Transport Protocols
MHP envisages transport of data through:
- Broadcast stream: would provide the bulk of the content using DVB standards. and/or
- Interaction channel would be a dial-up, wireless, or cable TV carried Internet Protocol (IP) transmission.
It is not clear if the standard can support, or would be useful for, a purely Internet-based service.
Notes:
MHP envisages transport of data through a broadcast stream and/or an interaction channel. Normally the broadcast stream would provide the bulk of the content using Broadcast Channel Protocols, as defined in DVB standards (particularly EN 301 192 1.2.1 Specification for Data Broadcast) transmitted as conventional TV. The interaction channel would be a dial-up, wireless, or cable TV carried Internet Protocol (IP) transmission. One option is a hybrid between broadcast and interaction transmission where directory information is provided in the broadcast stream but content via the interaction channel. It is not clear if the standard can support, or would be useful for, a purely Internet-based service.