IEC 62328-2:2005

INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD 62328-2
First edition
2005-07
Multimedia home server systems –
Interchangeable volume/file structure
adaptation for broadcasting receivers –
Part 2:
General recording structure
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INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD 62328-2
First edition
2005-07
Multimedia home server systems –
Interchangeable volume/file structure
adaptation for broadcasting receivers –
Part 2:
General recording structure
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.6
INTRODUCTION.8
1 Scope.9
2 Normative references .9
3 Definitions .9
4 Abbreviations .10
5 Notation .11
5.1 Numerical values.11
6 General .12
6.1 Generic timestamp (GTS).12
6.2 Timestamp on AV stream (TSAVS).14
6.3 Duration .15
6.4 Dstring[n] .15
6.5 Generic pointer position format.16
6.6 Generic thumbnail pointer format.17
6.7 Mark entry format .20
7 File and directory.24
7.1 Composition of directories .24
7.2 File composition of the RT_TVRS directory .51
7.3 Location indication rule .76
7.4 Naming rule.76

Annex A (normative) Main TS stream file structure and its allocation .78
Annex B (informative) Location notation example .81
Annex C (informative) Relationship between pointer and stream.82
Annex D (informative) Example of an external thumbnail file structure .86

Bibliography.89

Figure 1 – File structure.25
Figure 2 – PROG_SET.MGR.38
Figure 3 – EXT_PS.MGR .45
Figure 4 – RT_TVRS directory .51
Figure 5 – Structure of PROGxxxx.PIF.51
Figure 6 – Structure of programme information .53
Figure 7 – Examples of files and directories.77
Figure A.1 – Transport stream packet .78
Figure A.2 – Recording packet.78
Figure A.3 – Aligned unit .78
Figure A.4 – Allocation unit .79
Figure A.5 – Structure of TYPE1 RP header .79
Figure A.6 – Structure of TYPE2 RP header .80

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Figure C.1 – Access unit point of video ES .82
Figure C.2 – Access unit point of recording packet .83
Figure C.3 – Module access unit point .83
Figure C.4 – Recording data packet access unit point.84
Figure C.5 – Relationship between mark point and AV stream .85
Figure D.1 – External thumbnail file structure .86

Table 1 – Structure of GTS .12
Table 2 – Structure of TTZ.12
Table 3 – Structure of EI.13
Table 4 – Day-of-week interpretation .13
Table 5 – Structure of TSAVS .14
Table 6 – Structure of AVTS .14
Table 7 – Frame rate interpretation.14
Table 8 – Structure duration .15
Table 9 – Structure of Dstring[n] .15
Table 10 – Interpretation of character set .16
Table 11 – Structure of GPPF .16
Table 12 – Structure of BASEP.16
Table 13 – Block_Length interpretation.17
Table 14 – Structure of LGTPF .17
Table 15 – Structure of TTYPE .18
Table 16 – Thumbnail compression type interpretation.18
Table 17 – Structure of SGTPF.19
Table 18 – Structure of LMEF .20
Table 19 – Mark type interpretation.21
Table 20 – Structure of FLMEF .21
Table 21 – Structure of PIDPLUS.22
Table 22 – PID_Type interpretation.23
Table 23 – Structure of SMEF.23
Table 24 – Structure of PGR.25
Table 25 – Structure of VER .26
Table 26 – Structure of PGRTYPE .26
Table 27 – Structure of PGRSA .29
Table 28 – PGR specific area TYPE interpretation .29
Table 29 – Structure of TYPE1 PGRSA.30
Table 30 – Structure of FL1 .30
Table 31 – Structure of TYPE 2 PGRSA.31
Table 32 – Structure of FL2 .32
Table 33 – TSI type interpretation.32
Table 34 – Structure of TYPE3 PGRSA.34
Table 35 – Structure of PGRG .34
Table 36 – Structure of VER .35

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Table 37 – Structure of PGRGTYPE .35
Table 38 – Structure of RMETYPE.37
Table 39 – Structure of PGRGSA.37
Table 40 – PGRG specific area TYPE interpretation .37
Table 41 – Structure of TYPE1 PGRGSA .38
Table 42 – Structure of PROG_SET.MGR.39
Table 43 – Structure of user interface entry information .39
Table 44 – PGR general information .40
Table 45 – Structure of PGRGIF .40
Table 46 – PGRG general information.41
Table 47 – Structure of PGRGGIF.41
Table 48 – Structure of PGReferences.43
Table 49 – Structure of PGRGroups.
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