DVB-H and IP Datacast—Broadcast to Handheld Devices

Author

Kornfeld, Michael ; May, Gunther

Author_Institution

Inst. fur Nachrichtentech., Technische Univ. Braunschweig

Volume

53

Issue

1

fYear

2007

fDate

3/1/2007 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

161

Lastpage

170

Abstract

DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld) is the digital broadcast standard for transmitting broadcast content to handheld terminal devices, developed by the International DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) Project. DVB-H is based on the DVB-T standard for digital terrestrial television but tailored to the special requirements of the pocket-size class of receivers. The IP Datacast specification, which was also recently standardized, contributes the higher layer protocols to build a complete end-to-end system. This article presents an overview of the DVB-H and IP Datacast systems with respect to features and technology. An outlook on DVB-H network deployment is given

Keywords

IP networks; digital video broadcasting; protocols; television receivers; DVB-T standard; IP Datacast system; International DVB-H Project; broadcast content transmission; digital broadcast standard; digital terrestrial television; digital video broadcasting-handheld; handheld terminal devices; higher layer protocol; receivers; Data communication; Digital video broadcasting; Handheld computers; Mobile TV; Personal digital assistants; Protocols; Standards development; TV broadcasting; TV receivers; Telecommunication standards; DVB-H; Digital broadcasting; IP Datacast; handheld terminal; mobile TV;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Broadcasting, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9316

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TBC.2006.889210

Filename

4114803