Title :
The ATSC Transport Layer, Including Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP)
Author :
Lechner, Bernard J. ; Chernock, Richard ; Eyer, Mark K. ; Goldberg, Adam ; Goldman, Matthew S.
Abstract :
The basic concepts of the transport layer of the ATSC digital television system, including multiplexing, timing, and synchronization, are presented. Constraints on and extensions to the MPEG-2 Systems standard are discussed, including the important extension that adds Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP). Transport related aspects of private data carriage and conditional access are also described.
Keywords :
digital video broadcasting; protocols; speech coding; television standards; video coding; ATSC transport layer; Advanced Television Systems Committee; MPEG-2 systems standard; buffer model; conditional access; content advisory; digital television system; directed channel change; electronic program guide; multiplexing; private data carriage; program and system information protocol; synchronization; timing; transport stream; virtual channels; Access protocols; Digital TV; Laboratories; Multiplexing; Navigation; TV broadcasting; TV receivers; Timing; Transport protocols; Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC); MPEG; Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP); buffer model; conditional access (CA); content advisory; digital television (DTV); directed channel change (DCC); electronic program guide (EPG); mutiplexing; naming; navigating; numbering; packetizing; private data; sections; synchronization; tables; timing; transport layer; transport stream (TS); virtual channels;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JPROC.2005.861717
