Re: IP over MPEG-2 Transport

[Einar Stefferud <[e-mail]>]

If the IETF can tolerate and support IP over Carrier-Pidgin work, 
then surly they can tolerate and support IP over MPEG-2 Transport.

Besides, anyone that wants to avoid the subject is perfectly free to do so.

And, in the meantime, IP penetrates yet another unreachable segment.

"Period" -- Full Stop...\Stef



>I was passed your details, and thought it you may be interested
>in the following. We are very keen to make this an open discussion,
>and would like as many contributors as possible - even if it should
>ultimately prove to be a venture which is undertaken outside
>of this group.
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>If you have any questions, do email me, or join the list (see below).
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>Best wishes,
>
>Gorry Fairhurst
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>This email describes a discussion list which will develop a framework
>for efficient transport of IPv4 and IPv6 Datagrams over ISO MPEG-2
>Transport Streams (TS). The MPEG-2 TS has been widely accepted not
>only for providing digital TV services, but also as a subnetwork
>technology for building IP networks. One example is the Digital
>Video Broadcast (DVB), specified by standards published by the
>European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
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>The mailing list intends to produce a sreis of IP-related documents.
>These are likely to also be suited other similar MPEG-2 based
>transmission systems (e.g., the Advanced Television Systems
>Committee (ATSC) system).
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>http://search.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-clausen-ipdvb-enc-00.txt
>http://search.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-fair-ipdvb-req-00.txt
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>Gorry Fairhurst
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