ETR 290 : 20001

1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions and abbreviations
  3.1 Definitions
  3.2 Abbreviations
4 General
5 Measurement and analysis of the MPEG-2 Transport Stream
  5.1 General
  5.2 List of parameters recommended for evaluation
6 Common parameters for satellite and cable transmission
  media
  6.1 System availability
  6.2 Link availability
  6.3 BER before RS decoder
  6.4 Error events logging
  6.5 Transmitter symbol clock jitter and accuracy
  6.6 RF/IF signal power
  6.7 Noise power
  6.8 Bit error count after RS
  6.9 IQ signal analysis
  6.10 Interference
7 Cable specific measurements
  7.1 Noise margin
  7.2 Estimated noise margin
  7.3 Signal quality margin test
  7.4 Equivalent Noise Degradation (END)
  7.5 BER vs. E[b]/N[0]
  7.6 Phase noise of RF carrier
  7.7 Amplitude, phase and impulse response of the channel
  7.8 Out of band emissions
8 Satellite specific measurements
  8.1 BER before Viterbi decoding
  8.2 Receive BER vs. E[b]/N[0]
  8.3 IF spectrum
9 Measurements specific for a terrestrial (DVB-T) system
  9.1 RF accuracy (precision)
  9.2 Selectivity
  9.3 AFC capture range
  9.4 Phase noise of Local Oscillators (LO)
  9.5 RF/IF signal power
  9.6 Noise power
  9.7 RF and IF spectrum
  9.8 Receiver sensitivity/dynamic range for a Gaussian
       channel
  9.9 Equivalent Noise Degradation (END)
  9.10 Linearity characterization (shoulder attenuation)
  9.11 Power efficiency
  9.12 Coherent interferer
  9.13 BER vs. C/N ratio by variation of transmitter power
  9.14 BER vs. C/N ratio by variation of Gaussian noise power
  9.15 BER before Viterbi (inner) decoder
  9.16 BER before RS (outer) decoder
  9.17 BER after RS (outer) decoder
  9.18 IQ signal analysis
  9.19 Overall signal delay
  9.20 SFN synchronization
  9.21 Channel characteristics
Annex A: General measurement methods
      A.1 Introduction
      A.2 Null packet definition
      A.3 Description of the procedure for "Estimated Noise
           Margin" by applying statistical analysis on the
           constellation data
      A.4 Set-up for RF phase noise measurements using a
           spectrum analyser
      A.5 Amplitude, phase and impulse response of the
           channel
      A.6 Out of band emissions
Annex B: Examples for test set-up
      B.1 System availability
      B.2 Link availability
      B.3 BER before RS
      B.4 Event error logging
      B.5 Transmitter symbol clock jitter and accuracy
      B.6 RF/IF signal power
      B.7 Noise power
      B.8 BER after RS
      B.9 I/Q signal analysis
      B.10 Service data rate measurement
      B.11 Noise margin
      B.12 Equivalent Noise Degradation (END)
      B.13 BER vs. E[b]/N[0]
      B.14 Equalizer spectrum
      B.15 BER before Viterbi decoding
      B.16 Receive BER vs. E[b]/N[0]
      B.17 IF spectrum
Annex C: Measurement parameter definition
      C.1 Definition of Vector Error Measures
      C.2 Comparison between MER and EVM
      C.3 Conclusions regarding MER and EVM
Annex D: Exact values of BER vs. E[b]/N[0] for DVB-C systems
Annex E: Examples for the terrestrial system test set-up
      E.1 RF accuracy
      E.2 Selectivity
      E.3 AFC capture range
      E.4 Phase noise of Local Oscillators (LO)
      E.5 RF/IF signal power
      E.6 Noise power
      E.7 RF and IF spectrum
      E.8 Receiver sensitivity/dynamic range for a Gaussian
           channel
      E.9 Equivalent Noise Degradation (END)
      E.10 Linearity characterization (shoulder attenuation)
      E.11 Power efficiency
      E.12 Coherent interference
      E.13 BER vs. C/N by variation of transmitter power
      E.14 BER vs. C/N by variation of Gaussian noise power
      E.15 BER before Viterbi (inner) decoder
Annex F: Specification of test signals of DVB-T modulator
      F.1 Introduction
      F.2 Input signal
      F.3 Test modes
      F.4 Test points
      F.5 File format for interchange of simulated data
Annex G: Specification of test signals of DVB-T modulator
      G.1 Overview
      G.2 RF/IF power ("carrier")
      G.3 Noise level
      G.4 Energy-per-bit (E[b])
      G.5 C/N ratio and E[b]/N[0] ratio
      G.6 Practical application of the measurements
      G.7 Example
      G.8 Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) and Modulation Error
           Ratio (MER)
      G.9 BER vs. C/N
      G.10 Error probability of Quadrature Amplitude
           Modulation (QAM)
      G.11 Error probability of QPSK
      G.12 Error probability after Viterbi decoding
      G.13 Error probability after RS decoding
      G.14 BEP vs. C/N for DVB cable transmission
      G.15 BER vs. C/N for DVB satellite transmission
      G.16 Adding noise to a noisy signal
Annex H: Bibliography
History

Contains guidelines for measurement in Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) satellite, cable and terrestrial and related digital television systems. It also specifies a number of measurement techniques, such that the results obtained are comparable when the measurement is carried out in compliance with the appropriate definition.