I-D ACTION:draft-fair-ipdvb-req-03.txt

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

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        Title           : Requirements for transmission of IP datagrams
over 
                          MPEG-2 networks
        Author(s)       : G. Fairhurst et al.
        Filename        : draft-fair-ipdvb-req-03.txt
        Pages           : 28
        Date            : 2003-6-6
        
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. 
Examples include the Digital Video Broadcast (DVB), specified by 
standards published by the European Telecommunications Standards 
Institute (ETSI) and the ATSC Digital Television Standard specified 
by the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC).  
It 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.

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