EdgeProbe Advanced

DTV Monitoring Probe

User's Manual
Revision 1.2

ENENSYS TESTSYSTEMS ENENSYS Technologies Tel. : (+33) 810 ENENSY

6 rue de la Carrière (+33) 170 72 51 70
CS 37734 Fax : (+33) 299 36 03 84
35577 Cesson-Sévigné sales@enensystest.com
France support@enesystest.com
 Company Identification

ENENSYS Technologies
6 rue de la Carrière, CS 37734
35577 Cesson-Sévigné, France

Safety Instructions

Warning
Do not open the metal housing for any reason, since high voltage may be present. Do
not replace the fuse of the power supply unit. Contact ENENSYS’ Technical Support at
support@enensystest.com.
Risk of electric shock.
Compliance
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial
environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely
to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference
at his own expense.
Any changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by TESTSYSTEMS may
cause harmful interference and void the FCC authorization to operate this equipment.
Grounding
This equipment must exclusively be connected to an electrical circuit that is:
- Provided with a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) complying with IEC 364 and NFC15-100
regulations.
- Compliant with the voltage characteristics specified by the NF EN 50160 standard.
The reliability of the grounding system must be checked before mounting the product in the rack,
especially in case of diverting system.
Disposal
In compliance with the European Directive 2002/96/CE relative to the management of
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) implemented as of August 13, 2005,
this product may not be disposed of with regular household waste.
All products concerned by this directive are marked with the symbol on the left.
The end owner of this product is responsible for either:
- Transferring the product to an authorized treatment facility where the product components,
recognized to present a hazard to the environment and/or public health, will be recycled and
recovered properly, or
- Consulting with the manufacturer for appropriate product waste management according to the
terms of the manufacturer.

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 Environmental Information

Product dimensions: height 45 mm / 1.7 in, width: 440 mm / 17.3 in, depth: 240 mm / 9.4 in
Product weight: up to 4.5 kg (depending on the HW options)
Format: 1 RU, width 19 in
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
Maximum operating altitude: 2000m

Electrical Information

Authorized voltage range: 100 – 240 VAC ±10%, 50/60 Hz

The power primary contains two fuses: T 3.15 A, 250 V.
The product provides one or two (depending on the HW options) physical power supply CEI 320
connectors, which must be available to reach for disconnection means.

Power consumption

20W

Mounting in Rack

This equipment shall be mounted in a 19” rack. It should be appropriately secured to the rack
using screws, in order to avoid eventual dangerous situations caused by an abnormal mechanical
overload. A space of ½ U is recommended between equipment to ensure proper cooling.

Powering Up

Plug the power cable into the power receptacle on the product's rear panel. Then, connect the
other end of the cable to the main power.
Please note that an eventual power overload may damage the security fuses and the power cables.
The electrical characteristics of the other equipment mounted in the rack must be taken into
consideration.

Powering Down

The product may have more than one power connectors. Disconnect all power connectors from
the power supply in order to power down the unit.

Input/Output Specification

Please refer to the EdgeProbe Advanced User Manual available for download on the ENENSYS
Privileged Area website (privileged.enensys.com) or on the EdgeProbe’s remote web GUI (“About”
menu).

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
COMPANY IDENTIFICATION ...................................................................................................................................................... 2
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................ 2
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................................... 3
ELECTRICAL INFORMATION....................................................................................................................................................... 3
POWER CONSUMPTION........................................................................................................................................................... 3
MOUNTING IN RACK .............................................................................................................................................................. 3
POWERING UP ...................................................................................................................................................................... 3
POWERING DOWN................................................................................................................................................................. 3
INPUT/OUTPUT SPECIFICATION ................................................................................................................................................ 3
1 INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................................................................7
1.1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................. 7
1.2 PC/LAPTOP MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS......................................................................................................................... 7
2 PACKING LIST .........................................................................................................................................................9
3 WALK AROUND ...................................................................................................................................................10
3.1 REAR PANEL .......................................................................................................................................................... 11
3.2 WHERE TO PLACE THE PROBE AT THE TX SITE? .............................................................................................................. 12
3.3 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE .................................................................................................................................... 13
3.3.1 Menu ............................................................................................................................................................. 13
3.3.2 Configuration and Monitoring ...................................................................................................................... 14
3.3.3 Status ............................................................................................................................................................ 14
4 QUICK START .......................................................................................................................................................15
4.1 INSTALLING THE EDGEPROBE ADVANCED ..................................................................................................................... 15
4.2 GETTING THE USER’S MANUAL ................................................................................................................................. 15
4.3 GETTING THE CURRENT FIRMWARE VERSION ................................................................................................................ 16
4.4 INSTALLING A FIRMWARE UPGRADE ............................................................................................................................ 16
4.4.1 GUI upgrade .................................................................................................................................................. 16
4.4.2 FTP upgrade .................................................................................................................................................. 16
4.5 LOADING A DEVICE CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................................................... 17
5 DEVICE SETTINGS ................................................................................................................................................18
5.1 SETTING THE CONTROL IP ADDRESS ............................................................................................................................ 18
5.2 SETTING THE DATA IP ADDRESS .................................................................................................................................. 19
5.3 SETTING THE GUI REFRESH PERIOD ............................................................................................................................ 20
5.4 SETTING LOCAL DATE AND TIME ................................................................................................................................. 20
5.4.1 Checking the current time configuration....................................................................................................... 20
5.4.2 System date & time ....................................................................................................................................... 21
5.4.3 NTP date & time ............................................................................................................................................ 21
5.5 SETTING SNMP TRAP RECEIVER ............................................................................................................................... 22
5.6 SETTING THE SFN REFERENCE CLOCK .......................................................................................................................... 23
5.7 SETTING DEVICE ALARMS......................................................................................................................................... 24
5.8 SETTING THE MEMORY MANAGEMENT....................................................................................................................... 25
5.8.1 Logs ............................................................................................................................................................... 25
5.8.2 Trends ............................................................................................................................................................ 26
5.8.3 Records .......................................................................................................................................................... 26
6 CONFIGURE MONITORING...................................................................................................................................28
6.1 CONFIGURE ALARM PROFILES ................................................................................................................................... 29
6.1.1 General alarm settings .................................................................................................................................. 30
6.1.2 RF Alarm settings .......................................................................................................................................... 32

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 6.1.3 ASI input Settings .......................................................................................................................................... 33
6.1.4 IP input Settings ............................................................................................................................................ 33
6.1.5 ETR 101 290 Priority 1 Settings ..................................................................................................................... 34
6.1.6 ETR 101 290 Priority 2 Settings ..................................................................................................................... 35
6.1.7 ETR 101 290 Priority 3 Settings ..................................................................................................................... 36
6.1.8 T2-MI Settings ............................................................................................................................................... 37
6.1.9 MIP Settings .................................................................................................................................................. 38
6.1.10 Advanced Settings .................................................................................................................................... 38
6.1.11 SFN Settings .............................................................................................................................................. 39
6.1.12 Multiplex-Services Settings ....................................................................................................................... 39
6.1.13 EWS Settings ............................................................................................................................................. 39
6.2 CONFIGURE CHANNELS ............................................................................................................................................ 40
6.2.1 Managing channels ....................................................................................................................................... 41
6.2.1.1 Create a new channel(s) ......................................................................................................................................... 41
6.2.1.2 Modify existing channels ....................................................................................................................................... 42
6.2.1.3 Deleting existing channels...................................................................................................................................... 42
6.2.2 Creating Scanning list .................................................................................................................................... 43
6.2.2.1 Adding channel(s) to the Scanning list ................................................................................................................... 43
6.2.2.2 Modify existing list ................................................................................................................................................. 44
6.2.2.3 Deleting an entry from the list ............................................................................................................................... 44
6.2.3 Selecting the monitoring operating mode .................................................................................................... 44
6.3 CONFIGURE OUTPUT............................................................................................................................................... 46
7 MONITORING VIEWS ...........................................................................................................................................47
7.1 OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................................ 47
7.2 ALARM VIEW......................................................................................................................................................... 52
7.3 MONITORING VIEW ................................................................................................................................................ 53
7.3.1 Channel monitoring view .............................................................................................................................. 54
7.3.2 SFN Drift monitoring view ............................................................................................................................. 55
7.3.3 QoS monitoring view ..................................................................................................................................... 56
7.3.4 T2-MI monitoring view .................................................................................................................................. 57
7.3.5 Multiplex-Services monitoring view .............................................................................................................. 57
7.3.6 Data Storage monitoring view ...................................................................................................................... 58
7.3.7 GPS monitoring view ..................................................................................................................................... 59
7.3.8 Logs Events monitoring view ......................................................................................................................... 60
8 ADMINISTRATION................................................................................................................................................61
9 GENERAL INFORMATION .....................................................................................................................................62
10 NMS INTEGRATION ..............................................................................................................................................63
11 TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................................................................64
12 EQUIPMENT RETURN FOR REPAIR .......................................................................................................................65
13 UPDATES AND PRIVILEGED AREA .........................................................................................................................66
14 CONTACT INFORMATION .....................................................................................................................................67
15 APPENDIX ............................................................................................................................................................68
15.1 ETR ALARMS LIFECYCLE ........................................................................................................................................... 68
15.2 SCANNING RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................................................................ 73
15.2.1 Scanning functioning ................................................................................................................................ 73
15.2.2 Alarms lifecycle and scanning time........................................................................................................... 74
15.2.3 Conclusion: recommended scanning time ................................................................................................ 75
15.3 SFN SYNCHRONIZATION MEASUREMENT ..................................................................................................................... 76
15.3.1 DVB-T SFN measurement .......................................................................................................................... 76
15.3.2 DVB-T2 SFN measurement ........................................................................................................................ 77

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 15.4 QOS MONITORING PARAMETERS................................................................................................................................ 79

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 1 Introduction

1.1 Product overview

EdgeProbe Advanced is a standalone product that enables the monitoring of DVB-T and
DVB-T2 transmission. Running at the transmission sites prior to the DVB-T or DVB-T2
transmitters, the EdgeProbe Advanced monitors ASI, IP at the input and the RF output
of the transmitter.
Combined with a Network Monitoring System, EdgeProbe Advanced turns into a powerful
network diagnosis tool allowing service providers to highlight global trends and to
anticipate potential failures as well as providing statistics on the services.
EdgeProbe Advanced is able to continuously monitor DVB-T and DVB-T2 signals RF, ASI
or IP inputs. EdgeProbe Advanced is able to continuously log all statistics values in a
permanent file and to send SNMP traps if parameter values get out of the defined range.
For troubleshooting, a WEB GUI remote access allows access to all parameters from RF
to baseband (ASI or IP). EdgeProbe Advanced provides monitoring of the signal at
different level:
• Transmission: RF Monitor and SFN Monitor check the status of the transmitter
while the T2-MI Monitor allows to check the status of the distribution link.
• Transport Stream: TS Monitor allows to check the conformance of the MPEG-2 TS
to ETR 101 290 (1, 2 & 3) and the Quality of Service (SAE/SDE).
The Service Plan option provides the means to check the description of your multiplexes
and verify your regional services.
The OneBeam/In-Band monitoring allows to monitor & verify the DVB-T2 information
into the DTH stream (from ASI or IP).
The Scanning feature provides a powerful tool for monitoring multiple channels. Multiple
frequencies/PLPs can be monitored using a configurable round-robin scanning.
With its ASI-output it can also be used as a powerful rebroadcasting receiver, while the
IP-Forward is the gateway from RF to IP networks.
The 32GB internal memory (by operating Unit) enables storage of logs and TS stream
recordings.
The internal GPS receiver can provide the 1PPS and 10MHz reference clock signals.
The EdgeProbe Advanced can also provide an additional power supply source.

1.2 PC/Laptop minimum requirements

ENENSYS TESTSYSTEMS EdgeProbe Advanced embeds a web server to provide a friendly

and easy to use web based Graphical User Interface (GUI). Only a web browser is needed
to setup and monitor EdgeProbe Advanced. It runs on Chrome, Mozilla and Internet
Explorer web browsers.
The EdgeProbe Advanced GUI relies on FLASH technology to enable outstanding
features; therefore Adobe Flash Player shall be installed prior using the application.

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 Adobe Flash Player can be downloaded at the following address:
http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer
Minimum Requirements: Adobe Flash Player 11
Note: Web browsers tend to use as much memory as they can. It is therefore recommended to
close the web browsers' windows when they are not needed. As flash application offers rich user
experience, any computer with 512 MB RAM and at least PIV can run EdgeProbe Advanced GUI.
The screen resolution should be set at least to 1280x1024 pixels.

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 2 Packing list
Before proceeding, please check that the box contains all of the following items:
• 1x EdgeProbe Advanced device
• 1x Power cable

If any item is missing or has defects, do not install the device and contact our Technical
Support team via email support@enensystest.com.

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 3 Walk Around
EdgeProbe Advanced offers a simple front panel with the following information:
• 1x Power led:
o If the device contains one Power Supply (“RedundantPowerSupply” option
deactivated):
LED is green if the Power Supply operates properly
o If the device contains two Power Supplies (“RedundantPowerSupply” option
activated):
LED is green if both Power Supplies operate properly
LED turns orange if one Power Supply stops functioning but the other
Power Supply operates properly
• 1x Run led: LED turns green if equipment is ready to operate
• 1x Unit led:
o LED is green when the equipment operates properly without any alarm
o LED turns orange if at least one alarm with Warning level has raised
o LED turns red if at least one alarm with Critical level has raised
• 1x GPS led:
o LED is green if the GPS signal is present and the GPS receiver is locked, the
internal 1PPS signal is generated (“InternalGPS” option activated)
o LED turns red if the GPS signal is present and the GPS receiver is not locked,
the internal 1PPS signal is not generated (“InternalGPS” option activated)
o LED is OFF if the GPS signal is not present (“InternalGPS” option activated)
or if the “InternalGPS” option is deactivated

LED: GPS LED:

- Power - Power
- Run - Run
- Unit 1 - Unit 3
- Unit 2 - Unit 4

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 3.1 Rear Panel

The rear panel features all physical interfaces used to connect the EdgeProbe Advanced
to the network for controlling and monitoring it, to process the incoming RF, ASI or IP.
Depending of the options, you can have up to 4 units:

• PPS and 10MHz

• Unit 3 and Unit 4
• Unit 1 and Unit 2
• 1x Power receptacle and 1x Optional Power receptacle (100-240VAC +/-
10%, 50/60Hz). The second Power supply is installed on the equipment if the
“RedundantPowerSupply” option is activated.

Details of the Unit 1 and Unit 2:

Unit 2 Unit 1

• Unit 2 with:
o 1x RF input (N-type female – 50 Ω) for receiving RF signals
o 1x ASI input/output (75 Ω, BNC female) that
Receives the baseband signal
Outputs MPEG-2 TS transport stream received through the RF input
o 1x Gigabit Ethernet that :
Receives the packet stream over IP
• Unit 1 with:
o 1x RF input (N-type female – 50 Ω) for receiving RF signals
o 1x ASI input/output (75 Ω, BNC female) that
Receives the baseband signal
Outputs MPEG-2 TS transport stream received through the RF input
o 1x Gigabit Ethernet that:
Receives the packet stream over IP

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 • Reset,1x Gigabit Ethernet, 1x GPS:
o 1x Gigabit Ethernet control interface (RJ45) for GUI and SNMP
o 1x Reset button:
press 3 sec to reset the control IP address to the default one
(10.5.120.101/10.5.120.102/10.5.120.103/10.5.120.104)
press 15 sec for a factory reset
o 1x Optional GPS antenna input (SMA-type female - 50 Ω) for the
internal GPS receiver which can generate the 1PPS signal; the internal
GPS receiver is installed on the equipment if the “InternalGPS” option is
activated

3.2 Where to place the probe at the TX site?

Connecting the EdgeProbe to its own antenna on the TX is not a good solution because
signal is not stable near the TX. The best is to connect the RF cable of the EdgeProbe
directly on the back of the transmitter where normally you have a directional coupler, as
seen in the picture below:

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 3.3 Graphical User Interface

EdgeProbe Advanced GUI is user-focused, meaning ENENSYS TESTSYSTEMS strives to

provide one straightforward and easy to use application without any useless monitoring
parameters for instance.
The web interface is divided into 3 different parts:
• Menu selection (upper part)
• Configuration/Monitoring (center part)
• Status (lower part)

3.3.1 Menu

The menu panel allows you to browse the different configuration and monitoring panels.

• Overview: this panel provides a summary of the status the monitored channels.
• Alarm View: this panel provides a detailed view of the status of monitored
channels.
• Monitoring: this panel provides real-time display of measured parameters for the
monitored channel.
• Settings: this panel is intended for configuring the monitoring feature of the
device (channels, round robin channels list, RF threshold, …)
• Device: this panel is intended for configuring the device settings (IP address, …)
• Admin: enables user access management on the product
• About: this panel provides information on the device features: serial number,
options, software version…

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 3.3.2 Configuration and Monitoring

The Configuration panels, Settings, Device, Admin, allow to define the channels to be
monitored and the threshold for the monitored parameters, as well as to configure the
device’s connection and monitored parameters. Refer to paragraphs “5 Device settings”
and “6 Configure monitoring” for details about the configuration panels.
The Monitoring panels, Overview, Alarm View, Monitoring, present the analysis
results. Refer to “7 Monitoring views” for details about the monitoring panels.

3.3.3 Status

The status bar gathers the status on the health of the device itself: internet connection,
input status, features state (enabled/disabled)…

Activity & Time: provides indication on the activity of the EdgeProbe Advanced
web connection and local time on the device
Input status: indicates the input used by the current monitoring task and the
state of the input.
Active tools: indicates which tools are enabled.
Device Alarms: provides status of alarms specific to the device.
Profile management: Allows loading and saving configuration of the device.

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 4 Quick Start

4.1 Installing the EdgeProbe Advanced

Use an Ethernet cable (RJ45 plug) to connect EdgeProbe Advanced's “Control” port to
the control network.
1. Plug the power cable into the power receptacle on the back panel. Then, connect
the other end of the cable to main power.
2. Use the On/Off switch to power the EdgeProbe Advanced. Allow the EdgeProbe
Advanced 1’30’’ to initialize and start.
3. By default, the EdgeProbe Advanced is configured with the following IP address:
• On Ethernet Control for unit 1, 2, 3 and 4:
o Unit 1: 10.5.120.101 / 255.255.0.0
o Unit 2: 10.5.120.102 / 255.255.0.0
o Unit 3: 10.5.120.103 / 255.255.0.0
o Unit 4: 10.5.120.104 / 255.255.0.0
• On Ethernet Data for unit 1, 2, 3 and 4:
o Unit 1: 10.5.120.111 / 255.255.0.0
o Unit 2: 10.5.120.112 / 255.255.0.0
o Unit 3: 10.5.120.113 / 255.255.0.0
o Unit 4: 10.5.120.114 / 255.255.0.0

4. Connect a PC to the EdgeProbe Advanced's Control Ethernet interface (one Control

interface for Unit 1 and 2, a second Control interface for Unit 3 and 4) and set the
IP address of the PC to 10.5.x.y / 255.255.0.0.
5. Open a Web browser (Chrome or Firefox are recommended) in order to display
the web-based graphical user interface, using the control interface address:
http://10.5.120.101 (or .102, .103, .104)
6. As products embed a web server, no software install is required apart from Adobe
Flash Player. Adobe Flash Player can be downloaded at the following address:
http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer
7. Once you are connected to the web interface, you can configure and run
monitoring task. Please refer to the paragraph “5 Device settings” for the device
configuration and to paragraph “6 Configure monitoring” for the monitoring
configuration.

4.2 Getting the User’s Manual

The User’s Manual provides detailed information on the configuration and monitoring
provided by the EdgeProbe Advanced. It can be accessed from the embedded web server.
To download the User’s Manual:
1. From the web GUI, select the “About” tab.

2. Click on the icon, this will open your default web browser and download the
User’s Manual on your computer.
You can also get the User’s Manual from our Privileged Area website:

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 http://privileged.enensys.com

4.3 Getting the current firmware version

The current name, location, serial number and firmware version used on the EdgeProbe
Advanced are available from the “About” tab in the “Information” box. Name and
locations can be changed by the operator.

4.4 Installing a firmware upgrade

There are two possibilities for the EdgeProbe Advanced firmware upgrade:
• Via the GUI, “About” tab, “Device Update” tab
• Via FTP transfer of the update file

4.4.1 GUI upgrade

To upload a firmware upgrade file on the EdgeProbe Advanced:

1. Go to the “About” tab.
2. Click “Select update” in the “Device update” box.
3. Select the appropriate .upd file from the file selection dialog box.
4. Then click “Update”.
Please note that EdgeProbe Advanced reboots automatically at the end of the update
process.

Please refer to the paragraph “13 Updates and Privileged Area” for details regarding the
new firmware versions retrieval.
Note: An eventual active stream record is automatically stopped if a firmware upgrade is launched
via the GUI.

4.4.2 FTP upgrade

To upload a firmware upgrade file on the EdgeProbe Advanced remotely via a FTP
connection:
1. Open a FTP connection to the device. Please refer to the ENENSYS TESTSYSTEMS
support team in order to obtain the FTP credentials (support@enensystest.com).
2. Copy the firmware upgrade file in the “updates” distant folder. The device will
automatically detect the new firmware copy and start the upgrade. The upgrade

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 process takes two to three minutes to complete.
Note: While accessing the EdgeProbe Advanced via FTP, all GUI manipulations are forbidden.

4.5 Loading a device configuration

The EdgeProbe Advanced configuration (input channels, alarm profiles, parameters

thresholds) can be saved in order to be reloaded on other devices.
In the bottom status bar, use the “Save Profile” button in order to save the .conf file.

A configuration file (.conf) can be loaded on the EdgeProbe Advanced in two manners:
1. Via the GUI, bottom status bar, “Load Profile” button:

2. Via FTP transfer of the configuration file:

• Open a FTP connection to the device. Please refer to the ENENSYS
TESTSYSTEMS support team in order to obtain the FTP credentials
(support@enensystest.com).
• Copy the firmware upgrade file in the “profiles” distant folder. The device
will automatically detect the new configuration file and apply it.

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 5 Device settings

5.1 Setting the control IP address

To setup the control IP address using the web interface

1. Select the Device tab of the menu bar.

2. Change the IP address, Network Mask and Gateway parameters to match the IP
configuration you need and validate by clicking on the validation button ( ). You
can also cancel your modification by clicking on the cancel button ( ).

3. Before applying the modification, a confirmation message will be displayed.

Once the modification is done, the web browser will be reloaded automatically from the
new IP address. A popup will be displayed until this refresh occurs.

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 4. Once your new setting is validated, you can test the new configuration by sending
a Ping request to other equipment.

The potential results are:

• “Ping OK: {X} ms”: the EdgeProbe Advanced has been able to ping the
address, response took {X} milliseconds be received
• “Timeout”: no response to the ping. There is no equipment at the specified
IP address or the IP configuration is not valid.
• “Error”: the IP address of the other equipment is not a valid IP address.

5.2 Setting the data IP address

To setup the control IP address using the web interface

1. Select the Device tab of the menu bar.

2. Change the IP address, Network Mask, Gateway and negotiation parameters

to match the IP configuration you need and validate by clicking on the

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 validation button ( ). You can also cancel your modification by clicking on the
cancel button ( ).

5.3 Setting the GUI Refresh period

To change the GUI Refresh period using the web interface

1. Select the Device tab of the menu bar.

2. Change the Refresh delay value and validate by clicking on the validation button
( ). You can also cancel your modification by clicking on the cancel button ( ).

In order to reduce the bandwidth used for the EdgeProbe control, the refresh delay may
be increased.

5.4 Setting local date and time

In order to log the date and time of events on your network, the EdgeProbe Advanced
embeds an internal Real-Time Clock (RTC) which is used for all scheduling, logs,
statistical files and SNMP traps timestamp. It is possible to use either the RTC time
directly, either to synchronize the RTC with a NTP (Network Time Protocol) server. The
NTP server will ensure that all devices on your network will be synchronized as well as
the accuracy of the date and time.

Important note: the date and time value of the internal RTC are not saved when the EdgeProbe
Advanced is restarted (power off / power on cycle or product reboot).

5.4.1 Checking the current time configuration

Information on current date and time and RTC settings are available in the status bar.

Time source and

Current date and time synchronization status

• Current date and time are displayed in the format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
• Time source is “NTP Server” or “System”
• When time source is NTP server, the status led at the right indicates:
o Green LED: NTP server has been reached and synchronization is done
o Red LED: NTP server has not been reached or synchronization failed

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 5.4.2 System date & time

To set the EdgeProbe Advanced with system date and time:

1. Open a web browser at the actual IP address of the EdgeProbe Advanced
(displayed on the front panel).
2. Select the Device tab of the menu bar.
3. Select “System” check box. Enter the date and time. Validate with button or
cancel with button.

Note: Date is in the format YYYY/MM/DD

The icon presets the field Date and Time with the current time of the RTC

The icon opens a calendar to pick up the current date

5.4.3 NTP date & time

To set the EdgeProbe Advanced for NTP server synchronization:

1. Open a web browser at the actual IP address of the EdgeProbe Advanved
(displayed on the front panel).

2. Select the Device tab of the menu bar.

3. Select “NTP” check box. Enter the NTP server IP address, the polling interval and
the Time Zone. Validate with button or cancel with button.

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 5.5 Setting SNMP Trap Receiver

EdgeProbe Advanced supports SNMP v1, v2, v2c protocols for integration into a Network
Monitoring Systems. It is able to generate traps when an alarm is raised. It needs to be
configured with the trap receiver IP address.
You can configure up to 5 traps receivers:
1. Open a web browser at the actual IP address of the EdgeProbe Advanced.
2. Select the Device tab of the menu bar.
3. Select the trap receiver you want to configure in the combo box.
4. Check the box to enable the selected trap receiver.
5. Enter the IP address and the community string of the trap receiver
6. Select the SNMP type (V2C or V2V-INFORM).
7. Validate with button or cancel with button.

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 EdgeProbe Advanced allows defining some common parameters for the trap receivers:
• Some parameters linked to the SNMP type V2C INFORM :
o The “Delay”: if the traps acknowledge is not received during this period,
the trap is repeated.
o The “Max repetitions” : maximum number of time the trap is repeated
• Heartbeat trap repetition: repetition period of the trap ALIVE.

5.6 Setting the SFN reference clock

EdgeProbe Advanced provides SFN synchronization measurement. The PPS and

reference clock sources can be configured in the web interface, via the Device tab
SFN reference clock panel.

Three options are available:

- External PPS&10MHz:
o PPS source: 1PPS signal present at the device’s specific input
o Reference clock: 10MHz signal present at the device’s specific input
- External PPS:
o PPS source: 1PPS signal present at the device’s specific input
o Reference clock: signal generated by the EdgeProbe’s internal oscillator
- Internal GPS 1PPS (available if the “InternalGPS” option is activated):
o PPS source: 1PPS signal generated by the internal GPS receiver
o Reference clock: signal generated by the EdgeProbe’s internal oscillator

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 5.7 Setting Device Alarms

EdgeProbe Advanced provides Device Alarms management. Eight device alarms are
available:
- Temperature
- NTP Server
- External PPS Presence: presence of the 1PPS signal at the device’s specific input
- External 10MHz Presence: presence of the 10MHz signal at the device’s specific
input.
- Internal GPS 1PPS presence: presence of the 1PPS signal generated by the
internal GPS receiver.
- GPS signal presence: presence of the GPS antenna signal at the device’s specific
input; available if the “InternalGPS” option is activated and only on Unit 1.
- Power Supply 1: available if the “RedundantPowerSupply” option is activated.
- Power Supply 2: available if the “RedundantPowerSupply” option is activated.
It is possible, when an alarm is raised, to:
- record a log event describing the alarm
- generate a SNMP trap to a network monitoring system
Each alarm can be assigned a specific alarm level: “Critical”, “Warning”, “Info”. This
level helps filtering events in the log file.
To access the Devices Alarms management, select the “Device” tab of the Menu.

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 5.8 Setting the Memory Management

EdgeProbe Advanced provides Memory Management functionalities if the

“ExtendedMemory” option is activated; which can be configured in the web interface, via
the Device tab Memory Management panel.
Three types of files can be stored on the equipment’s internal memory (32 GB per Unit,
VFAT format): logs, trends, TS records.
Logs files contain the list of events: alarm triggers on/off. Trends files contain the list
of RF parameters measured values. Records files contain the monitored MPEG-2 TS
packets in a file format.

Note:
- The file download is forbidden during a stream recording. The stream recording is also
forbidden during a file download.
- Stream record capacity: 50Mbps (DVB-T2 signals), 60Mbps (DVB-C2 signals).
- The stream record is automatically stopped if a firmware update is launched via the GUI.

5.8.1 Logs

Logs files contain the list of events: alarm triggers on/off. The Logs tab gives access to
the log files configuration:
- Activate/Deactivate logs storing.
- Allocated space: maximum storage allocated for the logs files, up to 1 GB. When
this limit is reached, the logs recording is automatically stopped.
- File size max: maximum storage allocated for a single logs file, up to 2 MB. When
this limit is reached, the current logs file is achieved and a new one will be created.
- Day mode: a new logs file will be automatically created at 00:00:00 upon date
change.

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 5.8.2 Trends

Trends files contain the list of RF parameters measured values. The Trends tab gives
access to the log files configuration:
- Activate/Deactivate trends storing.
- Allocated space: maximum storage allocated for the logs files, up to 1 GB. When
this limit is reached, the trends recording is automatically stopped.
- File size max: maximum storage allocated for a single trends file, up to 2 MB.
When this limit is reached, the current trends file is achieved and a new one will
be created.
- Record period: the RF parameters values will be logged in the trends file every
“record period” interval.

5.8.3 Records

Records files contain the monitored MPEG-2 TS packets in a file format. The Records
tab gives access to the log files configuration:
- Activate/Deactivate recordings storing.
- Allocated space: maximum storage allocated for the logs files, up to 10 GB or
the internal memory card’s capacity. When this limit is reached, the TS recording
is automatically stopped.
- Currently used: indicates the memory space already used by the recordings files.

- Logs: containing events logs. In the Logs tab, activate the logs storing, configure
the allocated space for this type of files and the maximum file size. By activating
the “Day mode” parameter, a new log files will be systematically created at
00:00:00 upon date change.

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 - Trends: containing the RF parameter measurements. In the Trends tab, activate
the trends storing, configure the allocated space for this type of files and the
maximum file size.
- Records: containing TS stream recordings. In the Records tab, activate the
records storing, configure the allocated space for this type of files. Use the Record
(TS Mode) button from the bottom status bar in order to start/stop the TS
recording.
Use the Record (TS Mode) button from the bottom status bar in order to start/stop a
TS recording. An ongoing TS recording will be automatically stopped if the maximum
allocated size for the TS record files has been reached.

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 6 Configure monitoring
EdgeProbe Advanced allows monitoring of RF DVB-T/T2, ASI or IP signals either in single
channel or in multiple channels modes. The configuration of channels, mode and alarm
settings are available through the “Settings” tab of the top menu.

This tab provides a sub-menu:

• Channel Management: settings for channels: list of channels, Scanning list for
multiple channels monitoring and selection of the channel monitoring mode.
• Alarm Profiles: settings for alarms: enable/disable alarms, thresholds, trap
management, relay management, log management.
• Output: enable/disable/configure the TS stream IP output forward.

To setup a monitoring, you will have to:

1. Define the alarms, their threshold and behavior (trap generation, logging, …)
2. Define the channel(s) settings
3. If applicable, define the list of channels of the Scanning feature (multiple channels
management)
4. Define the monitoring mode

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 6.1 Configure Alarm Profiles

EdgeProbe Advanced provides Alarm Profiles management. An alarm on EdgeProbe

Advanced allows to monitor a parameter at RF or baseband level or content level. It is
possible, when an alarm is raised, to:
- record a log event describing the alarm,
- generate a SNMP trap to a network monitoring system,
Each alarm can be assigned a specific alarm level: “Critical”, “Warning” or “Info”. This
level helps filtering events in the log file.
An alarm profile can be defined and then associated to a channel for monitoring. It allows
defining different settings for each specific channel.

Note: In the current version, EdgeProbe Advanced supports up to 16 profiles.

To access the Alarm Profiles management, select the “Settings” tab of the Menu and
then the “Alarm Profiles” sub menu.

The Alarm Profiles view provides the “Profiles Management” tab, which allows the
creation and configuration of alarm templates. Each alarm profile (template) will allow
setting up alarms for:
o RF
o ASI
o IP
o ETR 101 290 Priority 1
o ETR 101 290 Priority 2
o ETR 101 290 Priority 3
o T2-MI
o MIP
o Advanced
o SFN
o Multiplex-Services
o EWS (future use)

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 6.1.1 General alarm settings

For each alarm managed by EdgeProbe Advanced, user can enable the alarm, enable
SNMP trap and dry relay. It can also define the alarm severity.

- “Display”: display the alarm in the “Alarm View” and show the related events in
the “Logs event” panel.
- “Trap”: if checked, a SNMP trap will be generated when the alarm is raised
- “RelayOut”: if checked, the dry relay will be driver when the alarm is raised
(grayed because not available in the current version)
- “Log Level”: defines the severity of the alarm (Info, Warning or Critical).
Note: The relay port is not present on the current EdgeProbe Advanced device. Please refer to
the Support for further information.

In the case of ETR 101 290 monitoring, many errors can be raised in a short period of
time. In order to prevent from flooding the Network Monitoring System with alarm on/off
traps, EdgeProbe Advanced provides an alarm trigger on occurrence mechanism:
- An alarm will be raised if an error occurred at least “Nb Errors” times during a
period of “Over Last” seconds.
- An alarm will go OFF if there is no more error during a period of “Over Last”
seconds.

Please refer to the appendix paragraph “15.1 ETR alarms lifecycle” for detailed uses cases
illustrating the ETR alarms lifecycle.

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 In the case of RF monitoring, the monitored signal can fluctuate around the threshold
value, so many errors can be raised during a short period. In order to prevent from
flooding the Network Monitoring System, EdgeProbe Advanced provides a Hysteresis
mechanism:
- An alarm will go ON/OFF if the monitored value’s variation is superior to the
“Hysteresis” and the final value exceeds or not the [min, max] interval.

All these parameters pertain to an “Alarm Profile”, so it is possible to enable SNMP trap
generation for a specific parameter in one profile and disable it in another profile.

Note: After any changes in the settings, do not forget to validate them or cancel them. Validate
with button or cancel with button

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 6.1.2 RF Alarm settings

RF settings for an alarm profile are available through the RF tab of the Alarm Profiles.

Parameter Description Range

Demod Locked Status of the demodulation front-end. Locked Not applicable
means:
- a valid RF DVB-T or T2 signal is received
- Selected PLP is present
- MPEG-TS stream is successfully decoded
An alarm is raised if the status goes to
unlocked.
Signal Level 1 (Gap) Signal level variation of the RF signal compare Expressed in dBm.
to the “Reference Signal Level”.
Range: -6dBm to +6dBm
An alarm is raised if the value goes below
Symmetrical intervals are
“min” settings or above “max” settings.
not mandatory.
Signal Level 2 (Gap) Signal level variation of the RF signal compare Expressed in dBm.
to the “Reference Signal Level”.
Range: -6dBm to +6dBm
An alarm is raised if the value goes below
Symmetrical intervals are
“min” settings or above “max” settings.
not mandatory.
Typically used to zoom in the fluctuation of the
signal’s level.
SNR Signal to Noise Ratio of the RF signal. Expressed in dB
An alarm is raised if signal level goes below Range: 0 to 40dB
“min” settings or above “max” settings.
MER 1 Modulation Error Rate of the RF signal. Expressed in dB
An alarm is raised if the value goes below Range: 0 to 42dB
“min” settings or above “max” settings. Typical
values for a warning alarm.
MER 2 Modulation Error Rate of the RF signal. Expressed in dB
An alarm is raised if the value goes below Range: 0 to 42dB
“min” settings or above “max” settings. Typical
values for a critical alarm.
DVB-T2 LDPC Number of iteration of the LDPC (Low-Density Expressed as a count
Iteration Parity-Check) decoder.
Range 0 to 100
An alarm is raised if the value goes below
Experimental values
“min” settings or above “max” settings.
showed that a maximum of
LDPC iteration depends on the hardware 22 iterations allows a
implementation and cannot be compared to signal recovery. Above
other systems. results in errors in the
transport stream.
DVB-T2 Pre-LDPC Bit Error Rate before the LDPC correction. Range: 0 to 1
BER
An alarm is raised if the value goes below
“min” settings or above “max” settings.
DVB-T2 Post-LDPC Bit Error Rate after the LDPC correction. Range: 0 to 1
BER
An alarm is raised if the value goes below
“min” settings or above “max” settings.

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 This is also the BER before BCH.
DVB-T2 Post-BCH Frame Error rate after the BCH (Bose, Ray- Range: 0 to 1
BER Chaudhuri, Hocquenghem) correction.
An alarm is raised if the value goes below
“min” settings or above “max” settings.
DVB-T Pre-Viterbi Bit Error Rate before the Viterbi correction. Range: 0 to 1
BER
An alarm is raised if the value goes below
“min” settings or above “max” settings.
DVB-T Post-Viterbi Bit Error Rate after the Viterbi correction. Range: 0 to 1
BER
An alarm is raised if the value goes below
“min” settings or above “max” settings.
This is also the BER before BCH.
DVB-T Post-RS PER Packet Error Rate after the RS correction. Range: 0 to 1
An alarm is raised if the value goes below
“min” settings or above “max” settings.

6.1.3 ASI input Settings

ASI settings for an alarm profile are available through the ASI tab of the Alarm Profiles.

Parameter Description Range

ASI sync Status of the ASI synchronization Not applicable
An alarm is raised if the ASI input is inactive.

6.1.4 IP input Settings

IP settings for an alarm profile are available through the IP tab of the Alarm Profiles.

Parameter Description Range

IP Input bitrate An alarm is raised if the value goes below the Not applicable for the
bitrate value settings. moment.
Input stream The alarm is raised if no TS is found on the Not applicable
presence selected input.
Network jitter The measured network jitter. Not applicable for the
moment

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 6.1.5 ETR 101 290 Priority 1 Settings

ETR 101 290 Priority 1 settings for an alarm profile are available through the ETR1 tab
of the Alarm Profiles.
The parameters are expressed as <Number><Indicator> as defined in ETR 101 290
§5.2.1. Please, refer to ETR 101 290 document for exact definition of the parameters.
PDF file available here.

Parameter Description Range

1.1 TS_sync_loss Loss of synchronization with consideration Not applicable
of hysteresis parameters
1.2 Sync_byte_error Sync_byte not equal 0x47 Not applicable
1.3 PAT_error_2 Program Association Table Repetition time in ms
PID 0x0000 does not occur at least every Range: 50 to 5000ms
0,5 s
ETR recommended value:
a PID 0x0000 does not contain a table_id 500ms
0x00 (i.e. a PAT)
Scrambling_control_field is not 00 for PID
0x0000
1.4 Continuity_count_error Incorrect packet order a packet occurs Not applicable
more than twice lost packet
1.5 PMT_error_2 Program Map Table Repetition time in ms
Sections with table_id 0x02, (i.e. a PMT), Range: 50 to 5000ms
do not occur at least every 0,5 s on each
ETR recommended value:
program_map_PID which is referred to in
500ms
the PAT
Scrambling_control_field is not 00 for all
packets containing information of sections
with table_id 0x02 (i.e. a PMT) on each
program_map_PID which is referred to in
the PAT
1.6 PID_error Referred PID does not occur for a user Repetition time in ms
specified period
Range: 1000 to 80000ms
ETR recommended value:
1000ms

Please refer to the appendix paragraph “15.1 ETR alarms lifecycle” for detailed uses cases
illustrating the alarms lifecycle.

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 6.1.6 ETR 101 290 Priority 2 Settings

ETR 101 290 Priority 2 settings for an alarm profile are available through the ETR2 tab
of the Alarm Profiles.
The parameters are expressed as <Number><Indicator> as defined in ETR 101 290
§5.2.2. Please, refer to ETR 101 290 document for exact definition of the parameters.
PDF file available here.

Parameter Description Range

2.1 Transport_error Transport_error_indicator in the TS- Not applicable
Header is set to "1"
2.2 CRC_error Cyclic Redundancy Check Not applicable
CRC error occurred in CAT, PAT, PMT, NIT,
EIT, BAT, SDT or TOT table
2.3a PCR_repetition_error Program Clock Reference Repetition time in ms
Time interval between two consecutive Range: 0 to 5000ms
PCR values more than 40 ms
ETR recommended value:
40ms
2.3b The difference between two consecutive Repetition time in ms
PCR_disc_indicator_error PCR values (PCRi+1 – PCRi) is outside the
Range: 0 to 10000ms
range of 0...100 ms without the
discontinuity_ indicator set ETR recommended value:
100ms
2.4 PCR_accuracy_error PCR accuracy of selected program is not Repetition time in ms
within ±500 ns
Range: 0 to 50000ms
ETR recommended value:
500ms
2.6 CAT_error Conditional Association Table Not applicable
Packets with transport_scrambling_control
not 00 present, but no section with
table_id = 0x01 (i.e. a CAT) present
Section with table_id other than 0x01 (i.e.
not a CAT) found on PID 0x0001

Please refer to the appendix paragraph “15.1 ETR alarms lifecycle” for detailed uses cases
illustrating the alarms lifecycle.

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 6.1.7 ETR 101 290 Priority 3 Settings

ETR 101 290 Priority 3 settings for an alarm profile are available through the ETR3 tab
of the Alarm Profiles.
The parameters are expressed as <Number><Indicator> as defined in ETR 101 290
§5.2.3. Please, refer to ETR 101 290 document for exact definition of the parameters.
PDF file available here.

Parameter Description Range

3.1 NIT_actual_error Network Information Table Interval time in ms
Section with table_id other than 0x40 or Range: 0 to 100ms for
0x41 or 0x72. min and 1000 to 30000ms
for max
ETR recommended value:
25ms for min and
10000ms for max
3.5.a SDT_actual_error Service Description Table Repetition time in ms
Sections with table_id = 0x42 (SDT, actual Range: 0 to 100ms for
TS) not present on PID 0x0011 for more min and 500 to 30000ms
than 2 s. for max
ETR recommended value:
25ms for min and 2000ms
for max
3.6.a EIT_actual_error Event Information Table Repetition time in ms
Section '0' with table_id = 0x4E (EIT-P, Range: 0 to 100ms for
actual TS) not present on PID 0x0012 for min and 500 to 30000ms
more than 2 s. for max
ETR recommended value:
25ms for min and 2000ms
for max

Check the appendix paragraph “15.1 ETR alarms lifecycle” for detailed uses cases
illustrating the alarms lifecycle.

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 6.1.8 T2-MI Settings

T2-MI settings for an alarm profile are available through the T2MI tab of the Alarm
Profiles.

Parameter Description Range

Packet_type_error Two of the various packet types are Not applicable
mandatory for each T2 frame: L1-current
data and DVB-T2 Timestamp.
If L1 repetition, In-Band Signaling (IBS)
or Time-Frequency-Slicing (TFS) is
indicated in the L1-current data, an L1-
future packet shall also be present.
If any of these packet_type is not present
in each T2 frame, a packet_type_error_1
is signaled.
Packet_payload_error The T2MI_payload_error is signaled if the Not applicable
decoded plp_id in T2-MI packets with
packet_type 0016 is not included in the
list (L1 post_signaling/configurable) of
plp_id for the T2-MI signal.
Continuity_counter_error Incorrect packet order, a packet occurs
more than twice, lost packet
CRC_error Cyclic Redundancy Check Not applicable
The CRC32 check indicates if the content
of the respective T2-MI packet is
corrupted.
Payload_error The T2MI_payload_error is signaled if the Not applicable
decoded plp_id in T2-MI packets with
packet_type is not included in the list (L1
post_signaling/ configurable) of plp_id for
the T2-MI signal.
Timestamp_error The T2MI_DVB-T2_Timestamp_error Not applicable
signals a wrong timestamp inside a
superframe

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 6.1.9 MIP Settings

MIP (Megaframe Initialization Packet) settings for an alarm profile are available through
the MIP tab of the Alarm Profiles.

Parameter Description Range

MIP Presence Check that the MIP packet is inserted into Not applicable
the transport stream only once per
megaframe

6.1.10 Advanced Settings

Advanced settings (Quality of Service parameters) for an alarm profile are available
through the Advanced tab of the Alarm Profiles.
The purpose of the Service_Availability_Error (SAE) parameter is to identify severe
distortions and interruptions of the service under certain receiving conditions. This
parameter is related to loss of service.
Service Availability Errors (SAE): Count the number of errors for the following
parameters over a defined time interval Delta Τ: TS_sync_loss, PAT_error, PMT_error.
The purpose of the Service_Degradation_Error (SDE) parameter is to identify severe
degradation under certain receiving conditions. This parameter is related to the level of
strong impairments to the service.
Service Degradation Errors (SDE): Count the number of errors for the following
parameters over a defined time interval Delta Τ: CRC_error, PCR_error, NIT_error,
SDT_error.
These parameters are defined in ETR 101 290 §5.5.1 and §5.5.2. Please, refer to ETR
101 290 document for exact definition of the parameters; PDF file available here, or to
the appendix paragraph “15.4 QoS monitoring parameters”.

Parameter Description Range

SAE_R The Service_Availability_Error_Ratio is Range: 0 to 100%
calculated as the percentage of time for
which the SAE exceeds a pre-defined
threshold.
SDE_R The Service_Degradation_Error_Ratio is Range: 0 to 100%
calculated as the percentage of time for
which the parameter exceeds a pre-
defined threshold.
SAE_T SAE pre-defined threshold. Range: 0 to 600
SDE_T SDE pre-defined threshold. Range: 0 to 600

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 6.1.11 SFN Settings

SFN settings for an alarm profile are available through the SFN tab of the Alarm
Profiles.

Parameter Description Range

Reference delay Expected delay value. Range: -9 999 999.9 to
9 999 999.9 µs
Applies for DVB-T only
SFN Drift (DVB-T) An alarm is raised if the SFN Drift value Range: -500 to 500 µs
goes below the min or above the max
T2-Frame Drift (DVB-T2)
value.

Please refer to the appendix paragraph “15.3 SFN synchronization measurement” for
details concerning the SFN synchronization mechanism and measurements.

6.1.12 Multiplex-Services Settings

Multiplex-Services settings for an alarm profile are available through the Multiplex-
Services tab of the Profile Configuration.

Parameter Description Range

Multiplex name Name of Multiplex. Not applicable
TS Id Presence An alarm is raised if the TS id value the TS Range: 0 to 65 535
Id of the input stream.
Services Missing Duration of the Service Missing test. Range: 0 to 9 s
Service list Service ID list for which the presence Range: 1 to 65 535 s
should be tested
Unscrambling An alarm is raised if at least one Video PID Not applicable
is in scrambled state while its TS
signalization indicates unscrambled state
(transport_scrambling_control = 0).

6.1.13 EWS Settings

EWS (Emergency Warning System) settings for an alarm profile are available through
the EWS tab of the Profile Configuration.

Feature not yet available. Please contact the Support for further information.

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 6.2 Configure Channels

To access the Channels Settings management, select the “Settings” tab of the Menu
and then the “Channel Management” sub menu.

The Channel Management panel provides:

- Single Channel Configuration for creating the list of channels and their pa-
rameters
- Multiple Channel Configuration for defining the list of channels for the
Scanning feature
- Channel Selection for selecting the monitoring mode; Scanning or single
channel monitoring

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 6.2.1 Managing channels

A DVB-T RF channel is defined by:

• frequency
• bandwidth
• signal level reference
• hierarchical mode

A DVB-T2 RF channel is defined by:

• frequency
• bandwidth
• signal level reference
• PLP ID (Physical Layer Pipe)
• T2 profile (T2-Base or T2-Lite)
If there are multiple PLPs in the DVB-T2 RF signal, a channel must be defined
for each PLP.
No particular configuration is required for an ASI channel. For each ASI channel, an
alarm profile should be provided.

An IP channel is defined by:

• Address type (unicast, multicast)
• IP address
• Port
For each channel, regardless of its type, an alarm profile should also be provided.

6.2.1.1 Create a new channel(s)

Example with a DVB-T2 channel:

1. Click on the icon to create a new entry
2. Enter the parameters of the channel
Name: user defined name of the channel. This name will be used as an identifier
of the channel in the GUI
Frequency: frequency in MHz of the channel (resolution is 1Hz). For example
“626” or “626.166”
Bandwidth: bandwidth of the channel. Possible values are 6, 7 and 8MHz.
Reference Signal Level: expected signal level value (possibility to adjust it later
on the monitoring panel)
Plp Id: the Physical Layer Pipe you want to monitor.
Profile: alarm profile previously defined (see §6.1)
Description: user defined text
3. Restart to step 0 if you want to create another channel else go to next step
4. Validate with button or cancel with button

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 6.2.1.2 Modify existing channels

1. Modify the wanted parameter(s) of the channel(s)

2. Validate with button or cancel with button

Note: when a parameter of a channel is modified, EdgeProbe Advanced restart the monitoring
process, even if Scanning mode is used.

6.2.1.3 Deleting existing channels

1. Select the channel you want to delete

2. Click on the icon to delete the channel
3. Restart to step 1 if you want to delete another channel else go to next step
4. Validate with button or cancel with button

Note: if you delete a channel used in Scanning, the channel will also be deleted from the Scanning
list and the monitoring will be restarted.

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 6.2.2 Creating Scanning list

Scanning provides a round-robin scan of different channels with a single unit. Scanning
configuration is available in the “Settings” tab of the Menu and the “Channel
Management” sub menu.
Note: Before defining a Scanning list, it is necessary to define all channels (refer to §6.2.1)

6.2.2.1 Adding channel(s) to the Scanning list

1. Click on the icon to create a new entry

2. Select the channel name using the combo box
3. Define the duration (in seconds) of the monitoring for this channel
4. Restart to step 0 if you want to add another channel else go to next step
5. Validate with button or cancel with button
The scanning duration must have a minimum value, which depends on the analysis type:
Alarm
RF & Multiplex ETR Base ETR Advanced (QoS)
Bitrate
TNT and high bitrate 12s 27s 1m10s
Low bitrate 22s 37s 1m20s

Please refer to the appendix paragraph “15.2 Scanning recommendations” for details
regarding the recommended scanning durations.

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 Note:
- A same channel can appears as many times as needed in the list
- A different duration can be defined for each channel of the list
- A maximum number of 32 channels can be added in the list
- A channel can be added while Scanning monitoring mode is active. The Scanning monitoring
will then be restarted upon validation

6.2.2.2 Modify existing list

1. Modify the wanted parameter(s) of the channel(s)

2. Validate with button or cancel with button

Note: when the list is modified, EdgeProbe Advanced restart the Scanning monitoring.

6.2.2.3 Deleting an entry from the list

1. Select the channel you want to delete

2. Click on the icon to delete the channel
3. Restart to step 1 if you want to delete another channel else go to next step
4. Validate with button or cancel with button

Note: when the list is modified, EdgeProbe Advanced restart the Scanning monitoring.

6.2.3 Selecting the monitoring operating mode

EdgeProbe Advanced can work in single channel monitoring or Scanning monitoring.

Mode selection is done in the “Settings” tab of the Menu and the “Channel
Management” sub menu.

1. Select operation mode

o Single Channel mode: select the channel name to monitor
o Scanning mode: select “Round-Robin ”
2. Validate with button or cancel with button

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 The operating mode is displayed in the status bar . Monitored channel status is also
displayed in the status bar . If the Scanning mode has been selected, it displays the
current monitored channel.

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 6.3 Configure Output

To access the Output management, select the “Settings” tab of the Menu and then the
“Output” sub menu.

The “IP output” functionality enables the MPEG-2 TS stream (monitored from the RF
input) to be forwarded on the IP data port of the EdgeProbe Advanced.

The Output tab provides the “Output Management” panel for enabling the IP output
mode and configure the IP address and port.

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 7 Monitoring views
EdgeProbe Advanced provides three levels of monitoring:
- Overview: global view of all monitored channels.
- Alarm View: detailed view of monitored channels.
- Monitoring: real time display of measurements.

7.1 Overview

To access, select the “Overview” menu in the main menu.

Overview displays a summary of all channels of the Scanning list. If single channel
monitoring is used, it displays the monitored channel.
The monitored channel is highlighted with green background while the other channels
appear with a grey background .

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 For each channel, the following information is displayed.
For a DVB-T channel:
Input Source of the channel (RF DVB-T2, RF DVB-T, ASI or IP)
Frequency Frequency of the channel in MHz
Network ID Network ID extracted from the MPEG TS transport stream (Network ID
field of the NIT table)
Services Number of services present in the MPEG-TS
Alarm profile Name of the alarm profile
Last Alarm Date and time of the last raised alarm
Last Scan Date and time of the last scan
This field is only present when the scanning is activated and the channel
is not being currently scanned
Scanning Elapsed time since the start of the scan
This field is only present for the monitored channel.

For a DVB-T2 channel:

Input Source of the channel (RF DVB-T2, RF DVB-T, ASI or IP)
Frequency Frequency of the channel in MHz
PLP Count Number of PLP detected for this RF frequency
PLP id PLP id of the channel
Network Id Network ID extracted from the MPEG TS transport stream (Network ID
field of the NIT table)
Services Number of services present in the MPEG-TS
Last Alarm Date and time of the last raised alarm
Last Scan Date and time of the last scan
This field is only present when the scanning is activated and the channel
is not being currently scanned
Alarm profile Name of the alarm profile
Scanning Elapsed time since the start of the scan
This field is only present for the monitored channel.

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 For an ASI channel:
Input Source of the channel (RF DVB-T2, RF DVB-T, ASI or IP)
Network ID Network ID extracted from the MPEG TS transport stream (Network ID
field of the NIT table)
Services Number of services present in the MPEG-TS
Alarm profile Name of the alarm profile
Last Alarm Date and time of the last raised alarm
Last Scan Date and time of the last scan
This field is only present when the scanning is activated and the channel
is not being currently scanned
Scanning Elapsed time since the start of the scan
This field is only present for the monitored channel.

For an IP channel:
Input Source of the channel (RF DVB-T2, RF DVB-T, ASI or IP)
Network ID Network ID extracted from the MPEG TS transport stream (Network ID
field of the NIT table)
Services Number of services present in the MPEG-TS
Alarm profile Name of the alarm profile
Last Alarm Date and time of the last raised alarm
Last Scan Date and time of the last scan
This field is only present when the scanning is activated and the channel
is not being currently scanned
Scanning Elapsed time since the start of the scan
This field is only present for the monitored channel.

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 And for each channel you have a sum up of the transmission, transport stream and
content analyze with the following parameters:

Transmission:
RF Number of alarm condition raised for RF monitoring
ASI Number of alarm condition raised for ASI monitoring
IP Number of alarm condition raised for IP monitoring
SFN Drift Number of alarm condition raised for SFN Drift monitoring

Transport stream:
ETR1 Number of alarm condition raised for ETR 101 290 Priority 1
ETR2 Number of alarm condition raised for ETR 101 290 Priority 2
ETR3 Number of alarm condition raised for ETR 101 290 Priority 3
T2MI Number of alarm condition raised for T2MI monitoring
Advanced Number of alarm condition raised for the Advanced tests
MIP Number of alarm condition raised for MIP monitoring

Content:
Advanced Number of alarm condition raised for Advanced monitoring
Multiplex Number of alarm condition raised for Multiplex monitoring

For each alarm, the colored rectangle indicates the number of alarm condition raised
since the counters has been reset and the current status of the alarm conditions. The
rectangle appears green, orange or red. Code is described in the table below.

No alarm condition has been raised

An alarm condition has been raised but is no longer present

An alarm condition has been raised and is still present

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 Note: to quickly access to the details of alarms, click on the counters of the channel. This will
open the Alarm View for this channel.

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 7.2 Alarm View

To access the Alarm View panel, select the “Alarm View” menu in the main menu or click
on an alarm counter in the Network View.

Alarm View displays details of alarms for a specific channel. You can select the channel
using the “Channel Selection” . This list provides access to device specific alarms and
monitored channels.

The “Alarms” panel provide current state of all alarms for the selected channel.

Reset all counters of alarm condition for the selected channel. Please
note that this only reset counters, not current state of the alarm.

For each alarm, the following information is provided:

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 Indicates if logs are enabled (appears in green) or disabled (appears in grey) for this
alarm
Indicates if traps are enabled (appears in green) or disabled (appears in grey) for this
alarm
Current status of the alarm (Green = no alarm raised, Orange = alarm has been raised
but is no longer active, Red = alarm condition has been raised and is still active)
Alarm counter: number of alarm conditions raised since the last counter reset
Reset counter button to reset this alarm counter to 0. Please note that it does not
affects the alarm state.

7.3 Monitoring View

To access the Monitoring View panel, select the “Monitoring” menu in the main.

Channel view displays real-time values of RF measurements and the modulation of the
currently monitored channel.
SFN view displays real-time values of SFN Drift measurement of the current monitored
channel.
QoS view displays real-time values of Service Availability Error and Service Degradation
Error.
T2-MI view displays real-time values of T2 L1 current information (L1 pre and L1 post
signaling).
Multiplex- Services displays real-time information regarding the service plan of the
multiplex: bitrate chart and PID/service structure tree.
Logs Events view displays real-time the logs information.
Data Storage view displays the list of files stored on the internal memory: log files list,
trend files list, record files list.

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 7.3.1 Channel monitoring view

For a DVB-T2 channel:

For a DVB-T channel:

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 7.3.2 SFN Drift monitoring view

The EdgeProbe Advanced SFN measurement for a DVB-T system indicates the following
parameters:
• SFN Delay: time to receive RF signal
• SFN Drift: variation of the SFN Delay

The EdgeProbe Advanced SFN measurement for a DVB-T2 system indicates the following
parameters:
• T2-Frame Drift: the difference between the T2-Frame real reception time t and
the theoretical reception time Tk.
• Reference time: a T0 reception time of the first T2-Frame considered as a
reference.

Please refer to the appendix paragraph “15.3 SFN synchronization measurement” for
details concerning the SFN synchronization mechanism and measurements.

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 7.3.3 QoS monitoring view

The service performance is well defined by:

Service Availability Errors (SAE): Count the number of errors for the following
parameters over a defined time interval Delta Τ: TS_sync_loss, PAT_error, PMT_error.
Service_Availability_Error_Ratio: the percentage of time for which the parameter
exceeds a pre-defined threshold.

Service Degradation Errors (SDE): Count the number of errors for the following
parameters over a defined time interval Delta Τ: CRC_error, PCR_error, NIT_error,
SDT_error.
Service_Degradation_Error_Ratio: the percentage of time for which the parameter
exceeds a pre-defined threshold.
Please refer to the appendix paragraph “15.4 QoS monitoring parameters” for more
details concerning the QoS parameters.

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 7.3.4 T2-MI monitoring view

The T2MI monitoring view displays real-time values of T2 L1 current information (L1 pre
and L1 post signaling).

7.3.5 Multiplex-Services monitoring view

Multiplex- Services view displays real-time information of the analyzed multiplex.

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 7.3.6 Data Storage monitoring view

Data Storage view displays the list of files stored on the internal memory: log files list,
trend files list, record files list. Existent files can be downloaded or deleted.

For the log and trend recording, the current information is written in the “log.csv”
(“trend.csv”) current working file. Once the storage configuration has been fulfilled (size,
day mode), the file is achieved into a “log.archieveDate_archieveTime.csv”
(trend.archieveDate_archieveTime.csv”) file.
Regarding the TS recordings, the file created is named “Rec.StartDate_StartTime.ts”.
Use the Record (TS Mode) button from the bottom status bar in order to start/stop the
TS recording. An ongoing TS recording will be automatically stopped if the maximum
allocated size for the TS record files has been reached.

Note:
- The file download is forbidden during a stream recording. The stream recording is also
forbidden during a file download.
- Stream record capacity: 50Mbps (DVB-T2 signals), 60Mbps (DVB-C2 signals).
- The stream record is automatically stopped if a firmware update is launched via the GUI.

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 7.3.7 GPS monitoring view

GPS view provides real-time information about the GPS receiver status, measures and
the satellites signal levels. The different GPS satellites are identified by their PRN and
their signal levels are updated in real-time.

A minimum of 4 satellites in use is required to lock the internal GPS receiver.

The localization and GPS date and time are also displayed. Please note that this
information are not used by the EdgeProbe.

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 7.3.8 Logs Events monitoring view

The logging default storage is limited to 1000 lines. If this limit is exceeded, the oldest
lines will be deleted in order to add new ones.
If it is necessary to save all logging events, the log memory management must be
enabled; see “5.8 Setting the Memory Management” paragraph for configuration and
“7.3.6 Data Storage monitoring view” paragraph for log files retrieval.

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 8 Administration
From the Admin menu, the operator can enable authentication on the EdgeProbe
Advanced and assign the relevant login/password to access to the product.

Two users can be defined:

• Administrator: The user 'Administrator' can have access in read and write mode
over all the panels of the EdgeProbe Advanced.
• User: The user 'User' can have access in read mode only over all the panels of
the EdgeProbe Advanced.
When the authentication is enabled:
• Only the 'Administrator' user can assign login password to both users.
• A panel window with login and password fields is popped-up for each new access
to the GUI.
• A login/password shall be provided to access to the EdgeProbe Advanced GUI.

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 9 General information
It is possible to get information on a specific EdgeProbe Advanced on the network. Using
the Web interface, go to the “About” panel. This panel provides information about the
device:
• User-defined parameters such as name and location
• Device parameters such as serial number and firmware version
• Options activated (Options panel)

For more information about firmware update availability, please contact ENENSYS
TESTSYSTEMS support team (support@enensystest.com).

Use icon to access to ENENSYS TESTSYSTEMS Privileged Area website.

Furthermore, as an ENENSYS TESTSYSTEMS customer, we also strongly advise you to
ask for login and password to access our Privileged Area website.

Use icon to open EdgeProbe Advanced user manual. Please note that PDF reader
must be installed on your computer.

Use icon to identify the EdgeProbe Advanced (the LED on the front panel will start
blinking for 10 seconds).

Use icon to download a zip file with the MIB files.

Use icon the reboot the EdgeProbe Advanced.

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 10 NMS integration
The EdgeProbe Advanced provides a MIB object which enables the integration with a
NMS (Network Management System) via SNMP; for device configuration and data
monitoring.

The device’s MIB files can be downloaded from the “About” panel, using the icon.
The MIB archive file contains three MIB files:
- “ENENSYS-ENTERPRISE-MIB”
- “ENENSYS-MONITOR-MIB”
- “ENENSYS-EDGEPROBE-MIB”: integrates also
the “ENENSYS-ENTERPRISE-MIB” and the
“ENENSYS-MONITOR-MIB” MIBs, has the
following structure:
“alarmCurrentTable” contains a list of the alarms
that are currently active on the device.
“alarmTable” contains the list of the alarms
available on the device (details and alarm state).
“alarmAdvancedConfig” contains the OIDs which
enable the alarms’ thresholds configuration.
“logTable” provides access to the device’s event
logs.
“plateform” file contains the device’s parameters:
device (name, location…), network (IP@, default
GW, network mask…), date&time, temperature,
GPS status and clock reference.
“testMonitoringLine” provides access to the
device’s monitoring configuration (“configuration”
file) and monitoring parameters (“statistics” file).
The device’s monitoring parameters are
structured in three categories:
- “rf”: RF parameters structured by standard
- “etr”: ETR290 parameters structured by
priority level
- “sfnDriftTable”: for DVB-T/T2 SFN monitoring
- “multiplex”: TS, Service and PID parameters.

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 11 Troubleshooting
I cannot access the product
The EdgeProbe Advanced can be controlled and monitored through a web browser. You
must connect the product's control Ethernet port to the same network as the computer
that runs the web browser. Please refer to 4.1 for detailed information.
The EdgeProbe is not responding
Web interface is not responding or is not reachable:
- Don't forget that Flash player must be installed on the PC. Please refer to 4.1 for
detailed information.
Real-time statistics are missing
New log messages are not written to the log window.
- Your browser may have lost the connection to the EdgeProbe Advanced. Click the
Refresh button (or press F5) to reinitialize the communication.

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 12 Equipment return for repair
In case of any trouble with one of ENENSYS TESTSYSTEMS products, please report it to
our Technical Support team via email (support@enensystest.com). Your request should
specify the Serial Number as displayed on the bottom label of the equipment, with a
description of the defect, reference of Purchase Order if possible, and your full details.

Upon receiving your request, a support engineer will get in touch with you in order to
surely identify the source of your problem. If equipment has to be returned for repair, a
RMA1 number will be provided to you. You will need to indicate it on the shipping box of
the faulty equipment, and add it in your communication with our support team. Your
equipment will be shipped back to you along with a repair report.

1 Returned Material Authorization

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 13 Updates and Privileged Area
A Privileged Area (http://privileged.enensys.com) is available on ENENSYS TEST-
SYSTEMS’ web-site.
All registered user has access to the Privileged Area where general documentation, user's
manuals, software and product upgrades can be downloaded.
In order to get access to the Privileged Area, you will have to register on your first access.
A serial number of your ENENSYS TESTSYSTEMS equipment will be required in order to
validate the account. You will then receive a password that will give you access to the
Privileged Area.

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 14 Contact Information
ENENSYS TESTSYSTEMS
A division of ENENSYS Technologies
6 rue de la Carrière
CS 37734
35577 Cesson Sévigné CEDEX
FRANCE

Office: (+33) 810 ENENSY

(+33) 170 72 51 70
Fax: (+33) 299 36 03 84

Contact email: contact@enensys.com

Technical support email: support@enensystest.com

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 15 Appendix

15.1 ETR alarms lifecycle

This paragraph presents a few detailed uses cases for the ETR alarms lifecycle. For these
use cases, only two alarm parameters are taken into consideration:
• Nb Errors (N): number of errors that must be detected during the OverLast pe-
riod in order to trigger the alarm start
• OvertLast (T): the duration an alarm remains active after the error stop has
been detected.

Figure 1 ETR alarms: use case 01

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 Figure 2 ETR alarms: use case 02

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 Figure 3 ETR alarms: use case 03

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 Figure 4 ETR alarms: use case 04

Figure 5 ETR alarms: use case 05

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 Figure 6 ETR alarms: use case 06

Figure 7 ETR alarms: use case 07

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 15.2 Scanning recommendations

15.2.1 Scanning functioning

When analyzing a new input channel, the time measurement is triggered by the “start”
command:
• Manually: by selecting the input channel via the GUI,
• Automatically: in scanning mode when passing from an input channel to another.

Figure 8 Analysis start: lock time and initialization phase

During initialization, the lock time is generally inferior to 1s, and the time interval before
the first alarms can be generated depends on the input bitrate (a certain amount of data
must be available in order to correctly compute the different signal parameters, such as
BER, MER…).
For example, for a 24Mbps DVB-T signal in France, the initialization phase can take up
to 5s before the first alarms can be generated. This duration increases for a smaller
bitrate.

Figure 9 Alarm lifecycle during scanning: alarm duration < channel scanning time

For alarms with a non-null “OverLast” parameter:

• T0: error detection
• T0 + 500ms (trigger timeout): alarm start trigger
• T1: error stop detection
• T1 + OverLast: alarm stop trigger

After detecting the error stop, the alarm is still active because of the OverLast parameter.
An error is considered no longer present only if it does not reoccur during the OverLast
duration. Therefore, the alarm stop is triggered only after the OverLast duration.

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 Figure 10 Alarm lifecycle during scanning: alarm duration > channel scanning time
In case the channel’s scanning time ends before the OverLast times out, when re-
analyzing again the channel, the alarm stop will be triggered only after the entire
OverLast duration times out.

15.2.2 Alarms lifecycle and scanning time

Hereafter, a list of values recommended for the scanning time, depending on the alarm
type.
RF alarms
RF alarms can be triggered after 5s, for a 24Mbps bitrate.
The minimum scanning time recommended is 7s.
Multiplex alarms
Multiplex alarms can be triggered at the same time as the RF alarms.
However, the “Service Missing” alarm is triggered if the service is not present during Xs
(parameter set in the “Alarm Profiles”). Therefore, the minimum scanning time
recommended is 7s + Xs.
ETR alarms
All ETR alarms (Level 1, 2, 3) have a configuration parameter “Nb Errors” which
represents the number of times the ETR error has to be detected, during the OverLast
duration, before the associated alarm start can be triggered. For the following, this
parameter is supposed to be set at its minimum value 1.
The majority of the ETR errors are triggered if certain elements have a repetition interval
which is higher than an “error timeout” duration. For example, the Nit_actual_error alarm
is triggered if the NIT is not present for more than 10s. Therefore, in order to have an
alarm start trigger, the scanning time must be superior to the maximum between the
“error timeout” and the initialization phase duration.

Scanning time > MAX ( MAX(error timeout), initialization phase duration)

Moreover, the majority of the ETR alarms have a non-null OverLast parameter, which is
also the duration an alarm remains active after the error stop has been detected.
Therefore, the scanning time must be superior to the sum between the maximum
OverLast and the initialization phase duration; otherwise the alarm stop will never be
triggered.

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 Scanning time > MAX ( MAX(error timeout), initialization phase duration)
+
MAX (OverLast) + initialization phase duration

For default values:

OverLast = 30s, Initialization phase duration = 5s (for 24Mbps bitrate), Max trigger
timeout = 10s Scanning time: 40s
Recommended values:
OverLast = 10s, Initialization phase duration = 5s (for 24Mbps bitrate), Max trigger
timeout = 10s Scanning time: 20s
QoS alarms
In order to have the Threshold related alarms, the same configuration as for the ETR
alarms is recommended. The OverLast parameter does not apply to the alarms taken
into consideration for the SAE/SDE parameters.

Scanning time > MAX (error timeout) + initialization phase duration

In order to have the Ratio related alarms, a minimum scanning time of 1m10s is
recommended. Ratio related alarms are computed over periods of several minutes.
Delta Threshold must be superior to the maximum trigger timeout configured for the
parameters (NIT, SDT, PMT, PAT) included for the SAE/SDE parameters.

15.2.3 Conclusion: recommended scanning time

Minimum values recommended for the scanning time depending on the bitrate and the
measured parameters:
Alarm
RF & Multiplex ETR Base ETR Advanced (QoS)
Bitrate
TNT and high bitrate 12s 27s 1m10s
Low bitrate 22s 37s 1m20s
(initialization + error
(7s + Xs)
timeout + OverLast)

Important notes:

• The scanning time must not be inferior to the minimum error timeout (ETR, Ser-
viceMissing).
• The scanning time must not be inferior to the OverLast.
• Delta Threshold must be superior to the maximum error timeout configured for
the parameters (NIT, SDT, PMT, PAT) included for the SAE/SDE parameters.

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 15.3 SFN synchronization measurement

SFN operation requires precise signal synchronization between all the transmitters of
each SFN cell. SFN problems are usually caused by a temporal shift in the DVB-T or DVB-
T2 frame actual transmission time compared to other transmitters in the other SFN cells.
The most common origins of these SFN synchronization problems are:
• A defect in the transport stream feeding the transmitter.
• Faults in the transmitter distribution network. With many devices between the
T2Gateway (DVB-T2) or MIP Inserter (DVB-T) and the transmitters, both
equipment and network failures (faults) could introduce time shifts into the
stream. SFN errors might occur if these time shifts exceed the maximum network
delay.
• A modulator that has errors or faults in time synchronization, usually caused by
problems with the time reference such as GPS signal. These errors would cause a
temporal shift in the transmission compared to the reference.
• Modulator loss of synchronization with the transport stream feed to the transmitter
(the case of buffer underflow or buffer overflow).
• Modulator frequency drift. If the center frequency were to drift, due to a fault or
some other cause, after some time (usually a few hours) the frequency drift of the
modulator will cause a temporal shift of the transmission time of the DVB-T or
DVB-T2 frame.
• Defective DVB-T/T2 transmitter.
• Faulty GPS receiver.

15.3.1 DVB-T SFN measurement

For a DVB-T system, the SFN synchronization is achieved by inserting a MIP (Mega-frame
Initialization Packet) packet in each mega-frame. The MIPN carries a STP
(Synchronization Time Stamp) value, which indicates the starting point of the first packet
of the mega-frame N+1; starting point computed as the difference between the latest
pulse of the "one-pulse-per-second" (1PPS) reference and the actual start time2.
This synchronization mechanism is specified by the ESTI TS 101 191 document. Please
refer to this technical specification document for details.
The EdgeProbe Advanced SFN measurement for a DVB-T system indicates the following
parameters:
• External PPS presence: 1PPS signal required as the STS value depends of the
pulse of the "one-pulse-per-second" reference.
• MIP presence.
• SFN Delay: time to receive the mega-frame, see Figure 11:
SFN Delay = [Trec mega-frame N – STS mega-frame N (from MIPN-1)]
• SFN Drift: variation of the SFN Delay.

2 ETSI TS 101 191

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 Figure 11 Functional description of the SFN synchronization3

15.3.2 DVB-T2 SFN measurement

For SFN synchronization in a DVB-T2 system, the T2-MIP packet is used by a

retransmission site to create a SFN cell on a frequency f0 from a DVB-T2 RF signal
received on a frequency f1. The timestamp carried by the T2-MIP provides time
synchronization for the repeater (frequency f0), not for the transmitter (frequency f1).
The T2-MIP packet does not have a deterministic position in the transport stream; its
position depends on the T2 Gateway implementation.
The SFN Drift cannot be computed using the T2-MIP packet.
The ENENSYS TESTSYSTEMS solution for SFN monitoring in DVB-T2 consists in
computing the T2-Frame Drift.

T2 Frames
N N+1 ……. N+k N+k+1 N+k+2

Clock

T0 T1 Tk Tk+1 Tk+2

If a T2-Frame is received at time T0, then arrival time of next T2-Frame will be T0
incremented by the duration of a T2-Frame, which is known.
The T2-Frame algorithm:
• At startup of the SFN Drift process, gets the reception date T0 (from a real-time
clock) of T2-Frame N and permanently store it. This value represents the reference

3 ETSI TS 101 191

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 time. Each reception date of a T2-Frame can be computed as follows:
Tk= T0+k * Durationframe; k ∈ N

• When a new T2-Frame is received, the reception time t can be expressed as:
t= T0 + m * Durationframe + δt
m ∈ N; δt ∈ R and δt < Durationframe

δt is the sum between the uncertainty of the measurement and potential error on
SFN synchronization. δt is the SFN drift value.
• The SFN Drift to monitor is then expressed as:
SFNdrift = Modulo [(t - T0) / Durationframe]

The EdgeProbe Advanced SFN measurement for a DVB-T2 system indicates the following
parameters:
• External PPS presence: 1PPS signal for synchronization, time reference.
• TS lock status.
• T2-Frame Drift: the difference between the T2-Frame real reception time t and
the theoretical reception time Tk.
• Reference time: a T0 reception time of the first T2-Frame considered as a
reference.

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 15.4 QoS monitoring parameters

The following QoS paramaters are also defined in ETR 101 290 §5.5.1 and §5.5.2. Please,
refer to ETR 101 290 document for exact definition of the parameters. PDF file available
here.
Service Availability Errors (SAE): Count the occurrence of error messages for the
following parameters over a defined time interval Delta Τ: TS_sync_loss, PAT_error,
PMT_error.
For each time interval Delta Τ, the following differences are calculated (which correspond
to the derivation of the increasing function related to the occurrence of the concerned
error messages):
TS_sync_loss (∆Τ) = TS_sync_loss (T) - TS_sync_loss (Τ−∆Τ)
PAT_error (∆Τ) = PAT_error (T) - PAT_error (Τ−∆Τ)
PMT_error (∆Τ) = PMT_error (T) - PMT_error (Τ−∆Τ)
Then Service_Availability_Error value is calculated:
Service_Availability_Error = Max [TS_sync_loss (∆Τ), PAT_error (∆Τ), PMT_error (∆Τ) ]

and display the results over an appropriate period, e. g. 10 minutes, and calculate
Service_Availability_Error_Ratio as the percentage of time for which the parameter
exceeds a pre-defined threshold.

Service Degradation Errors (SDE): Count the occurrence of error messages for the
following parameters over a defined time interval Delta Τ: CRC_error, PCR_error,
NIT_error, SDT_error.
For each time interval Delta Τ, the following differences are calculated (which correspond
to the derivation of the increasing function related to the occurrence of the concerned
error messages):
CRC_error (∆Τ) = CRC_error (T) - CRC_error (Τ−∆Τ)
PCR_error (∆Τ) = PCR_error (T) - PCR_error (Τ−∆Τ)
NIT_error (∆Τ) = NIT_error (T) - NIT_error (Τ−∆Τ)
SDT_error (∆Τ) = SDT_error (T) - SDT_error (Τ−∆Τ)
Then Service_Degradation_Error value is calculated:
Service_Degradation_Error = Max [CRC_error (∆Τ), PCR_error (∆Τ), NIT_error (∆Τ), SDT_error (∆Τ)]

and display the results over an appropriate period, e. g. 10 minutes, and calculate
Service_Degradation_Error_Ratio as the percentage of time for which the parameter
exceeds a pre-defined threshold.

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