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ISSN 1067-490X IEEE Volume 14, Number 1, Spring 2006

The technologies to deliver information and entertainment to audiences worldwide, at home and on the go.

From the President

Dear BTS Members: sented in TAB. So, I hope that any new umn the good news that BTS member- I recently returned approach to governance will be able to ship appeared to have leveled off, after from the February balance them effectively. The societies a decade of steady decline. The further IEEE Board Meeting range in size from the fledgling Product good news in the January report was Series in Scottsdale, Safety Society, with fewer than 600 mem- continued on page 2 Arizona, where I bers, to the mammoth Computer Society, attended meetings of with nearly 100,000 members. So, Inside the Society Presidents achieving balance is tricky, at best. BTS – IEEE International Symposium on Forum, Technical with just over 2,000 members – is near Broadband Multimedia Systems and Activities Board (TAB), and Membership the small end of the scale. And, with our Broadcasting 2006 ...... 3 Development Committee (MDC). I also largely industry-based membership, we NAB 2006 ...... 7 participated in a special Governance are often “fish out of water” with respect The Committee on Man and Radiation (COMAR) ...... 8 Workshop focusing on ways to make to many other societies that are more Report of IEC/ISO/ITU World Design TAB more effective. As I begin my fifth academic and research-oriented. But, I’ll Standards Cooperation Conference year as BTS President, this is also my get back to that later. Digital Technologies in the Home . .8 fifth year as a voting member of TAB. So, While I was in Scottsdale, I received Chapter Activity Reports: I've had plenty of time to observe its the January IEEE Membership Develop- New York City ...... 10 workings. One of the things I’ve ment Progress Report. It contained Japan ...... 10 observed is the diversity of issues and some good news for BTS, but with a Taipei ...... 11 concerns across the 39 societies repre- caveat. I reported to you in my last col- Ottawa ...... 12 Perceived Use of DMB Cellular Phone 13 Congrats New Senior Members . . . . .14 Summary of 2005 IEEE/BTS AdCom From the Editor Meeting ...... 15 Visit the IEEE BTS Booth at NAB . . . . .15 Over the past few industry” well over the years it had CTIA Wireless 2007 ...... 16 years there has failed in recent years to adapt to Call for Papers ...... 17 been consider- the major changes in what broad- IEEE BTS Organization ...... 19 able discussion casting now encompasses. After about the state of some initial hand wringing and IEEE Broadband Multimedia Symposium the BTS. We have thoughts that BTS might fade into Program Inside! heard disturbing oblivion, its leadership has put a reports of dwin- considerable amount of effort into dling member- looking at the root cause of the Featuring keynote speeches by ship most likely due to a maturing decline and more importantly what Roger Quayle, Chief Technology Offi- of the technology and industry that steps could be taken to reverse the cer and a co-founder of IPWireless; has been the focus of the Society trend and revitalize the BTS. and Chuck Dages, Executive VP, and the members that it attracts. In looking at the content of this Emerging Technology, Warner Bros. Although the Society has served the newsletter it appears that the effort Technical Operations Inc. development of the “broadcast continued on page 2 btsNL_sprin06.qxd 3/23/06 4:10 PM Page 2

From the President continued that our membership actually had minates their services. This program was respects, BTS is already ahead of the grown by 2.7 percent over last year. scheduled to run in late February, so I’ll curve on this. Our society’s membership This is especially noteworthy in that, be able to report the post-terminator is more industry-oriented than most, and overall, society memberships are down membership statistics to you next time. we've already recognized the need for 1.7 percent. In fact, of the 39 societies, Another aspect of IEEE’s membership more practical, applications-related con- only 13 had membership gains and demographics was cited by IEEE Presi- tent in our publications and conferences. only five had larger percentage gains dent Mike Lightner – a former TAB VP – Moreover, we know that our industry is than BTS. But this good news for BTS in a pair of passionate presentations at no longer “our fathers’ broadcast indus- membership, in total, comes at the the Governance Workshop and the Ple- try.” We’re beginning to evolve, through expense of a 6.6-percent loss of student nary Session preceding the TAB meet- our Strategic Planning and our Initiatives memberships, offsetting our 3.6-percent ings in Scottsdale. Mike challenged the in Mobile and Multimedia Broadcasting gain in higher-grade memberships. It's assembled IEEE volunteers to break out Technology. Perhaps, if IEEE can evolve interesting that overall IEEE member- of what he perceived as a “same-old- as Mike Lightner has challenged it to, ship shows the opposite trend – student same-old” complacency that perpetuates our BTS volunteers will feel less like memberships are up 5.8 percent, but “our fathers’ IEEE,” and to create an “fish out of water” in TAB and IEEE, and higher-grade memberships are down organization that attracts and serves the we can achieve greater synergy by 1.2 percent, giving a net membership new generations of technical profession- working through common concerns increase of only 0.2 percent. And, as als. In particular, he noted that 75 per- together, toward a mutual goal of pro- was pointed out in the MDC meeting, cent of IEEE members are not engaged viding products and services of value to while membership from academia has in research and development, and that our members’ careers. grown, membership from those work- IEEE is not serving their needs – as evi- ing in industry has been declining. The denced by the decline in membership Tom Gurley geographic distribution is also interest- from industry that I cited earlier. President ing – the non-US IEEE membership It was good to hear the IEEE Presi- IEEE Broadcast Technology Society grew by 2.5 percent over last year, but dent express this view. But in some [email protected] the US membership declined by 1.4 percent. So, IEEE's growth has come From the Editor continued mostly from non-US student members. The big caveat that came with this is paying off and that the patient has on Broadband Multimedia Systems Membership Report was that January begun the road to recovery. In his and Broadcasting 2006 (April 6-7, normally represents the peak month for President’s column Tom Gurley has 2006 in Las Vegas), a call for papers IEEE membership in any given year, some good news about membership for the 2007 edition of that sympo- because January is the month immedi- that may in some part be due to the sium and an announcement for the ately prior to the running of the “termi- new diversification of the activities IEEE/BTS Technology Tutorial nator.” No, I’m not talking about the of the BTS. It is also clear that we “Delivering Television to Handheld re-election bid of the California gover- are emerging from your father’s BTS Devices” to be presented at NAB nor. The terminator is a software pro- that in recent years had many saying 2006 (April 24, 2006). We also have gram that analyzes the membership we should rename the BTS the RF a paper related to market research database to find all members who have Society. In this issue we have a call and acceptance of video delivery to not renewed for the current year and ter- for papers for a special issue of our cell phones in Korea and a report on transactions that will focus on the IEC/ISO/ITU World Standards Newsletter Deadlines “Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting”, Cooperation Conference - Digital an announcement for the BTS spon- The BTS Newsletter welcomes con- sored IEEE International Symposium continued on page 11 tributions from every member. Please forward materials you would IEEE Broadcast Technology Society Newsletter (ISSN 1067-490X) is published quar- like included to the editor at terly by the Broadcast Technology Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electron- [email protected]. Here are ics Engineers, Inc. Headquarters address: 345 East 47th Street, New York, NY 10017-2394. 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IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting 2006

"Mobile and handheld systems for entertainment on the go"

April 6-7, 2006 Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, NV USA Sponsored by the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society www.ieee.org/bts/multimedia

Broadcasting, consumer electronics, telecommunications and networking technologies are rapidly converging to create new ways to broadcast rich media content to consumers on the go, via portable devices such as cell phones, PDAs, and video players. This new industry-oriented Symposium will bring together content originators and distributors, wireless service providers, and technology developers and suppliers of equipment, systems, and consumer platforms – focusing on research and development, applications, and implementation of mobile and portable multimedia systems.

Three simultaneous tracks of technical presentations on two full days:

Thursday, April 6 Friday, April 7 • Opening Plenary Addresses • Plenary Session - FLO Forum • Applications & Implementation II - Mobile DTV Alliance - System & Service Planning • Applications & Implementation I - Consumer Platforms - Spectrum & - Networks Coverage Planning • Research & Development III - Field Experience - Receiver RF Design • Research & Development I - Video/Audio Coding & - Wireless Networks Quality Assessment - Diversity & - Video Compression Space-Time Coding • Research & Development IV - Synchronization & - Datacasting & Equalization Interactive Services • Research & Development II - Digital Radio & - Video Processing DTV Enhancement

Thursday Luncheon Keynote: Roger Quayle, Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder, IPWireless

Friday Luncheon Keynote: Chuck Dages, Executive VP, Emerging Technology, Warner Bros. New Media

Registration includes Keynote Luncheons and Thursday evening Welcome Reception.

More information can be found at: www.ieee.org/bts/multimedia or at the Symposium registration desk in the Las Vegas Hilton Pavilion, adjacent to the Convention Center.

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Thursday, 6 April 2006

Opening Plenary Welcoming Remarks Tom Gurley, IEEE-BTS

MediaFLO Technology Overview – From Lab Bench to Launch Kamil Grajski, Qualcomm & FLO Forum

Complementary Unicast/Broadcast/Podcast Topologies and Open Yoram Solomon, Texas Instruments & Mobile Standards in Mobile DTV DTV Alliance

Applications & Implementation I Spectrum & Coverage Planning

Potential Frequency Bands for Deployment of Mobile Broadcasting Christine Di Lapi, Motorola Applications

New Needs for Radio Network Planning for TV on Mobile: Dr. Yves Lostanlen, Siradel Convergence of Cellular and Broadcast Networks.

Coverage Issues and System Planning for Mobile Media Dave Neff, Axcera Broadcasting

Field Experience

Making Mobile Broadcasting a Reality in the UK Hyacinth Nwana, Arqiva

ADTB-T Field Trials and Service Deployments in Shanghai Zhang Wenjun, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Handheld Digital TV Transmission Trial in Brazil Gunnar Bedicks, Jr., Mackenzie Presbyterian University Mobile Broadcast Testbed Development and Results Adrian Hornsby & Irek Defée, Tampere University of Technology Multipath and Burst Error Characterization on IP Data Transmission Wei Li, Communications Research Centre over ATSC DTV Channels Canada

Empirical Findings on the Usage of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting J. P. Shim, Mississippi State University (DMB) Cellular Phone

Research & Development I Wireless Networks

RTP-Level Hybrid Error Correction (HEC) for DVB Systems in Guoping Tan, Saarland University Wireless Home Network

An Approach to Efficient and Reliable Media Streaming Scheme in Byungjoo Park, University of Florida Mobile IPv6 Networks

An MPEG-21-enabled Video Adaptation Engine for Universal IPTV Toufik Ahmed, University of Bordeaux Access

Diversity & Space- Time Coding

New Transmitter/Receiver Diversity Scheme in DVB-H systems over Yue Zhang, Brunel University Outdoor and Indoor Environments

Implementing Antenna Selection in Wireless LAN Hongyuan Zhang, NC State University

Space-Time Block Coded OFDM-based Transmitters for Mobile Steven Freear, University of Leeds Wireless Multimedia Applications

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A Novel Frame Timing Synchronization Method for MIMO-OFDM Dong Wang, Philips Research USA Systems

Synchronization & Equalization

Kahn EER Delay Mismatch Equalization for OFDM Applications Jorge Martires, BenQ Mobile

Frequency-Domain ICI Estimation, Shortening, and Cancellation for Charles Sestok, Texas Instruments OFDM Receivers

Research & Development II Video Processing

Video Splicing for Tune-in Time Reduction in IP Datacasting over Mehdi Rezaei, Tampere University of DVB-H Technology

A Layered Securing and Governing Approach for Scalable Video Hendry Kim, Information & Communications Contents Using MPEG-21 IPMP University, Korea

Mobile Digital Video Broadcasting with Scalable Video Coding Jiho Park, Samsung Electronics

Data Processing for Portable 3D Displays Meriem Mazri and Amar Aggoun, Brunel University MPEG-1 Video Semi-Blind Watermarking Algorithm in the DWT Ersin Elbasi, The City University of New York Domain

Power-Dependent Adaptation Algorithm for Mobile Multimedia Janet Adams and Gabriel-Miro Muntean, Dublin Networking City University Friday, 7 April 2006

Plenary INSTINCT: Towards a DVB-CBMS Compliant Converged John Cosmas, Brunel University Broadband Wireless Platform

Broadband Multimedia in the Home Jin Zhang, Mitsubishi

Applications & Implementation II System & Service Planning

Bringing Video Content to Wireless Subscribers: The Need for a Jean Macher, Thales Mobile TV Service Platform

Motivation and Implementation of a Software H.264 Real-Time CIF Gad Berger & Richard Goedeken, Thomson Encoder for Mobile Devices

3GPP Release 6 Codecs for Audio-Visual Broadcast Services Anisse Taleb, Ericsson Research

Consumer Platforms

Developing an H.264 Video Player for Windows Mobile Devices David Anderson, Thomson

Pocket TV: DVB-H Receiver and Mobile Phone Ranier Grossmann, BenQ Mobile

Handset System Architectures for Mobile DTV Rick Wietfeldt, Texas Instruments

Networks

DVB-H Over WLAN Guillaume Bichot, Thomson

A New Approach for Transmitting Localized Content within Digital Gunther May & Peter Unger, Braunschweig Single Frequency Broadcast Networks Technical University

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The -cellular DVB-T Dario Di Zenobio, Fondazione Ugo Bordoni

Research & Development III Receiver RF Design

A DVB-T Receiver Suitable for RF-SOC Rajitha Bandara Palipana, Curtin University of Technology A Low Power DVB-H Zero-IF Tuner IC Design in BiCMOS 0.25m Sebastien Amiot, Philips Semiconductors Technology for Mobile TV Reception

Analysis, Realisation and Measurement of Broadband Miniature Martin Buchholz, University of Applied Sciences, Antennas for Digital TV Receivers in Handheld Terminals Saarbruecken

Video/Audio Coding & Quality Assessment

MPEG Surround -- Multichannel Audio for Portable and Mobile Stefan Meltzer, Coding Technologies Devices

AMR-WB+: Low Bit Rate Audio Coding for Mobile Multimedia Kalervo Kontola, Nokia Research Center

Subjective Video Quality Estimation Nuno Martins, Siemens SA

Video Streaming over 1xRTT CDMA Networks Characterization and Jim Black, Sprint-Nextel Optimization

Video Compression

Wavelet Video Coding Using a New Method to Reduce GOP Demin Wang, Communications Research Boundary Artifacts Centre Canada

New Linear Loop Convolution for Improving Energy Compaction in JoonHyeon Jeon, DongGuk University Wavelet Transform of Image

Side Information Generation for Low Complexity Video Coding Ligang Lu, IBM Systems Based on Wyner-Ziv Theorem

Research & Development IV Datacasting & Interactive Services

Use of CDMA200 and WCDMA for the Digital Television Return Marcelo S. Alencar, Institute for Advanced Channel Studies in Communications

Performance Evaluation of DVB-RCT Standard Andre Reis, University of Brazil

A Modular Approach for a Java-based Service Framework in Hybrid Frank Klinkenberg, Braunschweig Technical Networks University

Identification of Critical Degrading Parameters in a On-Board Junghwan Kim, University of Toledo Processing Satellite for Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB)

Digital Radio and DTV Enhancement

A New 1/4-Rate Modulation Technique for Enhanced-xVSB System Sung Hoon Kim, ETRI

The Performance Analysis of Backward Compatible Modulation with Dr. Chih-Yang Kao, Industry Technology Higher Spectrum Efficiency for DAB Eureka 147 Research Institute

Local Radio Coverage Using the Digital Radio Mondiale Pablo Angueira, University of the Basque International Standard: Time Variability Characterization Country

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The Committee on Man and Radiation (COMAR)

by Jules Cohen, IEEE Life Fellow, COMAR BTS Liaison Member

COMAR was formed in 1972 as a com- activities within its scope.” Member- tective Devices’ for Cellular Tele- mittee under the auspices of the Tech- ship in the Committee consists of two phones”, “Human Exposure to Radio nical Activities Board (TAB) of the classes: Elected Members and Liaison Frequency and Microwave Radiation IEEE in recognition of the fact that no Members. At present, the Committee from Portable and Mobile Telephones “formally constituted body of scientists has 36 Elected Members and ten Liai- and other Wireless Communications existed in the United States with a col- son Members. An attempt is made to Devices”, “Safety Issues Associated lective expertness in physical, engi- maintain a balance among its engi- with Base Stations Used for Personal neering, biological, and medical neering, physical sciences and life sci- Wireless Communications”, “Possible aspects of nonionizing electromagnet- ences constituencies. Membership in Hazards from Exposure to Power Fre- ic radiation.” After approximately the IEEE is not required (except for quency Electric and Magnetic Fields”, twenty-five years of operation under officers) but it is encouraged. “Radio Frequency Interference with TAB sponsorship, COMAR found a COMAR meets twice yearly. Its Medical Devices”, “Biological Effects new home as a Technical Committee meetings are coordinated with those of Electric and Magnetic Fields from of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine of the International Committee on Video Display Terminals”, and “Public and Biology Society (EMBS). A Com- Electromagnetic Safety (ICES) since Exposure to Radio Frequency Fields mittee Charter was approved by the virtually all COMAR members are also from High Definition Television EMBS AdCom on March 27, 1998. members of ICES subcommittees. ICES (HDTV) Broadcasting”. In preparation The Charter defines the COMAR reports to the IEEE Standards Board is a TIS on exposure of medical per- primary area of interest to be: “[T]he and develops the RF exposure stan- sonnel to electromagnetic fields from biological effects of non-ionizing elec- dards published and sold by the IEEE. open Magnetic Resonance Imaging tromagnetic energy, examining and COMAR’s principal output is repre- Systems. interpreting the biological effects, and sented by Technical Information State- Reports on other topics and presenting its findings in an authorita- ments that are published in the IEEE responses to misleading comments rel- tive and professional manner.” Fur- Engineering in Medicine and Biology ative to RF exposure have been pre- ther, the Charter states that “COMAR is Magazine. Titles include: “The IEEE pared and printed in such places as not charged to establish safety stan- Exposure Limits for Radio Frequency IEEE Spectrum. Some Technical Infor- dards per se, although it will have an and Microwave Energy”, “Electromag- mation Statements have been translat- inherent interest in the standards netic Hypersensitivity”, “Use of ‘Pro- ed to Spanish for wider circulation. Report of IEC/ISO/ITU World Standards Cooperation Conference on Digital Technologies in the Home

Jinyun Zhang, Mitsubish Electric Research Labs, Boston Yiyan Wu, Communications Research Centre Canada

The World Standards Cooperation industry. There were about eighty industry organization activities, market (WSC) conference on February 2 – 3, delegates from different industry sec- needs, trends and related issues. The 2006, in Geneva, was organized and tors and standards bodies, including IEC, ISO and ITU-T plan to follow-up sponsored by the International Elec- BT, BellSouth, Canon, ETRI, KDD, these discussions. Jinyun Zhang also trotechnical Commission (IEC), Inter- Hitachi, HP, Huawei, Honeywell, NEC, gave a presentation on “Wireless Mul- national Standard Organization (ISO), NIST, Nokia, Nortel, NTT, Panasonic, timedia Home Applications” in the and International Telecommunications Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Siemens, “In-Home Networking” session. The Union (ITU). It was targeted at high- Sony, SUN, TI, Telecom Italia, Toshi- talk attracted a high level of attention level representatives of the major ba, IEEE-SA, ITU, HomePA, DSL and generated a number of follow-up players in digital technologies in the Forum, and IEEE 802.15. discussions. The representatives from home. IEEE BTS was invited as a rep- As the Broadcast Technology Soci- the IEEE Standards Board were resentative of the broadcasting indus- ety representatives, we found the impressed with our contribution. Fol- try to participate in the conference meeting was timely and very produc- lowing are some highlights from the and give a presentation. The Euro- tive. We heard various talks and dis- conference. pean Broadcast Union (EBU) was the cussions regarding digital home This conference is the second other participant from the broadcast technologies, different standards, workshop on international standards.

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The first conference was held in 2004 To maintain bandwidth growth, while radio is a candidate solution. on medical technologies. The focus of keeping cost under control, is a chal- In the Application keynote speech, this WSC conference was digital home lenge. He suggested a solution of Mr. Murakami from KDDI pointed out technologies. The objectives of the using long reach Passive Optical Net- that mobile broadband has been an conference were: works (PON) to integrate the access important part of network access. • Highlight the strategic role of stan- network with backhaul so intermedi- Therefore, it is important to determine dards within this sector ate equipments, interfaces and nodes what content is to be produced and • Analyze investment in standardiza- can be eliminated. who manages the digital rights. tion infrastructures During the session on “Access to Four panel speakers discussed the • Identify the key role standards can the Home” the DSL representative pre- “Content Management” session, play from participants’ different sented an overview on DSL and indi- including the challenges for home perspectives cated that the DSL Forum is focusing gateway, introduction of HGI’s solu- • Review the present situation identi- on solutions such as ADSL2plus & tion, home services, DRM and its fying key strengths of different VDSL, IP-based broadband network interoperability. The Coral Consortium standards development processes architecture (WT-101) and so on. The is to build an interoperability frame- and their added-value as well as next speaker was Yoichi Maeda from work to work across different DRM possible improvements NTT and ITU-SG15 talked about the systems. • Provide inputs on priorities and FTTH (fibre to the home). Based on In the session of “Management of approaches to be undertaken for his talk, in Japan, DSL and cable Equipment in the Home”, Wayne the future modem growth showed signs of satu- Daniel from Siemens discussed the Approximately 100 attendees from ration. The FTTH is an idea access issue of remote device management 19 countries participated. They repre- solution for future digital home and (RDM) using a DSL network. A speak- sented all major players in the sector can provide up to 100 Mbps per home er from Toshiba and ECHONET point- including IEC, ISO, ITU-T, IEEE SA user. It is important to have unified ed out that over 3 million “ECHONET and IEEE BTS, DLNA, ECHONET, specifications for components and sys- ready” appliances have already been DVB, CEPCA (a PLC alliance), DSL tems. The CEPCA (power line) chair shipped to the market, and they have Forum, HomePNA, ZigBee/IEEE gave an overview of CEPCA, empha- created a new “life service solution” 802.15, and key CE manufacturers. sized the goal is to ensure a healthy market. Heinz Lux introduced the EN There were six sessions consisting PLC market, not focus on only one 500090, a standard for home & build- of: (1) Access to the Home, (2) In- PLC technology, but co-existence of ing control based on KNX technology. Home Networking, (3) Content Man- multiple PLC technologies. Mr. Mat- Mr. Okamura from Panasonic dis- agement, (4) Management of sumoto from NEC presented a cable cussed future DTV receivers. He high- Equipment in the Home, (5) Best perspective on access to the home. lighted high speed connectivity Practices, and (6) Standardizers The “In-Home Networking” Session requirements such as IEEE 1394 and Review. There were also two keynote included: Bob Heile, the chair of the HDMI. Also, there are some new speeches. One was on Networking ZigBee Alliance and IEEE 802.15, gave trends including multi-room access to Access given by Alan McGuire from an overview on wireless technologies TV content, mobility access, DTV cen- BT, and the other was on Applica- for home networking, including tric network or server centric network. tions, given by Hitomi Murakami, Vice 802.11, 802.15, ZigBee and Bluetooth. The last session was on “Best Prac- President and General Manager of the He was followed by Richard Nesin, tices” which included a summary ses- IT Development Division of KDDI. the president of HomePNA, who sion and panel discussion. In the opening address, Aharon talked about multimedia home net- Scott Smyers, VP, Network & System Amit, IEC General Secretary, stated working over coax and phone line. Architectures, Sony, and President of that the goal was to improve efficien- HomePNA V3 is now moving towards DLNA (Digital Living Network cy of the work by identifying and pri- high volume production, and it can Alliance), first gave a keynote speech oritizing the issues requiring offer 95 Mbps user throughput over on DLNA, which was established in standardization, and seeking inputs on 6,000 feet for coax and 2,000 feet for 2003 by 17 companies. The objectives what is needed for standardization phone line. IEEE BTS’ representative of the 272-member organization are the and when it is needed. Jin Zhang talked about wireless multi- inter-operability based on open stan- In the Networking Access keynote media applications and indicated dards and established standards. This speech, Alan McGuire from BT indi- future applications require up to 2-3 group published the V1.0 guidelines in cated that, from the application point Gbps wireless communications. 2004. Current activities include design- of view, traffic bandwidth is growing. Besides other issues, interference ing guidelines for interoperable prod- However, the cost, based on the cur- management is needed for both in- ucts and developing liaisons with other rent solution, is also rising very fast.. home and inter-home. Cognitive industry standards bodies

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Nobuyoshi Ando of Hitachi, Vice- including, among others, audio/video created to facilitate cooperation chairman of ECHONET (Energy Con- compression, system aspects, applica- among the bodies without creating a servation and Homecare NETwork), tion driven aspects, video and audio new entity/body but, perhaps, using a presented an overview of ECHONET. description, digital items, and IP man- specific group to ensure coordination. Edgar Wilson, DVB Commercial Mod- agement and protection. The objective During the wrap-up and summary ule, introduced the DVB standards and of MPEG is to define the digital media session, all of the issues raised during activities. DVB is an industry initiative layer for all industries. The evolution the presentations and discussions were – not a standards body. All specifica- has been: MPEG 2 → MPEG 4 → summarized, and the ISO Secretary tions are approved by consensus and MPEG 7 → MPEG 21 → MPEG →, etc. General indicated that ISO will take all standards are based on commercial During the discussion session, actions to follow-up on this meeting. requirements attendees suggested that it is benefi- Houlin Zhao (ITU-T director) suggest- Finally, Leonardo Chiariglione cial to have such meetings periodical- ed that ITU-T, IEC and ISO need to (MPEG chair), Digital Media Strategist, ly, that coordination of various promote their organizations’ services CEDEO.net, reviewed MPEG’s history standardization bodies is necessary, and benefits more effectively. Any con- and evolutions. The Moving Picture and that it is advantageous to desig- sortium without a strong person in Experts Group (MPEG) is a working nate someone to combine all related charge cannot survive, he said. ITU-T group of ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29, estab- bodies into one comprehensive pic- JCA welcomes people to participate in lished in 1988, meeting quarterly with ture to identify any overlaps and their initiatives in home networking 300 experts from 25 countries. It cre- gaps. It was also suggested that, per- technologies. The topics for the next ated standards for digital media haps, there should be an organization set of initiatives are RFID and IPTV. Activity Report: IEEE BTS New York Chapter

by Warner W. Johnston, Chair

The IEEE BTS New York Chapter will of the New York BTS Chapter sharing will be staffed by: GOLD representa- be participating in Engineering Expo their knowledge, the hope is to tives; Student Activities represented by 06, which is an exposition for the pur- inspire young science and math stu- Chair Balvinder Blah; Women in Engi- pose of interesting high school stu- dents to pursue a career in engineer- neering represented by Chair Darlene dents in any and all forms of ing. This engineering expo is an Rivera; the BTS by Chair Warner W. engineering and technology. The excellent opportunity for students and Johnston; the Tappan-Zee Subsection regional chapters of the National Soci- their parents to discover and visit dis- represented by Chair Robert Pellegri- ety of Professional Engineers and the plays and interactive exhibits focusing no; and representatives of the IEEE American Society of Civil Engineers on higher learning opportunities in New York Section. have developed Engineering Expo 06 engineers to meet the challenges of Engineering Expo 06 will be held as a means to allow interested stu- today and the future. In addition at at Dominican College, 470 Western dents in the lower Hudson Valley least four credit earning seminars will Highway, Orangeburg, NY on Sunday region to meet representative of the be held for New York Professional April 2, 2006 from 11 AM o 4 PM. some of the nation’s leading learning Engineers. For additional information, visit the institutions, professional societies, and The New York Section of the IEEE Engineering Expo 06 web page at businesses. By having representatives will have a booth at this event which http://www.engineeringexpo.org. Activity Report: IEEE BTS Japan Chapter

by Keiichi Kubota, Chair

BTS Japan Chapter had six joint meet- tations by young students on general On February 25 to 26, 2005 at ings below with the Institute of Image topics for broadcasting technology. Hotel Sunshine Kinugawa, Tochigi, Information and Television Engineers On February 18, 2005 at NHK Japan. There were 13 technical pre- (ITE) below during 2005. Hiroshima Station, Hiroshima, Japan. sentations including 7 presentations On January 27 to 28, 2005 at There were 6 technical presentations by young students on general topics Fukuoka Institute of Technology, on digital broadcasting and HDTV, for broadcasting technology. Fukuoka, Japan. There were 34 techni- especially for program production for On June 24, 2005 at Japan Society cal presentations including 24 presen- 5.1 surround audio system. for the Promotion of Machine Industry,

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Meeting at Fukuoka Institute of Meeting at Hokkaido University on Meeting at University of Fukui on Oct., Technology on Jan., 2005. July, 2005. 2005.

Tokyo, Japan. There were 4 technical digital broadcasting and antennas. On June 24, 2006 at Japan Society presentations on digital broadcasting BTS Japan Chapter is planning to for the Promotion of Machine Indus- and equipment for digital broadcasting. have six joint meetings below with the try, Tokyo, Japan. On July 28 to 29 2005 at Hokkaido Institute of Image Information and On July 28 to 29, 2006 at Hokkai- University, Sapporo, Japan. There Television Engineers (ITE) during 2006. do University, Sapporo, Japan. were 17 technical presentations on On January 19 to 20, 2006 at NHK On October 6 to 7, 2006 in transmission and reception technology Fukuoka Station, Fukuoka, Japan. Tohoku Region, Japan. for digital broadcasting. On February 10, 2006 at NHK For information on the Japan Coun- On October 6 to 7, 2005 at Univer- Hiroshima Station, Hiroshima, Japan. cil BTS Chapter, visit web site: sity of Fukui, Fukui, Japan. There On February 24 to 25, 2006 at Hotel http://www.ieee-jp.org/japancouncil were 17 technical presentations on Tsubakien, Oshima, Tokyo, Japan. /index_e.htm Activity Report: IEEE BTS Taipei Chapter

by Ying Li, Chair

A special joint event was held by the BTS 20, 2005 event had over 110 attendees Fig. 1). For example, in order to deliv- Taipei Chapter with the China Radio and featured an invited presentation by er specific content to specific vehicle, Association (CRA) on November 20, 2005 Professor S. T. Peng who is an IEEE Fel- the required location information can at Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Tai- low, Professor Peng is also head of the be collected from the vehicle’s GPS wan to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Communications Research Center and a but must be refined by base stations CRA (http://www.cra.org.tw/ V50CRA/ Professor in the Communications Engi- or roadside beacon information. Voice En/En-Main.aspx). A strong link exists neering Department of Yuan Ze Universi- recognition and noise suppression are between the CRA (members are mostly ty, Chungli, Taiwan. also very important. Another challenge engineers at TV and Radio broadcasting Professor Peng’s lecture, titled lies in system integration. The on- stations) and the IEEE BTS Taipei Chap- “Future Trend of Wireless Communica- board unit (OBU) may need to include ter. In fact our Chapter was founded by tions”, described issues on wireless Cellular, WLAN, DVB, DAB, GPS, and several members of CRA. The November communications for automobiles (see possibly other consumer electronics

Fig. 1 Professor Song-Tsuen Peng, IEEE fellow, gave the Fig. 2 Attendees at the lecture on the future trend of wireless speech “Future Trend of Wireless Communications” communications

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functions. Space, cost, and power CRA and the first person in Taiwan to tions became possible. I had the priv- consumption are all important issues. hold an amateur radio license. His ilege to see these two stations and the Attendees of this special event station (call sign BV2A, Morse code antennas on the rooftop (Tim prac- (Fig. 2) included many distinguished only) was the only amateur radio sta- ticed Tai-Chi there also). engineers who played important roles tion in Taiwan for a period of time A stand was setup to promote the in the development of broadcasting and was widely referred to as the IEEE BTS during this event. Newslet- and communications in Taiwan. Pre- “light house”. In 1974 a single side ters, membership applications, and sent at this event was 91 year old Tim band transceiver was obtained (call call for papers were displayed togeth- Chen who was the first chairman of sign BV2B) and voice communica- er with a brief introduction of IEEE.

Activity Report: IEEE Ottawa Joint BTS/ComSoc Chapter

by Bahram Zahir, Chair

During 2005, the BTS/ComSoc Joint We also conducted a few seminars In June 2005, during the Chapter in Ottawa organized and con- with one speaker, such as a tutorial BTS/ComSoc series of seminars, ducted several full day seminars. The on SONET and a talk on “Moving Bahram Zahir assumed his new seminars were focused on a variety of Wired VoIP Services to the Wireless duties as Chair of the BTS/ComSoc domains including: Device.” Chapter. In addition, the BTS/Com- • IPv6; The BTS/ComSoc Joint Chapter, in Soc Joint Chapter maintains close • Software Defined Radio (SDR); addition, continues excellent collabo- cooperation with Robert Crawhall • Wireless Applications. ration with various local research cen- who has been appointed as the new Each seminar day consisted of sev- ters (such as Communications director of the Ottawa Wireless eral presentations by speakers well Research Centre Canada), a number Research Alliance (OWRA). known in their field of expertise. The of affinity groups and companies such For more information about the seminars were generally followed by as the Ottawa Wireless Cluster, Moda- IEEE Ottawa Section, visit their web discussions related to the topics that Solutions, and Knowledge Bridge, to page at http://ottawa.ieee.ca/wel- were presented. name a few. come.html

From the Editor continued

Technologies in the Home in which traditional aspects of “broadcasting”. from past practice where we just the BTS was a participant. And finally as I look at the Call printed minutes. I believe and I hope Furthermore, there are activity for Papers for our annual Washing- you agree that this is a better way to reports from a number of our chapters ton, DC fall Symposium, the subjects keep you informed of the AdCom’s from around the world where we can mentioned as possible topics more activities and to spare you the time it see that they are also participating in than ever before show the changing takes to read the “blow-by-blow” hap- presentations, seminars and symposia interests of out industry and the pening of the meetings. on subjects that have not previously BTS. All of these clearly show that As always let us hear from you been considered as related to our tradi- the BTS is moving in a new and I and also remember to mark your cal- tional view of the broadcast industry. believe a better and necessary direc- endars for the Fall Symposium to be In addition Jules Cohen, IEEE Life Fel- tion that is sure to broaden our held in September this year (27-29 low and long time BTS member has membership appeal while better Sept. 2006) and the IEEE Internation- provided a paper that provides a histo- serving our current members. al Symposium on Broadband Multi- ry and updates us on activities of The And lastly for those who have media Systems and Broadcasting 2007 Committee on Man and Radiation wondered exactly what your AdCom (March 28 – 29, 2007 in Orlando, FL). (COMAR); although, this is not a new has been up to the past year, we have activity for the BTS it further shows that a summary of the minutes from their Bill Meintel we are involved in areas beyond the meetings. This form is a departure [email protected]

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Perceived Use of DMB Cellular Phone

by J.P. Shim, Kyungmo Ahn, Julie M. Shim, and Sungmin Park

INTRODUCTION Figure 1 displays the evolution of and occupation. Of those respondents, Korea’s introduction of digital multi- broadcasting technologies, focusing on 62.2% were satisfied with their current media broadcasting (DMB), video- the use of such technologies rather than DMB service whereas 30.3% considered on-the-go services that deliver the technological development. The the DMB service mediocre. The current television to cell phones, has marked evolution of broadcasting technologies users accessed their DMB phones for a milestone in the world of technolo- over the years illustrates the progress of news headlines, leisure & tourism, shop- gy. DMB cellular phones, dubbed digitalization and platform convergence ping, games, and education. as, “takeout TV” or “cellevision”, is a in the communications sector. The results also indicated that multicast process that captures digital among the sample respondents, the broadcasts and delivers multimedia Figure 1. Evolution of Broadcasting non-users considered the following to mobile devices in motion, includ- Technologies factors would be essential in selecting ing mobile phones, PDAs, in-auto- a new DMB mobile phone: 1) price mobile devices. Known for their of DMB phone, 2) video quality, 3) early adopter behavior, the con- program content, 4) quality of hand- sumers in Korea provide optimal set, and 5) ease of navigation/use. test-beds for mobile operators and The following independent variables manufacturers. determined DMB services: price, The history of DMB began with usage time, and program content. U.S. and European countries’ develop- The dependent variable was: service. ment of the DAB services around mid- Overall, the model provides a valid 1990s. DMB is based on Digital Audio representation of the data and the Broadcasting (DAB), which is based constructs are reliable (note that Cron- on the Eureka 147 DAB radio stan- bach’s alpha as a reliability coefficient dard. The DMB technology is a showed 0.73). The price factor of the process of broadcasting multimedia to DMB phone usage was not an issue if the mobile phone at any location and the user perceived the DMB program any time, even in motion. The DMB content to be valuable. In other cell phone users receive content and words, the users believed that high- programs through satellites, towers, or quality and useful DMB program con- through “gap-fillers” to ensure that no tent would offset the highly priced reception problems exist, even in DMB phone price/usage cost. underground subways. Note: MediaFLO expects to begin The users were asked to rate the DMB is characterized by two sub- commercial operation of the new importance of price issues of the DMB network in 2006. types which are satellite-DMB (S- handset and related service fees, DMB) and terrestrial-DMB (T-DMB). which included price per program S-DMB is based on videos beamed content, price per usage time, and from a communication satellite while To determine how integral DMB price of the DMB handset. The mean T-DMB works on receiving over-the- phones were and will be utilized in response among the teens was 4.46 air signals. Korea is the only country the daily lives of the users, the authors (on a scale of 1=unimportant and to provide both satellite and terrestri- developed a questionnaire. The 5=very important), 4.23 for 20s, 4.33 al DMB services to cellular phones research instrument underwent two for 30s, 4.00 among the older genera- while in motion (in-automobile pretests to ensure the content validity. tion (40s and older). Of all the age devices). DVB-H, similar to T-DMB, A five point Likert-type scale as a groups, the teens placed highest prior- broadcasts digital mobile TV via ter- measurement of attitudes (e.g., agree ity on the price of the DMB handset restrial signals to handheld terminal or disagree with a given statement) and related services. The users were devices. The DVB-H technology has was used for recording the responses. asked to rate the importance of been adopted as the standard in access/usage time issues of DMB serv- Europe, and is gaining popularity as ices such as access time, airtime, and pilot tests are conducted across the DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS hands-on navigation time with the U.S. and Europe. QualComm’s Medi- 264 usable research instruments were DMB handset and services. The mean aFLO was designed to rival the tech- collected from respondents, and were response among the teens was 4.02, nology of DMB and DVB-H. well represented in terms of gender, age, 3.73 for 20s, 3.82 for 30s, 3.86 for 40s

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and older. The analysis of variance CONCLUSION which span technical, logistical, social, (ANOVA), which is designed to test The DMB technology will have a great and cultural issues. This situation for significant difference between impact on us as our personalized digital requires cooperation among the cellular means, showed that there was not a tool. Given the demand for ubiquitous and network service providers, the serv- significant difference between age computing in an instant gratification ice developers, and the equipment mak- groups. All groups placed similar seeking population, the desire for DMB ers, to collaborate with the government emphasis on the importance of DMB will be growing. DMB may become a and users to create continuing growth in access/usage time. personal entertainment device similar to the cellular telecommunications industry. The users were asked to rate the today’s radio in the long run. The A complete paper with references importance of DMB program content DMB market strategy will benefit best is available upon request by contact- including video content quality, audio by targeting the next untapped market ing Professor J. P. Shim at. content quality, and a content selection – teenagers – as this age group is seen [email protected]. quality. The mean response among as the most lucrative wireless market teens was 4.69, 4.29 for 20s, 4.30 for 30s, for the next several years. Since these About the authors: and 4.32 for 40s and older. The teens teenagers view phones as a primary Professor J. P. Shim is with the Depart- placed highest emphasis on DMB pro- mode of socializing, they expect the ment of Management & Information gram content quality. The users were convergence of entertainment and cell Systems at Mississippi State University asked to rate the importance of DMB phones. This expectation intensifies USA, Kyungmo Ahn is an Assistant Pro- services such as credibility and after-war- competition among telecommunication fessor at Kyunghee University, Seoul ranty service provided by the DMB and related companies to bring out Korea, Julie M. Shim is a Project Man- equipment maker or service provider more personalized and sophisticated ager at Soldier Design in Cambridge, and the performance of the DMB phone entertainment devices. Massachusetts, USA, and Sungmin Park device. The teens placed highest empha- The cellular service industry is cur- is a Researcher at Brunel University, sis on the DMB services provided. rently facing many complex issues, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK.

Congratulations to Three BTS Members Recently Elevated to Senior Member Level! The new BTS Senior Members elevated since 1 January 2006 are:

Timothy J. Amsdon Dallas Section

M. A. Mick Chicago Section

Keeyoung Suh Santa Clara Valley Section

Robert Weller San Francisco Section

Edmund A. Williams Northern Virginia Section, BTS AdCom Member

IEEE Senior Members are honored executive or originator in IEEE-desig- er (upon request), $25 towards a new members of the IEEE organization. nated fields. The candidate shall Society Membership, the recognition We hope you’ll consider joining the have been in professional practice for of your peers, and the opportunity to ranks of Senior Members. IEEE Bylaw at least ten years and shall have become an executive IEEE volunteer. I-105.3 sets forth the criteria for ele- shown significant performance over a Visit http://www.ieee.org/seniormem- vation to Senior Member Grade, as period of at least five of those years.” ber for more information. If you follows: When you become a Senior Mem- would like to become a Senior Mem- “… a candidate shall be an engi- ber, you will receive a bronze and ber and need some help, please con- neer, scientist, educator, technical wood plaque, a letter to your employ- tact [email protected]

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Summary of the 2005 IEEE Broadcast Technology Society Administrative Committee (AdCom) Meetings

The IEEE Broadcast Technology Soci- nificant income each year from its October 2005 – Washington, DC: ety (BTS) conducted three regular partnership in the IBC. The AdCom's The Awards & Nominations discussion AdCom meetings during 2005. Pre- general sentiment was that extra funds included a search for candidates for sented below is a summary of those should be allocated for the benefit of the 2006-2008 AdCom. The Publica- meetings. Society members. Extra 2005 funds tions Committee report noted that will go toward the IEEE digitalization the Society has employed Ted April 2005 – Las Vegas, Nevada, project in which all BTS Transactions Kuligowski as a part time IEEE USA: The AdCom received a presenta- on Broadcasting, back to 1950, will be employee to assist April Monroe tion by its new 2005-2006 Division IV scanned and posted on the IEEE with the production of the Newslet- Director , Stuart Long, a Member of Xplore site The AdCom further dis- ter. Additional initiatives were con- the Antennas and Propagations Society cussed possible uses of the 2005 funds sidered for use of 2005 surplus (AP). He provided an overview of the to hire a BTS webmaster, convert the funds which, among several sugges- IEEE and answered questions regard- BTS yearbook to HTML for ease of use tions, included a BTS outreach to all ing governance by the IEEE Technical and search capability, and purchase Student Chapters via IEEE Student Activities Board. Dr. Elena Gerstmann, projectors for use at the annual Fall Services. The President reported on Director of IEEE Strategic Research Symposium and other BTS events. a combined NAB & IBC focus group and Planning, provided a presentation Three new initiatives for 2006 were report, which stressed the need for on the IEEE Membership Initiative. unanimously approved in principle. cross training of IT and broadcast BTS is participating in this initiative, The new BTS initiatives are (1) Mobile engineers who need to understand which originated as a result of a & Multimedia Broadcasting Technolo- each other’s technology. Gerald 2003/2004 Board of Directors strategic gy, (2) Conference/Publication on Berman reported on the USTTI pro- focus. Ralph Justus, Consumer Elec- Mobile/Multimedia Broadcasting, and gram, supported by BTS, which tronics Society President and candi- (3) Broadcaster Education. A motion, offers two courses in Washington, date for Division IV Director-Elect, approved unanimously, authorized the DC annually to overseas broadcast- also attended the meeting as a guest. Society President to begin the three ers. Reports were presented on the The Society AdCom discussed increas- initiatives using 2005 funds and assign BTS new initiatives, Strategic Plan- ing joint activities with the Consumer one person to lead each of three proj- ning, IEEE TAB NTDC Portable Electronics Society. Yiyan Wu was ects. A motion, approved unanimous- Information Devices (PID Group, introduced as the new Editor-in-Chief ly, authorized the Society President to and the 2006 International Sympo- for the Transactions on Broadcasting. work with the Portable Information sium on Broadband Multimedia Sys- Devices (PID) conference, to volun- tems and Broadcasting. Guy June 2005 – Chantilly, Virginia, teer resources and to contribute up to Bouchard, Chair, presented an USA: This meeting centered on $10K USD for BTS to become a finan- overview of the Fall 2005 IEEE finance discussions. BTS receives sig- cial co-sponsor of this event. Broadcast Symposium.

Visit the IEEE BTS Booth at the NAB Convention

The IEEE BTS will be staffing a booth BTS Booth and bring your colleagues you may have and also tell you about during the NAB Convention in the where you can meet with the BTS opportunities to participate on the South Hall Lobby. The booth will be representatives and learn about BTS BTS AdCom or its Committees. The open daily during the Broadcast Engi- Symposiums, Conferences and new BTS Staff will be glad to meet with neering Conference and exhibit hours. initiatives. The BTS representatives prospective members and explain the You are invited to visit the IEEE will be glad to answer any questions benefits of joining the IEEE and BTS.

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IEEE Events @ CTIA Wireless 2007

IEEE Event Dates: Sunday, 25 – Thursday, 29 March 2007 CTIA Show Dates: Tuesday, 27 –Thursday, 29 March 2007 Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida USA

IEEE BTS International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems & Broadcasting* Wednesday, 28 – Thursday, 29 March 2007

IEEE International Conference on Portable Information Devices ** Sunday, 25 – Tuesday, 27 March 2007

IEEE ComSoc 802.16e Standards Symposium Tuesday, 27 – Wednesday, 28 March 2007

CALL FOR PAPERS COMING SOON CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

*IEEE BROADBAND MULTIMEDIA 2007 is **IEEE PORTABLE 2007 will bring together an industry-oriented Symposium that will communications, electrical, industrial, bring together content originators and manufacturing, materials, mechanical, distributors, wireless service providers, and optical, and reliability engineers and technology developers and suppliers of business leaders involved in various types of equipment, systems, and consumer Portable Information Devices (PIDs), to platforms. The Symposium will focus on address and discuss state-of-the-art research and development, applications, challenges, attributes and pitfalls in PID- and implementation of mobile and portable related areas of engineering and applied multimedia systems worldwide. science, with an emphasis on the interaction of the hardware and software, as well as Potential topic areas may include: their functional and physical (mechanical) performance, reliability and durability. x Streaming; IPTV; VoIP; VoD x Mobile TV; Wireless Multimedia Submissions are currently being accepted x Spectrum; Coverage for: x Networks; Systems; Services x Papers x Field Experience x Tutorials x Compression; Coding x Technology / Business Applications x Content Adaptation Panels x Consumer Platforms x Demonstrations

Visit www.ieee.org/bts/multimedia after Visit www.ieee-portable.org/2007 for May 1 for details on abstract submission. complete information.

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Call for Papers

IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting Special issue on “Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting” Scope Broadcasting of multimedia content to mobile and portable devices such as cell phones or PDAs is a fast emerging area with huge economic impact. Broadcasting networks especially designed for mobile broadcasting like DVB-H, DMB and MediaFLO are currently under deployment. On the other side, 2.5G and 3G cellular networks are already offering multimedia services like Mobile TV to mobile devices. Whereas unicast multimedia streaming is used for Mobile TV today, multicast/broadcast extensions to mobile networks like 3GPP MBMS and 3GPP2 BCMCS are under standardization resulting in high capacity gains for mobile broadcasting via mobile networks. Combinations of cellular and non-cellular broadcasting networks are currently under investigation. New services for mobile multimedia broadcasting are on the way introducing new forms of interactivity, customization and personalization.

The objective of this special issue is to present state-of-the-art research activities contributing to all aspects of mobile multimedia broadcasting. Original contributions previously unpublished and not currently under review by another journal are solicited in relevant areas including (but are not limited to):

• Broadcasting via cellular networks • Cellular Multicast/Broadcast services: 3GPP MBMS, 3GPP2 BCMCS • Mobile broadcasting via DVB-H, DMB, MediaFLO and other systems • Mobile broadcasting via satellite • Standards for mobile multimedia broadcasting • Hybrid cellular/non-cellular broadcasting • Source coding for mobile multimedia broadcasting • Channel coding, modulation and signal processing techniques • Transceiver architecture and design • RF, antenna, receiver and hardware technologies • Mobile multimedia broadcasting applications • Mobile television • Interactive broadcasting services • Service layer for mobile broadcasting • Security and DRM • Field trials for mobile multimedia broadcasting

Important dates Deadline for submissions: 1 July 2006 Notification of review outcome: 1 October 2006 Submission of final version: 15 November 2006 Publication date: 1st Quarter/2007

Submission guidelines Authors should follow the IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting format described in the Information for Authors at http://www.ieee.org/organizations/society/bt/authorinfo.htm. There will be only one round of reviews and acceptance will be limited to papers needing only moderate revisions. Please indicate that the submission is for the special issue on “Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting”. Prospective authors should submit a PDF version of their paper to Kathy Colabaugh at [email protected] Guest editors Dr. Markus Kampmann Dr. Shuji Hirakawa. Dr. Xianbin Wang Dr. Yiyan Wu Ericsson Research Technology Planning Communications Research Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Ericsson Allee 1 Division, Toshiba Centre Canada Transactions on 52134 Herzogenrath, Corporation 3701 Caring Avenue Broadcasting Germany Toshiba Building, 36B Zone Ottawa Ontario 3701 Caring Avenue markus.kampmann@ 1-1, Shibaura 1-Chome, Canada K2H 8S2 Ottawa Ontario ericsson.com Minato-Ku, [email protected] Canada K2H 8S2 TOKYO 105-8001 Japan [email protected] [email protected]. jp

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The IEEE Broadcast Technology Society

56th ANNUAL BROADCAST SYMPOSIUM

Guy Bouchard, Canadian Broadcasting Corp, Chair

CALL FOR PAPERS

27-29 September 2006 Hotel Washington Washington, DC USA Potential topic areas for papers may include:

x Digital radio and television systems: terrestrial, cable, satellite, Internet, wireless x Streaming, IPTV, VoIP, VoD, Mobile TV, Wireless Multimedia x Transmission, propagation, reception, re-distribution of broadcast signals ƒ AM, FM, and TV transmitter and antenna systems ƒ Tests and measurements ƒ Cable and satellite technologies: Interconnections with over-the-air broadcasters x Transport stream issues x Re-purposing of navigational information x Advanced technologies and systems for emerging broadcasting applications ƒ Reception: Software-based receivers x DTV and IBOC reception issues x Smart antennas for indoor use x Noise-figure management in a home environment x Compression and modulation for mobile and hand-held sets x Diversity reception under dynamic multipath x Frequency- and time-domain equalization x Wireless home distribution ƒ Transmission: Dynamic sharing of bandwidth x Spectrum re-packing optimization x New extensions for the ATSC VSB standard x Wireless Broadband Networks; e.g., IEEE 802.22 Wireless Regional Area Networks (“WRANs”) x Information Technology for broadcasters

Abstracts are due by 1 June 2006

For complete information, visit the 2006 Broadcast Symposium Web Site: www.ieee.org/bts/symposium

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IEEE Broadcast Technology Society Organization The IEEE Broadcast Technology Society IEEE Broadcast Technology Society Administrative Committee Society Officers Administrative Committee Members-at-Large (elected by membership for 3 year term) President: Thomas M. Gurley 2003-2005 2004-2006 2005-2007 Vice-President: Charles W. Einolf Jr. Walter Ciciora Robert Baker Dave Bancroft Treasurer: E. Lanny Nass Stephen Dukes Greg Best Richard Friedel Secretary: Thomas Silliman Sid Shumate Guy Bouchard Seung Won Kim Senior Past President: E. Bruce Hunter Thomas Silliman William T. Hayes William Meintel Junior Past President: Garrison C. Cavell Valentin Trainotti Eric Wandel Dmitry A. Tkachenko

Standing Committees and Representatives Advanced Television Systems Committee on Communications and Newsletter Editor Strategic Planning Committee (ATSC) Information Policy (CCIP) William Meintel Eric R. Wandel P.E. Yiyan Wu Richard Biby Publications Chair Technical Activities Awards, Nomination and Publicity Historian Dr. Charles W. Einolf Jr. Edmund A. Williams Sid Shumate E. Noel Luddy Society on Social Implications of United States Telecommunications Broadcast Symposium Chair IBC Representative Technology (SSIT) Training Institute (USTTI) Guy Bouchard Michael Bennett Richard Biby Gerald Berman BroadcastAsia Representative PACE IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting Yiyan Wu Theodore J. Kuligowski Editor-in-Chief Committee on Man and Radiation Yiyan Wu (COMAR) Yearbook Editor Jules Cohen Kerry Cozad

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Welcome to New BTS Members!

January through March 2006 brought good news for the Television" Technology & Emerging Services which was Membership of the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society! edited by our Transactions Editor in Chief, Yiyan Wu. We 139 New Members joined our Society! We will print your hope that, with special features and events, and the regu- names in the next issue of the newsletter. lar, outstanding level of technical papers in the Transac- All BTS Members should have received by now the tions, you will value your membership. As always, we March 2006 issue of the IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting. welcome comments and suggestions on how we can make This issue was bundled with the January 2006 issue of the the Society better serve your needs. You can reach us at: Proceedings of the IEEE special issue on "Global Digital [email protected]

Mark Your Calendar

for the BTS Tutorial at NAB2006 “Delivering Television to Handheld Devices: A Technology Tutorial” April 24, 2006 • 1:00PM - 5:00PM Program information at: http://www.nabshow.com/conferences/bec.asp

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