CHAPTER 5.22 ATSC Encoding, Transport, and PSIP Systems

MATTHEW GOLDMAN

TANDBERG Television, Inc. Bedford, New Hampshire

RICHARD CHERNOCK

Treveni Digital Inc Princeton, New Jersey

CHRIS LENNON

Harris Corporation Colorado Springs, Colorado

INTRODUCTION

This chapter covers the implementation of equipment and systems for producing compressed digital television (DTV) bit streams1 in accordance with the ATSC Digital Television Standards (see Chapter 1.11). The first part of the chapter covers the video encoder, the transport multiplexer, system solutions, and next generation video coding technology. Next, there is discussion of issues related to the implementation of Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP), followed by the use of Programming ...

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