Grundig Digital Radio manual Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1	INTRODUCTION		7
2 WHAT IS DIGITAL RADIO?			8
3	WHY DIGITAL RADIO?		10
4	TERRESTRIAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS		11
	4.1	DRM – DIGITAL RADIO MONDIALE	11
	4.1.1 Key Features of the System Design for the Markets to be Served by the DRM System		11
	4.1.2 Brief Description of the DRM System		12
	4.1.3	Transmitter Considerations	17
	4.1.4	DRM+	18
	4.2	DAB – EUREKA 147	19
	4.2.1	System Development	19
	4.2.2 Principal Advantages and Challenges		19
	4.2.3 DAB Development Worldwide as of 2006		21
	4.2.4	Infrastructure Requirements	25
	4.2.5 Synergies with Other Systems		25
	4.2.6 Future Developments of DAB		27
	4.2.7	Types of Receivers	31
	4.3	JAPAN'S DIGITAL RADIO BROADCASTING (ISDB-TSB)	35
	4.3.1	Overview	35
	4.3.2	The Methods	35
	4.3.3	Characteristics	41
	4.3.4	Receivers	41
	4.3.5	Overview of Services	42
	4.3.6 Outlook for the Future		43
	4.4	IBIQUITY HD RADIO SYSTEM	44
	4.4.1 HD Radio Standards Activity		45
	4.4.2 HD Radio AM and FM Receivers		45
	4.4.3 HD Radio System Technical Design Overview		46
	4.4.4	Core Services	47
	4.4.5	HD Radio Subsystems	50
	4.4.6	Receiver Systems	52
	4.4.7 Features Common to North American Digital Radio Systems		53
	4.4.8	Infrastructure Requirements	56
	4.5	ISSUES RELATED TO TERRESTRIAL SYSTEMS	58
	4.5.1	Spectrum Availability	58
	4.5.2 The Implications of Simulcasting		62
	4.5.3	Coverage	63
5	SATELLITE TRANSMISSION		65
	5.1	WORLDSPACE – ITU-R SYSTEM D	65
	5.1.1	Receiver Systems	68
	5.2	SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO / XM SATELLITE RADIO	69
	5.2.1	Sirius Overview	70
	5.2.2	Deployment Status	74
	5.3	MOBILE BROADCASTING CORP. AND TU MEDIA CORP. – ITU-R SYSTEM E	75
	5.3.1	Receiver Systems	75
6	INTERNET RADIO (IR)		76
	6.1	INTRODUCTION	76
	6.2	BRINGING RADIO TO THE INTERNET	76

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