FM Clever Radio Distribution Architecture
Example of an existing high-power distribution network Population currently not covered : 21,750 people ● ...
Example of an existing high-power distribution network Population currently not covered : 21,750 people ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
HIGH INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS 4x Towers and shelters 4x 1KW Tx + cables, etc... Microwave links + licenses
HIGH MAINTENANCE COSTS High power consumption High management costs Very skilled staff required
Premana: 2,300 p. Casargo: 900 p. Crandola Valsassina: 250 p. Cortenova: 1,250 p. Primaluna: 3,000 p. Porlezza: 4,850 p. Carlazzo: 2,950 p. Lanzo d'Intelvi: 1,450 p. San Fedele d'Intelvi: 1,800 p. Castiglione d'Intelvi: 950 p. Campione d'Italia: 2,050 p.
CRITICAL ISSUE Often placed in areas that are hard to reach
Currently used high-power distribution infrastructure ON-AIR DVB-S
RADIO STATION
ANTENNA TOWER
TELEPORT
FM AUDIO PROC.
MPEG ENCODER
MUX
FM AUDIO PROC.
MPX CODER
100KHz BW RADIO LINK
IP LINK
IRD RECEIVER
STUDIO AUDIO PROCESSOR
µWAVE LINK
MPX MPX CODER CODER
ON-AIR UECP DE-EMBEDDER
RDS MPX CODER CODER
FM MPX CODER MODULATOR UECP ETH
RDS MPX CODER CODER POWER RF MPX CODER AMPLIFIER CABLE FM MPX CODER MODULATOR POWER RF MPX CODER AMPLIFIER CABLE
ANTENNA TOWER
Currently used high-power typical site configuration
ON-AIR
POWER AMPLIFIER
ANTENNA TOWER FM MODULATOR
IRD RECEIVER
MPX CODER
UECP DE-EMBEDDER
Very expensive high-power RF cable
AUDIO PROCESSOR
RDS CODER
FM MODULATOR
MPX CODER
AUDIO PROCESSOR RF MASK COMPLIANCE
RDS CODER
POWER RF AMPLIFIER CABLE
UECP DE-EMBEDDER
IRD RECEIVER
Innovative signal distribution using
ON-AIR
ANTENNA TOWER IRD RECEIVER
AUDIO PROCESSOR
ALL-IN-ONE solution
MPX CODER
UECP DE-EMBEDDER
RDS CODER
FM MODULATOR POWER RF AMPLIFIER CABLE
10 cm
technology
Signal distribution possibilities TELEPORT
DVB-T/T2 IP
INTERNET
ASI
ANALOG AUDIO
SP/DIF AES-EBU
Clever transport infrastructure approach ON-AIR
RADIO STATION TELEPORT STUDIO
FM AUDIO PROC.
MPEG ENCODER
MUX
IP LINK
DVB-T/T2 ON-AIR ON-AIR
INTERNET
FM SAT-IP distribution
SATELLITE VSAT Return link
Remote telemetry and management service
STUDIO
UECP Server
TR392MUX AUDIO ENCODER & MULTIPLEXER
TELEPORT
FLEXMOD 3 UDP + FEC IP streaming
VSAT
FLEXMod FM TX embedded in the antenna
FM DVB-S distribution
SATELLITE
TELEPORT
STUDIO
UECP Server
TR392MUX AUDIO ENCODER & MULTIPLEXER
DVB
FLEXMod FM TX embedded in the antenna
FM DVB-T distribution
DVB-T/T2
STUDIO
TR392MUX AUDIO ENCODER & MULTIPLEXER
UECP Server
DVB RX
FLEXMod FM TX embedded in the antenna
FM Internet distribution
INTERNET
STUDIO
TR392MUX AUDIO ENCODER & MULTIPLEXER
UECP Server
DVB RX STB
FLEXMod FM TX embedded in the antenna
Example of a network gaps filling using
LP TX
Widespread gap filling
No investments for new towers: can be installed on existing building roofs or bell towers
No need for microwave links
22,000 people reached with low investments
Low power consumption
Easy maintenance
SIMULATION
Same network, but entirely based on
technology
Widespread coverage
No investments for new towers: can be installed on existing building roofs or bell towers
No need for microwave links
Low environmental impact and minimum electromagnetic pollution
Low power consumption
Easy maintenance
SIMULATION
FM Selective coverage on motorways Multi Frequency Network Thanks to the embedded RDS coder and the Alternate-Frequency autoswitch feature of the receiver, very long motorway sections can be easily covered in a cost-effective way.
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10W Freq.2
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10W Freq.2
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FM Selective coverage on motorways Single Frequency Network Thanks to our unique synchronous MPEG decoder, very long motorway sections can be covered using a single frequency carrier even though the transport signal is based on a compressed MPEG stream.
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Real-case scenario:
FM broadcast station Location: TUSCANY - ITALY 10W performance test
FM PCM-Multiplex (MPX) Vs
bitrate comparison
Megabits/Sec 10
PCM-MPX 100KHz audio BW bitrate usage
~9,3
9
384Ksps @ 24 bit
8 7
~6,2 ~4,8
6 5 4
~3,1
192Ksps @ 24 bit 384Ksps @ 16 bit
3
192Ksps @ 16 bit
2
~0,2 Mbit Only !
1
~0,2
0 MPX 100KHZ
MPX 100KHz
Single-RDS signal & NO-UECP embedding feature
FLEXMod SMART FM
Muti-RDS signal & Embedded UECP capability
Current High-Power Vs Current High power TX stations
network comparison Low power TX stations NO NEED FOR MICROWAVE LINKS
SCALABLE INVESTMENTS
N ET W O RK AND SC WITH MODU LA A LA BLE DESIGN R LOW ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND MINIMUM ELECTROMAGNETIC POLLUTION E XTR P O W E R E M E LY LO W CO N S U MPTION EASY AND FA ST MAINTENANC E
