EXFO EXpert IPTV Test Tools (FTB-1 / 2 Pro) User Manual

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Transport Metrics

Packet Loss Metrics provide essential data on IPTV packet loss before and after the effects of

error correction (such as FEC or Reliable UDP). Burst and gap statistics provide valuable

insight into the time distribution of lost and discarded packets.

MPEG-TS Packet Loss Metrics

Metric

Description

Packet Loss Rate

Percentage of MPEG-TS packets lost in the network

Packet Discard Rate

Percentage of packets discarded due to late arrival

Out of Sequence Packet Rate

Percentage of packets arriving out of sequence

Duplicate Packet Rate

Percentage of duplicate packets

Burst Loss Rate

Percentage of packets lost within burst periods

Burst Length

Average length of burst periods

Gap Loss Rate

Percentage of packets lost within gap periods

Gap Length

Average length of gaps between bursts

PCR (Program Clock Reference) Jitter Metrics

Metric

Description

PCR Jitter

Program Clock Reference Jitter

MDI (Media Delivery Index) Metrics

Metric

Description

MDI Delay Factor

Media Delivery Index Delay Factor is the maximum difference, observed

at the end of each media stream packet, between the arrival of media

data and the drain of media data

MDI Media Loss Rate

Media Delivery Index Loss Rate is the count of lost or out-of-order packets

carrying streaming application information over a selected time interval,

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