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9780470746196

Digital Audio Broadcasting: Principles and Applications of DAB, DAB + and DMB, 3rd Edition

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  • ISBN13:

    9780470746196

  • ISBN10:

    047074619X

  • Format: eBook
  • Copyright: 2009-06-01
  • Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

Digital Audio Broadcasting revised with the latest standards and updates of all new developments The new digital broadcast system family is very different from existing conventional broadcast systems. It is standardised in a large number of documents (from ITU-R, ISO/IEC, ETSI, EBU, and others) which are often difficult to read. This book offers a comprehensive and fully updated overview of Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB, DAB+) and Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB), and related services and applications. Furthermore, the authors continue to build upon the topics of the previous editions, including audio coding, data services, receiver techniques, frequencies, and many others. There are several new sections in the book, which would be otherwise difficult to locate from various sources. Key Features: The contents have been significantly updated from the second edition, including up-to-date coverage of the latest standards Contains a new chapter on Digital Multimedia Broadcasting "Must-have" handbook for engineers, developers and other professionals in the field This book will be of interest to planning and system engineers, developers for professional and domestic equipment manufacturers, service providers, postgraduate students and lecturers in communications technology. Broadcasting engineers in related fields will also find this book insightful.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Prefaces
List of Contributors
Abbreviations
Introduction
General
Radio in the Digital Age
Benefits of the Eureka 147 DAB System
History of the Origins of DAB
International Standardisation
Relations to Other Digital Broadcasting Systems
System Concept
The Physical Channel
The DAB Transmission System
The DAB Multiplex
Conditional Access
Service Information
Audio Services and Applications
General
Audio Coding and Decoding
Characteristics of DAB Audio Coding
DAB+ Coding Schemes
Programme-associated Data
Advanced Audio Applications Using MPEG-2 Features
Multichannel Audio with DAB
Other Advanced Audio Application
Quality of Service
Audio Levels
Data Services and Applications
General
Data Signalling and Access
Multimedia Applications with MOT
Standardised MOT User Application
Text Based Services
Traffic Information Services and Navigation Aids
Other Data Transmission Mechanism
Provision of Services
The DAB Service Landscape
Use of Existing Infrastructures
Need for New Infrastructure
Relationship between DAB Data Services and RDS
Electronic Programme Guide
Possible New Audio Services
Collection and Distribution Networks
General
The Collection Network
The Distribution Network
Example of Implementation
The Broadcast Side
General
Introduction to DAB Networks
Particularities of Single Frequency Networks (SFN)
DAB Transmitters
Radio Frequency Propagation Aspects
Coverage Planning
Coverage Evaluation and Monitoring of SFNs
Frequency Management
The Receiving Side
General
RF Front-end
Digital Baseband Processing
Audio Decoder
Interfaces
Integrated Circuits for DAB
Receiver Overview
Receiver Features
Mobile Television and Multimedia
Overview
DAB - DMB
DAB- IPDC
Application Standardisation
Conclusions
Appendices
DAB Parameters for Modes I, II, III and IV
Frequencies for Terrestrial and Satellite Transmission
Bibliography
Standards and Related Documents
Publications
Further Reading
Internet Links
Index
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