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diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/dvbproperty.xml b/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/dvbproperty.xml
index 3bc8a61efe3..ffee1fbbc00 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/dvbproperty.xml
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/media/dvb/dvbproperty.xml
@@ -334,9 +334,10 @@ typedef enum fe_rolloff {
<title>fe_delivery_system type</title>
<para>Possible values: </para>
<programlisting>
+
typedef enum fe_delivery_system {
SYS_UNDEFINED,
- SYS_DVBC_ANNEX_AC,
+ SYS_DVBC_ANNEX_A,
SYS_DVBC_ANNEX_B,
SYS_DVBT,
SYS_DSS,
@@ -353,6 +354,7 @@ typedef enum fe_delivery_system {
SYS_DAB,
SYS_DVBT2,
SYS_TURBO,
+ SYS_DVBC_ANNEX_C,
} fe_delivery_system_t;
</programlisting>
</section>
@@ -647,6 +649,18 @@ typedef enum fe_hierarchy {
many data types via a single multiplex. The API will soon support this
at which point this section will be expanded.</para>
</section>
+ <section id="DTV_ENUM_DELSYS">
+ <title><constant>DTV_ENUM_DELSYS</constant></title>
+ <para>A Multi standard frontend needs to advertise the delivery systems provided.
+ Applications need to enumerate the provided delivery systems, before using
+ any other operation with the frontend. Prior to it's introduction,
+ FE_GET_INFO was used to determine a frontend type. A frontend which
+ provides more than a single delivery system, FE_GET_INFO doesn't help much.
+ Applications which intends to use a multistandard frontend must enumerate
+ the delivery systems associated with it, rather than trying to use
+ FE_GET_INFO. In the case of a legacy frontend, the result is just the same
+ as with FE_GET_INFO, but in a more structured format </para>
+ </section>
</section>
<section id="frontend-property-terrestrial-systems">
<title>Properties used on terrestrial delivery systems</title>
@@ -767,7 +781,8 @@ typedef enum fe_hierarchy {
<title>Properties used on cable delivery systems</title>
<section id="dvbc-params">
<title>DVB-C delivery system</title>
- <para>The DVB-C Annex-A/C is the widely used cable standard. Transmission uses QAM modulation.</para>
+ <para>The DVB-C Annex-A is the widely used cable standard. Transmission uses QAM modulation.</para>
+ <para>The DVB-C Annex-C is optimized for 6MHz, and is used in Japan. It supports a subset of the Annex A modulation types, and a roll-off of 0.13, instead of 0.15</para>
<para>The following parameters are valid for DVB-C Annex A/C:</para>
<itemizedlist mark='opencircle'>
<listitem><para><link linkend="DTV-API-VERSION"><constant>DTV_API_VERSION</constant></link></para></listitem>