CHAPTER 6.4 Digital Television Transmitters
BRETT JENKINS
Thomson Broadcast & Multimedia, Inc. Southwick, Massachusetts
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JOHN FREBERG
Freberg Engineering, Inc. Homewood, Illinois
INTRODUCTION
Digital television (DTV) transmitters began appearing in widespread commercial use in 1998 shortly after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) created rules adopting the Advanced Television Systems Committee’s standard for digital transmission [1]. The introduction of DTV has required television transmitters to change to accommodate the new standard. At the same time, technology has advanced at a rapid pace over the past decade. Standardized network protocols are available for communication between devices, even when those ...
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