ISDB-T System

ISDB (Integrated Digital Services Digital Broadcasting) is a new type of digital broadcasting intended to provide audio, video, and multimedia services.
T is Terrestrial.
ISDB-T system was developed by the Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB) in Japan.
ISDB-T is one of ISDB family.
ISDB-T uses a modulation method referred to as Band Segmented Transmission (BST) OFDM

ARIB Technical Reports (published in June, 2007)

ISDB-T (Integrated Service Digital Broadcasting - Terrestrial) has been developed and now on service in Japan, and adopted by Brazil.
ISDB-T proves best performances in Japanese DTTB service for more than 3 years.
Since Dec. 2003, start of Japanese DTTB service, DTTB service is rapidly migrated because of its advantages, and new service, named "One-seg", portable reception service in same channel, has been started from April 2006.
But, because of late start of ISDB-T, ISDB-T is not so popular in the world, so, we will submit this technical report to South America countries to understand the ISDB-T system and its advantages on technical aspect.

Now, 3 major DTTB( Digital Terrestrial TV Broadcasting) systems exist.

These are called:
(1) ATSC: Advanced Television System Committee, Developed in USA, and now used.
(2) DVB-T: Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial, developed in EU, and now used.
(3) ISDB-T: Integrated Service Digital Broadcasting – Terrestrial, developed in Japan and now used in Japan and Brazil.
1. structure of technical standard for digital broadcasting
Generally speaking, Digital broadcasting system is composed by 3 functional blocks, (1)Source coding block, (2)Multiplex block, and (3)transmission coding block.
2. About ISDB-T transmission system
Japanese digital terrestrial broadcasting system adopts excellent technologies for transmission system.
3. Outline of transmission parameter
ISDB-T transmission system has a flexibility for the purpose of broadcasting service.

ARIB Standards for Digital Terrestrial TV Broadcasting

For the details of structure of technical standard and relationship between each standards, see "Structure of Japan's digital broadcasting"

ISDB-T International Harmonization Documents (ABNT - ARIB - SBTVD Joint Documents)

Reference for characterizing of the specifications of Brazilian and Japanese digital terrestrial TV standards.