DVB-T, DVB-T2, CA, CI, CI+

DVB-T Digital Video Broadcasting - Terrestrial

DVB-T2 Second generation of DVB-T
CA Conditional Access
CI Common Interface

CI+ Second generation of CI (http://www.ci-plus.com/)


DVB is the standard of wish the broadcast is transmitted.

CA is the card that encodes the signal.

CI/CI+ is the interface where the CA-card is connected.

DVB-T can be either MPEG-2 or MPEG-4.

DVB-T2 is always MPEG-4 and has a higher bandwidth then DVB-T to support high bandwidth (=quality)

DVB-C is similar but for cable TV

DVB-S and DVB-S2 is for satellite broadcasting