Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite Second Generation (DVB-S2)

Definition - What does Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite Second Generation (DVB-S2) mean?

Digital video broadcasting-satellite second generation (DVB-S2) refers to the set of specifications for satellite broadband applications formally developed by the Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) Project in 2003. It is designed as a successor to the DVB-S digital television broadcast standard and was ratified by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) in March, 2005.

The DVB-S2 standard intends to promote three key concepts:

Most effective transmission performance
Total flexibility
Moderate receiver complexity

Techopedia explains Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite Second Generation (DVB-S2)

DVB-S2 is based on DVB-S and electronic news gathering specifications. This system is specially designed for the following:

High-definition and standard definition TV (HDTV and SDTV) broadcasting
Interactive services, such as Internet access
Professional applications, including news gathering and digital TV contribution
Internet trunking and data content distribution

The DVB-S is used by mobile units for sending sounds and graphics from anywhere in the world back to home television stations. The development of DVB-S2 corresponds with the introduction of HDTV and H.264 advanced video codes. The evolving process from DVB-S to DVB-S2 is anticipated to be complete by approximately 2020. The reason behind this long upgrading process is that the DVB-S is recognized as a flexible and well-designed standard among multimedia engineers and professionals, which works well and does not need to be revised immediately.