Edastusinfo

Edastusinfo is a Finnish term describing the information that accompanies a transmission. It encompasses metadata and control data that describe how, when, and by whom a data stream or media program is delivered. The concept is used to manage delivery, synchronization, quality, and accountability of the transmission.

In broadcasting and streaming, edastusinfo can include service identifiers, program start times, duration, channel or network identifiers, timestamps, sequence numbers, and status indicators. In data communications, it may cover packet sequence, payload size, encoding parameters, timing information, and error reports. This information can be carried in headers or on a separate control channel, and it may be encoded in binary form or higher-level formats such as JSON or XML depending on the protocol.

The main functions of edastusinfo are to enable receivers to assemble and decode content, maintain synchronization, detect loss or reordering, estimate timing and bandwidth, and support features such as ad insertion, logging, and rights management. It also facilitates monitoring and troubleshooting across networks and broadcast chains.

Context: The term is commonly used in Finnish-language broadcasting, streaming, and telecom documentation. There is no single international standard known as edastusinfo; rather, it describes a general category of transmission metadata that appears in many different protocols and systems.

Related concepts include metadata, protocol headers, streaming media, and broadcasting.