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InTEST

QA: Testing, Testing
InBroadcast checks out the latest developments
In vision, sound and network analysis...

By Jim Evans
Contributing Editor

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nritsu's MT1100A Network
Master Flex is a portable
transport tester for optical networks
which can measure client signals
at data rates up to 100Gb/s and
which is suitable for testing the
next generation of 400Gb/s network
equipment. Anritsu has also
introduced a number of upgrades
to the MT1000A, including support
for high-speed Fibre Channel and
enhanced Ethernet testing.
Jonathan Borrill, Director of
Marketing at Anritsu (EMEA), says,
"The new MT1100A is the world's ﬁrst
true ﬁeld portable transport network
tester to be able to generate the
Ethernet and SDH/SONET client
signals needed for testing the trafﬁc
carried on OTN circuits at speeds
up to 100Gb/s. As a result, OTN
evaluations can be performed in
a near-to-live test environment to
easily troubleshoot and test the
causes of communications error on
OTN, Ethernet, SDH/SONET and
Fibre Channel networks."

DK-Technologies has added
loudness automation to its T7

Denmark's DK-Technologies has
once again upped the functionality
of their competitive DK T7 audio,
loudness and logging meter, by
adding Loudness Automation.
Based on SMPTE timecode, DK
T7 is now capable of instantly
recalculating the Integrated
Loudness value up to four hours
back in time. This means no more
reruns to hit your loudness target
value - Loudness Automation is a
free of charge update for existing
and future users.
The recent update also adds
USB mouse operation to the Multi
touch screen DK T7, allowing for
fast and easy on screen access or
operation using the HDMI external
monitor output. Extra tweaks have

been added, including headphone
volume control and more screen
setup functions.
Uffe Kjems, Product Marketing
Director for DK-Technologies,
says: "Every Engineer working with
loudness knows about the tedious
process of hitting the Loudness
measure bulls eye, and I know that
they will appreciate the Loudness
Automation feature as a real time
saver. This adds yet another cool
and practical feature to the DK T7
at no additional cost and simply
makes DK T7 the strongest and
most competitive Loudness meters
around, let alone affordable."
IneoQuest Technologies' AMP
for Adaptive Streaming solution
provides video service providers
(VSPs) with deep viewership
analytics in order to increase
monetisation of their services
and enhance viewer experience.
In September, AMP for Adaptive
Streaming was honoured by the
2014 Diamond Technology Review
Programme with one judge stating,
"[AMP for Adaptive Streaming] is a
ﬁrst of its kind that ﬁnally allows
operators the needed visibility into
the quality and geolocations of OTT
content consumption."
Joel Daly, Senior Director, Product
Management and Marketing
at IneoQuest, says: "As the
volume of video consumed on
connected devices continues to
increase, providers must have a
strategy in place to successfully
manage multiscreen deployments.
IneoQuest's solutions help with this
preparation by allowing providers
to assure video quality, understand
subscribers, optimise content and
delivery and grow returns."
New to the European market from
Lynx Technik is the Testor | Lite 3G,
a cost- effective, compact, hand

held touch-screen multi-format
test signal generator. Designed to
address the demands of testing
multi-format digital infrastructures,
the new Testor | Lite 3G is offered at
a low cost and boasts "a multitude
of useful features," making it a
suitable accompaniment for a ﬁeld
engineer's portable toolkit.

Lynx Technik Testor | Lite 3G

Nevion has introduced a new
the-art Automated Test Equipment
easy-to-use and powerful media
systems, which are quality checking
network monitoring solution
its range of transmitters, receivers
that even non-expert users can
and digital audio processors.
operate. The solution is designed
When electronica 2014 opened
to simplify day-to-day operations,
its doors in Munich, Rohde &
monitor compliance with Service
Schwarz used the home advantage
Level Agreements (SLAs), as well
to showcase its extensive portfolio
as rapidly identify and resolve the
of test and measurement equipment.
root-causes of any issues in the
High measurement speeds are
network. This means potential
crucial for production testing
service-affecting issues can be
of wireless communications
proactively addressed before they
components. Rohde & Schwarz has
escalate, thereby saving the costs
developed two new instruments that
associated with the
loss of signals.
The new integrated
solution incorporates
Nevion's VideoIPath
network management
software with network
monitoring probes from The Rohde & Schwarz SGT100A and R&S FPS
the nSure product family,
including the flagship TNS4200
deliver the required speed.
solution. It offers complete end-toThe R&S SGT100A claims to be
end monitoring without the need
the smallest and fastest vector
signal generator up to 6 GHz. It
for costly and time-consuming
integration. The system can also
includes an integrated baseband
collect monitoring data from other
generator with up to 160 MHz
equipment, whether from Nevion
bandwidth. The compact R&S
or third parties, that are part of the
FPS signal and spectrum analyser
transport chain.
has an upper frequency limit of
BW Broadcast has increased
4, 7, 13, 30 or 40 GHz and an
its stock of Prism Sound audio
analysis bandwidth up to 160
MHz. It offers test applications for
test equipment by investing in
two more dScope Series III Digital
all of the key mobile and wireless
Audio Analysers, bringing the total
standards. The R&S SGT100A
number of units it owns to nine.
and R&S FPS can be combined to
generate and demodulate even IEEE
"To support our growth, we have
recently taken on new staff in all
802.11ac WLAN signals. Together,
departments," Founder Scott Incz
they achieve extremely short
says. "We have also increased
measurement times when testing
production to meet demand and
RF components such as the output
this has resulted in an expansion
ampliﬁers used in mobile phones.
of our product test facilities so that
When Deutsche Welle, Germany's
we can maintain high standards of
quality control." Incz says that Prism
Sound's dScope
Series III has played
a pivotal role at BW
Broadcast since the
company acquired
its first analyser
10 years ago.
BW Broadcast is
RTW TM9 TouchMonitor meters
using its latest Prism
selected by Deutsche Welle
Sound dScope units
in two new, state-ofCONTINUED ON PAGE 43
IneoQuest AMP provides viewership analytics

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