Delay spread control hiding first hit objects

This paper proposes a methodology for the prediction and eventual cancellation of the main scatterer effects on broadcast radio channels. We assume the possibility of using absorbing material or paint to reduce the reflectivity of some surfaces and virtually 'hide' the scatterer, so as to control the maximum Delay Spread in terrestrial Digital Video Broadcasting systems. A desirable condition for the DVB-T2 operators is to limit the Delay Spread of radio channel in conditions where it is not possible to change the location or the orientation of the transmitting antenna; moreover, this can be useful to limit the Inter-Symbol Interference (ISI) and to improve the balance between the interleaving time and the channel capacity. In order to prove the applicability of object hiding, we used ray-tracing 3D techniques to identify the objects that can be hidden or camouflaged, and calculating the effect of objects on parameters of the DVB channel, in this case the delay spread. The results of the simulation applying physical hiding of object shown a expected reduction of Delay Spread. © 2013 EurAAP.