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Technology - Digital Broadcasting 4 - Sound and Narrowband

Synopsis

We discuss three types of digital broadcasting for sound and data applications. Firstly, the low data rate systems RDS and DirectBand. Then we explain the capabilities and limitations of Digital Radio Mondaile and the two USA-based In-Band-On-Channel HD Radio systems. Finally we discuss the major wideband audio broadcasting system, Eureka 147, and the satellite systems of WorldSpace, Sirius and XM.

Table of Contents

  • 1. Synopsis
  • 2. Introduction
  • 3. Narrowband Digital Audio Broadcasting
    • 3.1 FM RDS
      • 3.1.1 Traffic messages
      • 3.1.2 Apple’s iPod RDS patent
    • 3.2 FM DirectBand
    • 3.3 Digital Radio Modiale (DRM)
      • 3.3.1 Receivers
    • 3.4 In-Band-On-Channel (IBOC) HD Radio
      • 3.4.1 HDC and SBR
      • 3.4.2 Receiver chipsets
  • 4. Digital Audio/Multimedia Broadcasting (DAB/DMB)
    • 4.1 Eureka 147
      • 4.1.1 TMC/TPEG and other data services
      • 4.1.2 Rewind memory functions
      • 4.1.3 Musicam
      • 4.1.4 Improving sound quality
      • 4.1.5 Adoption in the UK and elsewhere
      • 4.1.6 Fixed, portable and handheld receivers
      • 4.1.7 Receiver chipsets
    • 4.2 Multiple transmitters for DAB and DTTB
    • 4.3 Commercial and administrative differences
  • 5. Satellite systems
    • 5.1 WorldSpace
    • 5.2 Sirius
    • 5.3 XM
  • 6. Related reports

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Number of pages: 11

Status: Archived

Last update: 14 February 2006
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Author: Robin Whittle

NOTE: This report has been archived

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