User ManualTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION7WHAT IS DIGITAL RADIO?8WHY DIGITAL RADIO?10TERRESTRIAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS11DRM – DIGITAL RADIO MONDIALE11Key Features of the System Design for the Markets to be Served by the DRM System11Brief Description of the DRM System12Transmitter Considerations17DRM+18DAB – EUREKA 14719System Development19Principal Advantages and Challenges19DAB Development Worldwide as of 200621Infrastructure Requirements25Synergies with Other Systems25Future Developments of DAB27Types of Receivers31JAPAN'S DIGITAL RADIO BROADCASTING (ISDB-TSB)35Overview35The Methods35Characteristics41Receivers41Overview of Services42Outlook for the Future43IBIQUITY HD RADIO SYSTEM44HD Radio Standards Activity45HD Radio AM and FM Receivers45HD Radio System Technical Design Overview46Core Services47HD Radio Subsystems50Receiver Systems52Features Common to North American Digital Radio Systems53Infrastructure Requirements56ISSUES RELATED TO TERRESTRIAL SYSTEMS58Spectrum Availability58The Implications of Simulcasting62Coverage63SATELLITE TRANSMISSION65WORLDSPACE – ITU-R SYSTEM D65Receiver Systems68SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO / XM SATELLITE RADIO69Sirius Overview70Deployment Status74MOBILE BROADCASTING CORP. AND TU MEDIA CORP. – ITU-R SYSTEM E75Receiver Systems75INTERNET RADIO (IR)76INTRODUCTION76BRINGING RADIO TO THE INTERNET76INTERNET RADIO PECULIARITIES77INTERNET RADIO AS A COMPLEMENT TO ESTABLISHED RADIO SERVICES78INTERNET-ONLY STATIONS: IR PORTALS AND MUSIC PORTALS79STREAMING TECHNOLOGY FOR RADIO SERVICES79INTERNET RADIO TERMINALS AND PLAYBACK DEVICES82INTERNET RADIO'S RELATION WITH THE TRADITIONAL RADIO83MEASURING AUDIENCE84CASE STUDIES86VRT86Virgin Radio86Swedish Radio multichannel audio distribution87SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS87SOME IMPORTANT RADIO PORTALS88SOME SOURCES FOR THE DIGITAL RADIO GUIDE91THE EUREKA 147 SYSTEM - SYSTEM DESCRIPTION94RELEVANT WORLD WIDE WEBSITES110GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS112Size: 1.63 MBPages: 118Language: EnglishOpen manual
