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I.1.e Broadband Reception Systems<br />

Figure 16 <strong>de</strong>scribes the frequency ranges of terrestrial signals and of other radio<br />

communications such as UMTS 5 , GSM or WLAN 6 . Their differences make the receiver<br />

systems associated to each to be sorted into three main categories.<br />

Figure 16. Coexistence of standards in the off-air spectrum<br />

I.1.e.i Narrowband Systems<br />

Narrowband refers to a situation in radio communications where the bandwidth of the<br />

message does not significantly exceed the channel's coherence bandwidth. It is a common<br />

misconception that narrowband refers to a channel which occupies only a "small" amount of<br />

space on the radio spectrum. GSM or UMTS receivers can be quoted as examples of<br />

narrowband systems.<br />

I.1.e.ii Wi<strong>de</strong>band Systems<br />

In communications, wi<strong>de</strong>band is a relative term used to <strong>de</strong>scribe a wi<strong>de</strong> range of<br />

frequencies in a spectrum. A system is typically <strong>de</strong>scribed as wi<strong>de</strong>band if the message<br />

bandwidth significantly exceeds the channel's coherence bandwidth. This is the case of UWB<br />

receivers.<br />

I.1.e.iii Broadband Systems<br />

Broadband in telecommunications is a term which refers to a signaling method which<br />

inclu<strong>de</strong>s or handles a relatively wi<strong>de</strong> range of frequencies which may be divi<strong>de</strong>d into channels<br />

or frequency bins. The terrestrial TV spectrum spreads from 45 to 862MHz, therefore<br />

covering nearly 5 frequency octaves, and channels occupy a bandwidth varying between 6<br />

and 8MHz. These signals can be qualified as broadband.<br />

Being able to receive any channel within the broadband terrestrial or cable spectrum<br />

with high performances is the challenge that TV tuners have to face. To answer this challenge,<br />

the architecture of the tuner is optimized and its specifications are very tight.<br />

5 UMTS, standing for Universal Mobile Telecommunications System, is a third generation mobile cellular<br />

technology for networks based on the GSM standard<br />

6 WLAN, standing for Wireless Local Area Network, links two or more <strong>de</strong>vices by a wireless means like the<br />

IEEE 802.11 standard, also called Wi-Fi.<br />

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