IEC 62106-2:2018

Radio data system (RDS) - VHF/FM sound broadcasting in the frequency range from 64,0 MHz to 108,0 MHz - Part 2: Message format: Coding and definition of RDS features

IEC 62106-2:2018 defines the coding and definition of features for the Radio Data System (RDS).
IEC 62106-2:2018 together with IEC 62106-1, IEC 62106-3, IEC 62106-4, IEC 62106-5 and IEC 62106-6, cancels and replaces IEC 62106:2015, and constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to IEC 62106:2015:
• Provision has been made to carry RDS on multiple data-streams (RDS2).
• Data in the additional data-streams is using a newly defined group type C data structure.
• AF coding below 87,6 MHz (down to 64,1 MHz) using ODA-AID 0x6365 (see IEC 62106-6).
• Long PS (UTF-8) support has been added using group type 15A.
• Coding for the following applications is no longer detailed in the RDS standard as these can use in future the ODA concept: EWS, TDC, IH and RP.
• Obsolete and no longer part of the RDS standard are: MS (Group 0A, 0B and 15B) certain DI codes (mono/stereo, artificial head, compression), Language code, and PIN (Group 1A).

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 09-Oct-2018
• ICS: 01 - GENERALITIES. TERMINOLOGY. STANDARDIZATION. DOCUMENTATION
• ICS: 33.160.40 - Video systems
• Technical Committee: TC 100 - Audio, video and multimedia systems and equipment
• Drafting Committee: MT 62106 - TC 100/TA 1/MT 62106
• Current Stage: DELPUB - Deleted Publication
• Start Date: 24-Apr-2020
• Completion Date: 22-Feb-2021

Relations

• Revised: IEC 62106-2:2021 - Radio data system (RDS) - VHF/FM sound broadcasting in the frequency range from 64,0 MHz to 108,0 MHz - Part 2: Message format: coding and definition of RDS features
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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IEC 62106-2
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Radio data system (RDS) – VHF/FM sound broadcasting in the frequency range
from 64,0 MHz to 108,0 MHz –
Part 2: Message format: Coding and definitions of RDS features

IEC 62106-2:2018-10(en)

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Part 2: Message format: Coding and definitions of RDS features


























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– 2 – IEC 62106-2:2018 © IEC 2018
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms, definitions, abbreviated terms and conventions . 8
3.1 Terms and definitions . 8
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 8
3.3 Notation and conventions . 10
4 Message format . 10
4.1 Design principles .
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