Digital television : a practical guide for engineers / Walter Fischer ; translated by H. von Renouard.

Author/creator Fischer, Walter, 1961-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Springer, ©2004.
Descriptionxv, 384 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects

SeriesSignals and communication technology
Signals and communication technology. ^A590468
Contents Introduction -- Analog television -- The MPEG data stream -- Digital video signal according to ITU-BT.R.601 (CCIR 601) -- Transforms to and from the frequency domain -- MPEG-2 video coding -- Compression of audio signals to MPEG and Dolby digital -- Teletext transmission to DVB -- A comparison of digital video standards -- Measurements on the MPEG-2 transport stream -- Picture quality analysis of digital TV signals -- Digital modulation basics -- Transmitting digital television signals by satellite - DVB-S -- DVB-S measuring technology -- Broadband cable transmission of digital TV signal (DVB-C) -- Broadband cable transmission according to ITU-T J83B -- Measuring digital TV signals in the broadband cable -- Orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) -- The terrestrial transmission of DTV signals (DVB-T) -- Measuring DVB-T signals -- Digital terrestrial TV to North American ATSC standard -- ATSC/8VSB measurements -- Digital terrestrial television according to ISDB-T -- Digital television throughout the world: an overview.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2003064070
ISBN3540011552 (alk. paper)