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Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB)

The International Standard for Digital Television

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  • This book contains first-hand information about the most recent developments in consumer electronics.
  • The DVB group developed the standards which are being used in Europe, Australia, Southeast Asia and many other parts of the world.
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Digital Television — a First Summary

    • Ulrich Reimers
    Pages 1-18
  3. MPEG Source Coding of Audio Signals

    • Ulrich Reimers
    Pages 35-55
  4. MPEG-2 Systems and Multiplexing

    • Ulrich Reimers
    Pages 89-98
  5. Digital Modulation Techniques

    • Ulrich Reimers
    Pages 135-167
  6. Conditional Access for Digital Television

    • Ulrich Reimers
    Pages 169-174
  7. The Cable Standard and Its Decoding Technique

    • Ulrich Reimers
    Pages 195-224
  8. Measurement Techniques for Digital Television

    • Ulrich Reimers
    Pages 257-276
  9. Bibliography

    • Ulrich Reimers
    Pages 277-283
  10. Acronyms and Abbreviations

    • Ulrich Reimers
    Pages 285-289
  11. Back Matter

    Pages 291-295

About this book

Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) is the name for a long list of innovative technical systems for television, radio and data broadcasting. In the world of consumer electronics the DVB systems are the most important developments worldwide. Services based on the DVB systems are in operation in many parts of the world. Even in the USA DVB systems are in operation.

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"Dr. Reimers has been described as the Father of the DVB…and no one is better qualified to write about [its] developments… A real strength of this book is that in every case it not only provides the detailed technical information about the part of the system that is under consideration, but it also explains the background requirements that the engineers were striving to satisfy, and goes on to explain why the various technical decisions were arrived at. Having worked your way carefully through the chapter on source coding of video signals, for example, you begin to understand what the original difficulties were, what the various options were, and why the particular solutions were chosen … As well as satisfying its main aims, Digital Video Broadcasting is an excellent reference book which covers most aspects of digital television engineering, and the author has helpfully gathered together in one place the key technical facts that would otherwise require you to have access to a dozen other books. Whether you are searching for information on digital coding systems, on compression, JPEG, the differences between MPEG1 and MPEG2, or whether you need to know how several different types of signals can be multiplexed together, or what the effects of using different error correction coding parameters will be, the information is there in the book. Equally importantly, you can actually find what you are looking for, because the index has been compiled with care. There is an extensive and useful bibliography which will be helpful for those readers who might want to know more about particular topics, and a comprehensive list of acronyms and abbreviations relating to digital broadcasting … If you want a technical book to explain about digital broadcasting – this is certainly the one to buy."

–Image Technology

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Nachrichtentechnik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Deutschland

    Ulrich Reimers

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