Reception of digital broadcast services using mobile devices

Digital Video Broadcasting — Handheld (DVB-H) is a technology developed as an extension of Digital Video Broadcasting — Terrestrial (DVB-T) with additional features that make it suitable for delivery to mobile devices such as phones and Personal Digital Assistant (PDAs). This paper deals with the conditions of receiving digital video broadcast type services in mobile handheld devices. The DVB-H standard is introduced and the key technology elements on data link layer and physical layer are discussed in some details. Finally the DVB-H terminal and network design is described.