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:

MSA-100 Multi-Source Analyzer

• 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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MSA-100 Multi-Source Analyzer

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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