Hi William, [DVB-H] I've more or less running DVB-H receiver here working with linux. At some places are already test transmissions running, at http://www.dvb-h-online.org/services.htm a list could be found. Some configuration hints could also be found at http://www.like.e-technik.uni-erlangen.de/propro/dvb-h/index.html , but i've only found this german version of the website. For DVB-H you have two points, where DVB-T is extended. One is the hardware-side, where the 4k-Mode and some TPS-flags are added. And furthermore at the software-side are some things changed. (Video is packed in H.264, H264 is packed in RTP, RTP is packed in UDP/IP-Multicast-Packets, the IP-Packets are packed in the MPEG-TS...). But the "hardware-side"-changes and "software-side"-changes are independend, so many DVB-H test-transmissions use only the software-side-changes and the MPEG-TS could be received with a classical DVB-T receiver. Ok, whats working: - I could decode the IP-Packets with dvbnet - If i have the right .sdp-Files, i could see the Video/Audio with VLC - With flute i could receive files, if there are one in the stream. Whats still missing: - The MPE-FEC error-correction information is ignored. If this would work, a advantage of about 6-10dB could be reached at the SNR. - With flute i got some files for the ESG, but a software for decoding them is missed. - There are some different ways, how the video/audio-data is packed into the udp-packets. Some transmissions use one udp-port for all, some a own for audio and video. So in some cases VLC could understand them, sometimes not. - With a MPEG2-Video in the TS VLC is starting directly and all is working quite automatically. In the Case of DVB-H is a lot handwork in the configuration is needed. (You have to sniff the right PIDs, ip-adresses, add the dvb-net-interfaces etc...) If someone wants to play with real data, have a look at: http://www.dvb-h-online.org/Services/services-3GSM.htm There you can download DVB-H Transportstreams with SDP-Files and other informations. I could play them here and decode them with all the video and audio streams. But for playing i use a real DVB-T/H-generator with TS-Player. I don't know, how you could use them only direct in the without hardware. I hope i could give you some infos, cu Thomas
