Sarnoff to Showcase Test and Measurement Products for ATSC Mobile DTV Standard Compliance Verification
Sarnoff Corporation announced today that it will showcase new product capabilities for testing and validating compliance with the ATSC Mobile DTV Standard at CES 2010, January 7-10 in Las Vegas, NV.
The development of the ATSC Mobile DTV Standard will enable broadcast delivery of digital television transmissions to mobile and handheld devices. Sarnoff’s portfolio of testing tools quickly identifies and helps eliminate performance issues—giving users the ability to comply with standards and offer innovative broadcasting methods to customers.
Sarnoff offers capabilities for ATSC Mobile DTV Standard compliance in these products:
- Bitstreams™ Decoder Tests: Designed to evaluate and identify potential problems in compliant decoders, Sarnoff’s Bitstreams™ offer stress and error tests to ensure adequate performance, robustness and error resilience for mobile devices
- Visualizer™ Digital Test Pattern: Available in both compressed and uncompressed versions, the award-winning Visualizer™ allows visual evaluation of encoders and decoders using the native mobile format
- ESP™ Encoder Stress Pattern: Sarnoff’s specialized and complex artificial test patterns stress various aspects of processing to force failure modes, allowing users to visually evaluate how well an ATSC-compliant encoder performs.
“Mobile and handheld devices are an emerging medium, poised to redefine the broadcast television industry,” said Mark Clifton, Sarnoff’s Acting President and CEO. “The expansion of our test and measurement product suite will allow users to evaluate encoders, decoders and/or display devices for compliance with new standards associated with these media receivers. Sarnoff is proud to support this exciting new technology.”
Sarnoff will be demonstrating these products at CES 2010, the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow. For more information, visit Sarnoff in the Mobile DTV TechZone Booth: Central 10546 at the Las Vegas Convention Center’s Central Hall, January 7-10, or on the web.
