DBBT master studies curriculum proposal & DBBT laboratory equipment  – Prof. Dr. Jugoslav Joković – Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, September 2016 University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Electrical Engineering

 I cycle (undergraduate studies): ◦ 4 years / 240 ECTS credits ◦ Three study programs:  Computing and Informatics  Electronics and Telecommunications  Power and Industrial Systems/Power Engineering and Automation

 II cycle: ◦ 1 year / 60 ECTS credits ◦ 1 st semester = 5 courses (30 ECTS credits) ◦ 2 nd semester = Research (10 ECTS credits) + Master thesis (20 ECTS credits) ◦ Three study programs:  Computing and Informatics  Electronics and Telecommunications  Power and Industrial Systems/Power Engineering and Automation

 Mandatory courses (basic) - 12 ETSC:  1. Digital broadcasting systems and technologies – 6 ETSC  Focus is on architecture broadcasting system. Students would fully understand all the phases of broadcasting: formation of TV signals, TS, TV program multiplexing; standards for satellite, cable and terrestrial digital transmission, network planning to TV signals distribution, basic technical details and functionality of equipment for the production, transmission and measurement of TV signals.  2. DTV receivers and software support in the DVB framework– 6 ETSC  Focus is on reception equipment and software support for digital TV receivers, video processing techniques, conditional access. Practical work would include software development for actual DVB-T2 set-top box devices - students would fully understand all the phases of broadcasting, presentation and control of all the components.  Elective courses (specialization)– min 6 ETSC :  1. Studio Audio and Video production  2. Broadband Access Technologies  3. Advanced DTV: Middleware, Interactive TV, IPTV  4. Regulative and standards, authoring rights  Elective courses (from existing study programs)- max 12 ETSC :  1. Multimedia Processing  2. Computer Graphics and Animation  3. Human-Computer interaction  4. Security

 Mandatory course 1: Digital broadcasting systems and technologies  Broadcasting systems - types, frequency bands, DTV system architecture.  Studio TV Production - formation of TV signals, additional services, TS, interfaces, TV program multiplexing.  Digital TV broadcasting (DVB-x) - Satellite / Cable / Terrestrial - primary and secondary distribution, microwave links, transmitter architecture, parameters of TV transmission.  Network planning for terrestrial broadcasting - MFN and SFN, gap fillers, calculation of EM field level and service area of digital TV transmitters.  Receiving a digital TV signal - receiver architecture, quality of service and measurement of TV signal parameters.

 Mandatory course 2: DTV receivers and software support in the DVB framework  Introduction -TV signal; TV standards and common formats, Receivers. Digital transmission and reception technologies; Transport stream; DVB core standards; DVB-T2; Synchronization and metadata; Signaling tables.  Digital TV receiver architecture - Architecture overview; Network Interface Module; TS processor; Central processing unit; Decoders; Graphics; Outputs; Inter-processor protocols.  Digital TV software - Software architecture overview; Software model of the receiver; DTV application engines and architectures; DTV applicative use cases.  Conditional access systems - Conditional access basics; CAS architecture; CA in the DVB framework; Scrambling; Signalization – CAT, ECM, EMM; Secure boot.  System integration and practical aspects - DTV system components and providers; Technical documentation and SDKs; Integration layers and integration practices. Project: DTV application development for a set-top box device (hands-on, software)

 Elective course 1: Studio Audio and Video production  TV studio -basic concepts.  Audio systems - Sound field as input audio system. The sense of hearing as output audio system. Subjective effects of sound. Audio Devices. Studio audio equipment. Microphone concept. 3D sound. Audio signal processing. Audio playback.  Video - video formats and conversions, scalability, video compression, control errors in video. Transition in video. Linear and non-linear editing. Video postproduction. Video servers. TV center - concept of synchronization.  Mixers video and audio signals. Digital interfaces. SDI SDTI - ASI, routing video and audio. Automation of the production center. AAF, MXF. The virtual studio. Measurements in television.

 Elective course 2: Broadband access technologies  General model of access network. Review of transmission media characteristics. Standards and recommendations. Broadband access technology over telecommunication cables with symmetric pairs. Symmetric and asymmetric xDSL access technologies (HDSL, SHDSL, ADSL2+, VDSL). Devices for broadband access (splitters, IP-DSLAM, xDSL modems). Fiber in the loop (FITL). Topologies of optical access networks. Passive and active optical networks in the local loop (BPON, GPON, EPON, AON). DWDM systems. Combined technologies in access networks. Modernization of cable distribution system by using hybrid networks with optical and coaxial cables (HFC network). Bidirectional signal transmission and services (cable TV, internet, video on demand, voice transmission). Cable modem terminal system (CMTS). Cable modems. Broadband access over power lines. PLC access network via low-voltage power lines (basic elements: PLC base station modem, repeater, gateway). In-home PLC networks. Wireless local loop. Fixed and mobile wireless access. Broadband wireless access technologies (WLAN, UWB, Wi-Max). Multiservice access node (MSAN).

 Elective course 3: Advanced DTV: Middleware, Interactive TV, IPTV  DTV Middleware, DTV receiver GUI development technologies; Connected TV, IPTV.  Over-the-Top DTV Middleware - OTT middleware introduction; Architecture; OTT client agent; OTT protocols, REST, JSON, XML; Secure communication; DRM; OTT specification and integration aspects.  MHEG standard - MHEG and interactive TV; MHEG application and lifecycle; MHEG engine architecture; MHEG file system; Programming MHEG; Integration of MHEG stack to DTV device.  HbbTV standard - HbbTV overview; HbbTV applications and scope; Application lifecycle; HbbTV engine architecture; AIT signaling; HbbTV integration; Programming HbbTV.  Complex DTV applications - DTV application taxonomy; DTV application development phases; UX design; UI design; Prototyping; Design patterns; Application elements overview.

 Elective course 4: Regulative and standards, authoring rights  Regulation of spectrum. EM field exposure levels. EMC issues. Authoring rights. The legal regulation for the design of digital networks and systems. Content and process of making technical documentation. Technical documentation control, control of construction/installation of communication objects and control of the built object. Planning, design and technical regulations for typical digital communication networks and systems.