Time:
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Day: April 5
Place: Las Vegas Convention Center N109
The ATSC is nearing completion of its investigation into enhancements to the current 8-VSB standard for digital television transmission. In anticipation of an enhanced standard being adopted later this year, this tutorial will serve as a primer on the new transmission technologies and will review the expected performance improvements, based on results of laboratory and field testing.
Topics will include: background on 8-VSB modulation; overview of enhancements considered; details of the selected technologies; backward-compatibility, laboratory, and field testing results; robust-mode transport-stream issues; and status of the ATSC process. The presenters will be technical experts from the system developers, testing organizations, and ATSC specialist groups.
9 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Introduction Chairperson: Tom Gurley , Vice President, Technology, Association for Maximum Service Television, Inc., Washington, D.C.
9:15 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Background on 8-VSB and Overview of Potential Enhancements
Yiyan Wu , Senior Research Scientist, Communications Research Centre Canada, Ottawa, Canada
10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Details of the Zenith/ATI Dual-Stream System
Wayne Bretl , Engineer, Zenith Electronics Corp, Lincolnshire, Ill.
10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Laboratory Tests
Charles Einolf , Deputy Executive Director, Advanced Television Technology Center, Alexandria, Va.
11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Backwards Compatibility Tests
Yiyan Wu , Senior Research Scientist, Communications Research Centre Canada, Ottawa, Canada
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Field Tests
Victor Tawil, Association for Maximum Service Television, Inc., Washington, D.C.
12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Robust Mode Transport Stream & Audio/Video Coding Issues Art Allison , Director, Advanced Engineering, NAB, Washington, D.C.
12:45 p.m. - 1 p.m.
Wrap-up and Status of Standards Process
Tom Gurley , Vice President, Technology, Association for Maximum Service Television, Inc., Washington, D.C.
For more information visit http://atsc.org/standards.html.
