Updated Core Standards Published

Posted on September 3, 2013 in ATSC News

A/53 and A/65 form the core of the ATSC Digital Television Standard. Major revisions of both standards have been completed and approved by the ATSC Membership. The newly published standards are:

• A/53 Part 1, “Digital Television System”
• A/53 Part 3, “Service Multiplex and Transport Subsystem Characteristics”
• A/53 Part 6, “Enhanced AC-3 Audio System Characteristics”
• A/65, “Program and System Information Protocol for Terrestrial Broadcast and Cable”

These documents can be found on the Standards page of the ATSC.ORG web site.

A number of additional standards are set for ballot in early September at the Technology Group (TG1) level:

• Revision of A/90, “ATSC Data Broadcast Standard.” This re-ballot of the A/90 revision is to approve changes made during reconciliation of comments received during the first TG1 ballot, which closed on Feb. 20, 2013. The A/90 revision is in response to the 5-year review cycle for ATSC standards and recommended practices.
• Revision of A/153 Part 3, “Service Multiplex and Transport Subsystem Characteristics.” This revision corrects certain reference issues in the document and addresses other items.
• Working Draft A/105, “Interactive Services.” This ballot is for elevation to Candidate Standard, with that phase concluding  April 1, 2014.
• Withdrawal of A/101, “Advanced Common Application Platform,” and A/102, “ACAP Service Signaling and Announcement.”

As a reminder, all ATSC ballots close at 11:59 p.m. ET on the closing date. One vote per company. For TG1 ballots, all TG1 member companies who have voting eligibility (as defined on the current Voting Eligibility List) may vote. Ballots of the full ATSC Membership are conducted on a dedicated group on Kavi known as the Member Representatives group. This group is made up of the primary representative from each member company.

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