IBOC TECHNOLOGY

PRESENTED BY,
MARIA JOSEPH

CONTENTS
Introduction
Why Digital Radio?
Eureka 147
Benefits of DAB
What is IBOC
IBOC modes of operation
Block diagram
IBOC implementation Techniques




INTRODUCTION
Digital radio, also called digital audio broadcasting
(DAB), is transmission and reception of radio signals in
the digital domain, as opposed to the traditional
analogue transmission/reception by AM and FM systems.
Digital radio is similar to hooking up the digital output
from a CD player directly to a radio transmitter. At the
other end is a digital-to-analogue converter (DAC), which
converts the digital signal back into analogue mode so
that it can be heard on the audio system as it was
recorded.
In practice, the CD player is hooked up to a control board,
which, in turn, routes the signal as part of the feed to the
radio stations transmitter.

The signal is either impressed onto a signal
carrier and transmitted via uplink to a satellite
or transmitted across the land.
In both the cases, the signal is received and
converted into analogue by a specialized DAC
within the radios tuner circuit.
Currently, digital radio broadcasts are
available in select countries, including the UK ,
Germany and Canada.
Why Digital Radio?
The main advantage of digital radio is that it doesnt
have the usual distortion associated with analogue radio
such as hissing, popping and phasing.
It is immune to distortion from multipath, adjacent
stations, overly weak or overly strong signals can carry
text information.
User get a new array of data-rich services including
traffic information, sports score and weather updates,
stock prices, etc..
The data is displayed on the LCD in the form of text,
images and video. Thus multimedia radio becomes
reality.

Contd
To explain, in analogue radio, a large number of radio
signals can exist in the atmosphere at any time. However
each of them is being transmitted on a different radio
frequency. Stations that share the same radio frequency
are usually far apart so that they dont interface with
each other. In order to receive a station within its
transmission range, all we have to do is tune the receiver
to its frequency.
The drawback of this analogue mode is that the signals in
close proximity in terms of frequency can interfere with
each other to some extent, depending on the modulation
pattern of the radio station and the ability of the radio
receiver to reject interfering adjacent signals.
Eureka 147: The digital radio
system in use
Uses at much higher frequencies than standard 88-
108Mhz FM band and 0.525-1.705MHz AM band.
UK utilises Band III (174-240 MHz)
Canada uses L-Band (1452-1492MHz)
The eureka system broadcasts multiple stations and
services over a single frequency in something called a
multiplex.
The bandwidth within the multiplex is allotted to stations
as needed.
Stereo programming is typically broadcast at 192kilobits.
Benefits of Digital Audio
Broadcasting
High quality digital audio
Rugged, reliable delivery to fixed, portable and mobile
receivers for interference-free reception.
Efficient use of the limited radio frequency spectrum
available.
Easy to use receivers.
Flexibility and choice of programmes for listeners.
Added-value system features such as RDS and
multimedia.

What is IBOC?
In-band on -channel (IBOC) is a hybrid
method of transmitting digital radio and
analog radio broadcast signals
simultaneously on the same frequency.
IBOC: a new system
The IBOC technology allows digital audio broadcasting
without the need for new spectrum allocations for the
digital signal.
The IBOC system will be compatible with existing tuners
as it utilizes the existing AM and FM bands by attaching a
digital side band signal to the standard analogue signal.
For digital compression, the IBOC uses a perceptual
audio coder (PAC) developed by Lucent Technology.
The USADR AM IBOC DAB system basically comprises
the codec, forward error correction(FEC) coding, and
interleaving section, modem and blender.
IBOC modes of operation

Hybrid mode : In
this mode the
digital signal is
inserted within a 69.041 kHz
bandwidth, 129.361 kHz on
either side of the analog
FM signal. Each sideband is
approximately 23 dB below the
total power in the FM signal.
Extended hybrid mode :This mode
includes the hybrid mode and additional digital
signals are inserted closer to the analog
signal, utilizing a 227.617 kHz bandwidth,
101.744 kHz on either side of the analog FM
signal. The total power of the digital sidebands
is 20 Db below the
nominal power of
the FM analog
carrier with power
relative to total
analog FM power of
-41.39 dB/kHz.
All Digital mode: This mode replaces
the analog signal with additional digital
signals and also includes the digital signals of
the Hybrid and Extended Hybrid Modes. The total
power of the digital sidebands is 10dB below the
nominal power of the replaced FM analog carrier
with power relative
to the total analog
FM power of -31.39
dB/kHz.
Block diagram of the IBOC DAB transmitter
IBOC implementation Technique
The requirement for FM-to-IBOC isolation is also
somewhat difficult to achieve in practice because of the
power ratio between FM and IBOC(100:1). In a combiner
that has to deal with a 1:1 power combining ratio, a 26 dB
isolation seems to be fine. With IBOC, a 1kW FM signal
would be combined with a 10W IBOC signal. With the
same 26dB isolation the 10 W IBOC transmitter would
receive 2.5 W of reflected power from the FM host, so an
isolation figure in he 40dB range would be required for
such applications.
There are a few techniques used to combine FM and
IBOC signals.
Low Level Combining Option
High Level Combining Option
IBOC Power Requirements