Digital bit stream generator for testing MPEG video decoders

Author

Settle, Timothy F. ; Lu, Ligang

Author_Institution

Thomson Consumer Electron., Indianapolis, IN, USA

Volume

42

Issue

3

fYear

1996

fDate

8/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

422

Lastpage

430

Abstract

The successful implementation of the MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) video compression standard has made digital video decoders a cost effective reality for consumer electronic applications. Development of these applications necessitated the design of a test system to ensure the functionality, reliability, and quality of the video decoder. One area of consumer electronics which utilizes MPEG video decoding are the DBS (digital broadcast satellite) system receivers. We present an MPEG video decoder test system for a DBS system receiver. The test system is capable of transmitting a variety of MPEG encoded bit streams to a DBS receiver to test the video decoder

Keywords

automatic test equipment; code standards; data compression; digital instrumentation; direct broadcasting by satellite; signal generators; telecommunication equipment testing; telecommunication standards; television receivers; video coding; DBS system receivers; MPEG encoded bit streams; MPEG video decoder test system; MPEG video decoder testing; MPEG video decoding; Motion Picture Experts Group; consumer electronic applications; digital bit stream generator; digital broadcast satellite; digital video decoders; reliability; test system design; video compression standard; Consumer electronics; Costs; Decoding; Digital video broadcasting; Motion pictures; Satellite broadcasting; Streaming media; System testing; Transform coding; Video compression;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Consumer Electronics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0098-3063

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/30.536139

Filename

536139