Module Descriptors
DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEMS
ELEC60276
Key Facts
School of Creative Arts and Engineering
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Christopher Gould
Email: C.A.Gould@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 24
Independent Study Hours: 126
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
- ASSIGNMENT - PRACTICAL weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
Exam (2 hours) : 50% (Learning Outcomes: 1, 2 and 3)
Written/Practical Assignment : 50% (Learning Outcomes: 1, 2 and 3)
Written/Practical Assignment : 50% (Learning Outcomes: 1, 2 and 3)
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Module Resources
Broadcasting Studio.
Computer labs with MATLAB, Comsim, Simulink.
Computer labs with MATLAB, Comsim, Simulink.
Module Learning Strategies
Classroom based lectures (18 hours)
Laboratory based practical experimental and simulation work (6 hours)
Laboratory based practical experimental and simulation work (6 hours)
Module Indicative Content
Image And Video Coding Theory And Principals (JPEG, M-JPEG, H.263, h.264, MPEG-1)
Broadcasting Standard Compression Scheme (MPEG-2)
Content based video coding (MPEG-4)
Digital Video Broadcasting - terrestrial (DVB-T)
Digital Video Broadcasting - satellite (DVB-S)
Conditional Access and Pay Per View Encryption Systems
Broadband INTERNET over MPEG-2 Transport Stream
Set-top Box Design
Broadcasting Standard Compression Scheme (MPEG-2)
Content based video coding (MPEG-4)
Digital Video Broadcasting - terrestrial (DVB-T)
Digital Video Broadcasting - satellite (DVB-S)
Conditional Access and Pay Per View Encryption Systems
Broadband INTERNET over MPEG-2 Transport Stream
Set-top Box Design
Module Texts
Digital Television: MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and Principles of the DVB System: by Herve Benoit, Publisher: focal press; ISBN: 0240516958, Aug 2003.
The Essential Guide to Digital Set Top Boxes and Interactive TV: by Gerard O'Driscoll, Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR, ISBN: 0130173606, Jan 2000.
DVB Handbook: by Jean-Charles Point, Publisher: Focal Press, ISBN: 0240805933, Nov 2004.
H.264 and MPEG-4 Video Compression Video Coding for Next-Generation Multimedia: By I.E.G. Richardson, Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd. ISBN: 0470848375, Nov 2003.
The Essential Guide to Digital Set Top Boxes and Interactive TV: by Gerard O'Driscoll, Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR, ISBN: 0130173606, Jan 2000.
DVB Handbook: by Jean-Charles Point, Publisher: Focal Press, ISBN: 0240805933, Nov 2004.
H.264 and MPEG-4 Video Compression Video Coding for Next-Generation Multimedia: By I.E.G. Richardson, Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd. ISBN: 0470848375, Nov 2003.