Report ITU-R BT.2140-14
Policy on Intellectual Property Right (IPR)
Note by the Chairman
List of participants
Part 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part 1
Chapter 1 to Part 1
1 Introduction
1.1 Purpose
1.2 General
1.3 Why Digital? – Technical considerations
1.4 Why digital? – Commercial and regulatory considerations
1.5 How digital? – Technical and regulatory considerations
1.6 How digital? – Commercial considerations
1.7 ITU activities
1.8 The scope and the future of SG 6
1.8.1 Introduction
1.8.2 The digital broadcasting chain
1.8.3 Outline for the future
Chapter 2 to Part 1
2 Overview of broadcasting technologies
2.1 Introduction
2.1.1 ITU-R
2.1.2 ITU‑T
SG 9 – Television and sound transmission and integrated broadband cable
networks
http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/studygroups/com15/index.asp.
SG 16 – Multimedia coding, systems and applications.
2.1.3 ITU-D
2.1.4 Regional Radiocommunication Conference
2.1.5 World Radiocommunication Conference
2.2 Analogue broadcasting technologies and systems
2.3 Planning considerations for analogue and digital systems
2.3.1 Background
2.3.2 Sharing broadcasting frequencies bands with other
primary services
2.4 Digital broadcasting technologies and systems
2.4.1 Digital fundamentals
2.4.2 Background
2.5 Digital sound broadcasting
2.5.1 Description of digital sound broadcasting systems
2.6 Digital terrestrial television broadcasting
2.6.1 Introduction
2.6.2 Description of digital television broadcasting
systems
2.7 Summary
2.8 Evaluation of potential digital sound and TV broadcasting
systems
2.8.1 Evaluation of specific terrestrial digital sound
and TV broadcasting
2.8.2 Hybrid systems
Chapter 3 to Part 1
3 Application and implementation of digital broadcasting
3.1 Regulatory considerations
3.2 Efficient usage of broadcasting spectrum
3.3 Requirements of sound and television broadcasting services
3.3.1 Network aspects
3.3.2 Receiver aspects
3.4 Aspects related to the interoperability of systems
3.5 Components of digital sound broadcasting equipment
3.5.1 Transmitters
3.5.2 Antennas for transmission
3.5.3 Receivers
3.6 Components of digital television broadcasting equipment
3.6.1 Transmitters
3.6.2 Antennas for transmission
3.6.3 Receivers
3.7 Data broadcasting
3.8 Broadcasting services for mobile reception
3.9 Interference aspects
3.9.1 Interference free reception in the mobile
environment
3.9.2 Impact of interference in end user environment
Chapter 4 to Part 1
4 Transition issues
4.1 Spectrum availability
4.1.1 Considerations for the digital broadcasting
4.1.2 General considerations on broadcasting planning
4.2 Broadcasting planning principles
4.2.1 General considerations
4.2.2 Coverage of an allotment area
4.2.3 Allotment test points
4.3 Quality of service
4.4 Economical aspects of spectrum utilization
4.5 Health, safety and other legal considerations
4.6 Switchover analogue to digital
4.6.1 Simulcast of analogue and digital services
4.6.2 Possible mechanisms for the implementation of
digital broadcasting
4.6.3 Switchover overview
Annex 1 to Part 1 Case studies
1 Australia
2 Brazil
3 Bulgaria
4 Canada
5 China
6 Germany
7 Guinea
8 Italy
8.1 Spectrum policy
8.1.1 Italian Plan for DTT and the “internal digital
dividend”
8.1.2 The local/private broadcasters phenomenon
8.1.3 Migration to DVB-T2 system
8.1.4 Tables on multiplexes in use, contents and other
details
8.2 Monitoring systems
9 Japan
10 Kenya
11 Mexico
12 Russian Federation
13 Tanzania
14 Thailand
15 United States of America
16 Republic of Korea
16.1 Digital
TV for fixed reception
16.2 T-DMB for mobile reception
17 Venezuela
18 OCDE
19 European Union
20 Rwanda
20.1 Implementation roadmap and strategy
20.2 Transition progress
20.3 Challenges
Attachment 1 to Annex 1 (Part 1) Minimum
Technical Specifications of Set
Top Box (STB) for Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) in
Rwanda
Attachment 2 to Annex 1 (Part 1)
Digital frequency planning of Rwanda
Annex 2 to Part 1 Glossary (Abbreviations)
Part 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 to Part 2
1.1 ATSC
1.1.1 Overview of the ATSC digital television system
1.1.2 ATSC-M/H system
overview
1.1.3 System configuration signaling
1.2 DVB-T
1.2.1 DVB-T variants
1.2.2 Hierarchical variant
1.2.3 Guard interval
1.2.4 DVB-T in Band III
1.3 DVB-H
1.3.1 Building and validating an open and scalable
network architecture
1.3.2 Content, services and applications
1.3.3 User devices
1.3.4 Networks
1.4 ISDB-T
1.4.1 ISDB-T transmission parameters
1.4.2 Hierarchical transmission
1.4.3 Outline of ISDB-T
1.5 Terrestrial digital multimedia broadcasting
1.5.1 T-DMB general
1.5.2 System architecture
1.5.3 Video service transmission architecture
1.5.4 Video multiplexer architecture
1.5.5 T-DMB specifications
1.6 LMDS (local multipoint distribution system)
1.6.1 Use of LMDS systems
(All sub-sections describe the situation in European Union. Other
administrations are invited to provide further information on their own scenarios.)
1.6.2 Some key factors in the technology
1.6.3 Technological trends and objective constraints
1.6.4 Target market foreseen for LMDS
1.7 Forward link only
1.7.1 Introduction
1.7.2 Forward link only system architecture
1.7.3 Forward link only system overview
1.7.4 FLO specification
Chapter 2 to Part 2
2.1 Aspects related to interoperability of systems
2.1.1 Digital reception
2.1.2 Encouragement to deployment of digital receivers
2.1.3 Consumer information on digital equipment and
switchover
2.1.4 Integrated digital television receivers
2.1.5 Digital connectivity
2.1.6 Access for users with special needs
2.1.7 Removal of obstacles to the reception of digital
broadcasting
2.1.8 Effects on citizens
2.2 Mobile services
2.2.1 Sound
2.2.2 Mobile TV
2.2.3 Enhanced mobile TV
Chapter 3 to Part 2
3.1 Report of TG 6/8
3.2 UMTS/GSM and DVB-T convergence
3.3 Market impact
3.3.1 Market complexity; plurality of scenarios and
stakeholders
3.3.2 The case for public intervention
3.4 General strategy and coordination
3.4.1 Transparent strategy and monitoring
3.4.2 Regulation allowing for business autonomy and
cooperation
3.4.3 Proportionate and technologically neutral
regulation
3.5 Problems related to the interoperability of systems
3.5.1 Digital reception
3.5.2 Encouragement to deployment of digital receivers
3.5.3 Consumer information on digital equipment and
switchover
3.5.4 Integrated digital television receivers
3.5.5 Digital connectivity
3.5.6 Interoperability of services
3.5.7 Access for users with special needs
3.5.8 Removal of obstacles to the reception of digital
broadcasting
3.6 Precautions to control the direct health effects of RF
radiation
3.6.1 Employee (occupational) precautionary measures
3.6.2 Precautionary measures in relation to the general
public
3.7 Precautions to control the indirect RF radiation hazards
3.8 Field‑strength values to be determined
3.9 Additional evaluation methods
3.9.1 Dosimetry
3.9.2 Specific absorption rate measurement
3.9.3 Electric field measurement
3.9.4 Temperature measurement
3.9.5 Calorimetric measurement
3.9.6 Body current measurement
3.9.7 Contact current measurement
3.9.8 Touch voltage measurement
3.10 Legal consideration
Annex 1 to Part 2 Case studies
1 Australia
1.1 Digital terrestrial television broadcasting in Australia
1.2 DTTB System Selection
1.3 Simulcast of SDTV and HDTV programmes
1.4 Use of single frequency networks
1.5 Planning parameters and interference threshold limits
1.6 Comparison of ITU-R and Australian television planning
parameters
1.6.1 Digital television minimum median field strengths
1.6.2 Digital television protection ratios
1.7 Regulatory framework
1.8 Digital switchover
1.9 Digital dividend
1.10 Planning the restack of DTTB to achieve the digital dividend
1.10.1 Restack channel planning
1.10.2 Television licence area plans
1.10.3 Indicative restack channel chart
1.10.4 Implementation of the restack
2 Brazil
2.1 National Policies
2.2 Spectrum usage
2.3 DTT implementation
2.4 New services offered by DTT
2.5 Brazilian digital terrestrial television standards
3 Bulgaria
3.1 Background of country TV broadcasting market
3.1.1 TV Programme licences
3.1.2 Public/Commercial/Temporary licensed operators
3.1.3 Cable/Satellite/Terrestrial delivery
3.1.4 Digital terrestrial TV broadcasting
3.2 Purpose and mission of the analogue to digital terrestrial TV
transition
3.3 Impact of the digital terrestrial broadcasting Plan of RRC-06
and GE-06 Agreement
3.4 Transition to digital terrestrial TV broadcasting
3.4.1 First phase-start of the transition
3.4.2 Second phase of the transition
3.4.3 Allotment zones
3.4.4 HDTV
3.4.5 One Year Simulcast Limitation
3.4.6 “Must carry” obligation
3.4.7 Analogue switch-off
3.4.8 Digital dividend
4 Canada
4.1 National planning strategies and policy considerations
4.1.1 Introduction
4.2 DTV/HDTV history
4.2.1 The early years
The Current Players and the Issues
Test results
5 Germany
6 Guinea
Legal and regulatory aspects
Legal and regulatory framework for DTT
Technical aspects
7 Italy
7.1 The EVA system
7.1.1 System architecture
7.1.2 The measuring section
7.1.3 The communication section
7.1.4 The monitor user interface
7.1.5 Report and analysis section
7.1.6 Quality certification
7.2 “Rete Leggera”
7.2.1 DTTB measurements
7.2.2 WEB user interface
7.2.3 Radio facilities
8 Japan
8.1 History in brief
8.2 Situation with frequencies
8.3 Transmission antennas
8.4 Technical characteristics of ISDB-T
8.5 Outline of ISDB-T transmission scheme, related ARIB standards and
ITU-R Recommendations
8.6 Emergency warnings through broadcasting
8.6.1 Automatic activation of handheld receivers by
emergency warning system signals (see Recommendations ITU-R BT./BO.1774)
8.6.2 Earthquake and tsunami information services via
data broadcasting
8.6.3 Broadcasting early warnings of earthquakes
8.7 Termination of analogue TV broadcasting in Japan
8.7.1 Consultation office
8.7.2 Support for reception
8.7.3 Publicity
8.7.4 Notification through analogue TV broadcasting
9 Kenya
9.1 Kenya’s preparations for digital terrestrial broadcasting
9.1.1 National preparations towards the RRC
9.1.2 National Preparatory Committee
9.1.3 Regional preparations
9.1.4 Kenya’s technical bases for digital planning
9.1.5 Kenya’s assignments in the Geneva 2006 Plan (GE06)
9.2 Post RRC-06 activities regarding digital broadcasting
9.3 Establishment of the digital migration taskforce
9.3.1 Role of the taskforce
9.3.2 Recommendations of the taskforce
9.4 Digital Television Committee
9.5 Initial roll out of DTT in Kenya
9.5.1 Trial DVB-T digital network
9.5.2 DVB-H digital broadcasting network (mobile TV)
9.6 Migration from analogue to digital terrestrial broadcasting
9.6.1 Introduction
9.6.2 Restructuring of the DTC
9.6.3 Digital infrastructure roll out plan in Kenya
9.7 Programmes transport system
9.8 Set-top boxes
9.8.1 Standardization
9.8.2 Tax exemptions for STBs
9.8.3 Marketing of STBs
9.9 Making migration visible to consumers
9.9.1 Digital migration logo/identity
9.9.2 Consumer awareness campaign and publicity
9.10 Broadcast signal distribution
9.10.1 Licensing of first broadcast signal distributor
9.10.2 Licensing of second broadcast signal distributor
9.10.3 Obligations of the signal distributor
9.11 Developments in policy and legislative arena
9.11.1 The Kenya Communications (Amendment) Act
9.11.2 Public notification
9.12 Harmonization at the East Africa Community level
10 Russian Federation
Strategy basics for transition from analogue to digital broadcasting within an
individual region (based on the experience of introduction of DVB-T broadcasting
in the Primorsky region of Russia)
Overall strategy of updating the regional TV and radio transmission network and
transition to digital broadcasting in the region
Stages of comprehensive modernization of the regional TV and radio broadcasting
network
Overall description of information and interactive services and products based
on digital TV broadcasting. The initial stage of introduction of the services
in the region
Construction of a united interactive multipurpose information system on the
basis of digital TV broadcasting in a region
11 Tanzania
Digital Migration Policy in Tanzania
12 Thailand
12.1 Technology selection
12.2 Frequency band
12.3 Licensing and regulatory framework
12.4 Network licenses and network deployment plan
12.5 Multiplex composition
12.6 DVB-T2 parameters and capacity management
12.7 Network planning
12.7.1 Planning parameters and targets
12.7.2 Planning approach
12.7.3 Overview of planning results
12.8 Other matters
13 United States of America
14 Republic of Korea
14.1 Digital TV for fixed reception
14.2 T-DMB for mobile reception
15 Venezuela
Digital Radio and Television project – Development stages
Trials
Annex 2 to Part 2