Effect of UHD High Frame Rates (HFR) on DVB-S2 Bit Error Rate (BER)

In this paper, signal performance of High Frame Rates (HFR) of Ultra High Definition (UHD) and High Definition (HD) video transmission has been analyzed using the future broadcast scenario of multiple resolution (1080p, 2160p), frame rates (25fps, 50fps) and video compression methods (Moving Picture Experts Grough/ MPEG-4 and High Efficiency Video Coding/ HEVC). Sixteen different video samples are transmitted through the Digital Video broadcasting using Satellite Second Generation (DVB-S2) module with 8PSK modulation scheme and 5/6 code rate, in the presence of Additive White Gaussian Noise (AWGN). The results show that the Bit Error Rate (BER) decreases as the frame rate increases; UHD videos have higher BER than HD; and HEVC video compression results in a lower BER than MPEG-4. These results will contribute towards developing the DVB-UHD broadcast standards and the migration strategies, from HD to UHD.

Published

2015-07

Content type

Original Research

Keywords

HD, HD+, UHD, 4K, HFR, MPEG-4, HEVC, DVB-S2, 8PSK, BER

DOI

10.5594/M001606

ISBN

978-1-61482-955-3