INTROduCTION ............................................................................... 3
THE usER ExpERIENCE .................................................................. 4
FLO sYsTEM OVERVIEW .................................................................. 7
CONTENT ACquIsITION ANd dIsTRIbuTION .................................... 7
pOWER CONsuMpTION OpTIMIzATION ............................................ 8
WIdE- ANd LOCAL-AREA CONTENT ................................................ 8
LAYEREd MOduLATION ................................................................... 9
FLO AIR INTERFACE ........................................................................ 10
FLO AIR INTERFACE pROTOCOL REFERENCE MOdEL ...................... 10
FLO AIR INTERFACE FuNdAMENTALs ............................................. 11
TRANspORT MECHANIsM ............................................................... 15
CANdIdATE FREquENCY bANds ..................................................... 15
COMpARIsON WITH OTHER MObILE MuLTICAsT
MEdIA TECHNOLOGIEs ................................................................... 17
AddITIONAL usER ExpERIENCE FEATuREs .................................... 19
IMpLICATIONs TO sERVICE pROVIdERs .......................................... 20
CONCLusION .................................................................................. 22
REFERENCEs .................................................................................. 23