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Using Broadcast DTV Signals for Mobile Applications - Part 1
Wednesday - 31 October 2007
Session Chair: James Fang - Consultant

Applications of ATSC for the Mobile User
Tim Talty, General Motors Research, USA

Partitioned H.264/AVC Video Transport over Special OFDM Channel
Abbadi Rachid, Ecole Mohammadia des Ingenieurs, Morocco

Cyclic Delay Diversity - A Simple Transmit Diversity Technique for Broadcast Systems
Simon Plass, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany

Design and Implementation of Digital Echo Cancellation On-Channel Repeater in DVB-T/H Networks
Yue Zhang, Brunel University, United Kingdom

Evaluation of Performance Characteristics of a DVB H Network for Different Reception Conditions
David Plets, Ghent University/IBBT, Belgium

DVB-H Broadcast Network Design for Indoor Reception of DVB-H in Flanders
Wout Joseph, Ghent University/IBBT, Belgium

Using Broadcast DTV Signals for Mobile Applications - Part 2
Wednesday - 31 October 2007
Session Chair: Charles Einolf - Consultant

Dual-antenna Based Technique to Mitigate Doppler Spread for Mobile Digital Reception
Abdelmoumen Mouaki-Benani, Communications Research Center, Canada

Improved RF Performance of Multi User Sites by Using Optimally Spaced Antenna Systems
George Harris P.E., RF Technologies LLC , USA

Broadcaster “In-Band” Mobile/Handheld Planning Realities
Mark Aitken, Sinclair Broadcast Group, USA

A System for Mobile Applications within ATSC Broadcasts
Wayne Bretl, Harris Corp/Zenith Electronics, USA

Advanced VSB - A Proposal for ATSC-M/H
Junehee Lee, Samsung Electronics, Korea

Integrating Datacasting Systems with the Web: A Software Middle-Layer for Web Applications Developers
Nick V. Flor, University of New Mexico, USA

Broadcast Digital Television Transmission - Part 1
Thursday - 1 November 2007
Session Chair: Jon Edwards - duTreil, Lundin & Rackley, Inc.

Outlines of the Brazilian Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting System - ISDB-TB
Gunnar Bedicks, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Brazil

A Digital Rights Management Architecture Proposal for the Brazilian Terrestrial DTV
Laisa Caroline de Paula Costa, Sao Paulo University, Brazil

Development of the Distributed Translators
part 1: Development of Distributed Translator. Heung Mook Kim, ETRI, Korea
part 2: Comparison of the Distributed Translators for ATSC DTV. Young-Woo Suh, Korean Broadcasting System, Korea
part 3: Development of Transmitter Identification Signal Analyzer. Sung Ik Park, ETRI, Korea

Field Testing Distributed Transmission Systems
S. Merrill Weiss, Merrill Weiss Group LLC, USA

Distributed Transmission System Field Trial and Test Results
Dave Denton, Richland Towers, USA

Broadcast Digital Television Transmission - Part 2
Thursday - 1 November 2007
Session Chair: Gary Cavell - Cavell, Mertz & Associates, Inc.

IEEE 802.22 – A Developing Standard for Wireless Regional Area Networks Providing Fixed, Point-Multipoint Broadband Access
Carl R. Stevenson, WK3C Wireless LLC, USA

Non-Real-Time Services
Rich Chernock, Triveni Digital, USA

Low Complexity Implementation of Channel Estimation and Equalization for Chinese DTTB system
Wang Dan, Tsinghua University, China

Analysis of the Time Variation of the DVB-T Signal for Indoor Portable Reception
Alain Martinez, University of The Basque Country, Spain

ATSC-DTV Receiver Performance in the Presence of Adjacent/Taboo Channels Interference, and Antenna Cross-Polarization Discrimination Tests
Khalil Salehian, Communications Research Center CA, Canada

Broadcast Digital Radio Transmission
Friday - 2 November 2007
Session Chair: Bob Surette - Shively Labs

A Novel Field Test and Data Analyze Method for Estimating and Verifying DAB Signal Coverage
Gao Peng, Radio Institute,Academy of Broadcasting Science of SARFT, China

Analysis of the ITU-R P.1546-2 Prediction Method Accuracy for DRM Local Coverage Using the 26 MHz Band
Iván Peña, University of the Basque Country, Spain

Accurate Evaluation of Magnetic and Electric Field Losses in Ground Systems
Valentino Trainotti, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Measurement and Modeling of HD Radio Coverage
John Kean, National Public Radio, USA

Perceptual of Low Bit Rate and Very Low Bit Rate Coders
Ellyn G. Sheffield, Towson University, USA

Digital Cable and IPTV Applications
Friday - 2 November 2007
Session Chair: Paul Hearty - Ryerson  University

Downstream Channel Bonding for HFC Networks
Mary Looney, Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland

Triple Play Transmission Characteristics over pDSL
Lamartine de Souza, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Brazil

Towards Efficient IPTV Multicast Support over Satellite Networks Using an IMS-based Architecture
Toufik Ahmed, University of Bordeaux, France