Provider: It contents the provider name, which offer certain services. Within a
In case the operator includes this information, the three fields are not
transmitted at the same time but they appear alternatively in different packets. Besides,
the cadence of presentation of each one of these packets may vary from one operator
to another.
When tuning a DVB compatible transponder, the DCI function (DVB Channels
Identifier) detects those data packets including service information relative to these
three fields and shows on the lower line on the screen the information contained in them
automatically.
Figure 21.- DCI function. In this example the information coded by the operator on the
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Multiplex one, each one of services can have its own provider, but
normally all services have a same provider. This information is
extracted analyzing the SDT.
Provider and Network fields is the same.
USER'S MANUAL. PROLINK-4
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