Abstract: The present disclosure provides a network manager comprising a data interface configured to communicatively couple to at least one radio access network of a broadcast network, and to a load data source network; and a request database comprising data of at least one historical data transmission; and a network scheduler communicatively coupled to the data interface and the request database and configured to receive request data with regard to the transmission of load data, and to provide configuration data for configuring the at least one radio access network to use specific radio access network resources for transmission of the load data; wherein the network scheduler is configured to define the configuration data based on the request data and at least partially based on the data stored in the request database. The present disclosure further provides a respective method.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a network manager comprising a data interface configured to communicatively couple to at least one radio access network, and to communicatively couple to a load data source network; and a network controller configured to receive request data with regard to the transmission of a load data from the load data source network, to provide configuration proposal data defining at least one set of radio access network resources for transmission of the load data based on the request data; and to output the configuration proposal data in response to the request data; wherein the data interface is configured to receive confirmation data in response to the configuration proposal data; and wherein the network controller is configured to provide configuration data based on the confirmation data to at least one radio access network. Further, the present disclosure provides a respective method.

Abstract: A single-frequency network, SFN, system comprises: at least two independently controlled SFN transmitters; a network entity being arranged for computing optimized SFN transmission parameters specifically for each of the at least two SFN transmitters; and one or more field probes arranged in the SFN and connected to the network entity via a network communication channel. The one or more field probes are arranged for measuring, preferably continuously, an SFN reception of signals transmitted by the at least two independently controlled SFN transmitters, producing field measurement data, and supplying the field measurement data to the network entity.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a network manager comprising a data interface configured to communicatively couple to at least one radio access network of a broadcast network that is configured to wirelessly emit a load data signal; and a network controller communicatively coupled to the data interface and configured to receive receiving device data, the receiving device data indicating reception parameters of the reception of the load data signal at at least one receiving device, and to provide configuration data to the at least one radio access network based on the received receiving device data, the configuration data indicating at least one optimized radio access network resource for transmission of the load data. Further, the present disclosure provides a respective method.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a network manager comprising a data interface configured to communicatively couple to at least one radio access network of a broadcast network, and to a load data source network; and a request database comprising data of at least one historical data transmission; and a network scheduler communicatively coupled to the data interface and the request database and configured to receive request data with regard to the transmission of load data, and to provide configuration data for configuring the at least one radio access network to use specific radio access network resources for transmission of the load data; wherein the network scheduler is configured to define the configuration data based on the request data and at least partially based on the data stored in the request database. The present disclosure further provides a respective method.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a network manager comprising a data interface configured to communicatively couple to at least one radio access network, and to communicatively couple to a load data source network; and a network controller configured to receive request data with regard to the transmission of a load data from the load data source network, to provide configuration proposal data defining at least one set of radio access network resources for transmission of the load data based on the request data; and to output the configuration proposal data in response to the request data; wherein the data interface is configured to receive confirmation data in response to the configuration proposal data; and wherein the network controller is configured to provide configuration data based on the confirmation data to at least one radio access network. Further, the present disclosure provides a respective method.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a network manager comprising a data interface configured to communicatively couple to at least one radio access network of a broadcast network that is configured to wirelessly emit a load data signal, and to communicatively couple to a load data source network; and a network controller coupled to the data interface and configured to receive request data with regard to the transmission of the load data from the load data source network, and to provide configuration data to configure the at least one radio access network to use specific radio access network resources for transmission of the load data; wherein the network controller is configured to define the specific radio access network resources based on the received request data. Further, the present disclosure provides a respective method for operating a broadcast network.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a network manager comprising a data interface configured to communicatively couple to a first group of radio access networks that are configured to wirelessly emit a load data signal in geographical regions that overlap at least partially, and to communicatively couple to a load data source network that provides load data capable of being separated into load data parts; and a network controller communicatively coupled to the data interface and configured to provide different configuration data to at least two of the radio access networks of the first group for the purpose of configuring the at least two radio access networks to each use individual radio access network resources for transmission of at least two respective load data parts. The present invention further provides a respective receiving device and a respective method.

Abstract: A single-frequency network, SFN, system comprises: at least two independently controlled SFN transmitters; a network entity being arranged for computing optimized SFN transmission parameters specifically for each of the at least two SFN transmitters; and one or more field probes arranged in the SFN and connected to the network entity via a network communication channel. The one or more field probes are arranged for measuring, preferably continuously, an SFN reception of signals transmitted by the at least two independently controlled SFN transmitters, producing field measurement data, and supplying the field measurement data to the network entity.