Subject: I-D ACTION:draft-fair-ipdvb-req-01.txt

[Dr G Fairhurst <gorry@erg.abdn.ac.uk>]

The following was announced on the IETF Announce list:

"Requirements for transmission of IP datagrams over DVB networks", 
H Clausen, G Fairhurst, 05/09/2002. (70832 bytes) 

http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-fair-ipdvb-req-01.txt

Summary

       This document contains requirements for a framework for 
	  transport of IP Datagrams over ISO MPEG-2 Transport
       Streams (TS). The MPEG-2 TS has been widely accepted not 
       only for providing digital TV services, but also as a
       subnetwork technology for building IP networks. One example 
       is the Digital Video Broadcast (DVB), specified by standards 
       published by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute 
       (ETSI). The document identifies the need for the definition of 
       a set of network protocols to standardise the interface between 
       the MPEG-2 Transport Stream and an IP subnetwork. It also
suggests 
       an optimised encapsulation method for IP datagrams. The
requirements 
       for these functions are described, and a framework proposed 
       for their implementation. 

Comemnts / new text / questions / corrections  all welcome.

Gorry Fairhurst

----