Digital Television: MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and Principles of the DVB System - Softcover

Benoit, H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471238104 ISBN 13: 9780471238102

Publisher: Wiley, 1997

Synopsis

Written as an authoritative introduction, this text describes the technology of digital television broadcasting. It gives a thorough technical description of the underlying principles of the DVB standard following the logical progression of signal processing steps, as well as COFDM modulation, source and channel coding, MPEG compression and multiplexing methods, conditional access and set-top box technology. If you are looking for a concise technical `briefing' that will quickly get you up to speed with the subject without getting lost in the detail - this is the book you need.After an overview of analogue TV systems and video digitization formats, the author then examines the various steps of signal processing - taken in order from transmission to reception - to facilitate an understanding of the architecture and function of the main blocks of the Integrated Receiver/Decoder (IRD) or "set-top" box. Herve Benoit focuses attention on the very complex problems that need to be solved in order to define reliable standards for broadcasting digital pictures to the consumer and gives solutions chosen for the current DVB system.

About this title

From the Publisher

This book describes the underlying principles of digital television and its implementation through the European Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) System. Overviewing analog TV systems and video digitization formats, the book describes the steps for setting up a digital television system.

About the Author

Field Application Group Manager, Philips Semiconductors, France

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471238104
• ISBN 13: 9780471238102
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200