This Registered Disclosure Document (RDD) describes a bitstream syntax and semantics used to transmit
SMPTE 291 formatted ancillary data (both VANC and HVANC) from the input of an encoder, through an
MPEG-2 Transport Stream, and to reconstruct the ancillary data accurately at the output of a decoder. This
protocol is in current use within several fielded productsi,ii. In addition, this data format has been in use by a
major television network for HD contribution and distribution applications since mid 2003.