Atec Acterna-DTS300 User Manual

Acterna Digital Broadcast Test Platform

Model DTS-300

Highlights

• Provides a one-box solution that
meets the widest variety of
applications, eliminating the
need to purchase additional
test tools

• Performs analysis, evaluation,
and troubleshooting in real
time, minimizing the hassle
and delay of capturing files for
later detailed analysis

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• Uses the familiar Windows
interface to provide beginners
and experts with quick, easy
access to needed information

• Allows engineers to quickly
isolate and diagnose problems,
providing faster response times
for field service organizations

• Monitors, analyzes, records,
creates, and plays transport
streams at speeds from 1 kbps
to 214 Mbps

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Product Highlights

• Continuous real-time monitoring and
analysis of all transport stream data:
PIDs, PCR/PTS timing, programs/channels,
network information, conditional access,
full PSI/SI/PSIP table and descriptor
analysis, and complete private table
decode at the industry’s highest maximum
input data rates of up to 214 Mbps. This
eliminates the hassle and delay of capturing
files for later detailed analysis

• Continuous real-time creation and emu­lation of a test stream, eliminating the
storage-intensive and time-consuming
“build-then-play” procedure required by
all other stream- creation or manipulation
devices. Offers industry-high output data
rates of 214 Mbps

• Complete recording of transport streams
with the original timing information for
accurate playback and post-analysis.
Performs PID filtering and records from
memory at up to 214 Mbps

• Complete play out of transport streams
using the original timing parameters
Performs continuous loop operation and
play-out from memory at up to 214
Mbps

Application Highlights

• Measures, interprets, and displays trans­port stream status, content and statistics
for all PIDs, programs/channels, tables
and PCR/PTS/DTS timestamps

• Plays and analyzes simultaneously for
simulation and examination in real time

• Includes a wide range of standard inter­faces (DVB ASI, DVB SPI, and SMPTE­310M)

• Offers additional interface options
(DHEI, QPSK)

• Provides dual (simultaneous) analysis of
two transport streams as an option

• Provides dual (simultaneous) play-out of
two transport streams as an option

The Acterna Digital Broadcast Test Platform (DTS-300) is
the industry’s fastest, most flexible, and comprehensive
solution for MPEG-2, DVB, and ATSC testing. This revolu­tionary, single-platform test set provides developers, broad­casters, system integrators, and field operators with multiple
application modules that are easily configured to fit any test
scenario. Due to the DTS-300’s modular architecture and
extensive set of application modules, users need only purchase
the capabilities currently required, adding supplementary
capabilities as new testing demands arise. Both desktop and
portable versions of the DTS-300 are available.

Applications

Indispensable during equipment validation and acceptance
testing, the DTS-300 verifies system performance by pin­pointing and resolving equipment and system failures and
interoperability issues while complying with the extremes of
the MPEG-2, DVB, and ATSC standards. Its powerful
stream creation, generation, and analysis tools combine to
provide the complete solution for any test and measurement
environment, including:

• R&D—provides rigorous, aggressive design validation
that enables multiplexer, set-top box, and digital TV
manufacturers to reach the market faster and guarantee
system quality

• Deployment trials—assists in testing leading-edge tech­nologies such as digital terrestrial TV and statistical
multiplexing

• System installation—allows integrators to solve configu­ration, interworking, and performance issues prior to
system acceptance and turn-up of the service

• Network operation—generates baselining reports and
monitors quality of service in both contribution and
distribution networks

The DTS-300 is easily configured with one or more of the
following application modules:

• The Analyzer—for continuous, detailed, real-time analysis
of all transport stream content and statics

• The Multiplexer—Continuous real-time transport stream
creation

• The Generator—for real-time transport stream recording

and play-out Recording and play out of transport streams

Continuous, Detailed, Real-Time Analysis of All
Transport Stream Contents and Statistics

Because a single bit error can easily trickle through a densely
packed transport stream, causing service degration or inter­ruption, users rely on the DTS-300 Analyzer, which provides
detailed, real-time analysis, to immediately pinpoint, isolate,
and resolve these errors. The Analyzer dissects and displays
each component of the transport stream in real time,
enabling users to effectively “see inside” the complex
MPEG-2 transport stream and rapidly detect and resolve
errors.

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Before the analysis process begins, the Analyzer verifies the
presence of incoming data and tracks the transport packet
synchronization. As it processes the data, the Analyzer
measures transport stream content and statistics against
ETR 290’s three levels of priority measurements and alerts
the operator when the stream falls outside these suggested
parameters. It also displays PSI/SI/PSIP and private table
and descriptor decodes in a hierarchical tree structure for
rapid navigation, offers detailed reporting, captures on
trigger, and performs continuous event logging in real time.

The Analyzer continuously collects statistics for every packet
identifier (PID) detected in the stream. It analyzes an
unlimited number of PIDs in real time and collects the
following information for each PID:

• Packet content type (video, audio, table data, null packet)

• Percentage of bandwidth consumed

• Transmission rate (minimum, maximum, current)

• Total packets received

• Continuity counter errors detected

• Duration of time since detection of first packet

• Correctness of the scrambling indicator

• Rate of payload unit start indicators

• Status of the transport error indicator

In addition, the Analyzer documents missing PIDs and
measures unexpected PIDs.

Timing/Synchronization

The Analyzer measures PCR rate, jitter, offset, drift, and the
spacing between two PCR-bearing packets; compares
PCR/PTS; and monitors all packets bearing PCR or PTS
data to verify synchronization and detect timing problems.
Because timing problems often cause service degradation or
interruption, the Analyzer is used to detect these problems
before they adversely affect system performance.

Standard and Private Tables and Descriptors

The Analyzer validates the syntax of all incoming tables and
descriptors, extracts information about the incoming trans­port stream, and displays the content in easy-to-interpret
formatted views.

For private tables and descriptors, the Analyzer uses
operator-defined private definition files to parse private
data. For each MPEG-2/PSI, ATSC/PSIP, DVB/SI, or
user-private table, the Analyzer displays the following
information:

• Complete decode of all table and descriptor content

• Total table instances received

• Total packets received for the table or descriptor

• Table rate (tables/sec)

• Total syntax errors found

• Transmission rate (Mbps)

• Table validity

• Total sections received

MPE/IP Encapsulation

The Analyzer addresses the convergence of Internet and
broadcasting technology by supporting real-time analysis of
MPE/IP data in the MPEG-2 transport stream. For each
PID carrying an IP data stream, the Analyzer provides:

• MAC address

• Encapsulation method (LLC, IP, or both)

• Percentage of stream bandwidth consumed

• Transmission rate (minimum, maximum, current)

• Total megabytes received

• Scrambling status

• Duration of time during which packets have been arriving

• Error and event tracking on the data stream

• MAC/IP mapping

• Transmission mode (unicast, multicast, or broadcast)

• Source IP address

• Destination IP address

• Transport type (TCP or UDP)

The Analyzer’s unique IP trigger extracts IP data from the
MPEG-2 transport stream and saves it to a file for detailed
off-line analysis using Acterna’s DominoNAS IP test suite.

Conditional Access

Conditional access (CA) data in the transport stream protects
broadcasters from unlicensed users attempting to access
services illegally. For each CA system ID in the transport
stream, the Analyzer provides data in a hierarchical tree
structure with easy-to-interpret, formatted views that
include:

• Summary of CA information in the
stream

• Summary by program/channel of
CA information from PSI/SI/PSIP
tables

• EMM and ECM PIDs and rates

• ECM and scrambling key changes

on a program-by-program basis

• Decode and display of private ECM
contents

• Program/channel contents and
characteristics

specifies the type of alarm each event should generate,
alarms can be customized to alert the operator of events
such as:

• Stream synchronization errors

• PCR lock, jitter, and spacing

• PID changes, missing PIDs, and PID bitrates out of range

• Transport packet and table structure errors

• Packet loss

• Errors in the transport packet header and adaptation field

• Inconsistency of table versions and content

Easy-to-Use Interface

The Analyzer’s user interface offers a variety of top-level
views that summarize stream contents and statistics and
allow quick drill-down into detailed measurements for
rapid and complete diagnostics. Its easy-to-interpret displays
help users become familiar with the structure and content
of an MPEG-2 transport stream and allow less experienced
users to quickly verify the status of the transport stream and
isolate and troubleshoot errors on the fly. With a single
mouse click on the appropriate display, the user can directly
access:

• Transport stream contents and statistics from a variety of
clear displays

• All events that have occurred on the stream relative to any
one of the measured parameters

• Graphical displays of PCR/PTS timing and historical or
instantaneous rate calculations

• A freeze utility that freezes the display for investigation of
the transport stream context at any time

Event Logging

The Analyzer detects more than 200
different events as they occur on the
transport stream. Because the user

Analyzer Multiple Views

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The Analyzer offers 9 to 13 main displays from which to
view and analyze transport stream contents and statistics.
Users can access all displays with a single mouse click and
view statistics in standard and graphical formats. Each display
also lists related events as they occur on the transport stream
in real time. Displays include:

• Summary view

• PID information view

• PID watch view

• Program/Channel view

• Network view (DVB only)

• MPE IP view (DVB only)

• Timing view

• Terrestrial MIP view (DVB only)

• ETR 290/Monitoring view

• CA hierarchical views

• PSI/SI/PSIP table hierarchical views

• Private table hierarchical views

• OpenTV carousel hierarchical views (optional)

Customized Analysis

Users can create customized preferences to tailor the analysis
process to meet the requirements of a specific test scenario
or level of user expertise. Each set of customized preferences
can be saved as a profile, so a single Analyzer can be quickly
configured to meet the requirements of multiple testing
scenarios. The user customizes the analysis process by:

• Defining alarm settings and rate thresholds for monitoring

• Defining reports for validation and acceptance testing

• Selecting the data to be displayed and choosing its format

• Scheduling and defining trigger captures and event logging

Events Configuration

The Analyzer logs events in real time as they occur on the
transport stream. The user completely customizes this
process by selecting the events to be tracked and choosing
the type of alarm each event will generate. From a single
preferences dialog box, the user determines event settings
and selects which events will generate reports and trigger
captures.

User-Defined Thresholds

The Analyzer’s flexible design allows users to set alarm­generating thresholds to fit the requirements of a specific
test scenario. Users set thresholds for:

• Table repetition rates

• PCR spacing and jitter

• PID rates (Mbps)

• CA key change rates

Customized Trigger Captures and Post-Processing

The Analyzer performs customizable trigger captures, which
allow users to study sporadic or hard-to-diagnose problems
that occur on the transport stream. When these problems
occur, the Analyzer automatically captures the surrounding
portions of the transport stream, collecting timing informa­tion with the data to enable replay at the original incoming
data rate, including synchronization variations. Captured
files can be post-analyzed and played back into a network or
system with the Generator.

Customized Reports

To chronicle system performance for baselining and accept­ance testing or to document problems that appear in the
transport stream, the Analyzer generates user-customized
reports on command. The creation of these reports can be
triggered by:

• Events that occur in the transport stream

• A user-defined schedule

• A manual toolbar button

Event Listing and Control

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Comprehensive Selection of Displays

The Analyzer provides a variety of displays from which to
view and interpret transport stream contents and statistics.
Each view offers a unique perspective of transport stream
data, allowing users to tailor the analysis process to their
specific application.

Summary Analysis

The summary view provides an overview of transport stream
content and statistics, allowing users to quickly identify overall
bitrate, bandwidth usage per stream type, and events as they
occur on the transport stream.

Summary View

PID Analysis

The PID information view shows the content and character­istics of all PIDs in the transport stream. For each PID, it
provides the program name and stream type, bandwidth
usage, bitrate (Mbps), PCR/PTS/DTS values, and jitter
statistics.

falls outside the specified window. For statistical multiplexing,
users can track the instantaneous or historic rate statistics
for specific PIDs.

PID Watch View

Program/Channel Analysis

The program/channel view provides detailed program
information extracted from MPEG-2 DVB and ATSC tables.
It enables users to troubleshoot problems on a program or
channel by:

• Verifying program/channel contents and statistics

• Viewing all events related to a particular program or

channel

• Using colored status indicators to quickly identify errors

• Accessing current and historical rate statistics for a

program

PID Information View

PID Watch Analysis

The PID watch view allows users to closely track rate statistics
on a group of user-selected PIDs. Users can set rate windows
for these PIDs and generate alarms when the rate of a PID

Program and Channel View

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Network Analysis (DVB only)

The network view offers a summary of all networks refer­enced in the transport stream, allowing users to verify network
details and troubleshoot network-referencing errors.

Network View

MPE IP Analysis (DVB only)

The Analyzer enables users to locate and troubleshoot top­level IP-related errors and then capture IP data for detailed
content analysis using the Acterna DominoNAS IP test suite.

MPE/IP View

PCR Graphics View

ETR 290/Monitoring Analysis

In a single, easy-to-read display, the Analyzer shows trans­port stream status according to the three priority levels in
DVB’s ETR 290 recommendation for monitoring measure­ments. These cover the essential parameters of MPEG-2
DVB streams and have been adapted by Acterna to measure
the status of ATSC streams as well.

For quick and easy troubleshooting, users can directly access
a list of all events that have occurred on the stream relative
to any one of the monitoring measurements.

Timing Analysis

To isolate and resolve jitter problems before
they affect transmission quality, the Analyzer
continuously performs in-depth synchronization
checks based on the intervals and accuracy of
the presentation time stamps (PTS) and the
program clock references (PCRs) in the trans­port stream. This allows users to:

• Troubleshoot buffer errors using PTS/PCR
comparisons

• Troubleshoot service quality issues related to
timing parameters such as PCR jitter and
spacing

• Verify the timing stress threshold of a system

For rapid interpretation and diagnosis, the
Analyzer graphs PCR jitter and offset over time
and performs in-depth PCR/PTS analysis on a
per-program/channel basis.

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ETR290 View

CA Hierarchical Analysis

With a user-defined CA definition file, the Analyzer extracts
CA data from the transport stream and displays it in a hier­archical tree structure with easy-to-interpret, formatted
views. With the Analyzer, users can verify that the transport
stream contains the correct CA data for each program.

Private Table Tree

CA Analysis View

PSI/SI/PSIP Table and Descriptor Decode Analysis

Accurate and complete PSI/SI/PSIP table and descriptor data
is imperative for proper creation of the electronic program
guide (EPG). Using the Analyzer’s fully decoded table and
descriptor displays, developers can verify proper creation
and interpretation of these tables, while broadcasters can
monitor their contents.

PSI/SI/PSIP Table Tree

Packet-by-Packet Analysis

The Packet Editor application, provided with the Analyzer
and Generator application modules, allows users to analyze
data on a packet-by-packet basis and provides access to each
bit in the transport packet header and payload. The Packet
Editor also allows users to exercise the equipment under test
by modifying parameters, corrupting packets, or including
null packets at strategic locations in the multiplex.

Packet Editor

Private Data Analysis

With user-defined private definition files, the Analyzer
successfully parses private tables and descriptors, allowing
users to validate proprietary data that would otherwise
remain hidden in the transport stream. Together with
PSI/SI/PSIP table and descriptor decoding performed by
the Analyzer, private data decoding allows users to verify
the creation and content of the EPG.

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DTS-300 Analyzer Software Options

To expand the Analyzer’s power, additional software options
are available.

MProbe 110

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The MProbe 110 software option to the Analyzer analyzes
and troubleshoots video and audio elementary stream data
embedded in the transport stream. It offers:

• Comprehensive compliance checking against MPEG
standards for all MPEG elementary stream types

• MPEG video and audio and Dolby Digital™(AC-3)
decode and display

• Buffer analysis

• Picture quality analysis

• Packetized elementary stream (PES) analysis

option to the Analyzer guarantees synchronization accuracy
by performing detailed measurements of audio and video
pairs in an MPEG-2 transport stream. It provides user­friendly visual interpretation of sync status for less experi­enced users.

Real-Time Analysis for OpenTV

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Many broadcasters use OpenTV®data carousels to embed
interactive applications such as EPG, home shopping, and
interactive advertisement into the transport stream. The
Analyzer is the only test instrument on the market that
provides real-time analysis of OpenTV carousels for trou­bleshooting and validating embedded OpenTV data.

MProbe 110

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SyncCheck

Although monitoring lip sync has traditionally been a simple,
manual process, MPEG-2 compression necessitates more
sophisticated measurement equipment to monitor multiple
audio and video pairs. The powerful SyncCheck software

Analysis Views for OpenTV

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SyncCheck

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Continuous, Real-Time Stream Creation
and Storage

The Multiplexer is the industry’s only real-time stream
creation device. It generates demanding, user-created test
streams that measure system performance under extreme
conditions and can be used to perform exhaustive stress
tests on encoders, multiplexers, and
set-top-boxes to guarantee component reliability and com­pliance with MPEG-2 DVB and ATSC standards. With the
Multiplexer, users can continuously create and emulate a
test stream in real time, eliminating the storage-intensive
and time-consuming “build-then-play” procedure required
by all other stream-creation or manipulation devices. The
Multiplexer generates a transport stream from a small
database file containing the necessary user-defined timing,
table, and elementary stream content. Its unique database
creation capability and continuous looping
of elementary stream segments allow an
entire library of custom test scenarios to
be stored in the space needed for just one
recorded transport stream. These test
streams can be e-mailed from the lab to
the field, or an entire test library can be
mailed on a single CD-ROM.

Testing a digital TV or set-top box requires
long-duration test streams with dynamic
changes over time. The Multiplexer creates
an output transport stream in real time
that can play continuously for days or
weeks. At any time during transmission,
users can stop the output multiplex, modify
any values, and start transmission again
within seconds. Unlike any other stream
creation tool, the Multiplexer updates all
timing parameters so the output multiplex
is seamless.

Testing at data rates up to 214 Mbps, the
Multiplexer allows users to create multiplexes containing:

• An unlimited number of PIDs, programs/channels, events,
PCRs, and elementary streams

• PCR jitter, offset, and drift

• PSI/SI/PSIP tables and descriptors with user-defined

content and rates

• Private tables and descriptors with user-defined content
and rates

• Private data, including DSM-CC, teletext, subtitling,
MPE/IP, and DVB data carousels

• Unlimited errors, including synchronization, continuity
counter, transport, and PSI/SI/PSIP table errors

Additionally, with the Multiplexer, users do not have to wait
for events to occur naturally in the transport stream.
Instead, they can manipulate timing so a stream starts seconds
before the scenario they want to test. For example, they can
create a stream that starts at the PCR wrap point or seconds
before the EIT changes.

All Multiplexer displays are based on the Windows NT
interface and can be accessed with a single mouse click from
the main Multiplexer window. Users can view database con­tent from the following eight displays: summary, services/
channels, tables, streams, errors, PCRs, PIDs, and time. New
users can quickly and easily modify sample databases using
the menu bar, toolbar, and right-click menus; more
advanced users can create customized, advanced MPEG-2/
ATSC/DVB transport streams using the Multiplexer’s
Wizard; and expert users can bypass the Wizard and start
from scratch to specify all parameters in the transport
stream. The Multiplexer offers a unique validation capability
that warns the user when database content falls outside the
specified standards. This prevents the insertion of unwanted
errors and helps users become familiar with the limitations
and the complexities of MPEG-2 transport streams.

Multiplexer Views

Manufacturers and developers of set-top boxes and digital
TVs can configure their DTS-300 with both the Multiplexer
and Generator modules and create a library of user-defined
test streams to rigorously stress test their equipment, record
live streams, and play test streams into a unit.

By configuring the DTS-300 with the Analyzer, Multiplexer,
and Generator application modules, developers can create a
custom library of test streams for input and perform com­prehensive analysis of a unit’s output in real time. With this
configuration, equipment errors are easily isolated, diagnosed,
and resolved. Users can also perform acceptance testing by
generating known good input sources and then using the
Analyzer to create detailed reports for baselining.

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Real-Time Transport Stream Recording
and Play-Out

With the Generator, users can record and play bursty or
synchronous transport streams at speeds up to 214 Mbps,
providing stable, reproducible data sources for equipment
and network validation.

Record View

When the Generator records a transport stream, it saves the
original timing parameters with the stream for accurate
post-analysis and playback. It also filters PIDs, allowing
users to post-process specific portions of the transport
stream, such as CA, EPG, or proprietary data services. Large
transport streams can be recorded to disk while smaller
streams are saved to DRAM for rates greater than 90 Mbps.
The Generator processes any type of bitstream, including
elementary streams, packetized elementary streams, and
transport streams.

The Packet Editor application, provided with the Generator,
allows users to analyze or modify data on a packet-by-packet
basis and provides access to each bit in the transport packet
header and payload.

When playing out transport streams, the Generator contin­uously loops files for long duration testing and performs
real-time packet resizing with support for 204- and 208-byte
packets. The Generator includes a built-in input clock for
data receivers and provides transport stream statistics to
help the user identify a file prior to play.

DTS-300 Hardware Options

Dual Analysis

The DTS-300 Dual Analysis option allows users to simulta­neously analyze and compare the input and output streams
of a system or network. Unique in the industry, this capability
eliminates the cost and hassle of using two analyzers for
simultaneous analysis. With dual analysis on a single platform,
a user can also simultaneously compare multiple points
within a transmission system for rapid troubleshooting and
problem localization.

Dual Play

The DTS-300 Dual Play option, the only tool that allows
users to effectively test frequency hopping on set-top boxes
and digital TV, plays two different streams with independent
PSIP/SI tables to two different carriers from the same unit.
This type of testing greatly increases set-top box and digital
TV reliability and eliminates the need to purchase two
pieces of generation equipment to perform a single test.

DVB QPSK Receiver

The DTS-300 DVB QPSK interface option allows users to
record and analyze MPEG-2-based satellite signals, elimi­nating the need for field-service personnel to carry additional
QPSK receiving equipment. This built-in interface demodu­lates the signal to baseband and outputs the transport
stream as a DVB SPI signal that is then input to the Analyzer
or the Generator for analysis or recording. In addition, a
QPSK application gives users control over carrier frequency,
polarity, symbol rate, and LNB voltages as well as status
information such as signal strength, signal lock, signal-to­noise ratio, and error status.

Play View

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DHEI Interface

This built-in interface option to the DTS-300 eliminates the
hassle and expense of carrying additional DHEI receiving
equipment into the field. It converts a DHEI signal to DVB
ASI, which is then input to the Analyzer or the Generator
for analysis or recording.

System Specifications

The DTS-300 system is self-contained and based on the Microsoft
Windows NT platform with disk drive, high-speed 18 GB SCSI,
CD-ROM drive, floppy disk drive, external SCSI interface, and
Ethernet interface (10/100 BaseT).

Portable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TFT display, pointer and keyboard

Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .monitor, mouse, and keyboard

BUILT-IN INPUT AND OUTPUT CONNECTIONS

(ASI and SPI interfaces support 188-, 204-, & 208-byte packets)

DVB ASI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 ohm BNC

DVB SPI (LVDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DB25

SMPTE-310M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BNC

SYSTEM CLOCK

Internal Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 MHz

Internal Clock accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 ppm

Internal Clock stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 ppm/year

Internal Clock resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Hz

Output Clock (SPI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 kHz to 15 MHz

Input Clock (SPI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .up to 15 MHz

ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC)

CE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EN 50081-1, EN 50082-1

FCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part 15, Sub Part B, Class A

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IEC 1010, EN 61010

MPEG-2 ISO/IEC Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . .13818-1 /-2 /-3 /-4/-9

ATSC Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A/52, A/53, A/65

DVB Protocols . . . . . . .ETS 300 468, ETS 211, ETR 154 / 162 / 290

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PrEN 50083-9, TS 101191

MAXIMUM DATA RATE

Real-time Analysis/Stream Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 Mbps

Recording/Playback (to SCSI disk) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 Mbps

Recording/Playback (to memory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 Mbps

MAXIMUM FILE SIZE

Circular Capture Buffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128 MB

High-speed Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128 MB

SCSI Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .disk capacity

Ordering Information

Systems

All systems are self-contained and delivered with cables, software,
demonstration streams, and English user manual.

DTS-300 Analyzer

Analysis System for DVB and ATSC

Portable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BN 7551/21

Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BN 7551/22

DTS-300 Generator

Play and Record System for DVB and ATSC

Portable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BN 7551/11

Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BN 7551/12

DTS-300 Multiplexer

Stream Creation System for DVB and ATSC

Portable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BN 7551/61

Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BN 7551/62

DTS-300 Analyzer/Generator

Allows for simultaneous play and analyze or record capabilities.

Portable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BN 7551/41

Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BN 7551/42

DTS-300 Multiplexer/Generator

Allows for simultaneous create or play and record capabilities.

Portable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BN 7551/71

Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BN 7551/72

DTS-300 Analyzer/Multiplexer/Generator

Allows for simultaneous create or play and analyze or record.
capabilities

Portable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BN 7551/81

Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BN 7551/82

Options

MProbe 110

BN 7551/94.04

Offline analysis and decode of MPEG-2 video/audio and AC-3
elementary streams (ES) including support for packetized
elementary streams (PES).

SyncCheck

BN 7551/94.05

Audio/video synchronization analysis software for ATSC/DVB
streams. Also includes one HD (1290x1080i, 29.97 FPS, and four
audio channels) and one D1-PAL (720x576i, 25FPS, and four
audio channels) lip-sync test video source tapes.

Real-Time Analysis for OpenTV

BN 7551/94.02

Real-time analysis of OpenTV applications and carousels over
MPEG-2/DVB transport streams. Only available for configurations
BN 7551/2x, /4x and /8x.

Dual Analysis

BN 7551/92.21 (portable); BN 7551/92.22 (desktop)

Simultaneous dual analysis option. Provides application software
and additional SMPTE-310M, ASI, and SPI input hardware. Only
available for analysis systems BN 7551/2x, /4x and /8x. Not avail­able in conjunction with Dual Play, DHEI, or QPSK options.

Dual Play

BN 7551/92.11 (portable); BN 7551/92.12 (desktop)

Simultaneous dual play option. Provides application software,
additional 18 GB SCSI hard drive, and additional SMPTE-310M,
ASI, and SPI output hardware. Only available for desktop generator
systems BN 7551/12, /42, /72 and /82. Not available in conjunction
with Dual Analysis, DHEI, or QPSK options.

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Options (Continued)

DHEI

BN 7551/92.74

Input interface that provides the ability for desktop and portable
units to receive baseband signals in accordance with the ITU-T J83
standard for North American cable broadcast systems. Not available
in conjunction with Dual Play, Dual Analysis, or QPSK options.

Two-Year Software Subscription

BN 7551/97.02
Provides major and minor software updates for two years after
date of delivery for the applicable software purchased with the
DTS-300 Test Platform, except Mprobe 110 and SyncCheck This
does not include installation, and must be purchased in conjunction
with the DTS-300.

QPSK

BN 7551/92.70

Provides the ability for desktop and portable units to receive QPSK
RF signals in accordance with the DVB-S standard for DVB satellite
broadcast systems. Not available in conjunction with Dual Play,
Dual Analysis, or DHEI options.

Hard Travel Case

BN 7551/90.32

Reinforced composite shipping container protects portable instru­ments while traveling. Highly recommended for all portable
configurations. Only available for portable systems 7551/11, /21,
/41, /61, /71, and /81.

Software Subscriptions

One-Year Software Subscription

BN 7551/97.01
Provides major and minor software updates for one year after date
of delivery for the applicable software purchased with the DTS-300
Test Platform, except Mprobe 110 and SyncCheck This does not
include installation, and must be purchased in conjunction with
the DTS-300.

Mprobe 110 & SyncCheck One-Year Software
Subscription

BN 7551/97.11

Provides major and minor software updates for one year after date
of delivery for the applicable software purchased. This does not
include installation, and must be purchased in conjunction
Mprobe 110 or SyncCheck.

Mprobe 110 & SyncCheck Two-Year Software
Subscription

BN 7551/97.12

Provides major and minor software updates for two years after
date of delivery for the applicable software purchased. This does
not include installation, and must be purchased in conjunction
Mprobe 110 or SyncCheck.

Note: Specifications, terms, and conditions are subject to change without notice.

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Communications, and its logo are trademarks of Acterna, LLC. All other trademarks
and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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