Volume 20, Issue 53, January - June, 2023

Signal propagation curve for digital television broadcast network in Nigeria

Igbonoba Ezekiel Endurance Chukwuemeke¹, Bankole Adesola Temitope²

¹Computer engineering department, University of Benin, Edo state, Nigeria
²Computer engineering department, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna state, Nigeria

ABSTRACT

In order to create a signal propagation curve that will show signal degradation and describe the spread of digital signal strength for radio scientists and engineers, this study analyses the signal propagation curve of the digital terrestrial television broadcasting (DTTB) network in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. The goal of the study was to create a DTTB propagation curve for the Nigerian DTTB broadcast network's planning and execution. Received signal strength (RSS) was used as the primary measured parameter throughout the study in a measurement-based performance analysis. In route A, the signal strength declined to little over half of its starting value, according to the result analysis, however in route B, the decrease was not quite as great. The results of this research will help radio scientists and engineers better understand radio wave propagation, channel estimate and equipment design on the UHF band. In path loss computation and modeling, this can also assist in forecasting the power received or lost at a specific distance from the transmitter.

Keywords: Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting (DTTB), Digital video broadcasting-Terrestrial - Second Generation (DVB-T2), Electromagnetic Spectrum, Electromagnetic waves, Received Signal Strength (RSS), Signal Propagation Curve

Indian Journal of Engineering, 2023, 20(53), e10ije1010

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v20i53/e10ije1010

Published: 31 March 2023