FAQ
Output streams
Is it possible to put some additional description to output EIT streams?
This can be accomplished by adding a title in the option field of each EIT output stream. More…
When sending the output multicast to TSReader it doesn't show anything! Why?
Why is the output stream always sent on eth0? Where can this be changed?
The output stream is sent to the network interface according to the system routing table. Typically, the default output is eth0. This can be changed by updating the routing table of the OS. More…
Is it possible to increase TTL in packets of the output stream?
Yes. There are many ways to handle the time to live (TTL) or hop limit value. The default TTL value is 16. But it can be modified by setting a commandline parameter to ringelspiel in the ringelspiel unit file. More…
How can I limit the EIT bitrate to some value?
The EIT bitrate is the result of the refresh interval used for generating the table. The refresh intervals used are according to standard and implementation guidelines. Currently they are hardcoded inside cherryEPG. It is not smart to modify them as TS analyzers will show errors in your stream. Therefore only do this, when you know what you are doing. More…
Can cherryEPG generate some default SDT, PAT and PMT tables for every output stream?
Sure. Just add the table abbrevations you need to be generated in option field of the *EIT sheet e.g. SDT,PAT,PMT More…
Each EIT contains schedule data for its own services as well as data for services in other streams. For a larger network with 200 or more services, these EIT can become very large (5 Mbit/s or more). Is it possible to reduce the size of the generated EIT streams?
There are various ways to reduce the size of the generated streams. More…
Is it possible to generate multiple multicasts containing only a single service each but all having the same TSID?
There is a workaround for this. More…
Schedule data and ingesting?
How can I import schedule data from an Excel XLS file?
Fill your event data in the Simple schedule spreadsheet formatted XLS file and specify the SimpleXLS as parser in your scheme file. More…
Various questions
In my cable network I would like to inform subscribers of an oncoming thunderstorm. Can I use the present/following event information for this?
Yes. There is a special option Announcement where text information of present and/or following events can be overwritten.