IEC 62216-1:2001

INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD
62216-1
First edition
2001-10
Digital terrestrial television receivers
for the DVB-T system –
Part 1:
Baseline receiver specification

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INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD
62216-1
First edition
2001-10
Digital terrestrial television receivers
for the DVB-T system –
Part 1:
Baseline receiver specification

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.7

INTRODUCTION.8

1 Scope.10

2 Normative references .10

3 Abbreviations and symbols .11

4 Receiver capabilities .12

4.1 Frequency spectrum.12

4.2 Conditional access .12
4.3 Return path .12
4.4 Navigator (SI).13
4.5 Auto installation.13
4.6 Teletext carried in digital streams.13
4.7 Analogue recording/copy management .13
4.8 Services .13
4.9 Future versions of this specification.13
5 Video system characteristics .14
5.1 Introduction .14
5.2 Essential requirements .14
5.3 Constraints and extensions .14
5.3.1 Support for rapid channel acquisition.14
5.3.2 Picture types .14
5.3.3 ISO/IEC 11172-2 compatibility.14
5.3.4 User data.15
5.3.5 Video alignment.15
6 Video display formatting .16
6.1 Introduction .16
6.2 Video format.16
6.2.1 Requirements for DVB compliance .16
6.3 Recommendations for signalling in the video stream .16
6.3.1 Sequence header .17
6.3.2 Sequence display extension .17
6.3.3 Constraints on the use of the picture display extension.18

6.3.4 Format switching .18
6.4 Video format signalling extensions .18
6.4.1 MPEG signalling .19
6.4.2 DVB signalling.19
6.4.3 Active format description .19
6.5 Recommendations for ISO/IEC 13818-1 signalling.26
6.6 Alignment of video and graphics.26
6.6.1 Video with graphics .26
6.6.2 Uncertainty of position of graphics over video.26
7 Audio system characteristics .27
7.1 Introduction .27
7.2 Essential requirements .27
7.2.1 Scope of requirements.27
7.2.2 Synchronisation.27

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7.2.3 Decoding requirements.28

7.3 Constraints and extensions .28

7.3.1 Surround sound .28

7.4 Audio description.28

7.4.1 Background (informative).28

7.4.2 Receiver implementation minima .28

7.4.3 Signalling .28

7.4.4 Constraints on audio description stream coding.32

7.4.5 Implementation notes .32

7.5 Audio only services .34

7.6 PSI signalling .34
8 Multiplex and transport stream characteristics .34
8.1 Scope.34
8.2 Essential requirements .34
8.2.1 Multiplexing .34
8.2.2 Demultiplexing.35
8.3 Constraints and extensions .35
8.3.1 Multicomponent programs.35
9 Service and program specific information .36
9.1 Introduction .36
9.1.1 General requirements .36
9.1.2 General receiver requirements.36
9.1.3 General broadcaster requirements.37
9.1.4 Notation.38
9.2 SI & PSI Specification .38
9.2.1 Summary.38
9.2.2 Program association table .39
9.2.3 Program map table .39
9.2.4 Conditional access table.41
9.2.5 Network information table .41
9.2.6 Bouquet association table.43
9.2.7 Service description table .43
9.2.8 Event information table.45
9.2.9 Time and date table and time offset table .47
9.2.10 Running status table.48

9.2.11 Private data.48
9.3 Receiver functions.52
9.3.1 Information typically available to the user .52
9.3.2 Service change.52
9.3.3 Parental control .55
9.3.4 Receiver behaviour when a service stops .55
9.4 Establishing and maintaining the network connection .55
9.4.1 Use of SI identifiers .55
9.4.2 Auto installation.57
9.4.3 Network evolution.58
9.4.4 Logical channel numbers (LCN).61
9.4.5 Recommendation for robust SI acquisition.64
9.5 User interface.66
9.5.1 Presentation of text .66

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9.5.2 Information presentation.67

9.5.3 Service navigation .69

9.5.4 Display of time.70

9.6 Recording devices.70

9.6.1 Programming.70

9.6.2 Execution of recording.70

9.6.3 Control of analogue recorders .71

10 Subtitles .
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