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EIA/CEA-608-B
(Revision of EIA-608-A)
OCTOBER 2000
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EIA/CEA-608-B
FOREWORD
This standard was developed under the auspices of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA, formerly
CEMA) Technology & Standards R4.3 Television Data Systems Subcommittee. EIA-608-A was accepted as
an EIA standard on September 21, 1999.
Extended Data Services (XDS) are additional services provided in Line 21 Field 2 data. New services may
have been standardized by CEA since the publication of this standard. No attempt is made to list XDS
Private Data Services, although it is requested that users of such services notify CEA of Private Data packet
assignments. XDS services, whether Private Data or not, may not be meant for transmission to the
television receiver.
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CONTENTS
1 Purpose and Scope........................................................................................................................ 1
1.1 Purpose ................................................................................................................................ 1
1.2 Scope................................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 Other Vertical Interval Lines................................................................................................ 1
1.4 Antecedent Documents........................................................................................................ 1
2 References..................................................................................................................................... 1
2.1 Normative References.......................................................................................................... 1
2.2 Regulatory References......................................................................................................... 2
2.3 Antecedent References........................................................................................................ 2
2.4 Reference Acquisition.......................................................................................................... 2
3 Definitions...................................................................................................................................... 3
3.1 Definitions............................................................................................................................ 3
3.2 Terms Employed.................................................................................................................. 3
3.2.1 Acronyms................................................................................................................... 3
3.2.2 Glossary (Informative)................................................................................................ 3
3.3 Compliance notation............................................................................................................ 6
4 Background (Informative)............................................................................................................... 6
4.1 Data Types in the Line 21 Signal ......................................................................................... 6
4.2 Program Distribution Paths.................................................................................................. 8
5 Signal Characteristics.................................................................................................................. 10
5.1 Introduction........................................................................................................................ 10
5.2 Line 21 Waveform.............................................................................................................. 10
5.3 Data Formats...................................................................................................................... 14
6 Closed Captioning........................................................................................................................ 14
6.1 Introduction........................................................................................................................ 14
6.2 Background and Foreground Attributes............................................................................. 14
6.3 Closed-Group Extensions (Informative)............................................................................. 16
6.4 Character Sets (Normative)................................................................................................ 17
6.4.1 Standard .................................................................................................................. 17
6.4.2 Optional Extended Characters................................................................................. 17
7 Text Mode .................................................................................................................................... 24
7.1 Introduction........................................................................................................................ 24
7.2 Text Mode Service Providers and Equipment Manufacturers ............................................ 24
7.3 Field 2 Text Bandwidth Considerations ............................................................................. 25
7.4 Real-Time Scrolling Display............................................................................................... 25
7.5 Other Real-Time Display Methods...................................................................................... 25
7.6 Delayed Display................................................................................................................. 26
7.7 Other Interruptions............................................................................................................. 26
7.8 Automatic Erasure of Text and Background....................................................................... 26
7.9 Data Channel Nomenclature for Text Services.................................................................. 26
7.10 Transmitting URLs in T-2 .................................................................................................. 26
7.11 Character Set................................................................................................................... 27
7.12 Standard Syntax .............................................................................................................. 27
7.13 Special Characters........................................................................................................... 29
7.14 Bandwidth Considerations ............................................................................................... 29
8 Field 2 Formats and Protocols..................................................................................................... 29
8.1 Introduction........................................................................................................................ 29
8.2 Signal Characteristics........................................................................................................ 30
8.3 Data Formats...................................................................................................................... 30
8.4 Closed Caption Mode ......................................................................................................... 30
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8.5 Text Mode .......................................................................................................................... 30
8.6 Extended Data Services Mode ........................................................................................... 31
8.6.1 Extended Data Characters ....................................................................................... 31
8.6.2 Control Codes.......................................................................................................... 31
8.6.3 Checksum ................................................................................................................ 32
8.6.4 Interleave Service Example..................................................................................... 32
8.6.5 Multiple Interleave ................................................................................................... 33
8.6.6 Packet Length.......................................................................................................... 33
8.6.7 Packet Suspension................................................................................................... 33
8.6.8 Packet Termination.................................................................................................. 34
9 eXtended Data Service (XDS) Packets......................................................................................... 34
9.1 Introduction........................................................................................................................ 34
9.2 General Use ....................................................................................................................... 34
9.3 Extended Data Packet Control Codes................................................................................ 35
9.4 Class Definitions................................................................................................................. 35
9.5 Type Definitions................................................................................................................. 36
9.5.1 Current Class............................................................................................................ 36
9.5.1.1 01h Program Identification Number ............................................................... 36
9.5.1.2 02h Length/Time-in-Show .............................................................................. 36
9.5.1.3 03h Program Name (Title) .............................................................................. 37
9.5.1.4 04h Program Type .......................................................................................... 37
9.5.1.5 05h Content Advisory...................................................................................... 39
9.5.1.5.1 U.S. TV Parental Guideline Rating System .......................................... 40
9.5.1.5.2 Canadian English Language Rating System ........................................ 41
9.5.1.5.3 Système de classification français du Canada ..................................... 42
9.5.1.5.4 General Content Advisory Requirements ............................................. 43
9.5.1.6 06h Audio Services......................................................................................... 43
9.5.1.7 07h Caption Services...................................................................................... 44
9.5.1.8 08h Copy Generation Management System (Analog) ..................................... 45
9.5.1.9 09h Aspect Ratio Information ......................................................................... 46
9.5.1.10 0Ch Composite Packet-1............................................................................... 47
9.5.1.11 0Dh Composite Packet-2............................................................................... 48
9.5.1.11 10h to 17h Program Description Row 1 to Row 8.......................................... 48
9.5.1.12 Future Programming .................................................................................... 49
9.5.1.12.1 Future Class Packets 0x01 through 0x3F ............................................ 49
9.5.1.12.2 PSIP Class Packets 0x50 through 0x6F............................................... 49
9.5.1.12.3 0x50 Minor Channel Number.............................................................. 49
9.5.1.12.4 0x51 Event Number............................................................................. 49
9.5.1.12.5 0x52 Event Start Time......................................................................... 49
9.5.1.12.6 0x53 Event Duration............................................................................ 50
9.5.1.12.7 0x54 Program Title ............................................................................. 50
9.5.1.12.8 0x55 Program Type ............................................................................ 50
9.5.1.12.9 0x56 Content Advisory ........................................................................ 51
9.5.1.12.10 0x57 Audio Services......................................................................... 51
9.5.1.12.11 58h (0x58) Caption Services.............................................................. 52
9.5.1.12.12 60h Multiple String Structure Control................................................ 52
9.5.1.12.13 61h EIT Descriptor Information.......................................................... 53
9.5.1.12.14 62h-6Eh Reserved ............................................................................. 53
9.5.1.12.15 6Fh Data Carriage Packet................................................................. 53
9.5.2 Channel Information Class....................................................................................... 54
9.5.2.1 01h Network Name (Affiliation)....................................................................... 54
9.5.2.2 02h Call Letters (Station ID) and Native Channel............................................ 54
9.5.2.3 03h Tape Delay .............................................................................................. 54
9.5.2.4 04h Transmission Signal Identifier (TSID)....................................................... 54
9.5.3 Miscellaneous.......................................................................................................... 55
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