Theory 101:

A Basic Guide to Transport Streams

Transport Stream Structure
Tables
Timecodes
Video Structure
Terminology


Terminology

TS - Transport Stream
PID - Packet Identifier
PAT - Program Association Table
PMT - Program Map Table
PCR - Programme Clock Reference
PTS - Presentation Time Stamp
DTS - Decode Time Stamp
ES - Elementary Stream
PSI - Program Specific Information
GOP - Group Of Pictures
I, P, B - Intra / Predicted / Bi-Predicted Frame