Title :
MPEG-2 conformance testing for interoperability
Author :
Kar, Mukta L. ; Chelehmal, Majid ; Prodan, Rich ; Eng, David
Author_Institution :
Cable Television Lab. Inc., USA
Abstract :
Cable Television Laboratories, Inc., has set up a laboratory to test conformance of consumer electronics equipment with the MPEG-2 standard. This paper discusses some MPEG background and initial MPEG-2 conformance testing for interoperability at CableLabs´ testing laboratory. The methodology for performing encoder/decoder compliance testing is explained. Software and hardware platforms to support MPEG-2 bitstream interoperability presented
Keywords :
audio coding; audio equipment; automatic test equipment; code standards; conformance testing; decoding; telecommunication equipment testing; telecommunication standards; video coding; video equipment; Cable Television Laboratories; MPEG-2 bitstream interoperability; MPEG-2 conformance testing; MPEG-2 interoperability; MPEG-2 standard; consumer electronics equipment; encoder/decoder compliance testing; hardware platforms; laboratory; software platforms; Cable TV; Consumer electronics; Decoding; Digital audio broadcasting; Digital video broadcasting; Electronic equipment testing; Hardware; Laboratories; Performance evaluation; Standardization; Transform coding; Video compression;
Conference_Titel :
Emerging Technologies and Applications in Communications, 1996. Proceedings., First Annual Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7585-3
DOI :
10.1109/ETACOM.1996.502474