Apparatus and method for managing digital television operations
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions which when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- monitoring a channel power of a target channel of a digital terrestrial television system, the target channel having an upper frequency and a lower frequency;
monitoring band edge emissions for first and second channels, the first channel being an upper adjacent channel to the target channel and having a first band edge at the upper frequency, the second channel being a lower adjacent channel to the target channel and having a second band edge at the lower frequency;
measuring a delta between the channel power and the band edge emissions, the delta representing a power quantity;
determining an emission mask based on the delta, wherein the emission mask has a first limit within 0.5 MHz of the first band edge and a second limit within 0.5 MHz of the second band edge;
detecting interference between the target channel and an adjacent channel based on the emission mask; and
presenting an alarm based on the detected interference.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to monitor spectral characteristics of a target channel, a first channel and a second channel, where the target channel is of a digital terrestrial television system, where the first channel is an upper adjacent channel to the target channel, and where the second channel is a lower adjacent channel to the target channel. The controller is adapted to generate an emission mask based on the monitored spectral characteristics and detect interference between the target channel and at least one of the first and second channels based at least in part on the emission mask. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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25 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions which when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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monitoring a channel power of a target channel of a digital terrestrial television system, the target channel having an upper frequency and a lower frequency; monitoring band edge emissions for first and second channels, the first channel being an upper adjacent channel to the target channel and having a first band edge at the upper frequency, the second channel being a lower adjacent channel to the target channel and having a second band edge at the lower frequency; measuring a delta between the channel power and the band edge emissions, the delta representing a power quantity; determining an emission mask based on the delta, wherein the emission mask has a first limit within 0.5 MHz of the first band edge and a second limit within 0.5 MHz of the second band edge; detecting interference between the target channel and an adjacent channel based on the emission mask; and presenting an alarm based on the detected interference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A server comprising:
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a memory to store instructions; and a controller coupled to the memory, wherein executing the instructions causes the controller to perform operations comprising; performing a single sweep measurement for spectral characteristics of a target channel, a first channel and a second channel, thereby generating measured characteristics, the target channel being of a digital terrestrial television system and having an upper frequency and a lower frequency, the first channel being an upper adjacent channel to the target channel and having a first band edge at the upper frequency, the second channel being a lower adjacent channel to the target channel and having a second band edge at the lower frequency; determining an emission mask based at least in part on the measured characteristics, wherein the emission mask is based on a measured delta between a band edge emission of an adjacent channel and a channel power of the target channel, the delta representing a power quantity, wherein the emission mask has a first limit within 0.5 MHz of the first band edge and a second limit within 0.5 MHz of the second band edge; and detecting interference between the target channel and the adjacent channel based at least in part on the emission mask. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A server comprising:
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a memory to store instructions; and a controller coupled to the memory, wherein execution of the instructions causes the controller to perform operations comprising; monitoring spectral characteristics of a target channel, a first channel and a second channel, the target channel being of a digital terrestrial television system and having an upper frequency and a lower frequency, the first channel being an upper adjacent channel to the target channel and having a first band edge at the upper frequency, the second channel being a lower adjacent channel to the target channel and having a second band edge at the lower frequency; generating an emission mask based on the monitored spectral characteristics, wherein the emission mask has a first limit within 0.5 MHz of the first band edge and a second limit within 0.5 MHz of the second band edge; and detecting interference between the target channel and an adjacent channel based at least in part on the emission mask, wherein the emission mask is based on a measured delta between a band edge emission of the adjacent channel and a channel power of the target channel, the delta representing a power quantity. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A set top box comprising:
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a memory to store instructions; and a controller coupled to the memory, wherein execution of the instructions causes the controller to perform operations comprising; receiving a target channel from a digital terrestrial television system, the target channel having an upper frequency and a lower frequency; and detecting interference between the target channel and an adjacent channel, the detected interference being based at least in part on an emission mask which is based on monitored spectral characteristics of the target channel, an upper adjacent channel to the target channel and a lower adjacent channel to the target channel, the upper adjacent channel having a first band edge at the upper frequency and the lower adjacent channel having a second band edge at the lower frequency, wherein the emission mask has a first limit within 0.5 MHz of the first band edge and a second limit within 0.5 MHz of the second band edge, the monitored spectral characteristics being acquired using a single sweep measurement and the emission mask being based on a measured delta between a band edge emission of the adjacent channel and a measured power of the target channel, the delta representing a power quantity.
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21. A method, comprising:
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monitoring spectral characteristics of a target channel having an upper frequency and a lower frequency, a first channel and a second channel, the first channel being an upper adjacent channel to the target channel and having a first band edge at the upper frequency, the second channel being a lower adjacent channel to the target channel and having a second band edge at the lower frequency; generating an emission mask based on the monitored spectral characteristics, wherein the emission mask is based on a measured delta between a band edge emission of an adjacent channel and a measured channel power of the target channel, the delta representing a power quantity, and wherein the emission mask has a first limit within 0.5 MHz of the first band edge and a second limit within 0.5 MHz of the second band edge; and detecting interference between the target channel and the adjacent channel based at least in part on the emission mask. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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