Key Features

dvbSAM Analysis & Monitoring Layers

• in-depth analysis of DVB DTV and Mobile DTV multiplexes
• live reception of DVB-H, DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-S, DVB-S2 and DVB-C via RF, ASI or IP
• play-back and in-depth analysis of recorded Transport Streams
• MPEG-2 analysis acc. ETSI TR 101 290
• DVB-H specific Multi-Protocol-Encapsulation and IP analysis
• analysis of all DVB DTV and Mobile DTV SI/PSI tables
• DVB-H specific IP, UDP, RTP, SDP analysis
• IP/Port bitrate measurements
• PID and Program Bitrate measurements
• analysis of Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
• analysis of DVB Subtitles
• analysis of DVB Teletext
• analysis FLUTE / NRT
• analysis ESG (Mobile DTV)
• visual playback all audio/video services simultaneously
• DVB Loudness Analysis according ITU-R BS.1770.3, EBU R-128
• descrambling all encrypted DTV and mobile DTV programs simultaneously

Application

SAMalyzer Main Window
visualizing DVB-H time-slicing

Decoded EIT PSIP Table including chinese characters

EPG Example (hungarian)

(1) In-depth analysis of recorded transport streams

• analysis and visualization of all DTV and mobile DTV PSI/SI tables:
  PAT, CAT, PMT, INT, NIT, NIT_OTHER, EIT, EIT_OTHER, SDT, SDT_OTHER, BAT, TDT, TSDT, TOT, RST, ST, DIT, SIT and MIP packet
• each table gets displayed in a bi-directional synchronized treeview and data grid, thereby providing acces to every data bit
• stepping forward and backward through the multiplex permits to analyze any occurrence of any table separately, incl. its timing within the multiplex
• DVB-H time slice analysis, DVB-H error correction layer, bitrate
• EPG analysis and rendering
• support of mixed DVB-H and DVB-T transport streams
• channel allocation at one glance

(2) Real-time analysis of live broadcasts in all details

• live broadcast receiption via RF, IP or ASI
• real-time analysis of MPEG layer according ETSI TR 101 290
• real-time analysis of Electronic Program Guide (EPG), DVB Subtitles and Teletext
• real-time analysis of Electronic Service Guide (ESG) and FLUTE based non-realtime content
• real time analysis of mobile DTV IP data
• audio/video playback of all TV and Radio services simultaneously
• conditional access – descrambling

Real-Time Analysis

dvbSAM I/O Processor

MPEG2 analysis acc.
ETSI TR 101 290

DVB-H specific Multi-Protocol-Encapsulation Analysis

DVB-H specific IP, UDP and RTP Analysis

Electronic Program Guide (EPG) Analysis for DVB-T, DVB-S
and DVB-C

DVB Subtitle Analysis

DVB Teletext Analysis

dvbSAM I/O Processor

• live input of DTV and mobile DTV multiplexes via RF, ASI, IP interfaces as well as via recorded transport stream files
• live output to versatile IP streamers, ASI/SPI output devices, DVB modulator devices and files (recording) – also to several outputs simultaneously
• de-multiplexing of all programs within the channel/multiplex for both all DTV and mobile DTV programs simultaneously
• streaming of the de-multiplexed programs via IP to other destinations for both all DTV and mobile DTV programs simultaneously
• supporting various types of IP based output streamers, the number of simultaneous IP streams is unlimited. It can be streamed via IP:
  • complete multiplex
  • de-multiplexed DTV programs out of the multiplex
  • demultiplexed mobile DTV services (video/audio/FLUTE/ESG/key streams/…)
• data duplication – same data can be streamed to several destinations simultaneously
• support of IP multicast (input and output)
• comprehensive RF channel scan feature
• takes transport stream snapshots on mouse click
• very detailed and versatile configuration possibilities in order to fit perfectly into any environment and for any purpose
• easy navigation within the programs and services of the multiplex
• provides comfortable graphical user interface
• real-time analysis and comparisation of all analyzed parameters against configurable thresholds and categorizing them into OK, Warning and Error condition
• analysis of the complete DVB multiplex on MPEG-2 layer
• analysis according ETSI TR 101290 Prio1/2/3 incl. error indication according configured thresholds
• analysis of all PID and Program bitrates incl. error indication according configured thresholds
• analysis of all mobile DTV specific IP/Port bitrates incl. error indication according configured thresholds individually for each IP/Port pair
• analysis of the RTP sequence counter continuity
• all analyzed parameters get logged detailed into a log file for later reference (one complete snapshot of all measured parameters gets logged once a second)
• error-triggered snapshot creation with pre-trigger recording for later detail problem analysis
• comprehensive Electronic Program Guide (EPG) analysis features
• comprehensive analysis features for DVB Subtitles
• comprehensive analysis features for Teletext

dvbSAM Electronic Service Guide (ESG) Analyzer

• supports IPDC/CBMS and OMA BCAST standard
• supports multi-ESG configuration – all ESGs within an DVB-H multiplex get analyzed simultaneously

ESG Analyzer

• supports all storage types (raw, gzip and BinXML/BiM)
• supports UDP unicast and multicast
• automatic creation of all IP listeners according to the ESG content
• in-depth analysis of all container files of all ESG’s simultaneously
• decoding and visualization of ESG containers up to the last bit
• stores all ESG content (XML’s, SDP’s, images, …)  into separate directories and visualizes them
• performs XML schema check against configurable document type definitions
• renders the complete ESG program list

dvbSAM audio/video mosaic wall

• simultaneous playback of all DTV and mobile DTV video and audio services, also arbitrarily mixed
• support of all video and audio formats used in these broadcast technologies (MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264…)

DVB Mosaic Wall

• comprehensive realtime transcoding and streaming features for seamless streaming of regional DVB-T/-S/-C and DVB-H programs over network at a low bandwidth to any destination (e.g. into a remote operation center for visual monitoring)
• supports TV image snapshot creation and streaming (provides visual monitoring at ultra-low bandwidth)
• provides audio bars for visual monitoring of audio channels
• adjustable number of monitor columns and tiles
• adjustable monitor sizes to optimal fit to the available screen size
• support of IP multicast
• recording of particular audio/video services

dvbSAM Loudness Measurement and Monitoring

• Integrated Loudness according ITU-R BS.1770.3 and EBU R-128

SAMloudio Analysis Tile

• Momentary Loudness (400 ms integration time, 75% overlapping, 10 measurements per second)
• Short Term Loudness (3 seconds integration time)
• True Peak Level (TPL) measurement of every sub-channel
  (incl. 4-times oversampling for enhanced accuracy, 10 measurements per second)
• Loudness Range
• Live Meter (60 seconds, scalable, more than 100 live meters can be displayed on a single 4k screen)
• Solution is CPU efficient, it can analyze/monitor the loudness of more than 100 audio streams on a recent Core i7 CPU incl. all measurements and visualizations
• can be used along with arbitrary MPEG, AAC and AC3 audio codecs¹
• supports Digital TV and Mobile DTV
• can be used stand-alone or integrated with atscSAM and dvbSAM

Monitoring Summary Window

• all parameters like target loudness, warning and error thresholds, loudness scales etc. are configurable individually for every audio stream
• fully integrated into decontis SNMP tool chain for automated 24/7 SNMP based monitoring
• for any audio stream a live playback is possible, even for several streams simultaneously, if required for any reason

¹audio codecs are not included but must be installed separately

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dvbSAM NRT + FLUTE Analyzer

NRT Analysis

• in-depth analysis of data carousels transmitted via FLUTE/ALC protocol
  within mobile DTV multiplexes
• processes several FLUTE carousels simultaneously
• extracts and stores all FDT instances
• extracts and stores all transmitted files
• display of announced and actually received files, file sizes, TOIs, encodings…
• measurement of carousel cycle times
• calculation of the file transfer bitrate for each carousel
• decoding of XML, ESG and announcement files
• endless archive of all received files ever transmitted within a data carousel
• supports UDP unicast and multicast
• can act as independent FLUTE client, thus can be used standalone

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dvbSAM Digital TV and Mobile DTV Descrambling

Example: Mobile DTV Descrambling

• descrambling of DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-S, DVB-S2 and DVB-C programs using Common Interface (CI) slot, Conditional Access Module (CAM) and Smartcard
• descrambling of ISMAcryp scrambled mobile DTV programs
• supports OMA DRM and Smartcard descrambling profiles
• alternative manual key configuration for mobile DTV descrambling
• descrambling of all DTV and mobile DTV programs simultaneously
  • number of simultaneously descrambled mobile DTV programs not limited
  • number of simultaneously descrambled DTV programs limited only by the capabilities of the used CAM(s) – multi-CAM configuration supported
• streaming/recording of descrambled audio/video services