DTR syncs the precoder and trellis coder in each transmitter, so all transmitters have the same modulating signal. This is aside from the type of modulation subsequently used. Al Limberg ----- Original Message ----- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 6:53 PM Subject: [opendtv] Re: News: Single-frequency network proposed for over-the-air transmission in New York City > John Shutt wrote: > > > Please explain why you wouldn't need to synchronize COFDM SFN > > transmitters? > > You can, but you don't need to, because you have so much echo tolerance > available if you increase the GI to at least 1/8 (and 8K mode of > course). So that's what they seem to do in COFDM SFNs. I'm talking about > the practical ones, small area SFNs. > > If you do synchronize towers, then you can probably tweak the spectral > efficiency up again there too. > > All goes to show that the more time passes, the more alike all these > schemes end up becoming. > > Bert > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > > - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org > > - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.