{"id":1987,"date":"2017-10-08T00:58:45","date_gmt":"2017-10-07T23:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.futuredigital.info\/?page_id=1987"},"modified":"2017-10-08T13:40:03","modified_gmt":"2017-10-08T12:40:03","slug":"dab-documentation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.futuredigital.info\/index.php\/dab-documentation\/","title":{"rendered":"DAB Documentation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>DAB Technical Standards<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Digital Audio Broadcasting Technical Parameters are defined in a series of documents published by ETSI &#8211; the European Telecommunications Standards Institute.  Whatever happens with &#8216;Brexit&#8217;, these rules will continue to apply in the UK, implemented by Ofcom, the UK broadcast radio regulator.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the most useful document for those less familiar with the complexities of Digital Audio Broadcasting is the organisation&#8217;s guide to the various DAB standards:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ETSI (2017).<\/strong>  <strong><u><a \nhref=\"http:\/\/www.etsi.org\/deliver\/etsi_tr\/101400_101499\/101495\/02.01.01_60\/tr_101495v020101p.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Guide to DAB Standards.  ETSI TR 101 495 V2.1.1 (2017-08)<\/a><\/u><\/strong>  (Technical Specification [.pdf]) <br \/> Sophia Antipolis, Paris: European Techncial Standards Institute.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some of the key documents that may be of particular interest are listed below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ETSI (2017).<\/strong>  <strong><u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsi.org\/deliver\/etsi_ts\/103100_103199\/103176\/02.01.01_60\/ts_103176v020101p.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Rules of Implementation; Service Information Features.  ETSI TS 103 176 V2.1.1 (2017-08)<\/a><\/u><\/strong>  (Technical Specification [.pdf]) <br \/> Sophia Antipolis, Paris: European Techncial Standards Institute.<\/li>\n<li><strong>ETSI (2017).<\/strong>  <strong><u> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsi.org\/deliver\/etsi_ts\/101700_101799\/101756\/02.02.01_60\/ts_101756v020201p.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Registered Tables.  ETSI TS 101 756 V2.2.1 (2017-08)<\/a><\/u><\/strong>  (Technical Specification [.pdf]) <br \/> Sophia Antipolis, Paris: European Techncial Standards Institute.<\/li>\n<li><strong>ETSI (2017).<\/strong>  <strong><u> <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.etsi.org\/deliver\/etsi_ts\/103400_103499\/103466\/01.01.01_60\/ts_103466v010101p.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); DAB Audio Coding (MPEG Layer II).  ETSI TS 103 466 V1.1.1 (2016-10)<\/a><\/u><\/strong>  (Technical Specification [.pdf]) <br \/> Sophia Antipolis, Paris: European Techncial Standards Institute.<\/li>\n<li><strong>ETSI (2017).<\/strong>  <strong><u> <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.etsi.org\/deliver\/etsi_ts\/102500_102599\/102563\/02.01.01_60\/ts_102563v020101p.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); DAB+ audio coding (MPEG HE-AACv2).  ETSI TS 102 563 V2.1.1 (2017-01)<\/a><\/u><\/strong>  (Technical Specification [.pdf]) <br \/> Sophia Antipolis, Paris: European Techncial Standards Institute.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The transmission system used by Future Digital Norfolk Limited is based around an open source implementation of the DAB standard, developed most recently by the not-for-profit organisation <strong>ODR<\/strong> (Open Digital Radio).  More information about what ODR does can be found <strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendigitalradio.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"> here, at the organisation&#8217;s web-site<\/a><\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>EBU<\/strong> (European Broadcasting Union) (again, which the UK will remain a member of regardless of any other changes that may occur due to &#8216;Brexit&#8217;) also has some useful resources about DAB and about broadcast radio more generally.  A useful place to start is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tech.ebu.ch\/groups\/radio\" target=\"-blank\">here, at the organisation&#8217;s radio portal<\/a><\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, if you are looking for a brief, but informative, overview of the history of the development of DAB, the web-site of receiver manufacturer &#8216;Pure&#8217; has a useful <strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pure.com\/uk\/blog\/may-2012\/history-of-digital-radio-infographic\" target=\"_blank\">History of Digital Radio Infographic<\/a><\/u><\/strong> that may be of interest.<\/p>\n<p>==ENDS==<\/p>\n<p>[First Published Saturday 07th October 2017.]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAB Technical Standards Digital Audio Broadcasting Technical Parameters are defined in a series of documents published by ETSI &#8211; the European Telecommunications Standards Institute. 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