• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2014.11a
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• pp.186-189
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• 2014

그 동안 오디오 기술은 채널 개수, 해상도, 매체의 특징에 따라 구분되어 발전해 왔다. 그러나 채널 개수에 있어서는 5.1 채널을 정점으로 가정에서의 설치 및 유지의 어려움으로 인해 시장에서의 고전을 면치 못하고 있다. 최근 영화 사운드 시장에서 돌비 ATMOS, IOSONO, AURO3D 등 잇단 객체기반 오디오 기술이 도입되면서, 방송 오디오 시장에서도 도입이 검토되고 있는 실정이다. 이러한 오디오 기술의 변화는 유연성이 결여된 채널기반 오디오의 기술 발전 및 시장 성장의 활로를 개척하는 기회가 될 것으로 전망된다. 따라서, 본 논문에서는 UHDTV, 무안경 3DTV, 파노라마 영상, 홀로그램 영상 등 차세대 TV 방송 매체에 활용할 수 있는 UHD 오디오 기술의 콘텐츠 포맷 및 재현 기술에 대해서 논하고 향후 전망을 고찰해 보고자 한다.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.767-788
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• 2014

The worldwide transition from analog to digital broadcasting has now been completed and the need to study next generation standards for Ultra High Definition TV (UHDTV) broadcasting, and broadcasting & communication convergence systems is rapidly growing. In particular, high resolution mobile broadcasting services are needed to satisfy recent consumers. Therefore, the development of highly efficient convergence broadcasting systems that provide fixed/mobile broadcasting through a single channel is needed. In this paper, a service scenario and requirements for providing 4K UHD & HD convergence broadcasting services through a terrestrial single channel are analyzed by employing the latest transmission and A/V codec technologies. Optimized transmission parameters for 6 MHz & 8 MHz terrestrial bandwidths are drawn, and receiving performances are measured under Additive White Gaussian Noise (AWGN) and time-varying multipath channels. From the results, in a 6 MHz bandwidth, the reliable receiving of HD layer data can be achieved when the receiver velocity is maximum 140 Km/h and is not achieved when the velocity is over 140 Km/h due to the limit of bandwidth. When the bandwidth is extended to 8 MHz, the reliable receiving of both 4K UHD and HD layer data is achieved under a very fast fading multipath channel.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.12 no.8
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• pp.271-282
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• 2014

The recent flow of broadcasting technology, HDTV and 3DTV are being followed to develop UHDTV. UHDTV has established itself as the new paradigm. In Korea, the 4K-UHDTV experimental terrestrial broadcasting and cable and satellite TV services are being carried out in the present. 4K-UHD content creation workflow to enable a systematic formulation is needed. In this study, Through expert opinion 4K-UHD production workflow to derive the important topics and Hierarchical analysis methods (AHP, Analytic Hierarchy Process) is applied to 4K-UHD content creation is important to consider the items were compared to each other. The upper layer has a content creation workflow planning side, the media file management side and operational aspects of the selection and production equipment were classified. In the lower layer, UHD STAFF roles between production and training, media management, selection and operation of the storage device was evaluated in a relatively important. In addition, real-time 4K-UHD suggested workflow for production.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.548-559
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• 2017

Recently, various high-quality AV services such as UHDTV have begun to increase as broadcasting technology evolves, and various broadcasting standards have been defined. Among the various broadcasting standards, there are representative delivery technologies which are DASH/ROUTE and MMTP. DASH/ROUTE and MMTP are adopted as delivery standards for UHD broadcasting in south Korea, currently. DASH segment and MPU are segmented units including media data, which are delivered via DASH/ROUTE and MMTP, respectively. In this paper, we analyzed structure of DASH segment and MPU and propose a verification system which enables converting DASH segments to MPUs and delivering them via MMTP.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.12 no.10
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• pp.21-34
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• 2014

The purpose of this paper is to examine how technological innovation and increasing competition affect the relationship among market players and what policy issues are emerging through the case of UHDTV. There emerges sharp conflicts among consumer-electronics companies, telcos, terrestrial broadcasting companies and pay-TV companies since they all have different perspectives and interests regarding the way UHDTV services are introduced in the competitive broadcasting market. Dualized governance structure leads to aggravating conflicts. While the case of UHDTV demonstrates clearly that technological innovation and more competition into the market create conflicts among these market players, it is well expected that we will see very often similar conflicts and policy chaos in this innovative and competitive broadcasting industry.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.310-339
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• 2015

In this paper, the possibility of a terrestrial fixed 4K UHD (Ultra High Definition) and mobile HD (High Definition) convergence broadcasting service through a single channel employing the FEF (Future Extension Frame) multiplexing technique in DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting)-T2 (Second Generation Terrestrial) systems is examined. The performance of such a service is also investigated. FEF multiplexing technology can be used to adjust the FFT (fast Fourier transform) and CP (cyclic prefix) size for each layer, whereas M-PLP (Multiple-Physical Layer Pipe) multiplexing technology in DVB-T2 systems cannot. The convergence broadcasting service scenario, which can provide fixed 4K UHD and mobile HD broadcasting through a single terrestrial channel, is described, and transmission requirements of the SHVC (Scalable High Efficiency Video Coding) technique are predicted. A convergence broadcasting transmission system structure is described by employing FEF and transmission technologies in DVB-T2 systems. Optimized transmission parameters are drawn to transmit 4K UHD and HD convergence broadcasting by employing a convergence broadcasting transmission structure, and the reception performance of the optimized transmission parameters under AWGN (additive white Gaussian noise), static Brazil-D, and time-varying TU (Typical Urban)-6 channels is examined using computer simulations to find the TOV (threshold of visibility). From the results, for the 6 and 8 MHz bandwidths, reliable reception of both fixed 4K UHD and mobile HD layer data can be achieved under a static fixed and very fast fading multipath channel.

• Broadcasting and Media Magazine
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.38-48
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• 2020

국내에서는 차세대 방송을 위해 ATSC 3.0 기술을 기반으로 한 UHD 방송이 상용화되었다. ATSC 3.0은 IP 프로토콜을 중심으로 통신망과 쉽게 융합 가능하도록 고안된 방송 기술로 고품질 UHD 방송을 포함하여 DMB와 같은 모바일 TV 및 통신망과 연동할 경우 다양한 부가데이터 서비스 제공이 가능한 기술이다. 대표적인 부가 데이터 서비스로는 App 서비스가 있지만 비디오와 무관한 데이터 서비스로 차량 운전자를 위한 여행 및 교통 정보 즉 TTI 서비스가 있다. TTI 서비스는 차량을 목표로 하는 여행 및 교통 정보를 방송망과 더불어 통신망을 통해 전송하여 일반 차량을 포함하여 인터넷이 가능한 커넥티드카 및 자율주행차량에 요구되는 고정밀 위치정보, C-ITS 정보 및 대용량 고정밀 지도 데이터 등을 전달할 수 있다. 본 고에서는 ATSC 3.0 기반의 UHD 방송망과 브로드밴드 망을 활용하여 차량에 유익한 정보를 제공할 수 있는 TTI 서비스에 대해 소개하고자 한다.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.563-581
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• 2010

In this paper, we perform subjective visual quality assessments on UHD video for UHD TV services and analyze the assessment results. Demands for video services have been increased with availabilities of DTV, Internet and personal media equipments. With this trend, the demands for high definition video have also been increasing. Currently, 2K-HD ($1920{\times}1080$) video have been widely consumed over DTV, DVD, digital camcoders, security cameras and other multimedia terminals in various types, and recently digital cinema contents of 4K-UHD($3840{\times}2160$) have been popularly produced and the cameras, beam projects, display panels that support for 4K-UHD video start to come out into multimedia markets. Also it is expected that 4K-UHD service will appear soon in broadcasting and telecommunications environments. Therefore, in this paper, subjective assessments of visual quality on resolutions, color formats, frame rates and compression rates have been carried to provide basis information for standardization of signal specification of UHD video and viewing environments for future UHDTV. As the analysis on the assessments, UHD video exhibits better subjective visual quality than HD by the evaluators. Also, the 4K-UHD test sequences in YUV444 shows better subjective visual quality than the 4K-UHD test sequences in YUV422 and YUV420, but there is little perceptual difference on 4K-UHD test sequences between YUV422 and YUV420 formats. For the comparison between different frame rates, 4K-UHD test sequences of 60fps gives better subjective visual quality than those of 30fps. For bit-depth comparison, HD test sequences in 10-bit depth were little differentiated from those in 8-bit depth in subject visual quality assessment. Lastly, the larger the PSNR values of the reconstructed 4K-UHD test sequences are, the higher the subjective visual quality is. Against the viewing distances, the differences among encoded 4K-UHD test sequences were less distinguished in longer distances from the display.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.834-845
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• 2011

Massive broadcasting contents such as UHD(Ultra High Definition) TV which requires multi-channel capacity for transmission has been introduced in recent years. A transmission scheme with channel bonding has been considered for transmission of massive broadcasting contents. In HFC(Hybrid Fiber Coaxial) networks, DOCSIS 3.0(Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification 3.0) has already applied channel bonding schemes for up/downstream of data service. A method unlike DOCSIS 3.0 is required to introduce a channel bonding scheme in the broadcasting service having unidirectional transmission with a downstream. Since a massive broadcasting content requires several channels for transmission, VBR(Variable Bit Rate) transmission has been emerging for the bandwidth efficiency. In addition, research on channel allocation and resource scheduling is required to guarantee QoS(Quality of Service) for the broadcasting service based on VBR. In this paper, we propose a transmission method for mass broadcasting service in HFC network and show the UHD transmission simulator developed to evaluate the performance. In order to evaluate the performance, we define various scenarios. Using the simulator, we assess the possibility of channel bonding and VBR transmission for UHD broadcasting system to provide mass broadcasting service efficiently. The developed simulator is expected to contribute to the efficient transmission system development of mass broadcasting service.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.41 no.11
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• pp.1364-1373
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• 2016

Ultra High Definition Television (UHDTV) has attracted much attention as one of next generation broadcasting services. For the commercialization of UHD broadcasting service, standardization groups including the DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) and the ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) have decided to adopt the Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) for signal transmission. However, when the carrier frequency is not properly synchronized at the receiver, inter-symbol interference (ISI) and inter-carrier interference (ICI) may occur. In order to avoid performance degradation resulting from ISI or ICI, receivers should synchronize the carrier frequency by using preambles and pilot symbols. However, there only few published literature dealing with the frequency offset estimation methods regarding the next generation terrestrial broadcasting. In this respect, this paper proposes a method to estimate timing and fractional frequency offset for the ATSC 3.0 system by using a preamble bootstrap symbol. The proposed detector can detect the fractional frequency offset by adding a complex conjugate product on the conventional estimator where only timing offset can be estimated.