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+<title>DVB Network API</title>
+<para>The DVB net device enables feeding of MPE (multi protocol encapsulation) packets
+received via DVB into the Linux network protocol stack, e.g. for internet via satellite
+applications. It can be accessed through <emphasis role="tt">/dev/dvb/adapter0/net0</emphasis>. Data types and
+and ioctl definitions can be accessed by including <emphasis role="tt">linux/dvb/net.h</emphasis> in your
+application.
+</para>
+<section id="dvb_net_types">
+<title>DVB Net Data Types</title>
+
+<section id="dvb-net-if">
+<title>struct dvb_net_if</title>
+<programlisting>
+struct dvb_net_if {
+ __u16 pid;
+ __u16 if_num;
+ __u8 feedtype;
+#define DVB_NET_FEEDTYPE_MPE 0 /&#x22C6; multi protocol encapsulation &#x22C6;/
+#define DVB_NET_FEEDTYPE_ULE 1 /&#x22C6; ultra lightweight encapsulation &#x22C6;/
+};
+</programlisting>
+</section>
+
+</section>
+<section id="net_fcalls">
+<title>DVB net Function Calls</title>
+<para>To be written&#x2026;
+</para>
+
+<section id="NET_ADD_IF"
+role="subsection"><title>NET_ADD_IF</title>
+<para>DESCRIPTION
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>This ioctl is undocumented. Documentation is welcome.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>SYNOPSIS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>int ioctl(fd, int request = NET_ADD_IF,
+ struct dvb_net_if *if);</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>PARAMETERS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>int fd</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>int request</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Equals NET_ADD_IF for this command.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>struct dvb_net_if *if
+</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Undocumented.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+&return-value-dvb;
+</section>
+
+<section id="NET_REMOVE_IF"
+role="subsection"><title>NET_REMOVE_IF</title>
+<para>DESCRIPTION
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>This ioctl is undocumented. Documentation is welcome.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>SYNOPSIS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>int ioctl(fd, int request = NET_REMOVE_IF);
+</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>PARAMETERS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>int fd</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>int request</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Equals NET_REMOVE_IF for this command.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+&return-value-dvb;
+</section>
+
+<section id="NET_GET_IF"
+role="subsection"><title>NET_GET_IF</title>
+<para>DESCRIPTION
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>This ioctl is undocumented. Documentation is welcome.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>SYNOPSIS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>int ioctl(fd, int request = NET_GET_IF,
+ struct dvb_net_if *if);</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+<para>PARAMETERS
+</para>
+<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>int fd</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>int request</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Equals NET_GET_IF for this command.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row><row><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>struct dvb_net_if *if
+</para>
+</entry><entry
+ align="char">
+<para>Undocumented.</para>
+</entry>
+ </row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
+&return-value-dvb;
+</section>
+</section>