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The data structure used to carry elementary stream data. It consists of a packet header followed by PES packet payload.
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A set of rules for determining grantable permissions.
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Authorization to perform a privileged operation.
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A time point at which the PCR changes by more than one unit.
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Payload refers to the bytes following the header byte in a packet.
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Payload refers to the bytes which follow the header byte in a packet. For example, the payload of a transport stream packet includes the PES_packet_header and its PES_packet_data_bytes or pointer_field and PSI sections, or private data. A PES_packet_payload, however, consists only of PES_packet_data_bytes. The transport stream packet header and adaptation fields are not payload.
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A table with the same syntax as Program Association Table as defined by ISO/IEC IS 13818-1:2000 (E) transmitted using an enhanced VSB mode defined in Annex D of A/53.
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A Part is an independently-maintainable portion of an ATSC document. It shares a common root document number with other Parts of the document.
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A specification of the frequency of transmission of a Parade carrying a particular Ensemble. The Parade containing a particular Ensemble is transmitted in one M/H Frame per PRC M/H frames, e.g., PRC= 3 implies transmission in one M/H frame out of every three M/H frames.
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A method to adjust the average length of an audio frame in time to the duration of the corresponding PCM samples, by continuously adding a slot to the audio frame.
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