An overview on the standard of digital video broadcasting – terrestrial

Abstract

The  Digital  Video  Broadcasting  (DVB)  is  an  industry-led  consortium  integrated  by  broadcasters,  manufactures,  network operators, software developers and regulatory bodies, among others. It was created in order to designate technical standards for the global delivery of digital television services. DVB standards for digital television have been  adopted  in  Europe,  Middle  East,  Southern  Africa,  and  Australasia.  Moreover,  the  DVB  has  been  adopted  in  Colombia  and  Panama  as  the  terrestrial  digital  television  system  (DVB-T/T2).  The  DVB  standard  is  a  set  of  specifications for integrating multimedia as a unique base for information, education, business, and entertainment development. The standard describes the coding constraints that apply to the use of the MPEG 2/4 specifications in the digital television system including mandatory, main and optional enhanced services. However, launching DVB requires of agreements among broadcasters, network operators and manufacturers on setting parameters, along with government regulations. In this paper, an overview of key elements – in technical specifications – is compiled from DVB-T/T2 documents, along with actions taken in regard to the release of DVB-T/T2 in Colombia.