ETSI TS 103 876 V1.1.1 (2024-09)

Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB); Native IP Broadcasting

DTS/JTC-DVB-399

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Technical Committee: BROADCAS - EBU/CENELEC/ETSI on Broadcasting
• Current Stage: 12 - Completion
• Due Date: 31-Aug-2024
• Completion Date: 02-Sep-2024

Standards Content (Sample)

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB);
Native IP Broadcasting
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Reference
DTS/JTC-DVB-399
Keywords
broadband, broadcasting, content delivery network,
DVB, internet, security
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 9
Foreword . 9
Modal verbs terminology . 10
Introduction . 10
1 Scope . 11
2 References . 11
2.1 Normative references . 11
2.2 Informative references . 12
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations . 13
3.1 Terms . 13
3.2 Symbols . 14
3.3 Abbreviations . 14
4 System Description . 16
4.1 Overview . 16
4.2 System Features . 17
5 Overall System Architecture . 17
5.1 Introduction . 17
5.2 Layered System Design . 18
5.2.1 General . 18
5.2.2 Core DVB Specifications underlying NIP (informative) . 19
5.3 End-to-End System Architecture . 19
5.4 NIP Headend Functions (informative) . 21
5.5 NIP Reference Points . 21
6 Receiver Deployment Models (informative) . 22
6.1 Introduction . 22
6.2 Generic Receiver Design . 23
6.2.1 Introduction. 23
6.2.2 NIP Gateway Functions . 23
6.2.3 NIP Client Functions . 24
6.3 Professional Edge Cache Receiver (DM1) . 24
6.4 Integrated Native IP TV (DM2) . 25
6.5 Home Gateway + IP Client (DM3) . 26
6.6 Receiver Configurations and Deployment Models . 27
7 Native IP Carriage . 28
7.1 Introduction . 28
7.2 Physical Layer: DVB-S2X, DVB-S2, DVB-T2 . 28
7.2.1 Overview . 28
7.2.2 DVB-S2X . 28
7.2.3 DVB-S2 . 29
7.2.4 DVB-T2 . 30
7.3 Data link layer: GSE-Lite, MPE . 30
7.3.1 Overview . 30
7.3.2 Generic Stream Encapsulation (GSE), GSE-Lite profile . 30
7.3.3 Multi-Protocol Encapsulation (MPE) . 31
7.3.4 NIP Stream Definition . 31
7.4 Network Layer: IP RObust Header Compression (ROHC) . 32
7.4.1 Introduction and Principles . 32
7.4.2 ROHC channel mapping . 32
7.4.3 Context ID (CID) assignment . 32
7.4.4 Transmission of Context Information . 32
7.4.5 Link Layer Signalling . 32
7.4.6 Descriptors for the NIP system . 33
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7.4.7 Link Layer Signalling Example (informative) . 34
7.5 Transport Layer: DVB-MABR. 35
7.5.1 DVB-MABR Scope . 35
7.5.2 Data Plane: DVB-MABR . 35
8 Service Signalling Protocols . 36
8.1 Signalling Overview . 36
8.1.1 Introduction. 36
8.1.2 Signalling Data Structures . 36
8.1.3 Service Delivery Model . 37
8.1.4 Bootstrap and Regular NIP Streams . 37
8.1.4.1 Definition . 37
8.1.4.2 NIP Stream Identifiers . 37
8.1.5 Table Generation and Broadcast . 38
8.1.6 Signalling Broadcast Location . 38
8.1.7 Receiver Signalling Usage Sequence . 39
8.1.7.1 Introduction . 39
8.1.7.2 Receiver Bootstrapping Mechanism . 39
8.1.7.3 Device Announcement and Discovery Mechanism . 39
8.1.7.4 DVB-I Service List Discovery Mechanism . 40
8.1.7.5 DVB-I Service Discovery Mechanism .
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