Mobile TV Training Course Benefits
Television has become a technology and medium that has had a major impact on our lives. However, normally we expect to watch TV when at home, i.e. when static on a mains-powered TV.
However, customer surveys and tests have indicated that there is a considerable demand for TV that can be viewed when people are away from home, taking their TV screen with them.
As soon a technology becomes mobile, there are a number of wireless problems to be addressed: handover between base stations, power capabilities of the mobile unit, battery capacity versus size, screen resolution etc.
These are two opposing strategies for delivering TV services to mobile consumers and this two day course explores these two approaches:
- MBMS: Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service
- DVB-H: The Handheld version of Digital Video Broadcasting
MBMS is a unidirectional point to multipoint bearer that runs over UMTS networks (Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service or 3G) mobile terminals. With most 3G networks in Europe being under-used and with much spare capacity, carrying TV programming is an appealing financial prospect for 3G operators.
DVB-H is the mobile version of the already successfully deployed DVB-T (terrestrial) service, for example in the UK this is Freeview. DVB-H uses a dedicated network and radio frequency.
This 2-day course explains each of these and brings out the relative positions of each in the marketplace.
Who Should Attend
Technical staff seeking an authoritative coverage of Mobile TV, MBMS and DVB-H will find this course invaluable.
Course Pre-requisites
Attendees should have prior technical experience working with a mobile or wireless technology prior to attending the course.
Why this course?
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Course Structure
Why Mobile TV?
The Market
The Programming
The Two Approaches:
- The place of MBMS - Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service
- Evolution of DVB-H – Handheld Digital Video Broadcasting
Mobile Technology and Radio Spectrum
Flat and Flexible Screens
Sound and Video Standards
- MPEG2/4, MP3, etc
Some Mobile Devices
Some Ergonomics of Mobile TV
What Radio Spectrum do I need?
The UMTS System Overviewed
Sorting Out 2G, 2.5G. 2.75G, 3G and 3.5G Networks
The Evolution of 3G Networks:
- Licences
- Radio Spectrum
- Costs
- Effect on the Marketplace
MBMS Overview
What is provided: the MBMS Bearer Service
System Description
Multicast and Broadcast Modes
Functional Entities to Support MBMS
MBMS Attributes and Parameters
Architectural Aspects of MBMS User Services
MBMS User Layer (Service Layer)
User Service Discovery/Announcement
Download Delivery Method
Streaming Delivery method
Charging for MBMS
The Two Systems Defined:
- Offline charging architecture
- Online charging architecture
An Overview of the World of DVB
The DVB Standard Set
- DVB-S Digital Satellite
- DVB-C Cable
- DVB-T Terrestrial
- DVB-H Handheld
Similarities and Differences
What does DVB actually deliver
DVB-Terrestrial and DVB-Handheld
System Description
Single and Multi-Frequency Networks
Aspects of System Planning
IPTV and Mobile TV
What is IP Television?
MHEG-5
The Floppy Television
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