A new paradigm for mobile multimedia broadcasting based on integrated communication and broadcast networks

作者:Niu Zhisheng*; Long Long; Song Jian; Pan Changyong
来源:IEEE Communications Magazine, 2008, 46(7): 126-132.
DOI:10.1109/MCOM.2008.4557054

摘要

This article provides a new paradigm to integrate the Chinese digital television/terrestrial multimedia broadcasting (DTMB) systems with existing mobile communication systems, which can support mobile multimedia broadcasting services with carrier-grade quality. By dividing the services into four categories - digital TV, video on demand, data on demand, and Internet access - a complete design of the layered structure and signaling protocols are presented. Specifically, a subnetwork data unit layer and a modified hybrid ARQ signaling protocol have been proposed. A testbed at Tsinghua University based on DTMB and WLAN/CDMA1x has been successfully implemented, and the experimental results clearly show the effectiveness of the proposed signaling protocols.