Technical Specification for Digital Terrestrial Television Receivers

Adopted on September 12, 2005.

1. Scope and Objectives

This specification is applicable to integrated digital television (receivers with screen) and
other digital television receivers (e.g. Set-Top-Box, STB, etc.).
Objectives of the methods and requirements specified in this specification are to verify the
essential functions and features of digital television receivers.
This specification does not exclude the requirements of other laws, regulations or
specifications with which the above-mentioned products are requested to comply.
This specification does not apply to car-based and PC-based digital television receivers.

2. References
References listed below are important to this specification. Please refer to their up-to-date
versions.
2.1 ETSI EN 300 468 V1.5.1 2004-06 – Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB); Specification for
Service Information (SI) in DVB Systems
2.2 ETSI EN 300 744 V1.5.1 2004-06 – Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB); Framing Structure,
Channel Coding and Modulation for Digital Terrestrial Television
2.3 ETSI TS 101 154 V1.5.1 2004-05 – Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB); Implementation
Guidelines for the Use of Video and Audio Coding in Broadcasting Applications based on
the MPEG-2 Transport Stream
2.4 Draft ETSI TR 101 162 V1.2.1 2001-01 – Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB); Allocation of
Service Information (SI) and Data Broadcasting Codes for Digital Video Broadcasting
(DVB) Systems
2.5 ETSI TR 101 211 V1.6.1 2004-05 – Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB); Guidelines on
Implementation and Usage of Service Information (SI)
2.6 ISO/IEC 14496-1, 2, 3, 10 – MPEG-4 Systems, Visual, Audio, Advanced Video Coding
2.7 IEC 62216-1 Digital terrestrial television receivers for the DVB-T system – Part 1: Baseline
receiver Specification
2.8 ISO/IEC 13818-1 – Information Technology – Generic Coding of Moving Pictures and
Associated Audio – Part 1: Systems
2.9 CNS 13439 Sound and television broadcast receivers and associated equipment - Radio
disturbance characteristics Limits and methods of measurement
2.10 CNS 14408 Audio, video and similar electronic apparatus – safety requirements
2.11 CNS 14409 Limits and methods of measurement of immunity characteristics of sound and
television broadcast receivers and associated equipment
2.12 CNS 13438 Limits and methods of measurement of radio interference characteristics of
information technology equipment
2.13 CNS 14336 Information technology equipment - Safety - General requirements

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2.14 CNS 14676-4 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Testing and measurement techniques-
Part 4:Electrical fast transient/burst immunity test
2.15 CNS 14676-5 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Testing and measurement techniques-
Part 5: Surge immunity test

3. Terminologies, Definitions, and Abbreviations

3.1 Terminologies and Definitions
Terminologies and definitions listed below are applied in this specification.
3.1.1 MPEG-2
Reference is made to CNS 14357 series standards. Systems coding is defined in Part 1.
Video and audio coding are defined in Part 2 and Part 3, respectively.
3.1.2 Multiplex
Stream of all the digital data carrying one or more services within a single physical channel.
3.1.3 Service Information, SI
Digital data describing the delivery system, content and scheduling/timing of broadcast data
streams etc. It includes MPEG-2 Program Specific Information together with independently
defined extensions.
3.1.4 Transport Stream, TS
TS is a data structure defined in CNS 14357-1
[Information Technology – Generic Coding of Moving Pictures and Associated Audio – Part
1: Systems].
3.2 Abbreviations
AVC (Advanced Video Coding)
CA (Conditional Access)
CATV (Community Antenna TeleVision)
COFDM (Coded Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing)
DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting)
DVB-CI (DVB-Common Interface)
DVB-SI (DVB-Service Information)
DVB-T (DVB-Terrestrial)
ETSI (European Telecommunication Standard Institute)
HDTV (High Definition TeleVision)
HE-AAC (High-Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding)
IF (Intermediate Frequency)
MP@ML (Main Profile at Main Level)
MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group)
PES (Packetized Elementary Stream)
PID (Packet IDentifier)
PSI (Program Specific Information)
QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation)
QPSK (Quaternary Phase Shift Keying)
RF (Radio Frequency)
SDTV (Standard Definition TeleVision)
SI (Service Information)
STB (Set-Top Box)

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 TS (Transport Stream)
TV (TeleVision)
Note: HDTV defined in this specification shall be capable of (i) receiving and decoding video signal
coded at least in 1080i and (ii) displaying the decoded video at least in 720p.

4. Technical Requirements
Digital television receivers within the scope of this specification are required to satisfy
the following technical requirements. They shall

- Be able to receive the digital terrestrial television broadcast signals.

- Be able to accurately decode and display video and audio signals that satisfy the DVB-T
specification (EN 300 744 V1.5.1).

- Be able to decode and display the video signals specified in MPEG-2 MP@ML, and the
MPEG-1 Layer I/II and MPEG-2 Layer I/II audio signals specified in TS 101 154 V1.5.1
when SDTV is applied.

- Be able to decode and display the video signals specified in MPEG-4 AVC HP@L4, and
the audio signals coded in HE-AAC in addition to satisfying the requirements for SDTV
when HDTV is applied.

- Provide an embedded Chinese Electronic Program Guide application services.

- Be able to accurately process information of program, service, and others defined in

DVB-SI (EN 300 468 V1.5.1) and MPEG-PSI (ISO/IEC 13818-1).

- Be able to accurately decode and process MPEG-2 Transport Stream defined in ISO/IEC
13818-1. The maximum data rate is 23.751 Mbit/s (64QAM, Code Rate 7/8, GI 1/32 in 6
MHz Channel Bandwidth).

- Be able to accurately decode MPEG video defined in DVB specification TS 101 154
V1.5.1.
- Be able to accurately decode audio signals defined in HE-AAC when HDTV is applied.
- Be able to accurately decode audio signals defined in MPEG-1 Layer I/II.

- Be able to accurately decode audio signals defined in MPEG-2 Layer I/II.

- Be able to support video signals formats defined in MPEG-2 MP@ML.

- Be able to support video signals formats defined in MPEG-4 AVC HP@L4 when HDTV
is applied.

- Be able to support stereo audio signals output.

Sections 4.1 to 6.3 in this specification describe the methods that can be applied to
verify products that satisfy all technical requirements described above.
4.1 General conditions during testing
Unless otherwise specified in this technical specification, the following testing
conditions shall be applied to each test item during testing.
4.1.1 Feed point of testing signal

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 Unless otherwise specified in this technical specification, digital television RF input
signals shall be directly fed into the antenna input terminal of digital television receiver
via cables with matching impedance.
4.1.2 Patterns for digital TV input signal during the test
This input signal shall at least include video, audio and SI components. Video and audio
format for SDTV or HDTV shall be selected depending on the function of the digital
television under test.
The following functions shall be included in the input patterns:

- Field flags: Four successive white areas appearing in every field indicate a continuous
decoding of the transport stream.

- Moving spot: White spot that moves back and forth in the black field. A complete
movement is performed in 30 frames. Thus, the errors in the time domain can be detected
during decoding and also delay measurements between the different transmission paths.

- Monitor test pattern:

- Grid and circle: For adjustment of geometry of picture tubes/monitors.
- Color bar: For observing color purity / interchange of components etc.
- Multiburst: For judging frequency response, horizontal resolution.
4.1.3 Conformity assessment
Picture quality shall be used to evaluate the conformity of each test item. Either
subjective or objective evaluation of picture quality shall be used.
Objective evaluation method: See CISPR 20 2005 Annex K.
Subjective evaluation method: using qualified personnel to evaluate the picture quality.
In case of discrepancy, subjective evaluation method takes precedence.
Note: When making subjective evaluation, an additional reference display (or test-TV-set) can be used to
compare with EUT’s (equipment under test) picture quality, e.g. resolution characteristic of HDTV.
4.2 RF sensitivity and minimum input level
4.2.1 A digital television receiver specified in this specification shall be able to receive digital
terrestrial television broadcast signals in Taiwan (Frequency range 470 MHz ~ 806 MHz,
Channel 14 ~ 69, Channel Bandwidth 6 MHz).
4.2.2 All channels of a digital television receiver defined in this specification shall be able to
accurately receive digital terrestrial television broadcast signals while the input signal level
is -76dBm.
4.2.3 All channels of a digital television receiver defined in this specification shall be able to
receive digital terrestrial television broadcast signals without degradation while the input
signal level is increased to 0 dBm.
4.3 Receive and demodulation of digital television receiver
4.3.1 There shall be at least one tuner in the digital television receiver specified in this
specification that can be used to receive digital terrestrial television broadcast signals
specified in EN 300 744 V1.5.1.
4.3.2 The tuner specified in this specification shall receive digital terrestrial television broadcast
signals in Taiwan (Frequency range 470 MHz ~ 806 MHz, Channel 14 ~ 69, Channel
Bandwidth 6 MHz).

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4.3.3 The tuner specified in this specification shall be able to receive the existing digital
terrestrial television broadcast signals broadcasted in Taiwan.
4.3.4 There shall be at least one demodulator in the digital television receiver specified in this
specification that can be used to demodulate digital terrestrial television broadcast signals
specified in EN 300 744 V1.5.1.
4.3.5 The demodulator specified in this specification shall be able to accurately demodulate all
modes from any combination of constellation (QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM), code rate (1/2,
2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8), guard interval (1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32), and transmission mode (2K, 8K).
4.3.6 The demodulator specified in this specification shall accurately demodulate the existing
terrestrial television broadcast signals broadcasted in Taiwan.
A digital terrestrial television receiver defined in this specification shall be able to
accurately decode and process MPEG-2 Transport Stream defined in ISO/IEC 13818-1.
The maximum data rate is 23.751 Mbit/s (64QAM, Code Rate 7/8, GI 1/32 in 6 MHz
Channel Bandwidth). Table 1 describes all combinations of constellation (QPSK,
16QAM, 64QAM), code rate (1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8), guard interval (1/4, 1/8, 1/16,
1/32), and transmission mode (2K, 8K).
Table 1 – All combinations of constellation (QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM), code rate (1/2,
2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8), guard interval (1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32), and transmission mode (2K, 8K)
Mode Constellation FEC GI
8K QPSK 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
8K QPSK 2/3 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
8K QPSK 3/4 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
8K QPSK 5/6 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
8K QPSK 7/8 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
8K 16QAM 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
8K 16QAM 2/3 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
8K 16QAM 3/4 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
8K 16QAM 5/6 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
8K 16QAM 7/8 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
8K 64QAM 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
8K 64QAM 2/3 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
8K 64QAM 3/4 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
8K 64QAM 5/6 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
8K 64QAM 7/8 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
2K QPSK 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
2K QPSK 2/3 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
2K QPSK 3/4 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
2K QPSK 5/6 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
2K QPSK 7/8 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
2K 16QAM 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
2K 16QAM 2/3 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
2K 16QAM 3/4 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
2K 16QAM 5/6 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
2K 16QAM 7/8 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
2K 64QAM 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
2K 64QAM 2/3 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
2K 64QAM 3/4 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32
2K 64QAM 5/6 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32

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 2K 64QAM 7/8 1/4 1/8 1/16 1/32

4.4 Performance with Additive White Gaussian Noise (AWGN)

All channels of a digital television receiver defined in this specification shall be able to
receive digital terrestrial television broadcast signals with additive white Gaussian noise.
The power level of DVB-T wanted signal access to the digital television receiver is
adjusted to -50 dBm. The digital television receiver should be able to receive the
broadcast signal with the C/N value at 13.8dB or less on 16QAM mode and 17.9dB or
less on 64QAM mode after added with additive white Gaussian noise.
4.5 Performance with adjacent channel DVB-T interference
All channels of a digital television receiver defined in this specification shall be able to
receive digital terrestrial television broadcast signals with adjacent channel DVB-T
interference signal. The protection ratio of wanted signal with interference signal should
be at least -52dB on 16QAM mode and at least -48dB on 64QAM mode.
4.6 Performance with multipath
A digital television receiver defined in this specification shall be able to receive digital
terrestrial television broadcast signals with multipath. The model of multipath is
described in sections 4.6.1 to 4.6.4.
4.6.1 Performance with short delay echoes
All channels of a digital television receiver defined in this specification shall be able to
receive digital terrestrial television broadcast signals with short delay echoes. The
power level of DVB-T wanted signal access to the digital television receiver is adjusted
to -50 dBm. The digital television receiver should be able to receive the broadcast signal
with the C/N value at 19.5dB or less on 16QAM mode and 22.2dB or less on 64QAM
mode after mixes with the short delay echoes as table 2.
Table 2 - Performance with short delay echoes
Delay (µs) Relative Attenuation (dB) Phase (deg.)
0 2.8 0
0.05 0 0
0.4 3.8 0
1.45 0.1 0
2.3 2.6 0
2.8 1.3 0
4.6.2 Performance with long delay echoes
All channels of a digital television receiver defined in this specification shall be able to
receive digital terrestrial television broadcast signals with long delay echoes. The power
level of DVB-T wanted signal access to the digital television receiver is adjusted to -50
dBm. The digital television receiver should be able to receive the broadcast signal with
the C/N value at 18dB or less on 16QAM mode and 22.2dB or less on 64QAM mode
after mixes with the long delay echoes as table 3.
Table 3 - Performance with long delay echoes
Delay (µs) Relative Attenuation (dB) Phase (deg.)
0 0 0
5 9 0
14 22 0

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 35 25 0
54 27 0
75 28 0
4.6.3 Performance with a single 0 dB echo within the guard interval
All channels of a digital television receiver defined in this specification shall be able to
receive digital terrestrial television broadcast signals with a single 0 dB echo within the
guard interval. The power level of DVB-T wanted signal access to the digital television
receiver is adjusted to -50 dBm. The digital television receiver should be able to receive
the broadcast signal with the C/N value at 22dB or less on 16QAM mode and 23dB or
less on 64QAM mode after mixed with a signal which is phase shift 90 degree, delay
3.5µsec and relative attenuation 0 dB echo within the guard interval.
4.6.4 Characteristic with a single echo outside the guard interval
All channels of a digital television receiver defined in this specification shall be able to
receive digital terrestrial television broadcast signals with a single 0 dB echo outside the
guard interval. The power level of DVB-T wanted signal access to the digital television
receiver is adjusted to -50 dBm. The digital television receiver should be able to receive
the broadcast signal while wanted signal mixes with a signal which is phase shift 90
degree echo outside the guard interval. The delay and relative attenuation of mixed echo
refer to table 4.
Table 4 - Characteristic with a single echo outside the guard interval
Delay (µs) -347 -307 -270 -200 -16 16 200 270 307 347
8K,
64QAM,
15 - 13 10 5 5 10 13 - 15
R=2/3,
GI=1/8
8K,
64QAM,
10 5 5 10
R=2/3,
GI=1/4
8K,
64QAM,
12 6 6 12
R=3/4,
GI=1/4
4.7 Impulsive interference tests
All channels of a digital television receiver defined in this specification shall be able to
receive digital terrestrial television broadcast signals while mixed with the impulsive
interference as list in table 5.
Table 5 – parameters for Impulse noise tests
Max. Pulse Range of actual
Pulses per Effective Burst Min. Pulse
Test Spacing burst durations
burst Duration (µsec) Spacing (µsec)
(µsec) (µsec)
1 1 0.25 N/A N/A 0.25
2 2 0.50 1.5 45 1.75-45.25
3 4 1.00 15 35 45.25-105.25
4 12 3.00 10 15 110.25-165.25
5 20 5.00 1 2 19.25-38.25

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 6 40 10.00 0.5 1 19.75-39.25

4.8 Service Information/Program Specific Information

4.8.1 A digital television receiver defined in this specification shall be able to process information
of program, service, and others defined in DVB-SI (EN 300 468 V1.5.1) and MPEG-PSI
(ISO/IEC 13818-1).
4.8.2 A digital television receiver defined in this specification shall be able to process Chinese
information of program, service, and others defined in DVB-SI (EN 300 468 V1.5.1) and
MPEG-PSI (ISO/IEC 13818-1).
4.8.3 There shall be an embedded Chinese Electronic Program Guide (EPG) application in the
digital television receiver defined in this specification. This Chinese EPG shall at least
display information of Now and Next programs or services.
4.9 Video Display Format
A digital television receiver defined in this specification shall support display formats
defined in MPEG-MP@ML. When HDTV is applied, this digital television receiver
shall be able to receive and decode video signals defined in MPEG-4 AVC HP@L4 (at
least in 1080i) and shall be able to display the decoded video signals at least in 720p.
4.10 Audio Output
A digital television receiver defined in this specification shall support stereo audio
output. This digital television receiver shall at least output audio signals in L and R
channels, respectively but not necessarily concurrently.
5. Satisfaction of technical requirements
5.1 Satisfaction of Requirements in Video
5.1.1 Accurately receiving, decoding, working, and processing
There is no mosaic and no delay during video displaying.
5.1.2 Distortion in video
There is mosaic or delay during video displaying.
5.2 Resolution of video
Resolution of video is determined subjectively by comparing with a standard HDTV
video.
5.3 Satisfaction of Requirements in Audio
A digital television receiver defined in this specification shall be able to decode the
audio signal carried in the transport stream and be able to play the decoded audio
synchronously with video via an audio playback device.
During the test audio shall be output through L and R channels, respectively but
concurrently. Stereo audio output is not necessary to be verified. There is no burst and
no distortion during audio output.
6. Immunity requirements
6.1 A digital television shall comply with CNS 14409.
6.2 A digital television shall comply with CNS 14676-4 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) -
Testing and measurement techniques- Part 4:Electrical fast transient/burst immunity test

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 (1kV test level is required for power supply lines; 500 V test level is required for other
signal cables).
6.3 A digital television shall comply with CNS 14676-5 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) -
Testing and measurement techniques- Part 5: Surge immunity test (2 kV test level is
required for N-G and L-G; 1 kV test level is required for L-L)
7. Essential instructional items for HDTV
For an HDTV receiver, in addition to the correct labeling, manufacturers are further
required to describe the detailed product display information including horizontal and
vertical resolution, e.g. 1280 x 720 or 1920 x 1080, in user manual.