5G-MAG monitors and contributes to work on DVB-I service delivery over 5G systems. DVB-I (Digital Video Broadcasting - Internet) defines mechanisms for internet-connected devices to discover and access sets of linear TV services delivered over broadband or broadcast networks, together with the associated programme metadata. For DVB-I service discovery and its deployment over 5G, see the Technology page.
The DVB / 5G-MAG Joint Task Force documented DVB-I deployment over 5G in ETSI TR 103 972.
5G-MAG follows the DVB / 5G-MAG Joint Task Force output and the downstream work in 3GPP and ETSI. The practical focus areas are:
- Tracking the recommended specification changes from TR 103 972 as they are taken up in DVB, 3GPP SA4, and ETSI JTC Broadcast.
- Interoperability between DVB-I discovery and 3GPP service announcement on the broadcast path.
- Service discovery: DVB A177, published by ETSI as TS 103 770. V1.2.1 (September 2024) is the latest published version; A177r8 is a draft of V1.3.1.
- Deployment over 5G: ETSI TR 103 972 V1.1.1 (July 2023), from the DVB / 5G-MAG Joint Task Force. It is the only version.
- Delivery over 5G: unicast over 5G Media Streaming, broadcast over LTE-based 5G Broadcast (ETSI TS 103 720), and hybrid combinations.
Specifications
DVB publishes a specification as a numbered "BlueBook" (for example DVB A177), which is then published in identical technical form by ETSI under an ETSI number. The pairs relevant here are:
| DVB BlueBook | ETSI publication | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| DVB A177 | ETSI TS 103 770 | Service Discovery and Programme Metadata for DVB-I |
| None (dvb.org lists it as TR 103 972) | ETSI TR 103 972 | DVB-I service delivery over 5G Systems; Deployment Guidelines |
Latest versions
Status is stated for each row: "published" means an ETSI publication; "draft" means a DVB BlueBook that carries a future ETSI version number and has no ETSI publication known to 5G-MAG. Dates are as printed in the source named; a date marked "unverified" was not re-checked against ETSI or DVB.
| Specification | Latest published | Later draft | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Discovery and Programme Metadata for DVB-I | ETSI TS 103 770 V1.2.1 (5 September 2024), published | DVB A177r8 = TS 103 770 V1.3.1, draft (June 2026); ETSI publication unverified | etsi.org deliver listing; dvb.org; History of A177r8 |
| DVB-MABR | ETSI TS 103 769 V1.2.1 (12 November 2024), published | DVB A176r7 = V1.3.1, interim draft (12 March 2025) | History of A176r7 (month and year; day unverified) |
| DVB-DASH | ETSI TS 103 285 V1.4.1 (13 September 2023), published | DVB A168r10 = V1.5.1, interim draft (June 2026) | etsi.org deliver listing; History of A168r10 |
| DVB-NIP | ETSI TS 103 876 V1.1.1 (2 September 2024), published (day unverified) | DVB A180r4 = V1.2.1, interim draft (12 March 2025) | History of A180r4 |
| DVB-I service delivery over 5G Systems | ETSI TR 103 972 V1.1.1 (July 2023), published; the only version | none known | History of TR 103 972 |
| LTE-based 5G Broadcast | ETSI TS 103 720 V1.2.1 (15 June 2023), published (unverified) | V1.3.1 in progress (unverified) | not re-checked |
| Commercial requirements for DVB-I over 5G | DVB C100 (July 2021) | none known | C100 cover page (unverified) |
The specifications in scope, filterable by the layer they define: the DVB and ETSI service-discovery and deployment documents, the DVB delivery formats, and the 3GPP 5G transport (the unicast path is 5G Media Streaming, in the 26-series owned by SA4 media codecs and formats; the multicast/broadcast path is the 5G Multicast Broadcast Services user-service architecture, alongside the LTE-based broadcast profile published by ETSI). Search matches the specification number, its title and any scope note.
14 of 14 specifications
| Specification | Title | Layer | Rel |
|---|---|---|---|
| ETSI TS 103 720 | 5G Broadcast System for linear TV and radio services; LTE-based 5G terrestrial broadcast systemV1.2.1 (June 2023) is the latest version checked; a V1.3.1 is in progress (unverified) | DVB / ETSI | |
| DVB A177 | Service Discovery and Programme Metadata for DVB-Ithe main DVB-I specification; published as ETSI TS 103 770; A177r8 (June 2026) is a draft of V1.3.1 | DVB / ETSI | |
| ETSI TS 103 770 | Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB); Service Discovery and Programme Metadata for DVB-IETSI-published form of DVB A177; latest published V1.2.1 (September 2024); V1.3.1 is a draft (A177r8), ETSI publication unverified | DVB / ETSI | |
| ETSI TR 103 972 | DVB-I service delivery over 5G Systems; Deployment Guidelinesinformative report by the DVB / 5G-MAG Joint Task Force; V1.1.1 (July 2023) is the only version; listed on dvb.org without a BlueBook number | DVB / ETSI | |
| ETSI TS 103 285 | Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB); MPEG-DASH Profile for Transport of ISO BMFF Based DVB Services over IP Based NetworksDVB-DASH; the DVB profile of MPEG-DASH, ISO/IEC 23009-1; latest published V1.4.1 (September 2023); A168r10 is an interim draft of V1.5.1 (June 2026) | DVB delivery formats | |
| ETSI TS 103 769 | Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB); Adaptive media streaming over IP multicastDVB-MABR; latest published V1.2.1 (November 2024); A176r7 is an interim draft of V1.3.1 (March 2025) | DVB delivery formats | |
| DVB A180 | Native IP BroadcastingDVB-NIP, the DVB end-to-end native-IP broadcast system that reuses DVB-I, DVB-DASH and DVB-MABR; published as ETSI TS 103 876 V1.1.1 (September 2024); A180r4 is an interim draft of V1.2.1 (March 2025) | DVB delivery formats | |
| TS 26.501 | 5G Media Streaming (5GMS); General description and architecture | 3GPP unicast | 16 |
| TS 26.512 | 5G Media Streaming (5GMS); Protocols | 3GPP unicast | 16 |
| TS 26.511 | 5G Media Streaming (5GMS); Profiles, Codecs and Formats | 3GPP unicast | 16 |
| TS 26.510 | Media delivery; interactions and APIs for provisioning and media session handlingcloses 3 of the 9 DVB-I-over-5GMS scenario gaps this page tracks (clauses 11.4, 11.6.2), and TS 26.512 partially addresses a 4th (clause 13.2.3.3, attachMPD()) | 3GPP unicast | 18 |
| TS 29.116 | Representational state transfer over xMB reference point between Content Provider and BM-SCthe provisioning-layer spec behind 2 of the 5 gaps this page tracks for the 5G Broadcast scenario (TR 103 972 clause 6.2.4), both still open; already listed under Content delivery in the 5G Broadcast catalogue | 3GPP unicast | |
| TS 26.502 | 5G multicast-broadcast services; User service architectureMBS | 3GPP broadcast | 17 |
| TS 23.247 | Architectural enhancements for 5G multicast-broadcast services; Stage 2 | 3GPP broadcast | 17 |
Specifications by role
| Role in DVB-I over 5G | Specification(s) |
|---|---|
| Service discovery and programme metadata | DVB A177 / ETSI TS 103 770 |
| Deployment guidance for 5G | ETSI TR 103 972 |
| Commercial requirements input | DVB C100 (Commercial Requirements for DVB-I over 5G) |
| Unicast media format | DVB-DASH (ETSI TS 103 285), profiling MPEG-DASH (ISO/IEC 23009-1) |
| Multicast media delivery | DVB-MABR (ETSI TS 103 769) |
| Unicast 5G transport | 3GPP 5GMS (TS 26.501, TS 26.512, TS 26.510; TS 26.511 for profiles, codecs and formats) |
| Broadcast 5G transport | ETSI TS 103 720 (LTE-based 5G Broadcast); 3GPP MBS (TS 26.502, TS 23.247) |
| End-to-end native-IP composite system | DVB A180 (DVB-NIP), reusing DVB-I, DVB-DASH and DVB-MABR together |
Release by release
DVB-I over 5G spans three standards bodies, so there is no single release line. The dependencies track as follows:
- DVB: A177 (published in successive revisions as ETSI TS 103 770; the latest published ETSI version is V1.2.1, and A177r8 is a draft of V1.3.1) is the stable service-discovery base; ETSI TR 103 972 V1.1.1 (2023) is a technical report rather than a normative specification, so it records guidance and gaps rather than mandating behaviour. The commercial input came from DVB C100 (2021).
- 3GPP SA4: the 5GMS architecture (TS 26.501) was introduced in Release 16 and has been extended in later releases; the MBS user-service work (TS 26.502) and the underlying system architecture (TS 23.247) were introduced in Release 17 and continue to evolve. The Release 18 5G Media Streaming Protocols Phase 2 work item added support for 5GMS over MBS and hybrid 5GMS services (TR 21.918 clause 17.9), and Release 19 Advanced Media Delivery added in-session unicast repair for MBS object distribution and deployment guidelines for MBS User Services over eMBMS (TR 21.919 clause 11.6).
- ETSI JTC Broadcast: the LTE-based 5G Broadcast profile (TS 103 720) has been aligned to successive 3GPP releases, with a work item updating it toward Release 18 (v1.3.1).
Because TR 103 972 is a technical report, its main output is a set of recommended changes to specifications owned by DVB, 3GPP and ETSI; the follow-up happens in those bodies rather than in a single DVB-I-over-5G specification.
Delivery over 5G
ETSI TR 103 972 maps the commercial requirements for DVB-I over 5G (captured in DVB BlueBook C100, the DVB commercial-requirements document) into a reference architecture and deployment guidance covering three service scenarios:
| Mode | Bearer | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| Unicast | 5G Media Streaming (5GMS) | On-demand and linear services delivered per device over broadband 5G |
| Broadcast | LTE-based 5G Broadcast | One-way, wide-area linear TV and radio to many devices |
| Concurrent / hybrid | 5G Broadcast and ordinary unicast | The same service over both bearers, or hybrid DVB-I services combining them |
The report also records gaps identified in existing specifications under the control of DVB, 3GPP and ETSI. For the reference architecture and scenario-by-scenario detail, see DVB-I Services over 5G: Technology.
Sources for this page
- ETSI TS 103 770 V1.2.1 (2024-09) and DVB BlueBook A177r8 (June 2026, draft of V1.3.1), History: the "Latest versions" table.
- ETSI TR 103 972 V1.1.1 (2023-07): the three service scenarios (clauses 6.2, 6.3 and 6.4) and the gaps recorded in specifications.
- ETSI TS 103 285 V1.4.1, ETSI TS 103 769 V1.2.1 and DVB C100 (July 2021): the "Latest versions" table and the roles table.
- 3GPP TR 21.918 V18.0.0 clause 17.9 and TR 21.919 V19.0.0 clause 11.6: the 3GPP SA4 release statements.
Related
- DVB-I Services over 5G: Release history
- Media Streaming and Advanced Media Delivery: Specifications
- Media delivery over 5G Broadcast: Specifications
- Content Delivery Protocols and Tools: Specifications
- Standardisation: how 5G-MAG processes feedback on the specifications it tracks