Bruin R., Smits J. Digital Video Broadcasting: Technology, Standards and Regulations

Artech House, 1999, 338 p
ISBN: 1-58053-391-4
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.
This unique resource places special focus on the European initiatives on DVB, which experts agree have high potential to become the world standards. The book 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.Digital Video Broadcasting: Technology, Standards and Regulations serves as an excellent overview of DVB for policy makers, managers and engineers in government, and business and academic institutions involved in media, telecommunications, and the terminal equipment industry.