Iptv Stream Reception Quality Monitoring - Planar IT-100 Operating Manual

network or its separate nodes usage, low signal-to-noise ratio of the distribution network,
etc.
To set up the IPTV stream source, press the F1 / Settings key. The following
parameters are available for editing from the dropdown menu:
1) IP Address. The IP address of the IPTV stream source. The Analyzer will
automatically determine the routing type (unicast/multicast) using the IP address.
2) Port. The IPTV stream source port.
To confirm the changes, press the F1 / Settings or EXIT key.
Additional functions will become available after synchronization. The F3 / Mode key
opens the dropdown menu, enabling the following additional operation modes:
1) Statistics. Monitoring of IPTV stream reception quality (section 4.5.3);
2) MPEG Analyzer. The MPEG transport stream analysis (section 4.6);
3) MPEG Recorder. The MPEG transport stream recording (section 4.8);
Press the F4 / Video key to go to the TV video and sound analysis mode (section
4.7).
Press the F5 / Info key to display the table of additional information on IPTV stream:
1) Protocol. The IPTV stream protocol: UDP or RTP;
2) Routing. The IPTV stream routing type: unicast or multicast;
3) Packets/frame. The number of MPEG packets in the IP packet;
4) MPEG bitrate. The MPEG transport stream rate in Mbit/s;
5) Order errors. Number of the RTP packets sequence errors.
Press the F6 / Reset key to reset the IPTV stream measurement results. The
measurement is restarted.
Press the Shift key to enable additional functions on the functional panel: use the F1
/ Network key to go to the Analyzer network settings mode (section 4.10.5), F3 / Ping to
go to the TCP/IP connection testing mode (section 4.5.4).

4.5.3. IPTV stream reception quality monitoring

This mode displays timing diagrams of IPTV stream reception quality parameters
according to RFC 4445 in the given time interval. The screen view and the data displayed
are presented in fig. 4.47.
Figure 4.47
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