Estimation of Direction of Arrival (DoA) of DVB‑T Signals in Mobile Receiving Configuration

Franck Nivole (1) , Christian Brousseau (2) , Stéphane Avrillon (2) , Dominique Lemur (2) , Louis Bertel (2)

1 IETR - Institut d'Electronique et de Télécommunications de Rennes
2 IETR - Institut d'Électronique et des Technologies du numéRique

To improve the quality of the mobile reception of DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcasting on Terrestrial networks) signal, the knowledge of the propagation channel characteristics is necessary. In this aim, this paper presents sounding methods and results for the estimation of Direction of Arrival (DoA) of DVB-T signals in mobile receiving configuration. The mobile passive sounder is presented, including post-processing and radio direction finding tools. Then several results in three kinds of environment are given.

Mots clés: DVB-T; COFDM; diversity; channel; sounding

Domaines: Electronique; Electromagnétisme

Franck Nivole, Christian Brousseau, Stéphane Avrillon, Dominique Lemur, Louis Bertel. Estimation of Direction of Arrival (DoA) of DVB‑T Signals in Mobile Receiving Configuration. MTA Review / Military Technical Academy Review, 2009, XIX (2), pp.ISSN 1843-3391. ⟨hal-00389195⟩