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PID version_num. table size VCT 0x1FFB (base_PID) 4 485 bytes RRT 0x1FFB (base_PID) 1 560 bytes EIT-0 0x1FD0 6 2730 bytes EIT-1 0x1FD1 4 1342 bytes EIT-2 0x1DD1 2 1224 bytes EIT-3 0x1DB3 7 1382 bytes ETT for VCT 0x1AA0 21 4232 bytes ETT-0 0x1BA0 10 32420 bytes ETT-1 0x1BA1 2 42734 bytes Figure D3 Content of the Master Guide Table. Descriptors can be added for each entry as well as for the entire MGT. By using descriptors, future improvements can be incorporated without modifying the basic structure of the MGT. The MGT is like a flag table that continuously informs the decoder about the status of all the other tables (except the STT which has an independent function). The MGT is continuously monitored at the receiver to prepare and anticipate changes in the channel/event structure. When tables are changed at the broadcast side, their version numbers are incremented and the new numbers are listed in the MGT. Based on the version updates and on the memory requirements, the decoder can reload the newly defined tables for proper operation. 112 ATSC A/65:2013 Program and System Information Protocol, Annex D 7 August 2013 D.4.2 The Virtual Channel Table (VCT) Figure D4 shows the structure of the VCT which essentially contains the list of channels available in the Transport Stream. For convenience, it is possible to include analog channels and even other digital channels found in different Transport Streams. The field number_of_channels_in_section indicates the number of channels described in one section of the VCT. In normal applications, as in the example being considered here, all channel information will fit into one section. However, there may be rare times when most of the physical channel is used to convey dozens of low-bandwidth services such as audio-only and data channels in addition to one video program. In those cases, the channel information may be larger than the VCT section limit of 1 Kbyte and therefore VCT segmentation will be required. For example, assuming that a physical channel conveys 20 low-bandwidth services in addition to a TV program, and assuming that their VCT information exceeds 1 Kbyte, then two or more sections may be defined. The first section may describe 12 virtual channels and the second 9 if such a partition leads to VCT sections with less than 1 Kbyte. A new VCT containing updated information can be transmitted at any time with the version_number increased by one. However, since a VCT describes only those channels from a particular Transport Stream, virtual channels added to the VCT at arbitrary times will not be detected by the receiver until it is tuned to that particular Transport Stream. For this reason, it is highly recommended that channel addition be made in advance to give the receivers the opportunity to scan the frequencies and detect the channel presence. The fields major_channel_number and minor_channel_number are used for identification. The first one, the major channel number, is used to group all channels that are to be identified as belonging to a particular broadcast corporation (or particular identifying number such as 12 in this case). The minor channel number specifies a particular channel within the group. The field short_name is a seven-character name for the channel and may allow text-based access and navigation. The fields transport_stream_id and program_number are included to link the VCT with the PAT and sections of the PMT. A sequence of flags follows these fields. The flags indicate: 1) if the channel is hidden (e.g., for NVOD applications), 2) if the channel has a long text message in the VCT-ETT, and 3) if the channel is visible in general or has some conditional access constraints. After the flags, a description of the type of service offered is included, followed by the source_id . The source_id is simply an internal index for representing the particular logical channel. Event Information Tables and Extended Text Tables use this number to provide a list of associated events or text messages respectively. 113 ATSC A/65:2013 Program and System Information Protocol, Annex D 7 August 2013 VCT current_next_indicator = ‘1’ number_channels_in_section = 5 major minor short channel progr. flags service source descriptors num. num. name TSID num. type id 12 0 NBZ 0x0AA0 0xFFFF -- analog 20 ch_name 12 1 NBZ.D 0x0AA1 0x00F1 -- digital 21 ch_name serv_locat. 12 5 NBZ.S 0x0AA1 0x00F2 -- digital 2 ch_name serv_locat. 12 12 NBZ.M 0x0AA1 0x00F3 -- digital 23 ch_name serv_locat. 12 31 NBZ.H 0x0AA1 0x00F8 -- digital 24 ch_name serv_locat. Download 4.82 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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