Special Issue: Convergence of Digital TV Systems and ServicesInternational Journal of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting

Special Issue: Convergence of Digital TV Systems and ServicesInternational Journal of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting

The
migration from analog to digital of the broadcasting technologies,
already well-consolidated for satellite systems, is becoming a reality
also for terrestrial transmission. The digital terrestrial television
(DTT) is also evolving to offer interactive services and a degree of
flexibility which can be exploited to offer tailored application to
users which includes, for instance, interactivity, different levels of
personalization and innovative location-based as well as context-aware
services. A clear example of this trend is given by the rising success
of the IPTV which allows for a degree of flexibility on the offered
services unknown to the other more traditional broadcasting systems.
Some satellite operators are starting to launch IPTV services using
direct satellite links, moreover some terrestrial internet service
providers are offering digital TV channels embedded in the IP streaming
over XDSL. Furthermore, IPTV services are likely to be broadcast and
wireless, with the income of new technologies such as WiMAX. Last but
not least, TV and broadcast services for mobile users are also being
deployed in many countries using DVB-H and will be soon available on an
even broader scale thanks to its satellite counterpart, DVB-SH. In the
near future, a set of different technologies able to offer personalized
and customized services to different classes of users are expected in
the area of the wireless broadcasting, and the convergence on
technologies is auspicious. This concept entails different levels of
convergence, namely, at terminal level (one device fits all), at
service level (convergence of traditional fixed, mobile, and broadcast
services), at transport and network levels with a common and
standardized set of protocols, and at access layer thanks to the
harmonic coexistence of different access technologiesThis
special issue aims to promote the state-of-the-art research works on
the integration of DTT/satellite/IPTV systems for the broadcasting of
multimedia and interactive services. Topics of interest include, but
are not limited toAdvances in DVB-T/H/SH/T2 system and implementationSystem and service for IPTV and Interactive TVSystem, service, and implementation of ISDB-T/S, CMMB, T/S-DMB, and MediaFLODigital TV with WiMax, LTE, and HSPAHybrid cellular/noncellular broadcastingSource coding for mobile multimedia broadcastingChannel coding, modulation, and signal processing techniquesMobile TV and interactive multimedia broadcasting servicesField trials for mobile multimedia broadcastingAuthors
should follow the International Journal of Digital Multimedia
Broadcasting manuscript format described at the journal site http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijdmb/.
Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete
manuscript through the journal Manuscript Tracking System at http://mts.hindawi.com/ according to the following timetable:Manuscript DueFebruary 1 , 2009First Round of ReviewsMay 1, 2009Publication DateAugust 1, 2009Guest EditorsMaurizio Murroni, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica ed Elettronica (DIEE), Universit? di Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, ItalySandro Scalise, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Communications and Navigation, 17235 Neustrelitz, GermanyAlessandro Vanelli-Coralli,
Centro di Ricerca sui Sistemi Elettronici per l'Ingegneria
dell'Informazione e delle Telecomunicazioni ?Ercole De Castro? (ARCES),
Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informatica, Sistemistica, Universit? di
Bologna, 40125 Bologna, ItalySooyoung Kim, College of Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, South KoreaRobert Briskman, Sirius Satellite Radio, 1221 Avenue of the AmericasNew York, NY 10020, USA