Le Jeudi 16 Juin 2005 04:12, Andrew de Quincey a ?crit?: > > > I'm sure I remember seeing a transponder where all the channels > > > had the same service_id as well :( > > > > No, that's not possible. The service_id references the program_number in > > the PAT, and if they all had the same service_id, they'd all point to the > > same PAT entry, and thus to the same PMT, i.e. be all exactly the same > > service. > > I'll reply to your other points later once I've given them some thought - > but this one I couldn't resist: > > I know that they are _supposed_ to have unique service_ids. However this > one channel _really_ did have the same service_id for all channels in its > PAT, and they actually did point at seperate PMT tables. Who knows how the > hell you were ever meant to select a channel :) > > Hotbird is a mess IMO. Good for robustness testing though! :) At least, there is actually a TS where all channels (with different sid) point to the same PMT. -- Christophe Thommeret
