Digital Video Broadcasting

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ISBN: 9780890067437 | 0890067430
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 1/1/1999

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Here's the first overview of the scientific, economic, market, political, legal, and technological factors involved in successfully embedding digital television in our society. This comprehensive assessment of digital video broadcasting (DVB) technology, standards and regulation enables you to understand both the history of this technology, and the convergence processes presently taking place.

Foreword

xvii

(2)

Preface

xix

(1)

Acknowledgments

1 History of digital television

(18)

Ronald de Bruin

1.1 Introduction

(1)

1.2 Mechanical television

(2)

1.3 Electronic television

(3)

1.4 Color television

(2)

1.5 High-definition television

(3)

1.6 Digital television

(3)

1.7 Summary and conclusions

(4)

2 Theoretical framework

(16)

Ronald de Bruin

2.1 Introduction

(1)

2.2 Services

(4)

2.2.1 Interactive services

(1)

2.2.2 Conditional access services

(1)

2.2.3 Services model

(4)

2.3 Policy

(8)

2.3.1 The layer model

(5)

2.3.2 Scope and application of the layer model

(1)

2.3.3 Services and information streams

(2)

2.4 Summary and conclusions

(3)

3 Technological and market convergence

(14)

Ronald de Bruin

3.1 Introduction

(1)

3.2 Convergence among traditional sectors

(1)

3.3 Layer modeling of sectors and actors

(2)

3.4 Changes in actors activities

(5)

3.4.1 Market behavior

(2)

3.4.2 Conditional access terminal equipment manufacturers

(1)

3.4.3 Network service providers

(1)

3.4.4 Value-added service providers

(1)

3.4.5 Information service providers

(1)

3.4.6 Information producers

(1)

3.5 Power in the value-added chain

(3)

3.6 Summary and conclusions

(2)

4 United States

(20)

Jan Smits

4.1 Introduction

(2)

4.2 General policy and regulatory environment

(11)

4.2.1 The communications act

(4)

4.2.2 Direct broadcast satellite

(1)

4.2.3 Media concentration and foreign ownership

(2)

4.2.4 Cable television services

(2)

4.2.5 Video programming regulations

(1)

4.2.6 Practice of forbearance

(1)

4.2.7 Future developments

(2)

4.3 The grand alliance high definition television system

(4)

4.4 Summary and conclusions

(3)

5 Japanese policy

(24)

Jan Smits

5.1 Introduction

(1)

5.2 General policy and regulatory framework

(15)

5.2.1 Regulatory environment

(10)

5.2.2 Conditional access and digital broadcasting

(2)

5.3 History of developing HDTV

(5)

5.3.1 MUSE

(2)

5.3.2 Wide-screen market developments

(1)

5.4 Summary and conclusions

(3)

6 European Union policy

(22)

Ronald de Bruin

Jan Smits

6.1 Introduction

(1)

6.2 EU policy and regulatory environment: digital television

(9)

6.2.1 Background EU: telecommunications

(2)

6.2.2 EU competition policy: telecommunications

(2)

6.2.3 Telecommunications and general competition law: digital television

(4)

6.3 Digital video broadcasting

103

(8)

6.3.1 Technological developments

104

(1)

6.3.2 Regulatory coverage for HDTV

105

(3)

6.3.3 The current regulatory EU wide-screen TV-package

108

(3)

6.4 Summary and conclusions

111

(4)

7 Analytical model

115

(10)

Ronald de Bruin

7.1 Introduction

115

(1)

7.2 Technological development aspects

116

(5)

7.2.1 Availability

116

(1)

7.2.2 Multiformity

116

(1)

7.2.3 Affordability

116

(1)

7.2.4 Market structure

117

(1)

7.2.5 One-stop shop

118

(1)

7.2.6 Privacy

119

(1)

7.2.7 Cost allocation

119

(1)

7.2.8 Lawful interception

120

(1)

7.2.9 Intellectual property rights

121

(1)

7.3 Conceptual model

121

(2)

7.4 Summary and conclusions

123

(2)

8 European digital video broadcasting project

125

(14)

Ronald de Bruin

8.1 Introduction

125

(1)

8.2 Background

126

(1)

8.3 Project structure

127

(3)

8.4 Standardization process

130

(1)

8.5 Related standardization bodies and groups

131

(3)

8.5.1 International Telecommunications Union (ITU)

131

(1)

8.5.2 ISO/IEC

132

(1)

8.5.3 Comite Europeen de Normalisation Electrotechnique (CENELEC)

132

(1)

8.5.4 European Broadcasting Union (EBU)

132

(1)

8.5.5 EBU/ETSI JTC and EBU/CENELEC/ETSI JTC

133

(1)

8.5.6 DAVIC

133

(1)

8.6 Results DVB project

134

(3)

8.7 Summary and conclusions

137

(2)

9 Coding techniques and additional services

139

(28)

Ronald de Bruin

9.1 Introduction

139

(1)

9.2 MPEG-2

140

(15)

9.2.1 Elements of digital coding

140

(2)

9.2.2 Audio coding

142

(4)

9.2.3 Video coding

146

(6)

9.2.4 Systems

152

(3)

9.3 DVB service information

155

(3)

9.3.1 Service information

155

(1)

9.3.2 MPEG-2 defined service information

156

(1)

9.3.3 DVB-defined service information (mandatory)

156

(1)

9.3.4 DVB-defined service information (optional)

157

(1)

9.4 DVB teletext

158

(1)

9.4.1 Elements of teletext

158

(1)

9.4.2 DVB teletext system

158

(1)

9.5 DVB subtitling system

159

(4)

9.5.1 Elements of DVB subtitling

160

(2)

9.5.2 DVB subtitling system

162

(1)

9.6 Summary and conclusions

163

(4)

10 Digital transmission

167

(36)

Ronald de Bruin

10.1 Introduction

167

(1)

10.2 DVB satellite

168

(14)

10.2.1 Elements of satellite communications

168

(4)

10.2.2 DVB satellite systems

172

(2)

10.2.3 Channel encoding

174

(5)

10.2.4 Channel decoding

179

(3)

10.3 DVB cable

182

(6)

10.3.1 Elements of cable communications

183

(1)

10.3.2 Channel encoding

184

(2)

10.3.3 Channel decoding

186

(2)

10.4 DVB terrestrial

188

(10)

10.4.1 Elements of terrestrial communications

188

(1)

10.4.2 DVB terrestrial systems

189

(2)

10.4.3 Channel encoding

191

(5)

10.4.4 Channel decoding

196

(2)

10.5 Summary and conclusions

198

(5)

11 Conditional access

203

(20)

Ronald de Bruin

11.1 Introduction

203

(1)

11.2 Elements of conditional access

204

(4)

11.2.1 Encryption

204

(2)

11.2.2 Key management

206

(1)

11.2.3 Conditional access management systems

207

(1)

11.3 DVB common scrambling algorithm

208

(3)

11.3.1 DVB crypto system

208

(2)

11.3.2 DVB distribution agreements

210

(1)

11.4 Multicrypt

211

(3)

11.4.1 The Multicrypt model

211

(1)

11.4.2 DVB common interface

212

(2)

11.5 Simulcrypt

214

(2)

11.5.1 The Simulcrypt model

214

(1)

11.5.2 Typical Simulcrypt implementation

215

(1)

11.6 Transcontrol

216

(3)

11.6.1 The Transcontrol model

217

(1)

11.6.2 Typical Transcontrol implementation

217

(2)

11.7 Summary and conclusions

219

(4)

12 Interactive services

223

(28)

Ronald de Bruin

12.1 Introduction

223

(1)

12.2 Elements of interactive services

224

(4)

12.2.1 Reasons for (not) using interaction channels

224

(2)

12.2.2 Out-of-band/in-band signaling

226

(1)

12.2.3 Spectrum allocation

226

(1)

12.2.4 Multiple access techniques

226

(1)

12.2.5 Generic interactive systems model

227

(1)

12.3 DVB interaction channel for CATV networks

228

(12)

12.3.1 CATV interactive system model

230

(1)

12.3.2 Forward interaction path (downstream OOB)

230

(5)

12.3.3 Forward interaction path (downstream IB)

235

(2)

12.3.4 Return interaction path (upstream)

237

(3)

12.4 DVB interaction channel through PSTN/ISDN

240

(3)

12.4.1 PSTN/ISDN interactive system model

241

(1)

12.4.2 Interaction path through PSTN

241

(1)

12.4.3 Interaction path through ISDN

242

(1)

12.5 Internet services via broadcast networks

243

(3)

12.5.1 The Internet

243

(1)

12.5.2 Internet services via CATV networks

244

(2)

12.6 Interactive services via teletext systems

246

(3)

12.6.1 Teletext systems

246

(1)

12.6.2 Interactive services

247

(2)

12.7 Summary and conclusions

249

(2)

13 European digital video broadcasting analyzed

251

(20)

Ronald de Bruin

13.1 Introduction

251

(1)

13.2 Technology assessment

252

(3)

13.2.1 The technology assessment concept

252

(1)

13.2.2 Technology assessment in an integral technology policy

253

(2)

13.3 Results of the European digital video broadcasting

255

(3)

13.3.1 The DVB project

255

(1)

13.3.2 EU Directive on television standards

256

(1)

13.3.3 (draft) EU Directive on the Legal Protection against Piracy

257

(1)

13.4 Analytical model and digital video broadcasting

258

(4)

13.4.1 An integral technology policy on digital television

259

(1)

13.4.2 The conceptual model

259

(3)

13.5 The way ahead

262

(6)

13.5.1 Availability

262

(1)

13.5.2 Multiformity

263

(1)

13.5.3 Affordability

263

(1)

13.5.4 Cost allocation

264

(1)

13.5.5 One-stop shop

264

(2)

13.5.6 Privacy

266

(2)

13.6 Summary and conclusions

268

(3)

14 Future developments

271

(18)

Ronald de Bruin

14.1 Introduction

271

(1)

14.2 Two future scenarios for society

272

(5)

14.2.1 The pessimistic scenario

272

(2)

14.2.2 The optimistic scenario

274

(3)

14.3 Toward the digital area

277

(5)

14.3.1 The European DVB conditional access package

277

(1)

14.3.2 Migration paths for digital television and conditional access

278

(4)

14.4 Convergence

282

(4)

14.4.1 Technology

283

(2)

14.4.2 Policy and regulation

285

(1)

14.5 Summary and conclusions

286

(3)

Glossary

289

(10)

About the authors

299

(2)

Index

301

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