Hewlett-Packard and David Sarnoff Research Center.(developed MPEG-2 digital video broadcasts systems analyzer)(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, April, 1996 by Dickson, Glen

Hewlett-Packard and the David Sarnoff Research Center have co-developed a real-time MPEG-2 analyzer for DVB (digital video broadcast) systems and networks. The product, the HP E627A MPEG scope DVB, is a PC-based test solution that supports real-time testing of the MPEG-2 transport stream layer using Sarnoff's real-time analysis software.

The MPEG scope DVB consists of an HP Vectra PC, a Sarnoff-designed ISA analysis card and real-time software running under Microsoft Windows. It performs key MPEG-2 measurement functions, including program clock reference (PCR) jitter and interval analysis, T-STD buffer-level monitoring, program identifier (PID) bandwidth statistics reporting and DVB-MG23/66 health-check monitoring.