MPEG-TS

E268866

digital container format media container transport stream format

MPEG-TS (MPEG Transport Stream) is a standard digital container format designed for transmitting and storing audio, video, and data, commonly used in broadcast systems like DVB and ATSC.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
MPEG transport stream	2
MPEG-2 Transport Stream	2
MPEG-2 transport stream	2
MPEG-TS canonical	2
DVB transport stream	1
MPEG Transport Stream	1
MPEG-2 systems	1
MPEG2-TS	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2448078 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: MPEG-TS
Context triple: [H.264, containerFormat, MPEG-TS]

A. MPEG
MPEG is a family of widely used digital audio and video compression standards developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group for efficient storage and transmission of multimedia content.
B. ISO/IEC 13818-7
ISO/IEC 13818-7 is an international standard that specifies the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) audio compression format used for efficient, high-quality digital audio.
C. DVB-T2
DVB-T2 is the second-generation digital terrestrial television broadcasting standard that delivers more efficient, higher-capacity TV and data services over the air compared to its DVB-T predecessor.
D. SMPTE ST 2059
SMPTE ST 2059 is a professional media industry standard that defines how to use IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol to synchronize clocks and signals across IP-based audio, video, and broadcast systems.
E. ATSC
ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) is a digital television broadcasting standard used primarily in North America for over-the-air high-definition TV transmission.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: MPEG-TS
Target entity description: MPEG-TS (MPEG Transport Stream) is a standard digital container format designed for transmitting and storing audio, video, and data, commonly used in broadcast systems like DVB and ATSC.

A. MPEG
MPEG is a family of widely used digital audio and video compression standards developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group for efficient storage and transmission of multimedia content.
B. ISO/IEC 13818-7
ISO/IEC 13818-7 is an international standard that specifies the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) audio compression format used for efficient, high-quality digital audio.
C. DVB-T2
DVB-T2 is the second-generation digital terrestrial television broadcasting standard that delivers more efficient, higher-capacity TV and data services over the air compared to its DVB-T predecessor.
D. SMPTE ST 2059
SMPTE ST 2059 is a professional media industry standard that defines how to use IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol to synchronize clocks and signals across IP-based audio, video, and broadcast systems.
E. ATSC
ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) is a digital television broadcasting standard used primarily in North America for over-the-air high-definition TV transmission.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	digital container format ⓘ media container ⓘ transport stream format ⓘ
advantageOverMPEG-PS	better error recovery ⓘ support for multiplexing multiple programs ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	MPEG-2 Transport Stream ⓘ linked to: MPEG-TS MPEG2-TS ⓘ linked to: MPEG-TS TS ⓘ
canUsePacketSizeBytes	204 ⓘ
comparedWith	MPEG Program Stream ⓘ
contains	Packetized Elementary Stream packets ⓘ Program Association Table ⓘ Program Map Table ⓘ Program Specific Information ⓘ
designedFor	broadcast systems ⓘ error-prone transmission channels ⓘ real-time streaming ⓘ
extension	.m2ts ⓘ .mts ⓘ .ts ⓘ
feature	constant packet size ⓘ error resilience ⓘ packetized elementary streams ⓘ
fullName	MPEG Transport Stream ⓘ linked to: MPEG-TS
packetSizeBytes	188 ⓘ
primaryUse	digital broadcasting ⓘ streaming over unreliable networks ⓘ transmission of audio, video and data ⓘ
relatedStandard	MPEG-2 ⓘ MPEG-PS ⓘ
standardizedBy	Moving Picture Experts Group ⓘ linked to: MPEG
standardizedIn	ISO/IEC 13818-1 ⓘ ITU-T H.222.0 ⓘ
supports	audio streams ⓘ data streams ⓘ metadata ⓘ multiple programs in a single stream ⓘ subtitles ⓘ video streams ⓘ
timeStamping	Decoding Time Stamp ⓘ Presentation Time Stamp ⓘ Program Clock Reference ⓘ
usedFor	Blu-ray transport streams (M2TS) ⓘ network streaming protocols like HLS ⓘ
usedIn	ATSC ⓘ DVB ⓘ linked to: DVB broadcasting standards IPTV ⓘ ISDB ⓘ cable television ⓘ over-the-air digital TV broadcasting ⓘ satellite television ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

H.264 → containerFormat → MPEG-TS ⓘ

DVB-S → supports → MPEG-2 transport stream ⓘ

linked to: MPEG-TS

DVB-S → multiplexing → MPEG-2 transport stream ⓘ

linked to: MPEG-TS

DVB-S2 → compatibleWith → MPEG transport stream ⓘ

linked to: MPEG-TS

H.265 → containerFormats → MPEG-TS ⓘ

ISO/IEC 13818-7 → compatibleWith → MPEG-2 systems ⓘ

linked to: MPEG-TS

MPEG-TS → fullName → MPEG Transport Stream ⓘ

linked to: MPEG-TS

MPEG-TS → alsoKnownAs → MPEG-2 Transport Stream ⓘ

linked to: MPEG-TS

MPEG-TS → alsoKnownAs → MPEG2-TS ⓘ

linked to: MPEG-TS

DVB broadcasting standards → transportFormat → MPEG-2 Transport Stream ⓘ

linked to: MPEG-TS

DVB-C → uses → DVB transport stream ⓘ

linked to: MPEG-TS

MPEG-1 Layer II audio → containerFormats → MPEG transport stream ⓘ

linked to: MPEG-TS

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