The only single, comprehensive textbook on all aspects of digitaltelevision
The next few years will see a major revolution in the technologyused to deliver television services as the world moves from analogto digital television. Presently, all existing textbooks dealingwith analog television standards (NTSC and PAL) are becomingobsolete as the prevalence of digital technology continues tobecome more widespread. Now, Digital Television: Technology andStandards fills the need for a single, authoritative textbook thatcovers all aspects of digital television technology.
Divided into three main sections, Digital Televisionexplores:
* Video: MPEG-2, which is at the heart of all digital videobroadcasting services
* Audio: MPEG-2 Advanced Audio Coding and Dolby AC-3, which will beused internationally in digital video broadcasting systems
* Systems: MPEG, modulation transmission, forward error correction,datacasting, conditional access, and digital storage media commandand control
Complete with tables, illustrations, and figures, this valuabletextbook includes problems and laboratories at the end of eachchapter and also offers a number of exercises that allow studentsto implement the various techniques discussed using MATLAB. Theauthors' coverage of implementation and theory makes this apractical reference for professionals, as well as an indispensabletextbook for advanced undergraduates and graduate-level students inelectrical engineering and computer science programs.