The Technical Module coordinates the efforts relative to the technical specifications of Brazil’s digital TV system and research and development activities, identifies specification needs, and defines the availability of technical solutions referring to the generation, distribution, and reception of the digital TV system, including high definition, standard definition, mobility, portability, data services, interactivity, content protection, and conditional access. This module also coordinates the efforts to harmonize technical specifications with other national and international institutions. Intellectual Property Module The Intellectual Property Module must coordinate efforts in the search of solutions regarding intellectual property, drawing up policies and practices to be adopted among the members and proposing the legal advise on these issues to the competent institutions. This module also helps and monitors the negotiation of royalties linked to the incorporation of technologies along with their holders and informs the council about the costs involved in the techniques being adopted or incorporated. Promotion Module The Promotion Module coordinates efforts to promote, distribute, and disseminate system. This module ’s must promote seminars and courses; publish newspapers, bulletins, and other carriers of information. The Promotion Module is also responsible for organizing the common activities of broadcasters and industries aimed at increasing the awareness about the advantages of the Digital TV system. 4.4 Outline of the Technical Standards Standardization activities, performed by the Technical Module, are divided among eight subgroups of specialist volunteer members, which work in the sectors of the broadcasters, consumer electronics, transmitters and software industries and universities. The working groups are organized as below. Figure 7: Brazilian standardization structure The standards for the digital terrestrial television, showed in the Fig. 37, are listed below: ABNT NBR 15601:2007 Transmission system − – ABNT NBR 15602:2007 Video coding, audio coding and multiplexing − – ABNT NBR Multiplexing and service information (SI) − – ABNT NBR 15604:2007 Receivers − – ABNT NBR 15605:2007 Security issues (under approval) − – ABNT NBR 15606:2007 Data coding and transmission specification (partial) − – ABNT NBR 15607:2007 Interactive channel (partial) − – ABNT NBR 15608:2007 Operational guidelines − – ABNT NBR 15609:2007 Middleware test suit (internal working document) − – ABNT NBR 15610:2007 Tests for receivers (internal working document). − –
The Technical Module coordinates the efforts relative to the technical specifications of Brazil’s digital TV system and research and development activities, identifies specification needs, and defines the availability of technical solutions referring to the generation, distribution, and reception of the digital TV system, including high definition, standard definition, mobility, portability, data services, interactivity, content protection, and conditional access. This module also coordinates the efforts to harmonize technical specifications with other national and international institutions. Intellectual Property Module The Intellectual Property Module must coordinate efforts in the search of solutions regarding intellectual property, drawing up policies and practices to be adopted among the members and proposing the legal advise on these issues to the competent institutions. This module also helps and monitors the negotiation of royalties linked to the incorporation of technologies along with their holders and informs the council about the costs involved in the techniques being adopted or incorporated. Promotion Module The Promotion Module coordinates efforts to promote, distribute, and disseminate ’s system. This module must promote seminars and courses; publish newspapers, bulletins, and other carriers of information. The Promotion Module is also responsible for organizing the common activities of broadcasters and industries aimed at increasing the awareness about the advantages of the Digital TV system. 4.4 Outline of the Technical Standards Standardization activities, performed by the Technical Module, are divided among eight subgroups of specialist volunteer members, which work in the sectors of the broadcasters, consumer electronics, transmitters and software industries and universities. The working groups are organized as below. Figure 7: Brazilian standardization structure The standards for the digital terrestrial television, showed in the Fig. 37, are listed below: − ABNT NBR 15601:2007 – Transmission system − ABNT NBR 15602:2007 – Video coding, audio coding and multiplexing − ABNT NBR – Multiplexing and service information (SI) − ABNT NBR 15604:2007 – Receivers − ABNT NBR 15605:2007 – Security issues (under approval) − ABNT NBR 15606:2007 – Data coding and transmission specification (partial) − ABNT NBR 15607:2007 – Interactive channel (partial) − ABNT NBR 15608:2007 – Operational guidelines − ABNT NBR 15609:2007 – Middleware test suit (internal working document) − ABNT NBR 15610:2007 – Tests for receivers (internal working document).