What is this BS IEC 62106‑4 - VHF/FM registered code tables about?
Radio Data System (RDS) is a communications protocol standard for embedding small amounts of digital information in conventional FM radio broadcasts. RDS standardizes several types of information transmitted, including time, station identification, and program information.
BS IEC 62106‑4 is the fourth part of the BS IEC 62106 multi-series on RDS and provides a number of tables for use in the implementation of the RDS system. BS IEC 62106‑4 specifies the procedure for registering a new value in an existing table or the registration of a new table.
Who is BS IEC 62106‑4 - VHF/FM registered code tables for?
BS IEC 62106‑4 on VHF/FM registered code tables is useful for:
- Radio stations
- Radio equipment manufactures
- Radio broadcasters
- Product development teams
Why should you use BS IEC 62106‑4 - VHF/FM registered code tables?
Radio technology is constantly evolving. FM radio with RDS is an analogue-digital hybrid system, which is still a valid data transmission technology and only the applications need adaptation. Now the time has come to solve the only disadvantage, the lack of sufficient data capacity. With RDS2, the need to increase the data capacity can be fulfilled.
BS IEC 62106‑4 discusses registration procedure, registration authority, registration of a value in an existing table, registration of a new table, registered code tables for RDS and RDS2 country identification, basic and extended RDS character sets, and programme type codes.
Using BS IEC 62106‑4 guidelines you would be able to address the issue of data capacity, which lets your customers have better radio reception.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS IEC 62106‑4:2018 supersedes IEC 62106:2015, which is withdrawn. BS IEC 62106‑4:2018 includes a technical change with respect to IEC 62106:2015.
These are:
- Provision has been made to carry RDS on multiple data-streams (RDS2)
- The country identification table has been updated by adding some countries
- Translated PTY terms for 20 languages have been added
