scope:

This International Standard describes how to measure minimum RDS receiver performance requirements which concern three RDS receiver product categories. However, it should be noted that there are also RDS receiver products on the market that significantly out-perform the minimum RDS receiver performance requirements quoted. Methods and algorithms to achieve automatic programme service-following by means of AF lists are, however, very customer- and manufacturer-specific, and are therefore not covered in this standard. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to IEC 60315-9: - use of state-of-the-art measuring methods based on today's RDS products, - provision of realistic performance targets, - is complementary to RDS standard IEC 62106 (2009), - it covers the challenging RDS receiving conditions "weak signal", "adjacent channel" and "strong signal" to verify the required RDS sensitivity and selectivity for three different RDS product categories. This International Standard gives commonly agreed measuring methods to complement the RDS standard IEC 62106 (2009) and the RBDS standard (NRSC-4-A) in the USA. The RDS measuring methods presented here are directed at all manufacturers of RDS receiver products, and in particular tuner modules with embedded RDS functionality, including TMC (see ISO 14819 series of standards).