A tutorial on the Digital Audio-Visual Council (DAVIC) standardisation activity

Author

Donnelly, A. ; Smythe, C.

Author_Institution

British Glass Technol., Sheffield, UK

Volume

9

Issue

1

fYear

1997

fDate

2/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

46

Lastpage

56

Abstract

International compatibility for the distribution of video and multimedia content through communication networks is something which has thus far not been achieved. New digital systems provide an opportunity for global compatibility between audio and video transmission and full multimedia communications incorporating text, data, audio, still and moving video in an interactive environment. It is with this commercial opportunity in mind that the Digital Audio-Visual Council (DAVIC) has been created and its first standards, DAVIC1.0 and 1.1, have been released. In Europe the European Commission is actively supporting the development of DAVIC through its Advanced Communications Technologies and Services (ACTS) initiative but DAVIC has widespread international support

Keywords

broadcasting; digital communication; interactive video; multimedia communication; standardisation; telecommunication networks; telecommunication standards; visual communication; ACTS; Advanced Communications Technologies and Services; DAVIC1.0 standard; DAVIC1.1 standard; Digital Audio-Visual Council; European Commission; audio; audio transmission; communication networks; data; digital systems; global compatibility; interactive environment; international compatibility; moving video; multimedia communications; multimedia content distribution; standardisation activity; still video; text; video distribution; video on demand; video transmission;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electronics & Communication Engineering Journal

Publisher

iet

ISSN

0954-0695

Type

jour

DOI

10.1049/ecej:19970111

Filename

581227