Jürgen Hallier

Multimedia broadcasting to mobile, portable and fixed receivers using the Eureka 147 Digital Audio Broadcasting system

The Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) system developed within the Eureka 147 project is well adapted to the requirements of broadcasting audio, programme associated data and general data including, e.g. video, still images and coded traffic messages. The configuration of the DAB multiplex (i.e. data rates and error protection of the different applications) is flexibly adjustable. Having evaluated the performance of DAB data channels in typical mobile reception situations, we conclude that the system will allow multimedia services to be reliably broadcast to mobile, portable and fixed receivers. To demonstrate this capability of DAB, we set up and operated experimental low bitrate video and still image transmissions associated with audio programmes.