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FIRST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM on

DIGITAL AUDIO BROADCASTING Montreux, 8-9 June 1992

Strategies for the introduction of DAB worldwide Experimental evidence and recent system developments Concepts for DAB into the 21st century

Organized by the EUROPEAN BROADCASTING UNION in association with the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS and the EUREKA 147 (DAB) CONSORTIUM

FIRST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM on

DIGITAL AUDIO BROADCASTING

Proceedings Page

Opening session Introduction by the Chairman of the Organizing Committee Ian Childs (British Broadcasting Corporation)

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Welcome to the participants George Waters (European Broadcasting Union)

3

Keynote address - ITU and the future of broadcasting Richard Kirby (ITU)

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DAB in a few words and pictures Daniel Pommier (Centre Commun d'Etudes de Telediffusion et Telecommunications)

Session 1:

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SOUND BROADCASTING FOR THE 21st CENTURY

Chairman's introduction Aleksandar Todorovic (Udruzenje Jugoslovenskih Radiotelevizija) Mass media policy on sound broadcasting in Europe Christophe Poire! (Council of Europe)

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The future of digital sound broadcasting in the Americas John Abel (National Association of Broadcasters)

23

Japanese views on unified worldwide standard for DAB Taro Komoto (Nippon Hoso Kyokai)

33

The adoption of DAB Frank Mueller-Roemer (Bayerischer Rundfunk)

43

European Radio and DAB - Scenario for a technological revolution Philippe Dasnoy (Radiodiffusion-Television Beige de la Communaute frangaise)

53

New possibilities for international broadcasting David Witherow (British Broadcasting Corporation)

59

Session 2:

TECHNICAL BACKGROUND OF FUTURE SOUND BROADCASTING

Chairman's introduction Georg Plenge (Institut fur Rundfunktechnik) Source coding for DAB and the evaluation of its performance: A major application of the new ISO audio coding standard Gerhard Stoll (Institut fur Rundfunktechnik) Channel coding and modulation for DAB Bernard Le Floch (Centre Commun d'Etudes de Telediffusion et Telecommunications)

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DAB system multiplex organization John Chambers (British Broadcasting Corporation)

111

DAB receiver technology and implementation considerations Manfred Halbe (Philips)

121

Implications of DAB on sound contribution and distribution circuits Alain Weisser (TeleDiffusion de France)

127

Session 3:

DAB IMPLEMENTATION PROSPECTS

Chairman's introduction Carlo Terzani (RAI-radiotelevisione Italiana)

137

DAB - Where is it going? Egon Meier-Engelen (Deutsche Forchungsanstalt fur Luft- und Raumfahrt)

143

DAB: CCIR studies and principal results of WARC-92 Daniel Sauvet-Goichon (Telediffusion de France - Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches d'lssy-les-Moulineaux et de Meudon)

153

International strategies on the introduction of DAB services Paul Ratliff (British Broadcasting Corporation)

159

Planning aspects and plans for terrestrial DAB implementation Gerd Petke (Institut fur Rundfunktechnik)

167

Some challenges of a future in satellite sound broadcasting Kevin Galligan (European Space Agency)

183

From shortwaves to satellite DAB Chase Untermeyer (Voice of America)

191

Implementation considerations of DAB radio receivers Joseph Blineau (Thomson)

Session 4:

197

DAB GLOBAL ISSUES

Chairman's introduction Henrikas Yushkiavitshus (UNESCO)

207

Regulatory aspects of local, national and international sound broadcasting Werner Rumphorst (European Broadcasting Union)

211

A mixed satellite/terrestrial DAB concept and related studies in Canada Ralph Zeitoun (Canada)

223

Manufacturing DAB automobile receivers John McComas (General Motors/Delco)

235

IDATE - What markets for DAB in Western Europe? Andre Lange (IDATE)

245

Implementation considerations of DAB radio receivers Joseph Blineau (Thomson)

Session 4:

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DAB GLOBAL ISSUES

Chairman's introduction Henrikas Yushkiavitshus (UNESCO)

207

Regulatory aspects of local, national and international sound broadcasting Werner Rumphorst (European Broadcasting Union)

211

A mixed satellite/terrestrial DAB concept and related studies in Canada Ralph Zeitoun (Canada)

223

Manufacturing DAB automobile receivers John McComas (General Motors/Delco)

235

IDATE - What markets for DAB in Western Europe? Andre Lange (IDATE)

245