Method and system for compensating for timing violations of a multiplex of at least two media packet streams

A system for reducing jitter of a multiple program transport stream, the system comprises:

• a transmitter, operated to receive the multiple program transport stream from a low jitter communication channel, to associate a transmitter timing information to the packets of the multiple program transport stream, and to transmit the packets of the multiple program transport stream and the associated transmitter timing information over a high jitter communication channel towards a receiver;
• wherein the transmitter comprises a transmitter time base generator that is operated to generate a transmitter time base without synchronizing to any of at least two different time bases of at least two media packet streams of the multiple program transport stream;
• and
• a receiver, coupled to the transmitter over the high jitter communication channel, the receiver is operated to receive the transmitter timing information and the packets of the multiple program transport stream, and to provide at least one low jittered program in response to the transmitter timing information.

A method for compensating for timing violations of a multiplex of at least two media packet streams, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) generating the transmitter timing information, wherein the step of generating does not involve synchronizing to a time base associated with any of the media packet streams;
• (b) receiving the multiplex;
• (c) associating transmitter timing information to
• media packets that belong to the multiplex;
• (d) transmitting the media packets and the associated transmitter timing information towards a receiver, over a timing violation inducing communication channel;
• whereas the at least two media packet streams are associated with different time bases;
• (e) receiving the transmitter timing information and the media packets;
• and
• (f) providing at least one timing violation compensated media packet stream in response to the transmitter timing information.