1<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968"><title>Chapter&#160;8.&#160;Introduction</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.78.1"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="LINUX MEDIA INFRASTRUCTURE API"><link rel="up" href="dvbapi.html" title="Part&#160;II.&#160;LINUX DVB API"><link rel="prev" href="dvbapi.html" title="Part&#160;II.&#160;LINUX DVB API"><link rel="next" href="history.html" title="History"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Chapter&#160;8.&#160;Introduction</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="dvbapi.html">Prev</a>&#160;</td><th width="60%" align="center">Part&#160;II.&#160;LINUX DVB API</th><td width="20%" align="right">&#160;<a accesskey="n" href="history.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="chapter"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="dvb_introdution"></a>Chapter&#160;8.&#160;Introduction</h2></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl class="toc"><dt><span class="section"><a href="dvb_introdution.html#requisites">What you need to know</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="history.html">History</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="overview.html">Overview</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="dvb_devices.html">Linux DVB Devices</a></span></dt><dt><span class="section"><a href="include_files.html">API include files</a></span></dt></dl></div><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="requisites"></a>What you need to know</h2></div></div></div><p>The reader of this document is required to have some knowledge in
2the area of digital video broadcasting (DVB) and should be familiar with
3part I of the MPEG2 specification ISO/IEC 13818 (aka ITU-T H.222), i.e
4you should know what a program/transport stream (PS/TS) is and what is
5meant by a packetized elementary stream (PES) or an I-frame.</p><p>Various DVB standards documents are available from
6<a class="ulink" href="http://www.dvb.org" target="_top">http://www.dvb.org</a> and/or
7<a class="ulink" href="http://www.etsi.org" target="_top">http://www.etsi.org</a>.</p><p>It is also necessary to know how to access unix/linux devices and
8how to use ioctl calls. This also includes the knowledge of C or C++.
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