IP over DVB implies that
Internet Protocol datagrams are distributed using some digital television system, for example
DVB-H,
DVB-SH,
DVB-T,
DVB-S,
DVB-C or their successors like
DVB-T2,
DVB-S2, and
DVB-C2. This may take the form of IP over MPEG, where the datagrams are transferred over the
MPEGtransport stream, or the datagrams may be carried in the DVB baseband frames directly, as in
GSE.
Application examples
Data broadcast (
datacast), for example a data carousel sending programme information and media over and over again.
IP multicast, for sending media efficiently to a limited group of subscribing users, using only the transmitter towers where users for the moment are situated.
Generic Stream Encapsulation (GSE),
ETSI TS 102 606: "Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB); Generic Stream Encapsulation (GSE) Protocol", European Telecommunications Standard Institute (ETSI)
Protocols for IP over MPEG transport stream
MPEG
Multiprotocol encapsulation (MPE), or
ETSI-DAT. EN 301 192, "Specifications for Data Broadcasting", European Telecommunications Standards Institute(ETSI), 2004.
DVB-IPTV is an
openDVB standard that enables Audio/Video services to be delivered to and through the home via
Internet Protocol networking. DVB-IPTV was formerly known as DVB-IPI.[citation needed]