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.. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*-
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.. _net:
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######################
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Digital TV Network API
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######################
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The Digital TV net device controls the mapping of data packages that are part
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of a transport stream to be mapped into a virtual network interface,
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visible through the standard Linux network protocol stack.
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Currently, two encapsulations are supported:
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- `Multi Protocol Encapsulation (MPE) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiprotocol_Encapsulation>`__
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- `Ultra Lightweight Encapsulation (ULE) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unidirectional_Lightweight_Encapsulation>`__
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In order to create the Linux virtual network interfaces, an application
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needs to tell to the Kernel what are the PIDs and the encapsulation
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types that are present on the transport stream. This is done through
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``/dev/dvb/adapter?/net?`` device node. The data will be available via
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virtual ``dvb?_?`` network interfaces, and will be controlled/routed via
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the standard ip tools (like ip, route, netstat, ifconfig, etc).
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Data types and and ioctl definitions are defined via ``linux/dvb/net.h``
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header.
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.. _net_fcalls:
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Digital TV net Function Calls
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#############################
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.. toctree::
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:maxdepth: 1
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net-types
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net-add-if
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net-remove-if
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net-get-if
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