Standards - DAVIC
Digital Audio-Visual Council - DAVIC
Started by Leonardo Charliglione, original MPEG Committee head
Non-profit, 240 member corporations from more than 20 countries
Advance digital A-V with open interfaces and protocols for interoperability with timely, internationally-agreed upon specifications
Use ITU, ATM Forum, ISO, DVB, other specs where work already exists
Allow multiple network architecture options
One standardized system within each architecture
Desire one common solution for HFC and FTTC
DAVIC 1.0 Physical Layer was agreed to 6/95