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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-27 10:05:51 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-27 10:05:51 +0000 |
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Adding upstream version 5.10.209.upstream/5.10.209upstream
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diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/net.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/net.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..33368f515 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/net.rst @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later + +.. _net: + +###################### +Digital TV Network API +###################### + +The Digital TV net device controls the mapping of data packages that are part +of a transport stream to be mapped into a virtual network interface, +visible through the standard Linux network protocol stack. + +Currently, two encapsulations are supported: + +- `Multi Protocol Encapsulation (MPE) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiprotocol_Encapsulation>`__ + +- `Ultra Lightweight Encapsulation (ULE) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unidirectional_Lightweight_Encapsulation>`__ + +In order to create the Linux virtual network interfaces, an application +needs to tell to the Kernel what are the PIDs and the encapsulation +types that are present on the transport stream. This is done through +``/dev/dvb/adapter?/net?`` device node. The data will be available via +virtual ``dvb?_?`` network interfaces, and will be controlled/routed via +the standard ip tools (like ip, route, netstat, ifconfig, etc). + +Data types and and ioctl definitions are defined via ``linux/dvb/net.h`` +header. + + +.. _net_fcalls: + +Digital TV net Function Calls +############################# + +.. toctree:: + :maxdepth: 1 + + net-types + net-add-if + net-remove-if + net-get-if |