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Channel analysis, Join leave – EXFO MaxTester DSL User Manual

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Channel Analysis

The Channel Analysis function provides a separate tab for
every live stream channel. Each channel displays the
following information:

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Stream Rate Info

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Transport Rate (kbit/s)

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IP Packet Rate (kbit/s)

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Stream Content lists the statistical information about
the Video, Audio and Program Association/Map
Table
(s) content for each MPEG video
analyzed stream.

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PID is a unique integer value or packet identifier
(PID) that indicates the type of data that is stored
in the packet payload of the video stream.

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Rate (kbit/s) is the rate calculated of a given
stream content.

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Stream Error Indicator

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TS Packet Loss Counter is the number of packets lost, with errors, or out of
sequence, during the test period in the transport stream.

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TS Packet Loss Ratio (%) is the percentage of IP packet loss during a one
second period in the transport stream.

Join Leave

The Join Leave tab displays a list of IPTV channels from
the alias table, their activity (measured Zap time), and
pass/fail status. Upon successful WAN connection, the
Join/Leave Channel lists and Join and Leave buttons
are shown.

Note:

Join and Leave buttons are not shown in
Auto Test since join and leave are
automatically executed.

To join/leave channels:
1.
Press Join to have the STB send an IGMP report with

the multicast IP address.

2. Press Leave to inform the network to stop sending the

current stream.