DTV channel protection ratios

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Terrestrial digital television will co-exist with analog television for many years. The issue of electromagnetic compatibility between the two systems still looms.

[edit] ATSC-EBU table of acceptable protection ratios

System Parameters
(protection ratios)
Canada [13] USA [5] EBU [9, 12]
ITU-mode M3
Japan [36, 37] 2
C/N for AWGN Channel +19.5 dB
(16.5 dB1 )
+15.19 dB +19.3 dB +19.2 dB
Co-Channel DTV into Analog TV +33.8 dB +34.44 dB +34 ~ 37 dB +38 dB
Co-Channel Analog TV into DTV +7.2 dB +1.81 dB +4 dB +4 dB
Co-Channel DTV into DTV +19.5 dB
(16.5 dB1 )
+15.27 dB +19 dB +19 dB
Lower Adjacent Channel DTV into Analog TV -16 dB -17.43 dB -5 ~ -11 dB3 -6 dB
Upper Adjacent Channel DTV into Analog TV -12 dB -11.95 dB -1 ~ -103 -5 dB
Lower Adjacent Channel Analog TV into DTV -48 dB -47.33 dB -34 ~ -37 dB3 -35 dB
Upper Adjacent Channel Analog TV into DTV -49 dB -48.71 dB -38 ~ -36 dB3 -37 dB
Lower Adjacent Channel DTV into DTV -27 dB -28 dB -30 dB -28 dB
Upper Adjacent Channel DTV into DTV -27 dB -26 dB -30 dB -29 dB

Note 1: The Canadian parameter, C/(N+I) of noise plus co-channel DTV interface should be 16.5 dB.
Note 2: ISDB-T (6MHz, 64QAM, R=2/3), Analog TV (M/NTSC).
Note 3: Depending on analog TV systems used.
This table is based upon parameters found via research funded by the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).

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