M2T

T&F

MPEG transport stream

MPEG Transport Stream Filename extension .ts

Internet media type video\/MP2T

Developed by MPEG

Initial release 1995

Type of format Media container

Container for Audio, video, data

Extended to M2TS, TOD

Standard(s) ISO\/IEC 13818-1, ITU-T Recommendation H.222.0

MPEG transport stream (TS) is a standard format for transmission and storage of audio, video, and Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP) data, and is used in broadcast systems such as DVB and ATSC.

Transport Stream is specified in MPEG-2 Part 1, Systems (formally known as ISO\/IEC standard 13818-1 or ITU-T Rec. H.222.0).

Transport stream specifies a container format encapsulating packetized elementary streams, with error correction and stream synchronization features for maintaining transmission integrity when the signal is degraded.

Transport streams differ from the similarly named Program Streams in several important ways: Program Streams, also called PS, are designed for reasonably reliable media, such as discs (like DVDs), while TS is designed for less reliable transmission, namely terrestrial or satellite broadcast. Further, a Transport Stream may carry multiple Programs.