Transport Stream (TS) is a standard digital container format for transmitting video, audio, and data over broadcast networks in real time.
A Transport Stream (TS) is a standard format defined by MPEG-2 Systems (ISO/IEC 13818-1) for transmitting or storing audio, video, and metadata in a synchronized, error-resilient way. TS is widely used in digital broadcasting systems such as DVB, ATSC, and ISDB, as well as for professional contribution and distribution workflows.
The design of Transport Stream supports real-time broadcasting across unreliable or noisy channels (like terrestrial, satellite, or cable). Features such as fixed-size packets (188 bytes), error correction, and time-stamping ensure that media can be delivered continuously without interruption. TS can multiplex multiple video and audio streams (programs) into one stream—making it ideal for broadcasting multiple channels over the same frequency.
What Nevion Does
Nevion provides advanced solutions for managing Transport Streams in professional broadcast and contribution networks:
- Nevion Virtuoso: Supports multiplexing, de-multiplexing, and processing of MPEG-2 Transport Streams, enabling broadcasters to adapt content for contribution, distribution, or monitoring.
- TS over IP: Virtuoso enables the reliable transport of MPEG-2 TS over IP using protocols such as SMPTE ST 2022-1/2 and ST 2022-7 hitless switching, ensuring error-free delivery even across wide-area networks.
- VideoIPath: Orchestrates and manages TS flows across hybrid infrastructures, integrating them into larger workflows that may also involve ST 2110, SRT, or cloud-based services.