From 5d1646d90e1f2cceb9f0828f4b28318cd0ec7744 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 12:05:51 +0200 Subject: Adding upstream version 5.10.209. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/net.rst | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/net.rst (limited to 'Documentation/userspace-api/media/dvb/net.rst') 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) `__ + +- `Ultra Lightweight Encapsulation (ULE) `__ + +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 -- cgit v1.2.3