ABSTRACT

This chapter presents the methods and standards of how to multiplex and synchronize the moving picture expert group (MPEG) coded video, audio, and other data into a single bitstream, or multiple bitstreams for storage and transmission. It provides the technical definitions that are often used in the system document. The task of MPEG system is focused on multiplexing and synchronizing the coded audio, video, and data into a single bitstream or multiple bitstreams. The principal function of the MPEG system is to define the syntax and semantics of the bitstreams that allows the system decoder to perform two operations among multiple Elementary streams: demultiplexing and resynchronization. The chapter introduces the concept of systems and provides detailed explanations for existing standards such as MPEG-2. The MPEG-2 system coding is specified in two forms: the transport stream and the program stream. Each form is optimized for a different set of applications.