Statistics

 

Use the Statistics tab to monitor the reception of individual data streams. The MAC address, the packet ID code (PID), and the transmission speed in kb/s are displayed for each stream. Unicast, broadcast, or multicast are indicated for each stream as well as whether or not the PID is active.

Data Streams

To receive data from an Internet/data channel, the tuner tunes to specific streams of packeted digital information. Each stream is identified by a code called a packet ID code, or PID. The digital receiver uses PID filters and MAC Address filters to select desired streams. There are three types of Internet Protocol packet streams received by the digital receiver card:

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