Mobile Set-top Box over the Internet of Things (IoT) to Secure
Rain-Induced Signal Outages Issue in Satellite Broadcasting Services
Abstract
A satellite signal’s power and amplitude experiences eventual impairment
during its propagation to the earth, especially when entering the path
of an area receiving a significant volume of rain, such as the tropical
region. Direct-to-Home (DTH) service is one application that is affected
by heavy rain, causing frequent signal loss and a lot of user
disappointment. The current mitigation techniques employed by service
providers have been reviewed to recover the signal and bring back the
subscribers’ interest, especially in tropical regions. Besides adaptive
code modulation schemes and power control, many providers require
consumers to switch to WiFi or mobile network services; however, viewing
live TV has become distracting. Therefore, we suggest a new conceptual
multi-site diversity approach that connects each home-set-top box using
the MQTT protocol in an IoT mobile environment. The smart set-top TV
could help share the channel content through the mobile network when any
is down due to a signal outage. This concept is simulated for
realization using the developed MQTT multiple-site diversity simulator.
This article highlights satellite signal recovery by employing
device-to-device (D2D) communication over a 5G mobile network.