Handbook of Mobile Broadcasting: DVB-H, DMB, ISDB-T, AND MEDIAFLO

Series:
Internet and Communications
Published:
April 15, 2008 by Auerbach Publications - 744 Pages
Editor(s):
Borko Furht, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA; Syed A. Ahson, Microsoft Corporation, Bellevue, Washington, USA

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ISBN 9781420053869
Cat# AU5386
 

Features

  • Serves as a single comprehensive source of information on mobile broadcasting, DVB-H, DMB, ISDB-T, and MediaFLO
  • Addresses video coding aspects of mobile broadcasting
  • Discusses signaling, optimization, implementation, and simulation of current state-of-the-art technologies
  • Presents current and future applications of mobile broadcasting
  • Includes standards for large scale content distribution protocols

    • Summary

    Operators are introducing mobile television and digital video content services globally. The Handbook of Mobile Broadcasting addresses all aspects of these services, providing a comprehensive reference on DVB-H, DMB, ISDB-T, and MediaFLO. Featuring contributions from experts in the field, the text presents technical standards and distribution protocols, offering detailed coverage of video coding, including design methodology and error resilience techniques; state-of-the-art technologies such as signaling, optimization, implementation, and simulation; and applications of mobile broadcasting, including emerging areas and new interactive services.

    Table of Contents

    Part I: Standards
    An Overview of the Emerging Digital Video Broadcasting–Handheld (DVB-H) Technology; David Coquil, Günther Hölbling, and Harald Kosch
    An Overview of Digital Video Broadcasting via Satellite Services to Handhelds (DVB-SH) Technology; I. Andrikopoulos (ed.), N. Chuberre, M. Cohen, O. Courseille, Régis Duval, J. Farineau, P. Laine, T. Quignon, L. Roullet, A. Serment, and M. Tatard
    An Overview of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting for Terrestrial (DMB-T; C. Katsigiannis, I. Foukarakis, D. I. Kaklamani, and I. S. Venieris
    Overview of ISDB-T: One-Segment Reception; Gunnar Bedicks, Jr. and Cristiano Akamine
    Comparative Study of Mobile Broadcasting Protocols: DVB-H, T-DMB, MBMS, and MediaFLO; C. Herrero and P. Vuorimaa

    PART II: Optimization and Simulation
    Hardware and Software Architectures for Mobile Multimedia Signal Processing; Benno Stabernack, Kai-Immo Wels, and Heiko Hübert
    Development of an H.264/AVC Main Profile Video Decoder Prototype Using a Platform-Based SOC Design Methodology; Huan-Kai Peng, Chun-Hsin Lee, Jian-Wen Chen, Tzu-Jen Lo, Yung-Hung Chang, Sheng-Tsung Hsu, Yuan-Chun Lin, Ping Chao, Wei-Cheng Hung, Kai-Yuan Jan, and Youn-Long Lin
    H.264/AVC Video Codec Design: A Hardwired Approach; Tung-Chien Chen, Chung-Jr Lian, Yu-Wen Huang, and Liang-Gee Chen
    Low-Power Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs) for Mobile Broadcasting Applications; J. Li, X. Zeng, and Y. Guo
    Application Layer Forward Error Correction for Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting; Thomas Stockhammer, Amin Shokrollahi, Mark Watson, Michael Luby, and Tiago Gasiba

    Part III: Technology
    Time and Frequency Synchronization Schemes for OFDM-Based Mobile Broadcasting; Xianbin Wang, Yiyan Wu, and Jean-Yves Chouinard
    Antenna Diversity Schemes Suitable for Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)-Based Standards; D. A. Zarbouti, D. A. Kateros, D. I. Kaklamani, and G. N. Prezerakos
    Soft Handover Techniques for Time-Slicing-Based Broadcast Systems; Gunther May
    Transmission Aspects and Service Discovery Strategy for Seamless Handover in DVB-H; Jani Väre and Tommi Auranen
    Radio Resource Management Schemes for Mobile Terrestrial and Satellite Broadcasting; Nikos Dimitriou
    Dynamic Forward Error Control Schemes; Qingchun Chen and Kam-Yiu Lam
    Air Interface Enhancements for Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service; Américo Correia, Nuno Souto, João Carlos Silva, and Armando Soares
    Optimization of Packet Scheduling Schemes; Hongfei Du, Linghang Fan, and Barry G. Evans
    Finite-State Models for Simulating the Packet Error Behavior of a Mobile
    Broadcasting System Operating in a Multipath Channel Environment; Jussi Poikonen, Jarkko Paavola, and Valery Ipatov
    Performance Analysis of the DVB-H Link Layer Forward Error Correction; Heidi Himmanen, Tero Jokela, Jarkko Paavola, and Valery Ipatov

    PART IV: Applications
    DVB-H Systems and Receivers; F. Boronat, R. Llorente, J. Lloret, and D. Vicente
    Video Streaming and Related Applications in the Mobile Environment; P. Fouliras
    Live Video and On-Demand Streaming; I. S. Venieris, E. Kosmatos, C. Papagianni, and G. N. Prezerakos
    Broadcasting Techniques for Video on Demand in Wireless Networks; Duc A. Tran and Thinh Nguyen

    Index

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