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Chapter4 Terminologies
ASI:Asynchronous serial interface
BAT:Bouquet Association Table
CAT:Condition Access Table
CVBS: Composite Video, Blanking, and Sync, equals to “Composite video”.
DVB: Digital Video Broadcasting
EIT:Event Information Table
FEC:Forward Error Correction
HD:High Definition
HDMI:High-Definition Multimedia Interface
IEC:International Electrotechnical Commission
ISO:International Organization for Standardization
LCD:Liquid Crystal Display
QAM:Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
LED:Light-emitting diode
LNB:Low noise block-downconverter
MPEG:Moving Picture Experts Group
MPTS:Multiple Programs Transport Stream
NIT:Net work Information Table
NMS:Network Management Software
OFDM:Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing
PAT:Program Association Table
PCR:Program Clock Reference
PID:Packet Identifier
PMT: Program Map Table
PSI:Program Specific Information
PSU:Power Supply Unit
QPSK:Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying
SD:Standard Definition
SDT:Service Description Table
SI:Service Information
SPTS:Single Program Transport Stream
TDT:Time and Date Table