Term

source stream

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A single, non-multiplexed stream of samples before compression coding.

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software download data service

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A data service as defined by this specification (A/97).

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slice

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A series of consecutive macroblocks.

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show segment

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A contiguous subset of a show identified with a single start time and end time pair referenced to the show’s timeline.

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show

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The composition of the primary work and interstitials in a single timeline suitable for broadcast.

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short form conten

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Advertising, commercial, promotional or public service related material or essence. Also termed “interstitial” content. The typical duration is less than approximately two to three minutes.

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session description

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Information used to announce and discover a session, which may include session identification, session version, name, start and end times, and other information.

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session announcement

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A session announcement is a mechanism by which a session description is conveyed to users in a proactive fashion, i.e., the session description was not explicitly requested by the user.

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session

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A collection of IP multicast data streams bound by a common announcement and description. Announcement and description protocols are defined in IETF RFC 2974 and IETF RFC 2327 respectively.

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service location descriptor

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A descriptor specifying the stream type, PID, and language code for some of the MPEG-2 Program Elements comprising a virtual channel.

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