IP over DVB implies that

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datagrams are distributed using some digital television system, for example DVB-H, DVB-SH,

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or their successors like

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, DVB-S2, and DVB-C2. This may take the form of IP over MPEG, where the datagrams are transferred over the

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transport 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. *

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, for sending media efficiently to a limited group of subscribing users, using only the transmitter towers where users for the moment are situated. * interactive TV services * To provide internet access by utilizing the DVB system as a broadband downlink, in combination with some narrow-band duplex system. Examples: **

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, e.g. to buildings in the countryside, using a telephone modem as the back-channel ** Broadband Internet access to trains ** Mobile broadband internet access to cellular phones including a mobile TV receiver, for example a DVB-H receiver.

Return channels

All services except the first requires some kind of return channel. * DVB-RCT (DVB Return Channel Terrestrial) *

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(DVB Return Channel via Satellite) * Dial-up modems *

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* VDSL *

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s *

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* 2.5G * 2.75G (also called E) * 2.875G (also called E+) * 3G * 3G+ (also called H) *

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(also called H+) * 4G * 4G+ * 5G

Protocols for IP over DVB base band frames

* Generic Stream Encapsulation (GSE),

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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. * MPEG Unidirectional Lightweight Encapsulation (ULE) (RFC 4326) * Unidirectional link (UDE) * DVB-H IP

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DVB-IPTV

DVB-IPTV is an

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DVB standard that enables Audio/Video services to be delivered to and through the home via

networking. DVB-IPTV was formerly known as DVB-IPI.

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