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SMPTE Journal ( Volume: 93, Issue: 11, November 1984)
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B-MAC: An Optimum Format for Satellite Television Transmission

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Publisher
SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type
Journal Article
Content Type
Original Research
Abbreviated Title
J SMPTE
Volume
93, No. 11, pp. 1034–1043
Abstract
This article describes the B-MAC transmission format recently developed for direct broadcast by satellite (DBS) that meets both technical and commercial needs. The custom integrated circuits (ICs) necessary for decoding in this system are expected to be commercially available in the early part of 1985. Requirements beyond satellite transmission include capability of distribution on cable for single-family homes, through satellite master antenna TV systems for multiple dwellings, and via UHF terrestrial broadcast. Other considerations involve encryption of the material, scrambling of the video, teletext facilities, and potential expansion for extended-definition TV (EDTV). Several of the other systems investigated are discussed, together with the reasons for this choice.
Publication Date
1984-11-01
DOI
10.5594/J16834
ISSN
Print: 0036-1682
Link
https://doi.org/10.5594/J16834
Author(s)
John D. LowryDigital Video Systems Corp., Willowdale, Canada
Copyright
© 1984 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.
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