SIGNAL SELECTOR FOR WIRED DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNELS, OPTICAL NETWORK TERMINATION EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR SELECTING DIGITAL TELEVISION CHANNELS

摘要

Signal selector for wired digital television channels, Optical Network Termination equipment comprising the signal selector and method for selecting digital television channels where the selector comprises: - a first RF input (701) for receiving, through an optical fibre cable, input signals carrying digital television channels over an input frequency range comprising the VHF I band, the VHF midband, the VHF S band and the UHF hyperband; - filtering means for selecting and shifting at least part of the input signals, including the television channels carried there by, into a desired working frequency range and for providing the signals into the desired working frequency range to a RF input of a digital television tuner; and - controlling means (750) for controlling the operation of said filtering means. Hence an extension of the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) model is achieved.