On
9/7/04, the FCC issued a new Report & Order that
requires all broadcasters to send PSIP in their digital
television broadcast, effective 120 days after publication
in the Federal Register (estimated deadline: February
1, 2005). The R&O adopts the ATSC A/65 PSIP standard
in its entirety, with no exceptions.
Static PSIP systems will not comply with the
FCC mandate, due to the changing nature of the parameters
that must be signaled. To comply with the FCC regulations,
stations must implement dynamic PSIP (i.e. PSIP that
changes to reflect changing configuration and actual
schedule). Further, the dynamic information present in
the broadcast PSIP needs to be accurate and up-to-date.
In addition, if EITs (program information) refer to the
NTSC channel, then your NTSC transmission must carry
the correct TSID in line 21 of the VBI. If
you have an Evertz closed caption generator, you may
already have the hardware to do this with.
The
FCC also clarified the DTV closed captioning rules. In order for a program to count toward
the quarterly captioning quota, a broadcaster must
send out both CEA-708 and encapsulated CEA-608 captions.
VTI has teamed up with several manufacturers including,
Triveni Digital, Tandberg TV, Logic Innovations, Evertz
and Leitch to put cost effective packages together to
allow for easy implementation of the latest FCC mandate.
Triveni Digital in particular has put together some aggressive
pricing to help broadcasters meet the FCC deadline. As
an incentive to broadcasters, and also to keep everyone
from ordering their system the week before the deadline,
Triveni is offering the deepest discounts in October
and somewhat less in November and a little less in December.
There are several ways to deploy your PSIP data:
· In its simplest form you have the PSIP generator output
an ASI stream and combine with the local ATSC encoder.
· If you are Centralcasting, you can have several ASI outputs,
one for each stations transport stream.
· There also is the ability to output the PSIP via IP. This
can be done locally, but it also opens up an opportunity
to centralize your PSIP generator and feed several locations
via a network connection from the one system.
Triveni Digital is the premier supplier of PSIP Generation
and Stream Monitoring and Analysis systems, with our
products deployed in over 700 stations today. Their systems
meet and exceed the requirements of the FCC R&O and
integrate with the widest array of encoders and multiplexers
in the industry including Harris, Harmonic, Logic Innovations,
Tandberg, Thales, and Tiernan/RadyneComstream among others.
So save up to 22% off of the implementation of your PSIP
system by calling VTI today at 866-228-1570 or 813-889-4866
or visit us at www.vti.com for
more information.
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manufacturers
to help you comply with the latest FCC requirements.