Using XML in the Standardization of Digital TV with MHP (Multimedia Home Platform)
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The versatility of the XML language is one of its main strengths, and thus it is suitable for being used in a very wide range of applications that entail structuring, exchanging and processing the information. This versatility has favored its widespread acceptance, an important advantage for its introduction in the standardization processes. In this paper, this versatility is described in three activity fields related to the digital TV: in the specification of the MHP standard, in the specification of the metadata describing contents and in the scope of the implementation of applications.
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