<p>There is no special name for something that combines IP de-encapsulation and RF modulating. At least one company markets the device as a <a href="https://www.dektec.com/products/IP/DTE-3114/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">QAM modulator with IP input</a>.</p>

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2019-06-24T23:12:34.447Z
2019-06-24T23:12:34.447Z
Michael Liebman
<p>More a terminology question than anything. </p>

<p>As described in the headline, I want to locate a piece of hardware that can accept arbitrary IP streams (be they MPEG-TS, H264, etc - the exact input format isn't important since re-encoding is easy), and can somehow output those streams over a coaxial cable (RF) in a way that a normal, off-the-shelf TV can tune to those streams in the same way they'd tune to a regular TV channel.</p>

<p><strong>This is not a hardware recommendation question</strong>. I just want to know what this class of device is properly called so I can locate it myself.</p>

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What is the proper terminology for a device that can accept IP video streams and output that to RF as used by consumer televisions?
Mikey T.K.
# What is the proper terminology for a device that can accept IP video streams and output that to RF as used by consumer televisions?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-06-24)

More a terminology question than anything.

As described in the headline, I want to locate a piece of hardware that can accept arbitrary IP streams (be they MPEG-TS, H264, etc - the exact input format isn't important since re-encoding is easy), and can somehow output those streams over a coaxial cable (RF) in a way that a normal, off-the-shelf TV can tune to those streams in the same way they'd tune to a regular TV channel.

**This is not a hardware recommendation question**. I just want to know what this class of device is properly called so I can locate it myself.

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### Answer by username_1 on 2019-06-24. Score: 1

There is no special name for something that combines IP de-encapsulation and RF modulating. At least one company markets the device as a [QAM modulator with IP input](https://www.dektec.com/products/IP/DTE-3114/).


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