| The MSC5 MPEG-2 Transport Stream Processor is a flexible and robust development platform. It consists of a powerful MPEG-2 Transport Stream Processor PCI card and driver along with a full-featured Application Programmers Interface (API).
Adoption of the MPEG-2 Transport Stream format has provided broadcasters, cable operators, satellite operators, and other content delivery companies a comprehensive means to interchange and deliver multiple streams of video, audio, and data in one transport stream. It provides efficiencies and opens up the possibility of new service offerings.
Making the most of this technology and keeping up with market needs is not easy. The complexity of the MPEG-2 transport stream data structure alone can pose monitoring and control issues that can translate into operational challenges and, in the case of new development, a longer time-to-market and increased costs.
The MSC5 helps developers solve these challenges. It provides a very effective platform to manage and control MPEG-2 transport streams. The included API makes available transport stream data parameters in a straight forward, solution relevant manner. Integrators can focus on building application specific functionality. Hardware control and low-level transport stream management functions - which are time consuming and tedious to develop and direct - are efficiently and reliably handled by the API. The integrity of the transport stream is maintained and development complexities and time-to-market are reduced.
 Interactive Television (iTV)
Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP)
Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
Internet Protocol over MPEG
Other data carriage/ handling applications
The MSC5 operates in three basic modes:
Output - Create a transport stream; add tables, programs, and data streams
Input/ Output (re-mux) - Control and modify an existing transport stream; remove content; re-map content; add content
Input (receiver) - examine the nature of an incoming transport stream including table contents; receive notification when tables change; acquire streams
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