Toner Cable MSA-100 User Manual

MSA-100 Multi-Source Analyzer

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The new MSA-100 multi-source analyzer couples confidence monitoring with full testing

of compressed video conformance, audio level, data services and ETR-290 on any

terrestrial broadcast, cable headend, satellite or telco network. Cost-effective and

compact, the entry-level MSA-100 is a powerful tool designed for today’s video-over-IP

infrastructures, while still supporting legacy delivery interfaces. A wide array of options

allows it to scale from small stations to complex, multichannel operations.

The MSA-100 delivers awareness of system information and ancillary data in a

space-efficient 1RU package. It possesses a rich user interface for both local and remote

control situations, with conformance results displayed in the intuitive GUI. Real-time,

full-motion video decode and audio level analysis can be viewed in one or more mosaic

displays. A variety of physical input formats are supported, along with all major

compression standards, a wide array of transport and streaming protocols, and the ability

to simultaneously handle a large number of channels in real time.

FEATURES

▪ Decoding, testing, quality analysis and confidence monitoring in a 1RU solution

▪ Ability to mix a variety of compression formats (H.264/AVC, MPEG-2, VC-1 and MPEG-4 v2)

▪ IP input via dual high-performance gigabit copper network ports

▪ Support for multiple ports from a variety of input option types (DVB-ASI, DVB-T,DVB-T2, DVB-S,

and DVB-S2)

▪ Simultaneous, real-time analysis of all sources on all channels

▪ Validation of systems, video and audio layers

▪ Persistent, unique test settings for individual channels or groups of channels

▪ Support for CC608 and selected XDS message rendering

▪ Traffic status for SI, IP, TS layer, PSIP,AFD, WSS and DVB teletext

▪ Capture-on-error and manual capture options

▪ Rich local user interface standard, optional support for multiple remote users

▪ SNMPcapable

▪ Single power supply

▪ Single hard disk drive

PRODUCT DETAILS

The MSA-100 multi-source analyzer provides total control of test parameters on each selected source.

An option allows the scheduling of different levels of testing at different times of the day. All A/V essence

is fully decoded in real time.

Up to 24 PiPs can be viewed on a virtual screen. The number of PiPs displayed depends on picture size

(SD/HD) and video essence type. Video of the sources in the currently viewed screen — one of12

available virtual screens — is rendered in real time. The multi-PiP display is quickly set up using

standard layout formats and can also be customized to meet a user’s unique preferences. Users can

even focus in on a full-screen version of any single source under test.

All test and layout settings are remembered, and can be managed by persistent IDs to allow long-term

trending in logs.

Analysis/Test Report and History

The MSA-100 provides the following analysis data:

• Test summary of each source at system, video and audio level

• Detailed test message of each error/warning type

• Monthly, daily and hourly test history (error/warning count) over the past 12 months

Stream Capture

Two different stream capture modes are supported:

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• Automatic Stream Capture on Error

For standard builds, auto capture enables monitoring of one source at a time (avoiding multiple

sources having errors at the same time and overwhelming the capture device). Source data captured

is saved from three seconds before the error happens and one to 60 seconds after the error

happens. If a new error happens during the trailing period, auto capture continues without creating a

new capture file.

• Manual Stream Capture

For large builds, users can set the maximum capture file size, allowing large continuous files to be

captured as smaller files for easy offline inspection from a workstation on the same network.

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Data Traffic Monitoring and Logging

The MSA-100 monitors and logs the data traffic at the following layers. The status can be overlaid on the

corresponding video window.

• IP (loss/gain of sync)

• TS (loss/gain of transport sync)

• Audio/video

• NTSC CC

• ATSC PSIP

• SCTE-35

• DVB Teletext (ETSI EN 300 472 or ETSI EN 301 775)

• DVB VBI VPS

• DVB VBI WPS

• DVB VBI AMOL

• DVB VBI TVG2X

• DVB VBI CopyGuard

• DVB VBI VITC

There is an option to show the PIDs of applicable traffic on screen. The order of the audio ES can be

configured according to either the PID value or the position in the PMT table.

The MSA-100 logs up to 16,000 events daily, including:

• Input signal status

• RTP errors

• ETR sync errors

• ETR continuity counter errors

• Audio/video buffer overflow

• Frozen video

• Black video

• Video resolution change

• Video DAR change

• Silent audio

• Clipping audio

Up to 30 days of traffic histories are keptand logs can be forwarded to syslog server or SNMP server.

Table Analysis

A table analysis feature shows detailed syntax elements of all known tables and descriptors, and

provides a Hex data view for debugging and analysis.

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IMAGES/DIAGRAMS

The MSA-100 allows up to 24 PiPs to be viewed on a "virtual screen" in real time.

LCD Panel

Rear View

SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications and designs are subject to change without notice.

Transport Protocols TS over ASI

TS over UDP (multicast or unicast)

TS over RTP/UDP (multicast or unicast)

TS over TCP

TS over Namepipe

Session Announcement Protocol (SAP) Support

Throughput Up to 8 SAP servers simultaneously

Default Group Address 224.2.127.254 at port 9875

Format RFC-2974

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Streaming Protocols

Signaling RTSP (RFC 2326), SDP (RFC 2327)

Transport RTP (RFC 3550, RFC 3551)

Video Payload MP4V-ES (RFC 3016): SP and ASP profiles

H264 (RFC 3984): baseline, extended, mainand high profiles

Audio Payload MP4A-LATM (RFC 3016): AAC and HE-AAC

MPEG-4 generic (RFC 3640): AAC-lbr and AAC-hbr

Note: Payload interleaving mode is not currently supported

RTMP (Real-Time Messaging Protocol 1.0)

Transport RTMP/TCP

Video Payload H.264/AVC: baseline, extended, main and high profiles

Audio Payload AAC, HE-AAC v1, HE-AAC v2, MPEG audio

Apple HTTP Live (IETF Internet Draft HTTP Live Streaming)

Transport TS/TCP

Video Payload H.264/AVC: baseline, extended, main and high profiles

Audio Payload AAC, HE-AAC v1, HE-AAC v2

Video Compression Formats

MPEG-1 Video (ISO/IEC 11172-2)

MPEG-2 Video

(ISO/IEC 13818-2)

Supported profiles (all levels):

- Simple

- Main

- 4:2:2

Note: HD is supported by main profile @ high level

MPEG-4 Part 2 Video (ISO/IEC

14496-2)

Supported profiles:

- Short video header

- Simple (L0 – L5)

- Advanced simple (L0 – L5)

Supported object type:

- Rectangular

H.264/AVC Video

(ITU-T H.264)

Supported profiles (all levels)

- Baseline

- Main

- Extended

- High

SMPTE VC-1 Video

(SMPTE 421M)

Supported profiles (all levels)

- Simple

- Main

- Advanced

Video Layer Analysis Video stream information

Video picture graph and bitrate profile

Video conformance tests from sequence level down to block level

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Black video detection

Frozen video detection

Video Conformance Tests

MPEG-2/MPEG-1 Per ISO/IEC 13818-2 (ISO/IEC 11172-2 for MPEG-1)

MPEG-4 Part 2 Per ISO/IEC 14496-2 (v2)

H.264/AVC Per ITU-T H.264

SMPTE VC-1 Per SMPTE 421M

AVS Part 2 Per GB/T 20090.2

Audio Compression Formats MPEG-1 audio (ISO/IEC 11172-3)

MPEG-2 audio (ISO/IEC 13818-3)

MPEG-2 AAC (ISO/IEC 13818-7)

MPEG-4 AAC (ISO/IEC 14496-3)

MPEG-4 HE-AAC (ISO/IEC 14496-3/Amd.1)

MPEG-4 HE-AAC v2 (ISO/IEC 14496-3/Amd.2)

AC-3 (ATSC A/52B)

E-AC-3 (Dolby® Digital plus)

SMPTE 302M

Note: multichannel audio is down-mixed to stereo audio for output and level

analysis

Closed Caption EIA-608B over SCTE-20

EIA-608B over ATSC A/53

XDS Program name (title)

Content advisory (V-Chip), including MPA, U.S. PG, Canadian English, Canadian

French

Copy Generation Management System, Analog (CGMS-A)

Transport Layer Analysis Dropped packet detection for RTP layer

RTP header length error

ESTI TR 101 290 tests for transport stream layer

First Priority TS sync loss

Sync byte error

PAT error

Continuity count error

PMT error

PID error

Second Priority Transport error

CRC error

PCR repetition error

PCR discontinuity indicator error

PCR accuracy error

PTS error

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CAT error

Third Priority NIT actual error

NIT other error

Unreferenced PID

SDT actual error

SDT other error

EIT actual error

EIT other error

EIT PF error

RST error

TDT error

Table Analysis TS PSI

TS DVB-SI

TS ATSC-PSIP

RTSP SDP

Audio Layer Analysis

Audio Stream Information Audio type

Audio bitrate

Sampling frequency

Channel mode

Other compression-format-dependent information

Audio Wave Monitor Short-term wave window: 1 audio frame

Long-term wave window: 5 seconds

Fast PPM with digital clipping indicator

PPM Parameters 0 ms attack

12 dB/sec decay (fallback)

4 sec hold for peak

Audio Level Test Silence detection

Max level detection

Digital clipping detection

Physical Characteristics

Dimensions (H x W x D) 1.75 x 19 x 25 in. (4.4 x 48.3 x 63.6 cm)

Weight 22.5 lbs (10.25 kg)

Power

Power Supply Single supply

Voltage 110 to 240 VAC

Max Current 4.5 to2.5 A

Frequency 60 to 50 Hz

Total DC Output 650 W

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Operating Environment

Operating Temperature Range 50° to 95° F (10 to 35° C)

Non-Operating Temperature Range -40° to 158° F (-40 to 70° C)

Humidity Range 8 to 90% non-condensing

Non-Operating Humidity Range 5 to 95% non-condensing

Standard Inputs 2x RJ45, 10/100/1000 full line rate @ standard MTU size IP traffic

OPTIONAL INPUTS

Note: MSA-100 has a total of 2 slots available for input options which support 1 DVB-ASI module and 1 RF input

options or 2 RF input modules (MSA-OPT-DVB-T or MSA-OPT-DVBS-S2).

MSA-OPT-DVB-ASI

Input Ports Limit 4 (1 slot x 4 ports )

ASI/SDI Connector 4x BNC, 75 ohms

Input Return Loss >15 dB

Hardware Buffering 32 MB/channel

ASI Physical Layer DVB-ASI (coaxial)

EN50083-9

Rx Bitrate 0 to 214 Mb/s

Resolution <1 bit/s

Packet Size 188 or 204 bytes

MSA-OPT-DVB-T

Input Ports Limit 4 (2 slots x 2 ports per slot)

Antenna Inputs 2 F-type, female, 75 ohms

Antenna Power 2x 5 V @ 30 mA

Tuning Range 50 to 860 MHz

Bandwidth 6/7/8 MHz

Input Sensitivity -78 to -20 dBm

Metrology RF Level -80 to -20 dBm, ±3 dB

MER/SNR 10 to 32 dB, ±2 dB

BER Pre- and Post-Viterbi

Constellation 1023x1023

MSA-OPT-DVB-T2

Input Ports Limit 2 (2 slots x 1 ports per slot)

Antenna Inputs F-type, female, 75 ohms

Tuning Range 50 to 860 MHz

Bandwidth 6/7/8 MHz

Input Sensitivity -78 to -20 dBm

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RF Level -80 to -20 dBm, ±3 dB

MER 10 to 32 dB, ±2 dB

Constellation Diagram dependent on selected modulation

MSA-OPT-DVBS-S2

Input Ports Limit 4(2 slots x 2 ports per slot )

Antenna Inputs 2 F-type, female, 75 ohms

Number of Channels 1 (16/32-APSK)

2 (QPSK/8-PSK)

Monitoring Outputs 2x ASI

Tuning Range 950 to 2150 MHz

Input Return Loss >10 dB

Input Sensitivity -60 to -30 dBm

Baud Rate 2 to 40 MBd

Metrology RF Level -60 to -30 dBm

SNR 5 to 35 dB

MER 10 to 26 dB

BER (DVB-S2) Pre LDPC

Constellation 256x256

LNB Supply (per channel) 13/18 V 400 mA

ORDERING INFORMATION

MSA-100-MPEG2 Multi-source analyzer, entry-level platform, MPEG-2 format, standard with1 codec

and4 SD or2 HD PIPs, providing full conformance testing and traffic status

monitoring

MSA-100-MPEG4 Multi-source analyzer, entry-level platform, MPEG-4 format, standard with1 codec

and4 SD or2 HD PIPs, providing full conformance testing and traffic status

monitoring

MSA-100-H264 Multi-source analyzer, entry-level platform, H.264 format, standard with1 codec

and4 SD or2 HD PIPs, providing full conformance testing and traffic status

monitoring

MSA-100-VC1 Multi-source analyzer, entry-level platform, VC-1 format, standard with1 codec

and4 SD or2 HD PIPs, providing full conformance testing and traffic status

monitoring

Note: Number of PIPs and/or shadow testing varies depending on codec type, picture resolution and bitrate.

MSA-100 Multi-Source Analyzer

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Software Codecs

MSA-SWC-MPEG2 MPEG-1 (ISO 11172-2) and MPEG-2 (ISO 13818-2)

MSA-SWC-MPEG4 MPEG-4 Part 2 (ISO 14496-2)

MSA-SWC-H264 MPEG-4 Part 10 (ISO 14496-10)

MSA-SWC-VC1 SMPTE 421M

Display and Testing Options

MSA-ADD-4PIPS Add block of4 SD or2 HD PiPs with full testing and text

MSA-ADD-4SHDW Add block of4 SD or2 HD Shadow C-testing plus text

MSA-ADD-4DOLBYD Add a block of4x 5-channel Dolby® decoder licenses

MSA-ADD-4AAC Add a block of4 AAC/HE-AAC decoder licenses

MSA-4PIPS-3G Add a block of 4 PIPs of CIF or lower resolution with full video conformance testing

and text

MSA-4SHDWA-3G Add a block of 4, CIF or lower resolution background Shadow A – system tested

programs

MSA-4SHDW-3G Add a block of 4, CIF or lower resolution background Shadow C testing plus text

MSA-ADD-4SHDWA Add a block of 4 SD or 2 HD background Shadow A - system level tested

programs

MSA-4PIPS-RADIO Add a block of Radio-Only PIPs that include audio and data monitoring

Remote Viewers

MSA-OPT-RVS-LR Remote view server — low-resolution (720x480) mosaic plus GUI

MSA-OPT-RVS-HR Remote view server — high-resolution (1280x720) mosaic plus GUI

Input Options

MSA-OPT-DVB-ASI Quad-port ASI input board (limit 4 ports per MSA-100)

MSA-OPT-DVBS-S2 Dual-channel DVB-S/S2 interface

MSA-OPT-DVB-T Dual-channel DVB-T interface

MSA-OPT-DVB-T2 Single channel DVB-T2 interface

Hardware Options

MSA-100-HDD Extra hard disk drive for MSA-100

See your Harris sales representative for more details.

MSA-100 Multi-Source Analyzer

OPTIONS