission costs (1.5-2M$ / 36 Mhz / Year)

 Increasing number of channels
 Moving to HD – High bandwidth consumer
 Reduce OPEX / CAPEX
 Limitations in current DVB-S and DVB-DSNG

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 So what do we need?

 Increased data throughput in a given bandwidth, or

 Use less satellite capacity and save money
 Increased availability through improved link margin –
More robust
 Increased coverage area
 Smaller dish

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 What is DVB-S2 ?

 New DVB standard for digitial satellite communications

 Up to 30% bandwidth saving
 Up to 2.5 dB margin gain

 Meant to replace DVB-S & DVB-DSNG

New features such as:
 Support of multiple streams on a single carrier
 Variable and Adaptive Coding and Modulation

 Much better spectral efficiency

So close to the Shannon limit that it could be the last DVB-S
standard!

Shannon's Law
.Expresses the maximum possible data speed that can be obtained in a data channel

Shannon's Law says that the highest obtainable error-free data speed, expressed in
bits per second (bps), is a function of the bandwidth and the signal-to-noise ratio

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 Short Example

Using 36Mhz transponder using different modulation and compression scheme

Moving from S to S2 & from Mpeg2 to Mpeg4

Modulation DVB-S DVB-S2 DVB-S2
Compression Mpeg2 Mpeg2 Mpeg4
Average Bit Rate 3.3 3.3 1.5
Transponder 36Mhz 36Mhz 36Mhz
Total Available B/W 33Mbps 48Mbps 48Mbps
# of Channels 10 15 32

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 DVB-S2 Why the new system?

Performance Comparison
2.5dB = 33% more useful data rate, or 2.5m Vs. 4.5m antenna
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Bits /Se c/H z

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dB margin gain 2.5
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0 2 4 6 8 10 12
signal-to-noise ratio Eb / No
DVB-S and DSNG DVB-S2

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 DVB-S2 and Broadcast applications (DTH)

Typical 36MHz transponder usage with DVB-S and DVB-S2:

SATELLITE EIRP 51 dBW SATELLITE EIRP 53.7 dBW

DVB-S DVB-S2 DVB-S DVB-S2
Symbol Rate 27.5 Mbauds 30.9 Mbauds 27.5 Mbauds 29.7 Mbauds
Roll-Off factor (ROF 0.35) (ROF 0.20) (ROF 0.35) (ROF 0.25)

Modulation QPSK 2/3 QPSK 3/4 QPSK 7/8 8PSK 23

Bit rate 33.8 Mbps 46 Mbps (+36%) 44.4 Mbps 58.8 Mbps (+32%)

Number of SD 7 SDTV MPEG2 10 SDTV MPEG2 10 SDTV MPEG2 13 SDTV MPEG2

channels 15 SDTV h.264 21 SDTV h.264 20 SDTV h.264 26 SDTV h.264

Number of HD 1 HD MPEG2 2 HD MPEG2 2 HD MPEG2 3 HD MPEG2

channels 3 HD h.264 5 HD h.264 5 HD h.264 6 HD h.264

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 DVB-S2 SYSTEM Tools

 Powerful FEC system based on LDPC (Low-Density Parity Check) codes

 Wide range of code rates (from 1/4 up to 9/10)
 New Modulation schemes ranging from 2 to 5 bit/second/Hz spectrum
efficiency - QPSK, 8PSK, 16APSK, 32APSK
 Set of three spectrum shapes with roll-off factors 0.35, 0.25 and 0.20
 Flexible stream adapter, suitable to operate with single and multiple TS on
the same carrier with different modulation and FEC
 Variable & Adaptive Coding and Modulation (VCM/ACM) functionality,
allowing to optimise channel coding and modulation on a frame-by-frame
basis.

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 Three Spectrum Shapes

35%

25%
20%

-3 d B

-2 6 d B

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 New Modulation Constellations

Q
Q I=MSB Q=LSB
100 MSB

110 LSB
10 00 000
 
010 
QPSK 8PSK
I 2 bits/symbol 001 3 bits/symbol
I

011
11 01
101

Q 111
Q
01101
1010 1000 11101 01001
MSB
01100 11001
0010 0000 MSB
R3 00101 00001
LSB
R2 LSB
11100 00100 00000 01000
R2

0110 1110 R1 1100 0100 10000

10100 10101 R1 10001
text
16APSK
I
11110
I
11000
32APSK
4 bits/symbol
text

0111
10110 10111 10011 10010 5 bits/symbol
1111 1101 0101
01110
00110 00010 11010

0011 0001  11111 00111 00011 01010

   =R2 / R1
  =R3 / R1

= R2 / R1  01111 11011

1011 1001 01011

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 Three Operation Mode

CCM Constant Coding and Modulation

All frames use the same (fixed) parameters

VCM Variable Coding and Modulation

Different streams/services are coded with different (fixed)
parameters on the same carrier

ACM Adaptive Coding and Modulation

Each frame is coded with its own set of parameters. Parameters
are modified dynamically according to the reception conditions for
each receiver

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 Distribution of multiple TS multiplexes

1. DTT Transmitters
(Multiple TS, Constant Code Modulator - CCM)

DVB-S2 Modulator

Mode adapter QPSK

Rate 5/6
SD DTT 1
MUX Stream
Transport Stream 1 M
1 Adapter
E
SD R FEC
G Coder
DTT E Mod
SD 2 R
MUX Transport Stream 2
Constant
2 Coding &
SD Modulation

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 Distribution of multiple TS multiplexes

• Perfect fit for DVB-T distribution

• 2 Transport streams of 24 Mbps on single carrier (36 Mhz)
• Can carry more than 30 Mpeg4/SD channels or 6-8 HD Channels

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 Applications- SDTV and HDTV broadcasting

2. Differentiated channel protection

(Variable Code Modulation, Multiple TS - VCM)

DVB-S2 Modulator

Mode adapter QPSK

Rate 3/4
SD 1
MUX Stream
Transport Stream 1 M
1 Adapter
E
SD R FEC
G Coder
E
HD 2 Mod
MUX Transport Stream 2 R
2 APSK 16
Rate 3/4
HD

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 Applications

3. DSNG Services using ACM

(Single Transport Stream, information rate varying in time)

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 No ACM /VCM

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 With ACM and VCM

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 Business Models

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 Two Examples

 Contribution
 Delivering 5 Mbps from point to point
 DBV-S: QPSK ¾ , with roll off factor of 0.35 requires 4.88 Mhz
 DBV-S2: QPSK 9/10 , with roll off factor of 0.2 requires 3.37 Mhz
 Total bandwidth saving of 30%
 Total cost saving is $70,000 a year (ROI 5 Months)
 Distribution
 Distribution of 10 channels to 10 location (average 3.5 Mbps/Ch.)
 DBV-S: QPSK ¾ , with roll off factor of 0.35 requires 34.18 Mhz
 DBV-S2: QPSK 9/10 , with roll off factor of 0.2 requires 23.86 Mhz
 Total bandwidth saving of 30%
 Total cost saving is $620,000 a year (ROI 5 Months)

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 DSNG ROI model for moving from S to S2
Business Model - Contribution DVB-S DVB-S2
Number of Channel 1
Avg. Bit Rate per Channel 5.0 Mbps
Total. Mpeg2 /SD Distribution bit rate (Mbps) 5.0 Mbps
Roll off Factor 0.35 0.20
MOD Cod QPSK 3/4 QPSK 9/10
Avg. Mpeg2 /SD Distribution B/W (Mhz) DVB-S 4.88 3.37 Mhz
Cost per Mhz / Hour $300 $300
# of Hours/session 3 3
Transponder cost per session $4,395 $3,030 $
# of Broadcast Session per Year 50 50
Total Transponder cost per year $219,734 $151,500 $
Total 1 year Saving when using DVB-S2 $68,234
Saving
Total 10 year Saving when using DVB-S2 $682,340
Redundemcy (Y/N) No 31%
# of Encoders 1
# of IRD's 1
DVB-S2 Encoder + Modulator Cost $25,000 $
S2 IRD Cost $6,500 $
Total Cost $31,500 $
ROI
27 5.5 Months
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 ROI model for moving from S to S2
Business Model - Distribution DVB-S DVB-S2
Number of Channel 10
Avg. Bit Rate per Service 3.5 Mbps
Total. Mpeg2 /SD Distribution bit rate (Mbps) 35.0 Mbps
Roll off Factor 0.35 0.20
MOD Cod QPSK 3/4 QPSK 8/9
Avg. Mpeg2 /SD Distribution B/W (Mhz) DVB-S 34.18 23.86 Mhz
Cost per Mhz / Month $5,000
Transponder cost per Month $170,904 $119,306 $
Total Transponder cost per Year $2,050,851 $1,431,675 $
Total 1 year Saving when using DVB-S2 $619,176
Saving
Total 5 year Saving when using DVB-S2 $3,095,880
Headend Redundemcy (Y/N) No 30%
Avg. Number of Channels per site 10
# of receiving points 10
# of Encoders 11
# of IRD's with DVB-S2 Interface (*6) 10
# of IRD's without DVB-S2 Interface (*6) 40
Encoder +S2 Modulator + Mux Cost $20,000
IRD Without DVB-S2 interfaceCost $900
IRD With DVB-S2 interfaceCost $2,500
Total Cost $261,000 $
ROI 5.1 Months
528Year Saving $2,834,880
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 Summary

Take advantage of the new technology

Mpeg4 / DVB-S2

Save at least 30% bandwidth / Money

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 Thank You

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