Presentation 2022-10-07
Initial Study on Decoding Methods of LDM Transmission for Satellite Broadcasting System
Yuki Koizumi, Masashi Kamei,
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Abstract(in English) We are developing a satellite broadcasting system featuring layered division multiplexing (LDM) transmission that multiplexes multiple modulation signals with different power levels (injection levels (IL)) in the same channel with the aim of providing flexible services in accordance with the receiving environment. LDM consists of an upper layer (UL) with high power and a lower layer (LL) with low power, the combination of which enables the transmission of signals with different bit rates and levels of robustness in the same channel. In this report, we present the decoding methods for UL and LL signals in LDM for a satellite broadcasting system. For the UL signal, two methods are described: one that assume the LL signal as a noise and the other that consider the constellation of the LDM signal combining UL and LL signals. For the LL signal, we propose a method that does not require the UL replica signal generation and subtraction process performed by successive interference cancellation (SIC), a general method to extract an LL signal from a received LDM signal. The proposed method as reference selection (RS) is expected to reduce the computational complexity of the log-likelihood ratio (LLR), a bit certainty used in LDPC decoding. We evaluate the transmission performance of each decoding method for the UL and LL signals by computer simulation and discuss the receiver complexity in these methods including the proposed method.
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Keyword(in English) Layered division multiplexingSatellite broadcastingSuccessive interference cancellationLDPC
Paper # SAT2022-53
Date of Issue 2022-09-29 (SAT)

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Committee SAT / KOSST
Conference Date 2022/10/6(2days)
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Chair Tetsushi Ikegami(Meiji Univ.)
Vice Chair Masashi Kamei(NHK) / Takana Kaho(Shonan Inst. of Tech.)
Secretary Masashi Kamei(NTT) / Takana Kaho(NICT)
Assistant Riichiro Nagareda(KDDI Research) / Yuuki Koizumi(NHK)

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Registration To Technical Committee on Satellite Telecommunications / Korea Society of Satellite Technology
Language ENG
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Title (in English) Initial Study on Decoding Methods of LDM Transmission for Satellite Broadcasting System
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) Layered division multiplexingSatellite broadcastingSuccessive interference cancellationLDPC
1st Author's Name Yuki Koizumi
1st Author's Affiliation NHK(NHK)
2nd Author's Name Masashi Kamei
2nd Author's Affiliation NHK(NHK)
Date 2022-10-07
Paper # SAT2022-53
Volume (vol) vol.122
Number (no) SAT-199
Page pp.pp.45-49(SAT),
#Pages 5
Date of Issue 2022-09-29 (SAT)