Policy on Intellectual Property Right (IPR)
Note by the Chairman
List of participants
Chapter 1 to Part 1
1 Introduction
1.1 Purpose of Report
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
4.2.4 Digital sound
broadcasting in HF bands
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
Appendix 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 United States of America
15 Republic of Korea
15.1 Digital TV for fixed reception
15.2 T-DMB for mobile reception
16 Venezuela
17 OCDE
18 European Union
Appendix 2 to Part 1 Glossary (Abbreviations)
Part 2
Chapter 1 to Part 2
1.1 Digital Radio Mondiale
1.1.1 Features of the
system design for the markets to be served by the Digital Radio Mondiale system
1.1.2 Brief description of
the DRM system
1.1.3 Transmitter
considerations
1.1.4 Over the air
1.1.5 Selecting,
demodulation and decoding of a DRM system signal at a receiver
1.1.6 Ongoing case study
in Italy since 2006: DRM daytime MW Tests for frequencies below 1 MHz
1.2 T-DAB general
1.2.1 Frequency bands
1.2.2 T-DAB in Band III
1.2.3 Location of
transmitters
1.3 IBOC
1.3.1 IBOC
overview
1.3.2 The IBOC System
Technical Design
1.3.3 System components
1.3.4 Operating modes
1.3.5 Generation of the
signal
1.3.6 Reception of the
signal
1.4 ISDB-TSB
1.4.1 Features of ISDB-TSB
1.4.2 Transmission
parameters
1.4.3 Source coding
1.4.4 Multiplexing
1.4.5 Channel coding
1.4.6 Delay adjustment
1.4.7 Modulation
1.5 ATSC
1.5.1 Overview of the ATSC
digital television system
1.5.2 ATSC-M/H system overview
1.5.3 System configuration
signaling
1.6 DVB-T
1.6.1 DVB-T variants
1.6.2 Hierarchical variant
1.6.3 Guard interval
1.6.4 DVB-T in Band III
1.7 DVB-H
1.7.1 Building and
validating an open and scalable network architecture
1.7.2 Content, services
and applications
1.7.3 User devices
1.7.4 Networks
1.8 ISDB-T
1.8.1 ISDB-T transmission
parameters
1.8.2 Hierarchical
transmission
1.8.3 Outline of ISDB-T
1.9 Terrestrial digital multimedia broadcasting
1.9.1 T-DMB general
1.9.2 System architecture
1.9.3 Video service
transmission architecture
1.9.4 Video multiplexer
architecture
1.9.5 T-DMB specifications
1.10 LMDS (local multipoint
distribution system)
1.10.1 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.)
1.10.2 Some key factors in
the technology
1.10.3 Technological
trends and objective constraints
1.10.4 Target market
foreseen for LMDS
1.11 Forward link only
1.11.1 Introduction
1.11.2 Forward link only
system architecture
1.11.3 Forward link only
system overview
1.11.4 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 DRM simulcast
3.4 Service planning
3.4.1 DRM overview
3.5 Market impact
3.5.1 Market complexity;
plurality of scenarios and stakeholders
3.5.2 The case for public
intervention
3.6 General strategy and
coordination
3.6.1 Transparent strategy
and monitoring
3.6.2 Regulation allowing
for business autonomy and cooperation
3.6.3 Proportionate and
technologically neutral regulation
3.7 Problems related to the
interoperability of systems
3.7.1 Digital reception
3.7.2 Encouragement to
deployment of digital receivers
3.7.3 Consumer information
on digital equipment and switchover
3.7.4 Integrated digital
television receivers
3.7.5 Digital connectivity
3.7.6 Interoperability of
services
3.7.7 Access for users
with special needs
3.7.8 Removal of obstacles
to the reception of digital broadcasting
3.8 Precautions to control the
direct health effects of RF radiation
3.8.1 Employee
(occupational) precautionary measures
3.8.2 Precautionary
measures in relation to the general public
3.9 Precautions to control the
indirect RF radiation hazards
3.10 Field‑strength values to
be determined
3.11 Additional evaluation methods
3.11.1 Dosimetry
3.11.2 Specific absorption
rate measurement
3.11.3 Electric field
measurement
3.11.4 Temperature
measurement
3.11.5 Calorimetric
measurement
3.11.6 Body current
measurement
3.11.7 Contact current
measurement
3.11.8 Touch voltage
measurement
3.12 Legal consideration
Appendix 1 to Part 2
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
1.7 Digital television minimum
median field strengths
1.8 Digital television protection
ratios
2 Brazil
2.1 National Policies
2.2 Spectrum usage
2.3 Current situation on 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 United States of America
13 Republic of Korea
13.1 Digital TV for fixed reception
13.2 T-DMB for mobile reception
14 Venezuela
Digital Radio and Television project – Development stages
Trials
Appendix 2 to Part 2