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MTM300 Series
MPEG Transport Monitor
Version 2.1
071-0598-03
This document applies to firmware version 2.1.
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Read This First contains release information about the Tektronix MTM300
Series MPEG Transport Monitor, Version 2.1. This document is organized as
follows:
H CD-ROM Directories page 2
H Software Version Numbers page 3
H MTM300 Series Options page 3
H MTM300 Series Upgrades page 4
H New Applications and Features page 5
H Release Issues page 7
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CD-ROM Directories
The following directories are provided on the Software Applications CD-ROM:
Manuals
Sp6a
Drivers
This directory contains the user manuals for the MTM300 Series MPEG
Transport Monitor and the PQM300 Program QoS Monitor in Adobe Acrobat
format (MTM300 Series MPEG Transport Monitor User Manual.pdf and
PQM300 Program QoS Monitor User Manual.pdf respectively). You can read
and print the manuals using Acrobat Reader. The installation file for the English
version of Acrobat Reader is also included in this directory (rs405eng.exe).
The first time you start Acrobat Reader after installing it from the CD-ROM, you
may see an error message indicating that the file you are trying to open cannot be
found. Dismiss the message and display the Acrobat Reader licensing agreement
(you may have to minimize windows on your desktop). Accept the terms and
conditions, and thereafter Acrobat Reader will run correctly.
This directory contains the Windows NT Service Pack 6a upgrade installation
file (sp6i386.exe). Service Pack 6a is required for all MTM300 Series software
installations and is standard on all MTM300 Series transport monitors. See
Appendix D: Software Installation and Repair of the user manual for more
information about installing this service pack.
This directory contains the drivers needed for MTM300 Series transport
monitors. See Appendix D: Software Installation and Repair of the user manual
for more information about installing or reinstalling these drivers.
IE501 and Javavm
JRE
UpgradeWizard
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These two directories contain the executables needed to upgrade Internet
Explorer to version 5.01. You can perform this upgrade by navigating to
Ie501/I386 and double-clicking Setup.exe. You do not need to upgrade Internet
Explorer for the transport monitor.
The Java Run-Time Environment (version 1.3) is required to use the Java clients
that are included with this MTM300 software version 2.1 release. This directory
(JRE) contains the executable file you use to install this run-time environment.
The upgrade kit includes installation instructions.
This directory contains the MTM300 Series upgrade program file
(UpgradeWiz.exe). The upgrade wizard can be used to identify an MTM300
Series Transport Monitor configuration and provide possible upgrade choices. It
is recommended that you include the results of the upgrade wizard when you
order an upgrade.
MTM300 Series MPEG Transport Monitor Software Version 2.1
Software Version Numbers
The version numbers for the MTM300 system applications supported by this
manual are listed in a Readme.txt file located in the following two locations:
H In the root directory of the MTM300 application CD-ROM (063-3442-XX)
H In the C:\MTM300 directory on the hard drive of the MTM300 system
To verify an application version number, select About from the Help menu of
the application.
MTM300 Series Options
Table 1 lists the MTM300 Series MPEG Transport Monitor options.
Table 1: MTM300 Series transport monitor options
Option Description
MTM300
MTM301
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Transport monitor with one analysis board
Transport monitor with two analysis boards
Option AS A two-input ASI/M2S I/O daughter board
Option SS A two-input SSI (SMPTE310M) I/O daughter board
Option LC LCD display, touchscreen, keypad, keyboard, and mouse
Option VK External keyboard, monitor, and mouse
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You must order one of the following: Option AS or Option SS
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You must order two of the following (any combination): Option AS or Option SS
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MTM300 Series Upgrades
You can order the following upgrades to your MTM300 Series MPEG Transport
Monitor (see your Tektronix sales representative to order these upgrades):
H Additional analysis board
H Additional I/O daughter boards
This upgrade adds an analysis board (PIA+ board) with either an ASI/M2S
input or an SMPTE310M input to transport monitors with only one analysis
board. You can install a maximum of two analysis boards into a transport
monitor. This upgrade applies only to MTM300 instruments. These upgrades
are ordered using the following nomenclature:
H MTM3FPIA Option SS (SMPTE310M input)
H MTM3FPIA Option AS (ASI/M2S input)
These upgrades add an I/O daughter board to PIA+ boards. Each PIA+ board
can support up to two I/O daughter boards. You can order I/O boards for
ASI/M2S or SMPTE310M inputs. These upgrades are ordered using the
following nomenclature:
H MTM3FSS (SMPTE310M input)
H MTM3FAS (ASI/M2S input)
H Network Management Station (MTM3FMS)
This software upgrade enables you to monitor up to 40 transport streams at a
time. The analyses are performed on remote MTM300 Series transport
monitors.
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MTM300 Series MPEG Transport Monitor Software Version 2.1
New Applications and Features
This section describes the new application and features that were added for the
version 2.1 release of the MTM300 software.
One major improvement provided with the version 2.1 release is support for
ISDB-S/ARIB transport streams, which has been added to the existing support
for MPEG-2, DVB, and ATSC standards. ARIB stands for the Association of
Radio Industries and Business. The ISDB-S/ARIB standards define elements,
which are carried in table structures, for managing ARIB-compliant transport
streams. The following ARIB structures are analyzed by the MTM300 system:
H Broadcaster Information Table (BIT)
H Download Control Table (DCT)
H Download Table (DLT)
H Software Download Trigger Table (SDTT)
ISDB-S/ARIB transport streams are MPEG-2 compliant streams that conform to
the ITU-R standard for ISDB-S (Integrated Service Digital Broadcasting,
Satellite) multiplexing. An ISDB stream uses TMCC (Transmission and
Multiplexing Configuration Control) data multiplexed in the first eight bytes of
the 16 Reed-Solomon bytes of 204 byte MPEG-2 transport streams. TMCC
information is used to manage the modulation parameters of the transponders in
digital broadcast environments that include multiple broadcasters and types of
services with different transmission requirements.
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Master Client
Expert Client
Configuration Client
MTM300 version 2.1 software adds a Data Logging function that allows you to
keep a record of specified transport stream events. Events are logged into
tab-delimited text files that you can use for further analysis.
You will start the new TMCC Expert and TMCC Configuration Clients from the
Port Manager Panel of the Master Client.
When analyzing in ISDB transport stream, the Expert Client will display the
ISDB specific tables BIT, DCT, DLT, and SDTT in addition to other tables
common with the MPEG-2/DVB/ATSC standards. Section analysis, rate errors,
and reports are displayed for ISDB transport streams as with other DVB tables.
The Configuration Client allows you to specify to which standard you are testing
an input: MPEG-2, DVB, ATSC, or ISDB (new).
A new Data Logging configuration panel allows you to enable or disable the
function, select the types of events that will be logged, and set the size and
time-period of the data files.
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TMCC Expert Client
TMCC Configuration
Client
The new TMCC (Transmission and Multiplexing Configuration Control) Expert
Client allows you to analyze the TMCC data of an ARIB-compliant transport
stream input real time. You can also analyze an ARIB-compliant transport stream
file stored on your local disk using the TMCC Deferred-Time Client.
The TMCC Expert client has the following characteristics:
H Indicates the presence of sync bytes (0x47 for TMCC basic streams and W1,
W2, or W3 sync bytes for TMCC data streams)
H Displays the syntax of TMCC data
H Displays Slot, TSID, TS Name, and Modulation mode information
H Displays information, warning, and error messages
H Indicates the presence of TMCC alarm and update flags in the transport
stream
H Displays the overall stream rate
The TMCC (Transmission Multiplexing Configuration Control) Configuration
client is a new application included with this version of the MTM300 monitor.
This client allows you to set the monitoring, analysis, and reporting parameters
of the TMCC Analysis Servers.
The TMCC Configuration client has the following characteristics:
H Configures the TMCC Analysis Servers to operate in either TMCC basic or
TMCC data stream modes
H Enables you to specify a transport stream ID to analyze using the MPEG-2
Analysis Server (only in the TMCC data stream mode)
H Sets parameters for the following TMCC probes:
H Frame size
H Super frame size
H Modulation mode and slot consistency
H TMCC syntax
H TMCC update counter (only in TMCC data stream mode)
Using these real-time applications, you can continuously monitor an input
bitstream for compliance with the MPEG-2, DVB, ATSC, and ISDB-S/ARIB
digital television standards. You can monitor an array of stream parameters to
ensure decodability, or you can concentrate on just a few parameters for closer
examination.
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Release Issues
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This section describes known issues at the time of the MTM300 Series MPEG
Transport Monitor release.
Thomcast Name Change
Overall Load Limitation
ATSC Corrigendum
Thomcast, Inc. has changed its name to Thales, Inc. The software was completed
before the name change was announced. Some of the opening screens for the
different applications still refer to Thomcast, Inc.
Depending on the complexity of the transport stream being analyzed, the number
of probes set for analysis, and the number of applications running, the analysis
capability of an MTM300 Transport Monitor with four or more inputs may be
overloaded due to the overall complexity of the monitoring load. When an
overloading condition exists, the system may experience problems such as slow
response, inability to perform measurements on time, or the analysis server will
use too high (40% or higher) of a percentage of the total CP U capacity. To
correct an overload monitoring condition, you can perform the following:
H Reduce the number of open applications
H Remove probes that are not required for your monitoring needs
H Restart the transport monitor
The MTM300 Series MPEG Transport Monitor is compliant to the Corrigendum
for Program and System Information Protocol for Terrestrial Broadcast and
Cable (A65). The corrigendum is an amendment to the A65 standard that
replaces the 2-bit zero field taking the value 00 with the reserved field taking the
value 11 in all PS IP tables. Disregard syntax errors reported in the Expert client
related to this field because the transport stream being analyzed may not be
compliant to the corrigendum.
PID Bit Rate Limitation
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The maximum bit rate supported by the MTM300 Series MPEG Transport
Monitor is 180 Mbps. Each PID of the stream is also limited to a bit rate of
98 566 144 bits/s. The bit rates of any P ID with bit rates over this limit will be
reported by subtracting 98 566 144 bits/s from the actual value. Therefore, a Null
packet rate of 150 Mbps is reported in the Expert client as 51 433 856 bits/s.
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HP Openview Plug-in
Installation
Rackmount Installation Kit
Analysis Server
If you reinstall the HP OpenView plug-in, the installation script may be
interrupted unless all the HP Openview applications are closed. Before
attempting to reinstall the HP OpenView plug-in, perform the following steps:
1. Close all HP Openview applications.
2. Select NNM services -- stop from the HP Openview program group Start
menu.
3. Close the NNM services -- stop application window.
The kit instructions included with the rackmount kit for the transport monitor
indicates that the kit is for RFA300 instruments. The rackmount kit is correct for
all instruments using the mainframe common to a number of Tektronix instruments, including the MTS300, RFA300, and PQM300.
Some MPEG2 and ATSC compliant transport streams use packets with PID 16
to carry video elementary streams. Do not try to analyze transport streams with
video in packets with PID 16 while in the DVB mode. In the DVB mode, the
analysis server expects packets with PID 16 to be NIT sections, complying with
the DVB standard.
Master Client
Operating System
CD-ROM
PQM300 Remote Client
While analyzing ATSC transport streams, the service_name is not displayed in
the Services panel; only the service_id is displayed.
The correct part number for the MTM300 Series MPEG Transport Monitor
Operating System Recovery disc is 063-3386-xx. Some of the MTM300 Series
documentation indicated that the part number for this C D-ROM as 063-3442-xx.
To view PQM300 probe measurement results, ensure that you have installed the
MTM300 Series MPEG Transport Monitor, Version 1.2 software before you
install the PQM300 Remote Client.
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MTM3FPIA
For transport monitors with serial numbers B0100000 through B0199999,
change the BIOS setting for IRQ3 and IRQ4 from Available to Reserved.
Making these changes avoids potential conflicts between the touch panel and the
RS232 port. Use the following procedure to make these changes on MTM300
MPEG Transport Monitors:
CAUTION. Do not perform this procedure unless you are an Windows NT
administrator.
1. Power on the transport monitor, and press F2 to display the configuration
menu.
2. Press F8 to display the PNP Exclusions setup screen.
3. Press Enter to access the setup menu, and then use the down arrow key to
move the cursor to IRQ3.
4. With IRQ3 the active parameter, press the right or left arrow key to change
the value from Available to Reserved.
5. Press the down arrow key to make IRQ4 the active parameter, and then use
the right or left arrow key to change the value from Available to Reserved.
6. Save the configuration setting changes and reboot the transport monitor.
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