Integrating DVB/MPEG2 Technology with IP Based Protocols and Applications into Satellite Architectures – How can this Open a New Market for Satellite Multimedia Services?

Rob De Poorter

The success of DVB on the one hand and of the Internet on the other hand has been the premise for the development of the DVB data Broadcasting Standard also known as DVB-SI-DAT standard. This standard already in commercial use in Europe and becoming a de-facto world-wide standard, is mainly used for the provision of IP based data broadcasting services as well as hybrid interactive services (e.g. satellite broadcast + terrestrial return).

Published
1999-07
Content type
Original Research
Keywords
interactive service, satellite communications, multimedia, IP over DVB
DOI
10.5594/M001182
ISBN
978-1-61482-948-5