ISO/IEC 1-13818 IS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR STANDARDISATION
ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE NORMALISATION
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11
CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11 N0801
13 November 1994
Systems
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY -
GENERIC CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND
ASSOCIATED AUDIO: SYSTEMS
Recommendation H.222.0
ISO/IEC 13818-1
International Standard
Draft of:1540 Sun 13 Nov 1994
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Contents
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Foreword .............................................................................................................................................. ix
Introduction - PART 1 Systems.............................................................................................................. x
0.1 Transport Stream..............................................................................................................xii
0.2 Program Stream............................................................................................................... xiv
0.3 Conversion between Transport Stream and Program Stream............................................. xv
0.4 Packetized Elementary Stream......................................................................................... xvi
0.5 Timing model.................................................................................................................. xvi
0.6 Conditional access........................................................................................................... xvi
0.7 Multiplex-wide operations .............................................................................................. xvii
0.8 Individual stream operations........................................................................................... xvii
0.8 1 De-multiplexing............................................................................................. xvii
0.8 2 Synchronization ............................................................................................. xvii
0.8 3 Relation to compression layer........................................................................xviii
0.9 System reference decoder............................................................................................... xviii
0.10 Applications ................................................................................................................ xviii
Section 1: General ................................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 Scope.................................................................................................................................. 1
1.2 References.......................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 Identical Recommendations |International Standards.......................................................... 2
1.4 Additional references.......................................................................................................... 2
Section 2 Technical elements................................................................................................................. 3
2.1 Definitions.......................................................................................................................... 3
2.2 Symbols and abbreviations.................................................................................................. 6
2.2.1Arithmetic operators............................................................................................ 6
2.2.2 Logical operators................................................................................................ 7
2.2.3 Relational operators............................................................................................ 7
2.2.4 Bitwise operators................................................................................................ 8
2.2.5 Assignment........................................................................................................ 8
2.2.6 Mnemonics ........................................................................................................ 8
2.2.7 Constants ........................................................................................................... 9
2.3 Method of describing bit stream syntax............................................................................... 9
2.4 Transport Stream bitstream requirements ......................................................................... 10
2.4.1 Transport Stream coding structure and parameters........................................... 10
2.4.2 Transport Stream system target decoder ........................................................... 11
2.4.3 Specification of the Transport Stream syntax and semantics............................. 21
2.4.3.1 Transport Stream ............................................................................ 21
2.4.3.2 Transport Stream packet layer......................................................... 22
2.4.3.3 Semantic definitions of fields in Transport Stream packet
layer............................................................................................................ 22
2.4.3.4 Adaptation field .............................................................................. 24
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2.4.3.5 Semantic definitions of fields in adaptation field.............................. 25
2.4.3.6 PES packet ...................................................................................... 33
2.4.3.7 Semantic definitions of fields in PES packet.................................... 36
2.4.3.8 Carriage of Program Streams and ISO/IEC 11172-1 Systems
streams in the Transport Stream.................................................................. 44
2.4.4 Program specific information............................................................................ 44
2.5 Program Stream bitstream requirements ........................................................................... 53
2.5.1 Program Stream coding structure and parameters............................................. 53
2.5.2 Program Stream system target decoder ............................................................. 53
2.5.3 Specification of the Program Stream syntax and semantics............................... 57
2.5.3.1 Program Stream ..............................................................................57
2.5.3.2 Semantic definition of fields in Program Stream.............................. 58
2.5.3.3 Pack layer of Program Stream.......................................................... 58
2.5.3.4 Semantic definition of fields in program stream pack ......................59
2.5.3.5 System header ................................................................................. 59
2.5.3.6 Semantic definition of fields in system header ................................. 60
2.5.4 Program Stream map........................................................................................ 62
2.5.5 Program Stream directory................................................................................. 64
2.6 Program and program element descriptors........................................................................ 67
2.6.1 Semantic definition of fields in program and program element
descriptors................................................................................................................. 67
2.6.2 Video stream descriptor....................................................................................68
2.6.3 Semantic definition of fields in video stream descriptor .................................... 69
2.6.4 Audio stream descriptor.................................................................................... 70
2.6.5 Semantic definition of fields in audio stream descriptor.................................... 70
2.6.6 Hierarchy descriptor ......................................................................................... 70
2.6.7 Semantic definition of fields in hierarchy descriptor ......................................... 71
2.6.8 Registration descriptor...................................................................................... 71
2.6.9 Semantic definition of fields in registration descriptor...................................... 72
2.6.10 Data stream alignment descriptor ................................................................... 72
2.6.11 Semantic definition of fields in data stream alignment descriptor.................... 72
2.6.12 Target background grid descriptor.................................................................. 73
2.6.13 Semantic definition of fields in target background grid descriptor................... 73
2.6.14 Video window descriptor ................................................................................ 74
2.6.15 Semantic definition of fields in video window descriptor ................................74
2.6.16 Conditional access descriptor.......................................................................... 74
2.6.17 Semantic definition of fields in conditional access descriptor.......................... 75
2.6.18 ISO 639 language descriptor........................................................................... 75
2.6.19 Semantic definition of fields in ISO 639 language descriptor.......................... 75
2.6.20 System clock descriptor .................................................................................. 76
2.6.21 Semantic definition of fields in system clock descriptor .................................. 76
2.6.22 Multiplex buffer utilization descriptor............................................................. 76
2.6.23 Semantic definition of fields in multiplex buffer utilization descriptor ............ 77
2.6.24 Copyright descriptor....................................................................................... 77
2.6.25 Semantic definition of fields in copyright descriptor ....................................... 77
2.6.26 Maximum bitrate descriptor............................................................................ 78
2.6.27 Semantic definition of fields in maximum bitrate descriptor ........................... 78
2.6.28 Private data indicator descriptor .....................................................................78
2.6.29 Semantic definition of fields in Private data indicator descriptor..................... 78
2.6.30 Smoothing buffer............................................................................................ 78
2.6.31 Semantic definition of fields in smoothing buffer descriptor............................ 79
2.6.32 STD descriptor ............................................................................................... 79
2.6.33 Semantic definition of fields in STD descriptor............................................... 80
2.6.34 IBP_descriptor................................................................................................ 80
2.6.35 Semantic definition of fields in IBP_descriptor............................................... 80
2.7 Restrictions on the multiplexed stream semantics.............................................................. 80
2.7.1 Frequency of coding the system clock reference................................................ 80
2.7.2 Frequency of coding the program clock reference ............................................. 81
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2.7.3 Frequency of coding the elementary stream system clock reference................... 81
2.7.4 Frequency of presentation_time_stamp coding.................................................. 81
2.7.5 Conditional coding of time stamps ................................................................... 81
2.7.6 Timing constraints for scalable coding ............................................................. 82
2.7.7 Frequency of coding P-STD_buffer_size in PES packet headers........................ 83
2.7.8 Coding of system header in the Program Stream............................................... 83
2.7.9 Constrained system parameter Program Stream................................................ 83
2.7.10 Transport Stream............................................................................................ 84
2.8 Compatibility with ISO/IEC 11172................................................................................... 85
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Annexes
A Digital Storage Medium Command and Control [DSM CC]............................................................. 86
B CRC Decoder Model......................................................................................................................... 98
C Program Specific Information......................................................................................................... 100
D ITU-T Rec. H.222.0 |ISO/IEC 13818-1 Systems Timing Model and Application Implications........ 109
E Data Transmission Applications ..................................................................................................... 120
F Graphics of Syntax for ITU-T Rec. H.222.0 | ISO/IEC 13818-1....................................................... 121
G General Information....................................................................................................................... 127
H Private Data ................................................................................................................................... 128
I List of companies having provided patent statements for ITU-T Rec H.222.0 | ISO/IEC 13818 ........ 130
J Systems conformance and real-time interface................................................................................... 132
K Interfacing Jitter-Inducing Networks to MPEG-2 Decoders ............................................................ 133
L Splicing Transport Streams............................................................................................................. 137
