An apparatus in a digital network includes the logic for allocating and assigning packet identifiers (PIDs) to digital packets, such as MPEG packets. The logic can reside in a device that transmits a transport stream or a device that controls a transport stream transmitter. In the preferred embodiment,...http://www.google.de/patents/US7496092?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7496092 - System and method for allocating packet identifiers in a transport stream in a subscriber network
