Standards and Technical Specifications
We have collected a ‘top-level' list of standards and guidelines associated with DAB and Digital Radio. It is possible to download the ETS standards from the ETSI website, but the CENELEC standards may only be ordered directly from CENELEC, on payment of the appropriate fee. The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has also recognised some as international standards.
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| EN 300 401 1.4.1 (2006-06) |
Radio Broadcasting Systems; Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) to mobile, portable and fixed receivers The present document establishes a broadcasting standard for the Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) system designed for delivery of high-quality digital audio programme and data services for mobile, portable and fixed reception from terrestrial or satelli |
ETSI |
| EN 300 797 1.2.1 (2005-05) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Distribution interfaces; Service Transport Interface (STI) Specifies an interface which allows broadcasters, who are producing a DAB programme or data service component, to transmit this DAB component to the multiplex operator responsible for building the full signal. |
ETSI |
| EN 300 798 1.1.1 (1998-03) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Distribution interfaces; Digital baseband In-phase and Quadrature (DIQ) interface Specifies an interface which allows digital processing equipment for DAB to be connected to RF modulation equipment at DAB transmitter sites. |
ETSI |
| EN 301 234 2.1.1 (2006-06) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Multimedia Object Transfer (MOT) protocol Specification of the DAB Multimedia Object Transfer (MOT) protocol. |
ETSI |
| EN 301 700 1.1.1 (2000-03) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); VHF/FM Broadcasting: cross-referencing to simulcast DAB services by RDS-ODA 147 To produce an EN for the definition and use of a Radio Data System Open Data Application (RDS-ODA) for the cross referencing of audio services from FM-RDS to DAB. Supporters: Eureka 147 project member companies. |
ETSI |
| EN 302 077-1 1.1.1 (2005-01) |
Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Transmitting equipment for the Terrestrial - Digital Audio Broadcasting (T-DAB) service; Part 1: Technical characteristics and test methods of Application To develop an EN for Terrestrial Digital Audio Broadcast (TDAB) equipment used in the sound broadcasting service, based on existing ITU, EBU, CEPT technical specifications where appropriate. |
ETSI |
| EN 302 077-2 1.1.1 (2005-01) |
Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Transmitting equipment for the Terrestrial - Digital Audio Broadcasting (T-DAB) service; Part 2: Harmonized EN under article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive To develop an Harmonised EN for Terrestrial Digital Audio Broadcast (TDAB) equipment used in the sound broadcasting service, based on existing ITU, EBU, CEPT technical specifications where appropriate. |
ETSI |
| ES 201 735 1.1.1 (2000-09) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Internet Protocol (IP) datagram tunnelling To describe how to transport Internet Protocol (IP) datagrams in a Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) packet mode service component, a technique furhter on referred to as IP tunnelling. TS also to be published while the ES is in the Members' Vote procedure. |
ETSI |
| ES 201 736 1.1.1 (2000-09) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Network Independent Protocols for Interactive Services This specifies the protocol stacks to be used for the different types of services that are defined, as local interactive, one-way interactive and two-way interactive service. It also defines a protocol PSSC (Personal DAB Service Session Control) which allows the set up of personal DAB service sessions and functionalities like handover between DAB cells, etc. It also defines the message format to be used and allows for further future extensions. |
ETSI |
| ES 201 737 1.1.1 (2000-04) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Interaction channel through Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) the Public switched Telecommunications System (PSTN); Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) and Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications ( This specifies the DAB Interaction Channel through GSM/PSTN/ISDN/DECT and handles low level network questions. it is basically a document with references to relevant telecommunications standards where you will find how to implement the low level interaction part. Supporting ETSI member Organisations; Eureka 147 Project i.e., BBC, Bosch, IRT, Teracom. |
ETSI |
| ETS 300 799 1 (1997-09) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Distribution interfaces; Ensemble Transport Interface (ETI) Specifies an interface which allows broadcasters or multiplex operators, who are generating a complete DAB ensemble, to transport the ensemble data between the DAB ensemble multiplexer and the transmitter network. |
ETSI |
| TR 101 495 V1.3.1 (2006-01) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Guide to DAB standards; Guidelines and Bibliography This paper explains the different standards for Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) that exist, what they cover and how they are intrerelated. The main DAB standard ETS 300 401 is explained first of all and the remaining documents are grouped into standards/documents related to the DAB receivers, DAB networks along with transmitters and data transmission via DAB. Sources where one can obtain these documents and a brief overview of general literature about DAB is also given. |
ETSI |
| TR 101 496-1 1.1.1 (2000-11) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Guidelines and rules for implementation and operation; Part 1: System outline This TR is based on a EUREKA document and is written as a supplement of the ETS 300 401. Details and explanations are given that help to implement DAB equipment. |
ETSI |
| TR 101 496-2 1.1.2 (2001-05) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Guidelines and rules for implementation and operation; Part 2: System features This TR is based on a EUREKA document and is written as a supplement of the ETS 300 401. Details and explanations are given that help to implement DAB equipment. |
ETSI |
| TR 101 496-3 1.1.2 (2001-05) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Guidelines and rules for implementation and operation; Part 3: Broadcast network This TR is based on a EUREKA document and is written as a supplement of the ETS 300 401. Details and explanations are given that help to implement DAB equipment. |
ETSI |
| TR 101 497 1.1.1 (2002-07) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Rules of Operation for the Multimedia Object Transfer Protocol This TR is based on a EUREKA document and can be seen as a supplement to EN 301 234 and gives additional information and explanations regarding the use of the MOT protocol. |
ETSI |
| TS 101 498-1 2.1.1 (2006-01) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Broadcast website; Part 1: User application specification The DAB Broadcast website application describes the protocol required to create a broadcast carousel of files for a 'website'. Receivers may then extract information directly from this carousel in order to present the service. The DAB Broadcast website application applies the DAB-MOT protocol and allows a service provider to deliver HTML content via DAB without the need for a return channel. Supporting ETSI member organisations: Eureka 147 Project i.e. BBC Bosh IRT Teracom |
ETSI |
| TS 101 498-2 1.1.1 (2000-09) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Broadcast website; Part 2: Basic profile specification The DAB Broadcast website application describes the protocol required to create a broadcast carousel of files for a 'website'. Receivers may then extract information directly from this carousel in order to present the service. The DAB Broadcast website application applies the DAB-MOT protocol and allows a service provider to deliver HTML content via DAB without the need for a return channel. Supporting ETSI member organisations: Eureka 147 Project i.e. BBC Bosh IRT Teracom |
ETSI |
| TS 101 499 2.1.1 (2006-01) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); MOT Slide Show; User Application Specification The DAB Slide Show Application describes the protocol required to convey one slide at a time from a service provider to 'slide show terminals': allowing, after complete and error-free reception, presentation on a display as triggered by the service provider. The DAB Slide Show Application applies the DAB-MOT protocol and each 'slide', together with its 'presentation-trigger' , is taken as one object. It is segmented and its segments are transferred according to the rules of the MOT protocol. A slide show may be transferred either in the PAD channel being part of an audio programme or independently in a packet channel of its own. |
ETSI |
| TS 101 735 1.1.1 (2000-07) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Internet Protocol (IP) datagram tunnelling To describe how to transport Internet Protocol (IP) datagrams in a Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) packet mode service component, a technique further on referred to as IP tunnelling. NB To be published as a TS while the ES is in the Members' Vote procedure. |
ETSI |
| TS 101 736 1.1.1 (2000-07) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Network Independent Protocols for Interactive Services This specifies the protocol stacks to be used for the different types of services that are defined, as local interactive, one-way interactive and two-way interactive service. It also defines a protocol Personal DAB Service Session Control (PSSC) which allows the set up of personal DAB service sessions and functionalities like handover between DAB cells etc. It also defines the message format to be used and allows for further future extensions. This TS to be published while an ES is in the Members' Vote procedure. |
ETSI |
| TS 101 737 1.1.1 (2000-01) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Interaction channel through Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) the Public switched Telecommunications System (PSTN); Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) and Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications ( This specifies the DAB Interaction Channel through GSM/PSTN/ISDN/DECT and handles low level network questions. it is basically a document with references to relevant telecommunications standards where you will find how to implement the low level interaction part. Supporting ETSI member Organisations; Eureka 147 Project i.e., BBC, Bosch, IRT, Teracom. |
ETSI |
| TS 101 756 1.3.1 (2006-02) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Registered Tables The DAB registered tables document contains tables of values used when implementing DAB systems. ETS 300 401 - the main DAB standard contains many tables which, as time progresses, will have additions made to allow fully compatible implementations to be used, yet not documented at the time it is released. The tables in this document are kept outside the ETS 300 401 in order to ensure the easy procedure for registering new table values without changing the original standard. The content of this document is maintained by the World DAB Information and Registration Centre (WorldDAB IRC), Wyvil Court, Wyvil road, London, SW8 2TG, England. |
ETSI |
| TS 101 757 1.1.1 (2000-06) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Conformance testing for DAB Audio Conformance testing specification, to test the DAB extensions to the MPEG audio specification. |
ETSI |
| TS 101 758 1.1.1 (2000-07) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Signal strengths and receiver parameters; Targets for typical operation -- WITHDRAWN Gives guidance about the required field strength and receiver sensitivity required for satisfactory DAB operation. |
ETSI |
| TS 101 759 1.2.1 (2005-01) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Data Broadcasting - Transparent Data Channel (TDC) Specification covering transparent data channel in packet mode, stream mode and Programme Associated Data. |
ETSI |
| TS 101 860 1.1.1 (2001-12) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Distribution Interfaces; Service Transport Interface (STI); STI levels The document establishes guidance in implementation and usage of the functionality described in the STI standard EN 300 797. Subsets of the STI standard are defined in order to make interoperable solutions possible for different suppliers of STI devices. The subsets are called STI Levels. Interoperability is ensured if the STI Logical Interface (LI) and STI Physical Interfaces (STI-PI,X) are the same for entities transporting DAB Service Components, Service Information and control messages in a DAB collection network. The present document only particularises the Logical Interface (LI) layer of the STI, i.e. the syntax for STI-D frames and STI-C messages, to provide interoperability. The document defines a functional hierarchy of levels. Higher levels comprise lower levels. Three levels are specified where the highest STI Level does not comprise all STI functionality that could be implemented using EN 300 797. Some of the functionality is not included due to the fact that it is not assumed to be widely used. This functionality may optionally be added to any of the defined STI Levels. The document defines the minimum functionality an upstream or downstream entity shall provide on each level to be considered compliant with that level. |
ETSI |
| TS 101 993 1.1.1 (2002-03) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); A Virtual Machine for DAB: DAB Java Specification Specification of a Java Virtual Machine for DAB |
ETSI |
| TS 102 367 1.2.1 (2006-01) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Conditional access The present document specifies how to use Conditional Access within the Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) system. |
ETSI |
| TS 102 368 V1.1.1 (2005-01) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); DAB-TMC (Traffic Message Channel) The present document specifies how to transport RDS-TMC messages using the DAB Fast Information Data channel (FIDC). |
ETSI |
| TS 102 371 1.2.1 (2006-02) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM); Transportation and Binary Encoding Specification for Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) The present document specifies how DAB EPG data will be transported, compressed and profiled such that a good user experience can be achieved using limited broadcast capacity. Using a combination of EPG profiles it is possible that a range of features can be supported in receivers. |
ETSI |
| TS 102 427 1.1.1 (2005-07) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Data Broadcasting - MPEG-2 TS streaming The present document specifies how MPEG 2 Transport Stream can be encapsulated within a DAB sub-channel including additional error protection mechanisms. |
ETSI |
| TS 102 428 1.1.1 (2005-06) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); DMB video service; User Application Specification The present document specifies the user application for video services carried via DAB. It also includes profile definitions for the application. |
ETSI |
| TS 102 563 1.1.1 (2007-02) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Transport of Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) audio The present document defines the method to code and transmit audio services using the HE AAC v2 [2] audio coder for Eureka-147 Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) (EN 300 401 [1]) and details the necessary mandatory requirements for decoders. The permitted audio modes and the data protection and encapsulation are detailed. This audio coding scheme permits the full use of the PAD channel for carrying dynamic labels and user applications. |
ETSI |
| TS 102 818 1.3.1 (2006-02) |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Digital Radio Mondial (DRM); XML Specification for DAB Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) This paper defines the XML Document Type Definitions (DTDs) for an Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) for Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB). |
ETSI |
CENELEC | ||
| EN 50248 |
Characteristics of DAB receivers | CENELEC |
| EN 50255 |
Digital Audio Broadcasting system - Specification of the Receiver Data Interface (RDI) The Eureka 147 Digital Audio Broadcasting System is able to transmit data rates of up 1.8432 Mbit/s. This data rate occurs if an EEP with a coderate of 0.8 is selected. Audio receivers generally will be capable to decode one or several MSC Subchannels, but will not contain decoders for all possible data services. Therefore, the source for the data to be carried on the Receiver Data Interface (RDI) is the output bit stream of the channel decoder of a DAB receiver. Dedicated decoders for data applications, computers, etc., but also devices for audio postprocessing and recording can be connected to the DAB receiver through this interface |
CENELEC |
| EN 50320 |
Digital audio broadcasting system - Specification of the DAB command set for receivers (DCSR) | CENELEC |
IEC | ||
| IEC 62104 |
Characteristics of DAB Receivers | IEC |
| IEC 62105 |
Digital Audio Broadcasting System - Specification of the Receiver Data Interface (RDI) | IEC |