DVB

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DVB

• TM-TAM
• (Technical Module - Technical Aspects of MHP)

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MHP 1.1.x standardisation

• Attended TM-TAM meetings on MHP 1.1.x (ETSI TS
  102 812)
• Start/End June 2005 April 2006
• Activities
• Worked on specification erratas and bugs found in
  current MHP1.1.2 specification.
• Follow-up technical issues on conformance.
• Outcome will be a new version called MHP 1.1.3
  with most of the erratas amended.

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MHP/IPTV standardisation

• Attended actively participated on definition of
  new standard for signalling MHP applications on
  DVB-IP services (ETSI TS 102 034)
• Start/End October 2005 September 2006
• Activities
• Extended signalling defined in TM-IPI standard
  using XML-schema. The document is in the DVB
  repository as tam0944r3.
• Reviewed JAVA TV SI extensions to cope with ip
  services
• Final outcome will be a new specification (likely
  MHP 1.2), which will be submitted to DVB-TM for
  public ballot as of end September.

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DVB-TEM work

• Started on mid 2006
• This group has been established in order to find
  alternatives to the MHP software components
  subject to an IPR. Objectives are
• For the IPRs non-essential, propose their removal
  from spec.
• For the IPRs essential, find alternatives.
• Final target is to minimise the price to be paid
  to MHP patent holders.
• Current Activities
• Search of MHP patents by keyword
• Analyse MHP patents to screen those non-essential