Research Article

A Framework for an IP-Based DVB Transmission Network

Table 2

Candidate methods for identifying GSE packets carrying network signalling.

No.Candidate methodFiltering level

5.1.1Assignment of a dedicated transmission stream (e.g., DVB ISI) GS-L1
5.1.2Assignment of fields in the transmission frame headerGS-L1
5.1.3Alignment of signalling transmission to a time-slicing frameGS-L1
5.1.4Placement of a GSE packet at a known position within a frameGS-L2
5.1.5Assignment of a dedicated GSE Type field valueGS-L2
5.1.6Assignment of a dedicated Label/NPA or IP addressGS-L2/GS-L3
5.1.7Assignment of a well-known UDP portGS-L4