Broadband multimedia on the move with DVB-H

DVB-H is the newly standardized extension to DVB-T, aiming at the provision of IP datacasting (IPDC) services to mobile terminals. This tutorial paper outlines the structure of an interactive DVB-H platform and presents in brief the technical advances of the new specification. It also discusses some interesting scenarios of interactive and noninteractive services which can be directly deployed with the use of the DVB-H technology either as a stand-alone broadcast network or as a complement to existing cellular (2G/3G/ WLAN) infrastructures. Keywords DVB-H . Cellular/broadcast convergence . IP datacasting

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2008
• Where: MTA
• Authors: Georgios Gardikis, Georgios Xilouris, Charalabos Skianis, Anastasios Kourtis
• Keywords: DVB-H, DVB-H Technology, Interactive Dvb-h Platform, MTA 2008