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The ATSC Mobile DTV Standard defines the technical specifications necessary for broadcasters to provide new services to mobile and handheld devices using their digital television (DTV) transmissions. The new services for mobile and handheld devices are carried along with current DTV services without any adverse impact on legacy receiving equipment. ATSC Mobile DTV was developed […]
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This document defines a standard for synchronization of multiple transmitters emitting trellis-coded 8-VSB signals in accordance with ATSC A/53 Part 2 and of both single and multiple transmitters emitting Mobile DTV signals in accordance with ATSC A/153 Part 2. The emitted signals from transmitters operated according to this standard comply fully with the requirements of […]
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The ATSC 3D-TV suite of standards is organized in a series of Parts based on deployment architecture. A/104 Part 1 and its normative Parts provide detailed specification of the parameters of the 3D-TV system including the video encoder input scanning formats and characteristics of the service multiplex and transport layers. Download A/104 Part 1:2014, “3D-TV […]
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This Standard describes the ATSC Non-Real-Time Content Delivery system, hereafter referred to as the ATSC NRT system or simply NRT. The NRT system provides support for delivery of content in advance of use (i.e., not streaming content). These ATSC-NRT services are carried in DTV broadcast multiplexes. The presence of these services do not preclude or […]
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The DASE-1 Standard defines a software layer (middleware) that allows programming content and applications to run on a so-called common receiver. Interactive and enhanced applications need access to common receiver features in a platform-independent manner. This environment provides enhanced and interactive content creators the specifications necessary to ensure that their applications and data will run […]
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This supplementary standard establishes how to transport certain data services that are sent by some broadcasters. These services may be sent over NTSC using lines in or near the Vertical Blanking Interval or in digital video using VANC. The method for encapsulating some of these services has been defined in SCTE 127. Download A/99:2008, “Carriage […]
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This document defines the method for transport of System Renewability Messages. A System Renewability Message (SRM) is a message issued by the administrator of a Content Protection System (CPS) that, when sent to devices that use that CPS, can revoke permission of certain devices or groups of devices to obtain content protected by that CPS. […]
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This document specifies a data service that may be used to download software to a terminal device using an MPEG-2 Transport Stream via an appropriate physical layer. This service may be used to effect updates or upgrades of firmware, operating system software, device driver software, native application software, middleware, and other types of software that […]
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This standard defines a core suite of protocols to enable remote interactivity in television environments. Remote interactivity requires the use of a two-way interaction channel that enables communications between the client device and remote servers. Examples of remote interactivity include E-commerce transactions during commercials, electronic banking, polling, email services, or other services yet to be […]
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This document defines the ATSC Transport Stream File System (TSFS) standard for delivery of hierarchical name-spaces, directories and files. This standard builds on the data service delivery mechanism defined in the ATSC Data Broadcast Standard, A/90. Download A/95:2003, “Transport Stream File System Standard”, approved 25 February 2003.
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