Digital video broadcasting : technology, standards, and regulations

Author(s)

• Bruin, Ronald de
• Smits, Jan

Bibliographic Information

Digital video broadcasting : technology, standards, and regulations

Ronald de Bruin, Jan Smits

（Digital audio and video series）

Artech House, c1999

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Offers an overview of the scientific, economic, market, political, legal and technological factors involved in successfully embedding digital television in our society. The text places special focus on the European initiatives on digital video broadcasting (DVB), describes the DVB standards for cable, satellite and terrestrial transmission, and examines the policies and regulatory framework from the United States and Japan, as well as the standards on source coding, transmission, conditional access and interactive services.

Table of Contents

History of Digital Television. Theoretical Framework. Technological and Market Convergence. United States Policy. Japanese Policy. European Union Policy. Analytical Model. European Digital Video Broadcasting Project. Coding Techniques and Additional Services. Transmission. Conditional Access. Interactive Services. European Digital Video Broadcasting Analyzed. Future Developments.

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• NCID: BA40417805
• ISBN:
  • 0890067430
• LCCN: 98051785
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Boston, Mass.
• Pages/Volumes: xxi, 315 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : TK6678
  • DC21 : 384.55
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Digital television
  • LCSH : Television broadcasting
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA4041793X