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	Title:	Multimedia broadcast and internet satellite system design and user trial results
	Author:	J. Cosmas, T. Itagaki, K. Krishnapillai, A. Lucas
	Address:	Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH, UK. ' Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH, UK. ' Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH, UK. ' Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH, UK
	Journal:	International Journal of Services and Standards 2005 - Vol. 1, No.3  pp. 336 - 357
	Abstract:	The EU funded project, System for Advanced Multimedia Broadcast and IT Services (SAMBITS), has created an enhanced and synchronised, multimedia terminal for merging satellite broadcast and internet telecommunication services in a way that efficiently combines the large bandwidth of the broadcast channel and the interactivity of the internet. This paper proposes a novel broadcast and internet service concept, illustrates this concept with two service scenarios and develops a system architecture to demonstrate the range of key benefits provided by these new technologies. It then describes the interactive multimedia terminal that was used for consuming this new service concept. Finally, the results of the user trials on the terminal are presented and discussed.
	Keywords:	DVB-S; MPEG; MHP; satellite broadcast; internet; services; multimedia broadcast.
	DOI:	10.1504/IJSS.2005.005804
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