DIN EN 62516-3:2013-09

This part of IEC 62516 describes the common application program interface (API) for terrestrial multimedia broadcasting (T-DMB). The purpose of the common API described in this standard is to specify a software platform that, when combined with the T-DMB O/S, forms a universal interface for application programs. This interface allows application programs to be written in such a way that they run on any T-DMB receiver unit, as described in IEC 62516-1:2009 and IEC 62516-2:2011 regardless of its manufacturer. This part of IEC 62516 also specifies a software environment that allows multiple application programs to be interoperable on a single receiver unit by sharing the fixed resources of the receiver, and it provides a set of interfaces that the T-DMB middleware and the ASIC specific software use. The responsible committee is DKE/K 742 "Audio-, Video- und Multimediasysteme, -geräte und -komponenten" ("Audio, video and multimedia systems, equipment and components") of the German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies of DIN and VDE.