Digital Video Broadcasting - Technology, Standards and Regulations
Digital Video Brotechnology, Standards and Regulations
Published on 31. January 1999
Book
Hardback
338 pages
978-0-89006-743-7 (ISBN)
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.
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Edition
Unabridged edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Norwood
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Unabridged edition
Dimensions
Height: 152 mm
Width: 229 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-89006-743-7 (9780890067437)
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Persons
Ronald de Bruin is a manager at KPMG, the Netherlands. He earned an M.Sc. at Eindhoven University of Technology and a B.Sc. from Rotterdam Polytechnics. Jan Smits is an independent telecommunications consultant and a professor of law and technology at Eindhoven University of Technology. He holds a masters (LL.M.) from Tilburg University and a Ph.D. in Law from Utrecht University.
Content
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.