Making digital and interactive television work depends up on the ATSC’s new PSIP standard. PSIP, written by one of the standard’s primary architects, annotates and explains the complex standard document, breaking it down into practical, usable checklists and methods for broadcast, cable, satellite, and product design.

Contents

1. Introduction
2. PSIP Design Requirements
3. MPEG-2 Transport
4. Virtual Channels
5. Two-Part Channel Numbers
6. Source IDs
7. Program Content Advisories
8. Caption Services
9. Data Representation
10. The Main PSIP Tables
11. The PSIP Descriptors
12. The Electronic Program Guide
13. Directed Channel Change
14. PSIP Expandability
15. Private Data
16. PSIP and the Digital Cable-Ready Receiver
17. Service Information for Out-of-Band Cable
18. Emergency Alert System
19. NCTA/CEA PSIP Agreement
20. PSIP Implementation

Appendices

• Acronyms List
• References on the Web
• February 2000 PSIP Agreement
• History of the PSIP Standard

Index

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