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DRM update. DRM Development. Sep 96 – Informal meeting between 5 broadcast-related organizations Apr 97 – 1 st formal meeting of Digital Radio Mondiale TM (DRM TM ) Mar 98 – 20 broadcast-related organizations signed the MOU in Guangzhou , as a first step to the official inauguration.
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DRM Development • Sep 96 – Informal meeting between 5 broadcast-related organizations • Apr 97 – 1st formal meeting of Digital Radio MondialeTM (DRMTM) • Mar 98 – 20 broadcast-related organizations signed the MOU in Guangzhou, as a first step to the official inauguration
DRM Development • Apr 2001 – DRM's has gained approval by ITU-R's members. The recommendation is now referenced as ITU-R BS.1514 and under standardization process. • Sept 2001 – the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) published the technical standard for DRM’s on-air system. The document is called ETSI TS 101 980 V1.1.1
DRM Development • Nov 99 – Evaluation group carried out field test • 2002 – DRM is an international consortium of 72 broadcasters, network operators, manufacturers • 2003 – DRM is scheduled to launch
Digital AM System • iBOC • USA (MW) • In Band On Channel system, analog and digital Tx on same channel • Wider BW requirement than DRM • MPEG2 & OFDM
Digital AM System • DRM • Europe (LW, MW & SW) • Tx on same band, different channels. • Simulcast is underway • MPEG4, QAM & OFDM
IBOC Spectrum Fig 1 – AM Hybrid IBOC Spectrum Fig 2 – AM All digital IBOC Spectrum
IBOC Spectrum Fig 1 – AM Hybrid IBOC Spectrum
IBOC Spectrum Fig 2 – AM All digital IBOC Spectrum
DRM Field Test • Phase 1 • Nov 1999 ~ Mar 2000, point to point SW and MF transmission. • Transmission path testing. • Phase 2A • Jul ~ Aug 2000 • Audio quality and reliability test
DRM Field Test • Phase 2B • Dec 2000, broadcast in MF and LF bands. • 2001, transmission from Canada to Madagascar (13000km)
DRM Field Test • Latest Test • 12 June 2002, Long-term DRM tests from Deutsche Welle and Radio Netherlands Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles are continuing. • The latest phase involves simulcast (analog/digital) mode. • Carrier frequency: 15530kHz
DRM Field Test Commend • BBC – Compliance testing and specification validation Clear, Complete and Unambiguous
Features • Reinvigorate the use of frequency bands below 30 MHz – Short-Wave, Medium-Wave and Long-Wave • Improve sound quality, FM-like with the AM reach • Reduce interference by digital technique
Features • Wider coverage due to improved S/N • Alternative frequency switching and Single Frequency Network • Value added services: • Program labels • Text messages
Impact • Modification of existing transmission equipment is needed • New digital receivers is needed • Slightly reception improvement with existing output power • Better sound quality
Coming Up • OFTA invite RTHK to conduct a DRM trial test in Peng Chau at 810 kHz
DRM System • Non proprietary, open standard • uses existing AM broadcast frequency bands, 9 –10 KHz channel • Support SFN • Not support analog receivers • Simulcast is underway
Technical Info • Audio: • MPEG4 Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) + Spectral Band Replication (SBR) compressed audio: 20kbps / channel • RF: • QAM & ODFM (similar to DAB)
Digital Multiplex Audio Data Control signal MSC FAC SDC Multiplex
72 DRM-Members from 27 countries, 2002 Countries with DRM Members
16 QAM Constellation Change in amplitude and phase
MPEG-2 AAC • a high quality audio coding standard for 1 to 48 channels at sampling rates of 8 to 96 kHz, with multi-channel and multilingual capabilities. • AAC works at bit rates from 8 kbit/s for a mono speech signal up to 160 kbit/s for very high quality. • Three profiles of AAC provide varying levels of complexity and scalability.
MPEG-4 AAC • Coding and composition of natural and synthetic audio objects at a very wide range of bit rates • The representation for synthesized sound can be derived from text data or so-called instrument descriptions
MPEG-2 AAC Vs MPEG-4 AAC • MPEG-4 AAC has all the tools and functions of MPEG-2 AAC plus the Noise Substitution tool, a Long Term Predictor as well as extensions to support scalability
Useful Web Site • DRM: • official website: www.drm.org • www.ist-radiate.com • IBOC: www.ibiquity.com • MPEG: mpeg.telecomitalialab.com • ETSI Web site: www.etsi.org