Title :
User-centric requirements and design of a testbed for iDTV in alpine rural areas
Author :
Bensi, E. ; Franco, Giuseppe ; Anastassova, M. ; Ibarra, O. Mayora
Author_Institution :
DIGILAB, Bolzano
Abstract :
SAMBA (system for advanced interactive digital television and mobile services in BrAzil) EU project goal is that of providing users in remote communities with means for accessing interactive digital television (iDTV) services. In this paper we present SAMBA approach based on Power Line Communications (PLC) as return channel for iDTV and results from the preliminary user-requirements analysis for such technology.
Keywords :
carrier transmission on power lines; digital television; interactive television; PLC; SAMBA; alpine rural areas; iDTV; interactive digital television; power line communications; telecommunication channel; Banking; Digital TV; HDTV; Information analysis; Isolation technology; Power line communications; Professional activities; Programmable control; System testing; Web and internet services; iDTV; power line communications; user studies;
Conference_Titel :
Consumer Electronics, 2008. ISCE 2008. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Vilamoura
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2422-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2422-1
DOI :
10.1109/ISCE.2008.4559557
