Telecommunications Standards Advisory Committee (TSAC) 2nd Generation Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting System (DVB-T2) Technical Specification Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD) Draft IMDA TS DVB-T2 IRD Issue 1, November 2016 Info-communications Media Development Authority Resource Management & Standards 10 Pasir Panjang Road #10-01 Mapletree Business City Singapore 117438 © Copyright of IMDA, 2016 This document may be downloaded from the IMDA website at http://www.imda.gov.sg and shall not be distributed without written permission from IMDA. Draft IMDA TS DVB-T2 IRD (November 2016) Acknowledgement The Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) and the Telecommunications Standards Advisory Committee (TSAC) would like to acknowledge the following members of the TSAC Working Group 3 Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting System (DVB-T2) Task Force (TSAC WG3 DVB-T2 TF) for their invaluable contributions to the preparation of this Technical Specification. IMDA TS DVB-T2 IRD Issue 1, Technical Specification for Integrated Receiver Decoder for November 2016 (Draft) use with second generation Digital Terrestrial Television broadcasting system (DVB-T2) TSAC WG3 Chairman Dr Tham Jo Yew, Institute for Infocomm Research, Agency for Science, Technology and Research TSAC WG3 Co-Chairman Assoc Prof Steven Wong, Singapore Institute of Technology TSAC WG3 DVB-T2 TF Chairman Mr Tan Jek Thoon, MediaCorp Pte Ltd TSAC WG3 DVB-T2 TF Editor(s) Ms Agnes Chong, Info-communications Media Development TSAC WG3 DVB-T2 TF Secretary Authority List of TSAC WG3 DVB-T2 TF Members S/N Organisation Name 1 Info-communications Media Development Authority Mr Lim Chin Siang 2 Info-communications Media Development Authority Ms Tan Sze Siang 3 Info-communications Media Development Authority Mr Calvin Lim 4 LG Electronics Singapore Pte Ltd Mr Brian Yi 5 LG Electronics Singapore Pte Ltd Ms Sharon Jieling Soon 6 MediaCorp Pte Ltd Mr Goh Kim Soon 7 MediaCorp Pte Ltd Mr Peh Beng Yeow 8 MediaCorp Pte Ltd Mr Yeo Kim Pow 9 MediaCorp Pte Ltd Mr Lau Hing Ting 10 MediaCorp Pte Ltd Mr Roland Tan 11 Panasonic Singapore R&D Pte Ltd Mr Philip Ong 12 Panasonic Singapore R&D Pte Ltd Mr Tan Li Jia 13 Samsung Asia Pte Ltd Mr Gavin Yeong 14 Samsung Asia Pte Ltd Mr Foo Yong Yee 15 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Mr Chun Youngshin 16 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Mr Kim Kee Hyun 17 Samsung Asia Pte Ltd Mr Sun Giong Ko 18 Sharp Roxy Sales (Singapore) Pte Ltd Mr Dennis Quek Kwang Meng 19 Sharp Roxy Sales (Singapore) Pte Ltd Mr Ngiam Tee Wei 20 Skycom Satellite Systems Pte Ltd Mr Simon Tso 21 Skycom Satellite Systems Pte Ltd Mr William Tay 22 Skycom Satellite Systems Pte Ltd Mr Ben Iral 23 Sony EMCS (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. Mr Muzaffar Fakhruddin 24 Sony EMCS (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. Mr Stephen Cleary 25 Sony Electronics (Singapore) Pte Ltd Ms Lin Jiahui 26 Sony Electronics (Singapore) Pte Ltd Mr Shawn Tan 27 Sony Electronics (Singapore) Pte Ltd Mr Ong Hock Seng 28 Sony Electronics (Singapore) Pte Ltd Mr Ngiam Lee Ni 29 Sony Electronics (Singapore) Pte Ltd Mr Joshua Quek 30 Sony Electronics (Singapore) Pte Ltd Mr Eden Cheok 31 StarHub Ltd Ms Ong Bee Lian 32 StarHub Ltd Mr Lu Jin 33 Toshiba Singapore Pte Ltd Mr Adrian Fang 34 Toshiba Singapore Pte Ltd Mr Ronald So Page ii Draft IMDA TS DVB-T2 IRD (November 2016) S/N Organisation Name 35 TP Vision Singapore Pte Ltd Mr Gwee Teow How 36 TP Vision Singapore Pte Ltd Mr Leonard Shee 37 TP Vision Singapore Pte Ltd Mr Low Kwong Wai Page iii Draft IMDA TS DVB-T2 IRD (November 2016) Telecommunications Standards Advisory Committee (TSAC) The TSAC advises IMDA on the setting of ICT standards as well as on the development and recommendation of specifications, standards, information notes, guidelines and other forms of documentation for adoption and advancement of the standardisation effort of the Singapore ICT industry (hereafter termed “IMDA Standards”). Telecommunications standards-setting in Singapore is achieved with the assistance of TSAC, where professional, trade and consumer interest in telecommunications standards is represented on the TSAC with representatives from network and service operators, equipment suppliers and manufacturers, academia and researchers, professional bodies and other government agencies. List of TSAC Members (2015-2018) TSAC Chairman: Mr Raymond Lee Director (Resource Management & Standards) Info-communications Media Development Authority TSAC Members: Mr Lim Yuk Min Senior Executive Consultant (Resource Management and Standards) (TSAC Vice-Chairman) Info-communications Media Development Authority Mr Darwin Ho Kang Ming Member Association of Telecommunications Industry of Singapore (ATIS) Mr Yip Yew Seng Honorary Secretary Association of Telecommunications Industry of Singapore (ATIS) Dr Oh Ser Wah Head, Strategic Planning Office Institute for Infocomm Research Mr Denis Seek CTO M1 Limited Mr Tan Tiong Heng Deputy Director, Engineering M1 Limited Mr Goh Kim Soon Senior Vice President MediaCorp Pte Ltd Mr Lim Chin Siang Director, Operation Preparedness Info-communications Media Development Authority Ms Tan Sze Siang Director, Digital Broadcasting Deployment Office Info-communications Media Development Authority Assoc Prof Guan Yong Liang Nanyang Technological University School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Ms Lim Siew Eng Director, Centre of Innovation Nanyang Polytechnic Assoc Prof Tham Chen National University of Singapore Khong Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Dr Yu Changyuan National University of Singapore Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Mr Widjaja Suki Director, Products, Business Development & Process Netlink Trust Pte Ltd Mr Ronald Lim Head, Regulatory Nucleus Connect Pte Ltd Mr Neo Yong Chiang Chief Information Officer Republic Polytechnic Mr Manik Narayan Saha Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation Assoc Prof Steven Wong Kai Programme Director Juan Singapore Institute of Technology Page iv Draft IMDA TS DVB-T2 IRD (November 2016) Assoc Prof Ian Thng Li-Jin Programme Director Singapore Institute of Technology Dr Wong Woon Kwong Director, Research and Industry Collaborations Singapore University of Technology and Design Mr Kuan Wai Mun Associate Director, Radio Network Quality Singapore Telecommunications Ltd Mr Lew Yoon Heng Senior Engineering Manager Singapore Telecommunications Ltd Mr Adrian Goh Deputy Director, Standards SPRING Singapore Mr Lim Eng Huat Vice President Starhub Ltd Mr Hong Tse Min Assistant Director, Resource Management and Standards Info-communications Media Development Authority Ms Woo Yim Leng Senior Manager, Resource Management and Standards Info-communications Media Development Authority Page v Draft IMDA TS DVB-T2 IRD (November 2016) This page is intentionally left blank. Page vi Draft IMDA TS DVB-T2 IRD (November 2016) Content Section Title Page Introduction 2 Part A Basic DVB-T2 IRD Requirements 3 1. Scope 3 2. References 3 3. Abbreviations 5 4. General Requirements 6 5. Use of Video and Audio Coding in Broadcasting Applications 9 based on the MPEG-2 Transport Stream 6. Frontend Characteristics 13 7. Service Information (SI) 15 8. Services 19 9. Interfaces and Connectors 22 10. Firmware Operation 24 Part B Additional DVB-T2 IRD Requirements for supporting Multi- 26 channel Audio Part C Exceptions for other DVB-T2 IRD Implementations 28 Annex A AFD Illustration for Required TV Output Display 29 Annex B Broadcast Channel Numbers and Centre Frequencies 30 Annex C Classification Code Matrix 31 Annex D Basic and Digital TV Function Keys 32 Annex E DVB-T2 Performance Requirements 33 Annex F Proposed Logical Channel Numbering (LCN) Range 35 Annex G List of Broadcast Descriptors 36 Annex H Addendum/Corrigendum 37 Changes to IDA/MDA TS DVB-T2 IRD, Issue 1, Rev 2, May 14 Changes to IDA/MDA TS DVB-T2 IRD, Issue 1, Rev 1, Mar 13 Changes to IDA/MDA TS DVB-T2 IRD, Issue 1, Nov 12 NOTICE THE INFO-COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (“IMDA”) MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THE MATERIAL PROVIDED HEREIN AND EXCLUDE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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HOWEVER, IMPLEMENTERS ARE CAUTIONED THAT THIS MAY NOT REPRESENT THE LATEST INFORMATION AND ARE THEREFORE STRONGLY URGED TO CHECK WITH THE RELEVANT DATABASE IN ITU, ISO, IEC OR THE RELATED STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION FOR INFORMATION OF PATENT RIGHTS. IMPLEMENTERS ARE ADVISED TO OBTAIN THEIR OWN LEGAL AND/OR TECHNICAL ADVICE IN RELATION TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STANDARD/SPECIFICATION IF REQUIRED. Page 1 Draft IMDA TS DVB-T2 IRD (November 2016) Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD) for use with the second generation Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting System (DVB-T2) Introduction 1. This Specification defines the requirements for the Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD) functionality which may be incorporated as a standalone module such as a Set-Top Box (STB), an Integrated Digital Television (IDTV) or any other similar device intended for use with the second generation Digital Terrestrial Television broadcasting system (DVB-T2). The requirements for advanced features such as Personal Video Recorders (PVRs) and interactive services are not included in the scope of this Specification.