DVB-T/T2 Advanced Monitoring Probe for HDc
HDmE DVB-T/T2

INTERFACES

• RF

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• Connector In

• Up to 6x RF inputs (F-type female – 75 Ω)

• Standards

• DVB-T, DVB-T2 (including 1.3.1), DVB-T2 Lite

• Frequency range

• 40 to 1000 MHz

• Sensitivity

• -80 to -5 dBm

• TS

• Up to 6x ASI in/out (BNC-type female – 75 Ω)

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• Up to 6x Gigabit Ethernet for Data in/out (VLAN support)

• GNSS & Time Reference

• 1x GNSS antenna input (GPS/GLONASS) HW option

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• 1x 1PPS input (BNC-type female – 50 Ω)

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• 1x 10MHz input (BNC-type female – 50 Ω)

MONITORING FEATURES

• RF Monitor

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• Demodulation status

• Lock / Unlock

• Signal level

• -90 to -5 dBm ±1 dBm, typically ±0.5 dBm, resolution 0.2 dBm

• MER

• 0 to 40 dB (0 to 36 dB: ±1 dB, 36 to 40 dB: ±2 dB)

• BER (DVB-T)

• Pre/Post-Viterbi, Post-RS

• BER (DVB-T2)

• Pre/Post-LDPC, Post-BCH

• Modulation parameters

• L1 signaling in DVB-T2, TPS in DVB-T

• Channel Impulse Response (CIR)

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• Synchronization Monitor

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• SFN Drift

• Measured at RF level. Allows rapid identification of which TX site is causing SFN issues

• Network Delay

• Transmission time for the SFN signal

• Frequency Offset & Drift

• Measured at RF level

• T2-MI Monitor

• ETSI TR 101 290 T2-MI packet, L1 pre/post signaling

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• PLP extraction and TS PLP analysis

• OneBeam/Single Illumination

• Specific PID from the DTH stream used to recover the T2-MI distribution on TX site

• TS Monitor Base

• MPEG-2 TS Monitor, ETSI TR 101 290 Priority 1 and 2

• TS Monitor Advanced

• ETSI TR 101 290 Priority 3, QoS (SAE/SDE)

• Service Plan Monitor

• Verify regional services, Service & PID bitrates, Scrambling, Service & PID presence

• Scanning

• Monitor sequentially multiple channel frequencies or PLPs

• Extended Memory

• Up to 6x 32 GB of internal storage: event logs up to 6 months, trends up to 6 months, TS recording

• TRANSBOX

• Coupled with a TRANSBOX device, EdgeProbe can provide service transcoding and forward to third-party analysis systems: service extraction from the input TS (SPTS or MPTS), real-time audio/video transcoding: 1 to 10 Mbps output bitrate, transcoded SPTS forward over IP Data

PHYSICAL

• Height: 45 mm / 1.7 in, Width: 440 mm / 17.3 in, Depth: 300 mm / 11.8 in
• Format: 1 RU, width 19”, Power supply: 100-240 VAC +/-10%
• Power consumption: 20W, Redundant Power Supply (HW option)

ENVIRONMENT

• Operating temperature

• -20 to 55°C / -4 to 131 °F

• Storage temperature

• -20 to 70°C / -4 to 158°F

• Humidity

• 0 to 95%, non condensing