Layered Division Multiplexing With Co-Located Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Schemes

The most recent standard for broadcast services, Advanced Television System Committee—Third Generation (ATSC 3.0), has adopted co-located multi-antenna schemes and Layered Division Multiplexing (LDM) in order to increase the capacity and reliability compared to former Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) systems. ATSC 3.0 has adopted both technologies separately, but no combination of them is planned yet. Compared to baseline LDM case, use of several antennas allows for diverse parametrization for each layer. This paper analyzes the potential combination of co-located Multiple-Input–Multiple-Output (MIMO) schemes with LDM. A trade-off analysis between complexity constraints and performance benefits is evaluated.