Regional Radiocommunication Conference 2006
The Regional Radiocommunication Conference 2006 (RRC 06) was a radio planning conference that took place from May 15, 2006 to June 16, 2006 in Geneva . It was organized by the ITU .
Attendees
The RRC 06 was attended by over 1,000 delegates from 104 countries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. They were mainly dispatched by telecommunications administrations whose territories lie within the planning zone.
tasks
During RRC 06, a new frequency plan was drawn up for the 174–230 MHz and 470–862 MHz frequency bands , ie the range that can be used for terrestrial broadcasting . Such a plan defines which frequencies which country may use in a certain area. The "Geneva 06" plan drawn up during the conference is primarily intended to create the prerequisites for the upcoming digitization of radio ( DAB ) and television ( DVB-T ). The plan finally comes into force in 2015 and replaces an agreement adopted in 1961 ( Stockholm 61 Agreement ). Experts assume that the Geneva 06 Agreement will have a "lifespan" of around 25 to 30 years, which means that only then would a new conference have to be convened for any changed requirements for radio planning.
Results
At the international wave conference RRC 06, the digital terrestrial channels for broadcasting in the frequency ranges VHF and UHF were coordinated. The results of the RRC 06 came into force on June 17, 2007. This agreement defines the technical frequency framework for digital terrestrial broadcasting for at least the next 20 years. The RRC 06 has left open whether the transmission capacities provided will be used for radio or television. That is why the necessary decisions must be made in the individual states in the next few months. Apart from mixed uses by means of DMB and DVB-H , it is becoming apparent that television is broadcast via DVB-T in band IV / V and radio via DAB in band III .
Transmission capacities
According to the results of the RRC 06, the following transmission capacities are available in Germany:
- A DVB-T network in band III (7 MHz channel width)
- Six DVB-T networks in band IV / V (8 MHz channel width)
- An additional (further) DVB-T network (usually> K60) is not expected to be available until 2012 at the earliest (8 MHz)
- Two further DAB networks in Volume III in addition to the K12 network, one of which is nationwide and once regionally / locally structured
Digital transmission standards
DAB , DMB , DVB-T and DVB-H in the frequency bands III (VHF), IV / V (UHF) and in the L-band are available as digital terrestrial radio transmission methods. In the future, these different standards are to be merged into an IP-based standard DxB. Only DAB in the MPEG-1 Audio Layer 2 format is an audio standard, but it can also transmit data services. The remaining standards are open to the type of content. So that radio is not displaced, a minimum amount of transmission capacity is reserved for it. TV, data services and telecommunication purposes are only forfeited if they are not used.
HD radio , DRM and DRM + are permitted, but are not explicitly promoted.
It is expected that transmission standards will continue to improve in the future. This means that new receivers will always be necessary.
For new DAB multiplexes, the MPEG 4 AAC + coding is to be used in future due to its higher efficiency . The standard DAB radios sold to date will not be able to decode this coding. The future DAB + receivers will, however, be able to process the new and the previous standard (downward compatibility).
Individual evidence
- ↑ alm.de: ( Memento of the original from January 4, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. “2.8 Implementation of the RRC 06: At the international wave conference RRC 06, the digital terrestrial broadcasting channels for broadcasting in the frequency ranges VHF and UHF were coordinated. The results of the RRC 06 will be published as the "GE06 Agreement" and will come into force on June 17, 2007. This agreement determined the technical frequency framework for digital terrestrial broadcasting for at least the next 20 years. They repeal the agreements from 1961 (Stockholm) and supplement the results of the Maastricht and Wiesbaden conferences for DAB. Since it does not matter what type of digital data stream is in principle, the RRC 06 left it open as to whether the transmission capacities provided are used for radio or television and left these decisions to the respective states. Apart from mixed uses by means of DMB and DVB-H, it is becoming apparent that television is broadcast via DVB-T in band IV / V and radio via DAB in band III. "
- ↑ alm.de: ( Memento of the original from January 4, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Transmission capacities according to RRC 06
- ↑ alm.de: ( Memento of the original from January 4, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. "3.4 Own digital transmission capacities for radio (...) DAB-Digital Audio Broadcast, DMB-Digital Multimedia Broadcast8, DVB-T-Digital Video Broadcast and DVB-H-Digital Video Broadcast Handheld in frequency bands III (VHF ), IV / V (UHF) and in the L-band. In the future, these different standards are to be merged into an IP-based standard DxB. Only DAB in the MPEG 2 Layer 1 format is an audio standard, but it can also transmit data services. The other standards are open to the type of content. "
- ↑ alm.de: ( Memento of the original from January 4, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. "In order to secure the development opportunities of radio, the DLM is therefore committed to providing radio in the digital world primarily with terrestrial transmission capacities and expressly assigning its own multiplexes or partial multiplexes for the distribution of radio programs and their additional services. For this reason, too, it rejects a media-neutral, only frequency-technical allocation of capacities without naming the type of program. Only if transmission capacities reserved for radio are not used by radio broadcasters should they be used for TV, data services and finally for telecommunications purposes. "
- ↑ alm.de: ( Memento of the original from January 4, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. "HD-Radio: The DLM has no fundamental objections if this process can be used technically and the organizers want to use this process. However, the broadcasting laws or state agreements applicable in the individual countries must be observed with regard to the licensing. The DLM does not consider the possibilities of this procedure to be sufficient to give radio broadcasting new impulses. This also applies to the use of DRM (Digital Radio Mondial) for short, long and medium wave and DRM plus for the VHF frequency range. The prerequisite for using DRM plus would be to switch off the analogue VHF radio and reorganize the frequencies. However, this is not realistic for the foreseeable future, also because it would exclude simulcasting. "
- ↑ alm.de: ( Memento of the original from January 4, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. “The DLM expects that the coding and transmission standards will continuously improve in the future. As a result, listeners have to be prepared to keep replacing radios. "
- ↑ alm.de: ( Memento of the original from January 4, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. “After such a consideration, the DLM advocates using the MPEG 4 AAC + coding in the future. This has the consequence that the DAB receivers previously on the market can no longer receive the DAB programs. The DLM found that DAB was not accepted by listeners or by many radio broadcasters. There is no precise information about the number of DAB devices on the market. The numbers vary between 50,000 and 100,000 devices. "
