T2-MI Analysis and Monitoring

At a Glance

SAMbuddy-T2MI is the most comprehensive T2-MI Analysis solution which turns your PC or laptop into a fully featured T2-MI analyser. The comprehensive SNMP based monitoring capabilities of SAMbuddy-T2MI allow to establish powerful T2-MI monitoring solutions.

  • T2-MI reception via IP or ASI input
  • playback of recorded T2-MI streams
  • analysis and monitoring acc. TR 101290 v1.3.1(2014-07)
  • T2-MI TS and Super-Frame monitoring
  • signaling analysis L1-Pre, L1-Post, L1-Dyn
  • support multi-PLP (MPLP)
  •  parameter monitoring all PLPs simultaneously
  • Timestamp packet monitoring
  • real-time extraction of all PLPs and streaming them for further analysis
  • streaming entire MI-TS for further analysis
  • cross-check T2-MI parameters against modulator RF output
  • TS snapshot creation and in-depth analysis
  • threshold configuration for each single parameter via comfortable GUI
  • comprehensive data logging
T2-MI Input

IP
  – UDP unicast/multicast
  – RTP
ASI
  – support of various suppliers
File
  – play-back of recorded T2-MI streams

SAMbuddy-T2MI supports both streams with SI tables (PAT/PMT + PCR info) and without SI tables. For streams without SI tables the needed T2-MI PID can be defined manually.

T2-MI Analysis and Monitoring
SAMbuddy-T2MI - Main Window
TR 101 290 Analysis

The following parameters according the ETSI specification TR 101 290 are monitored:

  • T2MI_packet_type_error_1
  • T2MI_packet_type_error_2
  • T2MI_packet_count_error
  • T2MI_CRC_error
  • T2MI_payload_error
  • T2MI_plp_num_blocks_error
  • T2MI_transmission_order_error
  • T2MI_DVB-T2_Timestamp_error
  • T2MI_DVB-T2_Timestamp_discont_error
  • T2MI_T2_frame_length_error
  • T2MI_bandwidth_consistency_error
  • T2MI_DVB-T2_Timestamp_leap_second_error
T2-MI TR101290 Analysis and Monitoring
SAMbuddy-T2MI - TR 101 290 Analysis
T2-MI Transport Stream

The following parameters of the  T2-MI Transport Stream (TS) are monitored:

  • T2-MI PID
  • T2-MI PID bit-rate
  • L1 packet bit-rate
  • Timestamp packet bit-rate
  • Baseband frame bit-rate
T2-MI Transport Stream Analysis
SAMbuddy-T2MI - T2-MI TS Analysis
Super-Frame

The following parameters of the  T2-MI Super-Frame are monitored:

  • super-frame continuity counter
  • number of frames per super-frame
  • duration of the super-frame
  • stream ID
  • number of L1 packets per super-frame
  • number of Timestamp packets per super-frame
  • number of baseband packets per super-frame
T2-MI Super-Frame Analysis and Monitoring
SAMbuddy-T2MI - Super-Frame Analysis
L1-Pre / L1-Post / L1-Dyn Signaling

All parameters of the T2-MI L1-Pre, L1-Post and L1-Dyn signaling parts are monitored according to ETSI specification EN 302 755, e.g.

  • current frequency
  • Cell-ID, Network-ID, T2-System ID
  • duration of the super-frame
  • Transmission Mode
  • CodeRate, Modulation, FFT
  • Guard, T2-Mode
  • number of frames per super-frame
T2-MI L1-Pre Analysis and Monitoring
SAMbuddy-T2MI - L1-Pre Analysis
T2-MI L1-Post Analysis and Monitoring
SAMbuddy-T2MI - L1-Post Analysis
T2-MI L1-Dyn Analysis and Monitoring
SAMbuddy-T2MI L1-Dyn Analysis
Timestamp Packet

All parameters of the Timestamp packet are monitored according to ETSI specification EN 302 755, e.g.

  • Time mode
  • Bandwidth
T2-MI Timestamp Packet Analysis and Monitoring
SAMbuddy-T2MI Timestamp Packet Analysis
PLP(s)

All parameters of all PLPs are monitored simultaneously according to ETSI specification EN 302 755, e.g.

  • PLP ID
  • PLP type
  • payload type
  • Group-ID
  • modulation
  • number of blocks
T2-MI PLP Parameters Analysis and Monitoring
SAMbuddy-T2MI - PLP Parameters Analysis
Streaming

[1] The entire T2-MI Transport Stream can be streamed to local or remote destinations for further analysis tasks, e.g. MPEG analysis according ETSI TR 101 290.

[2] SAMbuddy-T2MI extracts all PLPs from the current T2-MI Transport Stream and each particular PLP can be streamed to a local or remote destination for further analysis tasks on all technical layers, e.g. MPEG, EPG, Subtitle, Audio/Video …

T2-MI Streaming
SAMbuddy-T2MI - Streaming
Cross-Check T2-MI and Modulator RF Output

Service and network providers have to check whether the parameters of the RF output signal of the transmitter corresponds to the parameters of the T2-MI input signal.
With decontis solutions such a check can be realized very easily. The figure on the right shows a typical application. In the head-end a decontis monitoring probe receives the T2-MI signal via IP or ASI interface and in the field one or more decontis monitoring probes receive the DVB-T2 signal via RF receivers. On the field monitoring probes the SAMbuddy-RF application is running and in the head-end probe the application SAMbuddy-T2MI is running. To get the RF parameters from a field monitoring probe, SAMbuddy-T2MI creates IP connections to the corresponding SAMbuddy-RF application(s). Beside the T2-MI parameters, SAMbuddy-T2MI receives and displays the current RF measurements from SAMbuddy-RF, e.g. Rx Level, BERaV, MER, PER …

T2-MI cross-check RF Modulator Output
SAMbuddy-T2MI - RF check

Applications

T2-MI Head-End Monitoring

SAMbuddy-T2MI gets used in the Head-End in a T2-MI monitoring probe

  • the T2-MI multiplex gets received via IP or ASI
  • all T2-MI parameters are monitored continuously, 24/7 via SNMP
  • monitoring acc. TR 101 290 gets supported
  • optional, i.e. additional components necessary:
    • MPEG monitoring T2-MI TS
    • PLP de-multiplexing
    • monitoring of all PLPs on all technical layers (MPEG, EPG, Subtitle, DSM-CC, MHP, Audio, Video …)
T2-MI Head-End Monitoring
Monitoring of T2-MI Distribution

SAMbuddy-T2MI gets used in a RF monitoring probe

  • T2-MI gets distributed via satellite (DVB-S/-S2)
  • the T2-MI Transport Stream gets received via RF (SAMbuddy-RF)
  • the RF reception gets monitored 24/7 via SNMP
    (SAMbuddy-RF)
  • T2-MI parameters gets monitored 24/7 via SNMP
    (SAMbuddy-T2MI)
Monitoring T2-MI Distribution
SAMbuddy-T2MI - Monitoring T2-MI Distribution
in-depth T2-MI Analysis

SAMbuddy-T2MI using in the lab

  • use SAMbuddy-T2MI to play-back a recorded T2-MI Transport Streams
  • check all T2-MI parameters
  • optional, i.e. additional components necessary:
    • analyze all T2-MI frames up to the last bit (L1, BB, Time …)
    • de-multiplexing of all PLPs and analyze these on all technical layers  (MPEG, EPG, Subtitle, DSM-CC, MHP, Audio, Video …
in-depth T2-MI Analysis
SAMbuddy-T2MI - in-depth T2-MI Analysis
PLP De-Multiplexing / Streaming / Distribution

SAMbuddy-T2MI gets used as distributor

  • T2-MI gets received via ASI or IP
  • SAMbuddy-T2MI de-multiplexes all PLPs
  • each single PLP can be distributed to remote locations via IP streaming
PLP de-multiplexing, streaming, distribution
SAMbuddy-T2MI - PLP De-multiplexing, Streaming, Distribution
Cross-Check T2-MI Parameters vs. RF Signal

SAMbuddy-T2MI gets used for complex monitoring tasks

  • T2-MI gets received via ASI or IP in the head-end
  • in the field the DVB-T2 RF signal gets received
  • SAMbuddy-RF sends the received parameters via IP to SAMbuddy-T2MI
  • SAMbuddy-T2MI checks the received parameters from the demodulated RF signal against the modulator input
  • the result of this cross-check can be monitored via SNMP
SAMbuddy-T2MI - Check Modulator Output