Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests
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Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests
Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests Deliverable D5.3 GLOBAL ITV ID: GLOBALITV-D5.3-ValidationPlanandInteroperabilityTests Version: 13 Deliverable number: D5.3 Authors: Marianne Kogut Eliasquevici, Marcos César da Rocha Seruffo, Carlos Natalino, Fernanda Chocron Miranda, Maria Ataide Malcher, Jane Aparecida Marques (UFPA). Contributors: Christian Keimel (IRT), Jean-Paul Bernoux (TDF). Internal reviewers: Christian Fuhrhop (FOKUS). Work Package: WP5 Task: T5.2 Nature: R – Report Dissemination: PU – Public Status: Living Delivery date: 04.09.2015 Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests Version and controls: Version Date Reason for change Editor 1 2015-06-15 Table of content Marianne K. Eliasquevici, Fernanda Chocron Miranda, Marcos Seruffo and Carlos Natalino (UFPA). 2 2015-07-10 Report of the first block of tests (IRT and TDF) Christian Keimel (IRT) and JP. Bernoux (TDF). 3 2015-07-21 Systematization of results achieved by partners during the tests Marcos Seruffo, Carlos Natalino, Marianne K. Eliasquevici and Fernanda Chocron Miranda (UFPA). 4 2015-07-29 Contributions from TDF JP. Bernoux (TDF). 5 2015-07-29 Systematization of TDF contributions and UFPA adjustments Marcos Seruffo, Marianne K. Eliasquevici and Carlos Natalino (UFPA). 6 2015-08-06 Contributions from IRT Christian Keimel (IRT). 7 2015-08-17 Final review from UFPA (Subjective tests and Final Remarks) and format improvements Marianne K. Eliasquevici, Jane Marques, Fernanda Chocron Miranda and Maria Ataide Malcher (UFPA). 8 2015-08-18 Internal review Christian Fuhrhop (FOKUS). 9 2015-08-19 Version taking into account internal review remarks Marianne K. Eliasquevici (UFPA). 10 2015-08-20 Final contributions from TDF JP. Bernoux (TDF). 11 2015-08-21 Final review and format improvements from UFPA 12 13 2015-08-24 2015-08-31 Additional comments on document Version taking into account remarks from IRT Marianne K. Eliasquevici, Fernanda Chocron Miranda and Carlos Natalino (UFPA). Christian Keimel (IRT). Fernanda Chocron Miranda, Maria Ataide Malcher and Carlos Natalino (UFPA). Acknowledgement: The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013, call FP7-ICT-2013-10.2) under grant agreement n° 614087 and from the Brazilian Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) under grant CHAMADA MCTI/CNPq Nº 13/2012 and project number 490088/2013-9. Disclaimer: This document does not represent the opinion of the European Community, and the European Community is not responsible for any use that might be made of its content. This document contains material, which is the copyright of certain GLOBAL ITV consortium parties, and may not be reproduced or copied without permission. All GLOBAL ITV consortium parties have agreed to full publication of this document. The commercial use of any information contained in this document may require a license from the proprietor of that information. Neither the GLOBAL ITV consortium as a whole, nor a certain party of the GLOBAL ITV consortium warrant that the information contained in this document is capable of use, nor that use of the information is free from risk, and does not accept any liability for loss or damage suffered by any person using this information. page i Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests Executive Summar y This document summarises the outcome of the first block of interoperability tests, and, based on these experiences, modifications to the initial evaluation plan of Deliverable 5.1 - Testing and evaluation plan. This activity was part of Task 5.2 - Conducting user test evaluation, and conclusions, inside Work Package 5 (WP5). This document is organised in five sections: (i) Introduction; (ii) Section about the approaches how the objective and subjective tests were designed in the Evaluation Plan, emphasizing the multimethodological matrix developed to guide the tests; (iii) Section for the descriptions about the results of the first block of objectives tests performed by TDF, IRT and UFPA and with a brief discussion about the results to serve as a basis to revalidate the platform specification; (iv) Section that describes the update or confirmation of the actions provided in the Evaluation Plan; (v) Section with final remarks. page ii Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests Table of Contents 1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................... 1 2 Design of the tests ........................................................................................................................... 2 3 Description of the first and pilot block of tests ............................................................................. 4 3.1 Platform tests................................................................................................................................ 5 3.2 Discussion and results ............................................................................................................... 15 4 Validation Plan and final tests ...................................................................................................... 17 4.1 Objective tests ............................................................................................................................ 17 4.2 Subjective tests .......................................................................................................................... 18 5 Final remarks .................................................................................................................................. 20 Annex A – Survey about the market for the GLOBAL ITV architecture ......................................... 21 Glossary ............................................................................................................................................... 26 References ........................................................................................................................................... 27 List of Figures ...................................................................................................................................... 28 List of Tables ....................................................................................................................................... 29 page iii Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests 1 Introduction The GLOBAL ITV project has, as its main objective, the definition of an interoperable interactive TV system between Brazil and Europe. This implies the definition of new mechanisms for signalling, transportation and receiving systems to allow Set-Top Boxes (STBs) to handle signal broadcast in DVB and ISDBTb standards. The STB prototype also needs to handle both application platforms (i.e., HbbTV and Ginga) in order to provide interactivity in both TV standards. In order to increase the effectiveness and benefits of the GLOBAL ITV platform, it is essential for the project to adopt a consistent assessment. It is expected that the results from the evaluation process will be an important input to the exploitation plan. The system performance, user acceptance, impacts, costs, and benefits measurements should be designed to help any market assessment or product marketing. Considering this, Deliverable 5.1 - Testing and evaluation plan [1] presented the Evaluation Plan, which focusses on all efforts necessary to achieve the objectives of Work Package 5 (WP5). In view of the need to validate the system/services developed in other work packages, it is a document or map which defines the scope and objectives to be evaluated, the requirements to be validated, the strategies and resources to be employed in the activities: “A well-structured evaluation plan allows to ensure that the needs of the project are met and platform performance assessments are properly executed from different points-ofview, aiming at providing feedback to the other work packages (especially the WP3 and WP4) that can enhance the technology developed. As a management tool for the project, an evaluation plan should describe the core activities in a simple and coherent way and, above all, also integrate with the final results planned for the whole project”. [1] At this stage of the project when the first block of objective tests are performed, it is necessary to revaluate the actions foreseen in D5.1, as well as report the results achieved with the tests to serve as feedback for other work packages of the project. The Validation Plan is the document that will update or confirm the planned actions of the D5.1 and the validation process will be carried out with respect to two main areas: (i) verification and technical assessment regarding to the final objective tests (conformance, integration and interoperability tests); and (ii) validate the platform via end-user acceptance tests, and identify user behaviour regarding the applications and the prototypes. page 1 Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests 2 Design of the tests Research to develop new technologies needs to be concerned about aspects beyond technical performance, given the increasingly competitive markets and the growing realization of the importance of acceptance and ownership by end users. For GLOBAL ITV, entrepreneurs and scholars with different skills and backgrounds are involved in all stages of platform development. Regarding staff responsible for testing and evaluation, there is participation of researchers from the Communication, Engineering and Computing departments, in a dialogue that has led to discussions on testing technology for a new methodological approach. In this process of exchange of knowledge, more than a sum of procedures, the integrated work of a multidisciplinary team has shown the possibility and the need for innovation in driving tests covering both technical and functional aspects, regarding the use of technology experience for users, given that public acceptance is crucial to the development and competitiveness of the product on the market. Considering these perspectives and scope of the project, which is to present an innovative technological solution for different television markets, a multimethodological matrix was designed, as shown in D5.1 [1], to guide the testing and evaluations of the GLOBAL ITV platform, which brings together and coordinates qualitative and quantitative procedures, in order to undertake a more comprehensive assessment. In this matrix, the evaluation process adopted is based on two interconnected sub-processes: (i) one called validation phase is the moment the operation of the system is tested to verify its technical performance and additional tests are performed to validate its use by end users; (ii) and the other, exploitation, refers to the stage at which all the above results are analyzed together with the cost of the technology to create strategies, and incorporating commercial exploitation of such products on the market. These two sub-processes aim to understand and evaluate three key elements of any innovation process: technology (restrictions, performance, operation), the user (sociodemographic profile, habits and consumption patterns, desires, interests, satisfaction, usability levels) and market (strategies, interest, costs, segmentation, customers and prospect for new markets). For each of these elements, some research questions were considered during the designing process of the tests: (i) what are the test´s objectives? (ii) What types / testing phases will be developed? (iii) What public and / or products will be involved in testing? (iv) What are the procedures for data collection and analysis? (v) What theoretical and methodological frameworks are the base for procedures? In this sense, the developed matrix intends to evaluate the adoption of new technologies in a broad way (from product design to the reception). Regarding the underlying technology, the development of an interoperable architecture requires achieving several stages of integration of the existing technologies. In the case of GLOBAL ITV architecture, we consider four steps for migration (i) coexistence (consists of two separate iTV system stacks, one for HbbTV 1.x and one for Ginga in one device); (Ii) interoperability (the coexistence is extended with interoperability between applications in the same service, i.e, an application in the active iTV system is able to start an application in another, currently non-active iTV system, providing interoperability on application level between the two iTV systems); (Iii) dual stack and unified architecture (the dual stack approach from the previous two versions is combined with the unified architecture, presenting the solution converging towards the GLOBAL ITV system); and (iv) unified architecture utilizing a single stack (only the unified architecture of the GLOBAL ITV system remains, representing the ultimate step towards a convergent system) [2]. “For all of them, the global architecture of the services (and by consequence of the platforms that handle them) will be the same. Linear TV programs will be broadcast with an interactive services linked to that program. The data services can be composed of one or several applications. They will be program related or of public interest” [1]. The tests outlined in the methodological matrix are in line with the expected implementation of coexistence for step (i). For the other steps they are dependent on the development of prototypes. page 2 Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests In multimethodological matrix proposed, it was understood that the end user is the central element of new technologies tests. Therefore, in GLOBAL ITV project, the main objective of testing with users is to observe and analyze the experience of end users interacting with the platform prototypes and applications in development. From the point of view of the market, the proposed multimethodological matrix also provides for the collection of information that may help in developing a long-term strategy for incorporating GLOBAL ITV platform in the market. A fundamental issue is understanding what types of business models will succeed for multimedia sites. Understanding consumers’ willingness to pay in these new media environments would be an important start” [3]. The objective of this testing phase of is to check possible difficulties in incorporating the platform in a broadcaster’s routine and in the workflow of the content producer. It is known that any change in established patterns and embracement of the possibilities of access to new technologies must be accompanied by equally interesting content that enable and leverage the use of these technologies. As will be detailed in the next section, the GLOBAL ITV project is in the prototype development stage and the first interoperability tests have been carried out, following the design proposed in the matrix and described in detail in Deliverable 5.2 - Detailed Test sites Specification and First Set-Up [4]. Based on these experiences, a new set of objective tests and verification of acceptance of the developing platform are been planned in parallel with the outcomes from WP3 and WP4. page 3 Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests 3 Description of the first and pilot block of tests The objective tests have three separate goals: Validation of the feasibility GLOBAL ITV concepts. The end-to-end platform will be deployed including play-out and GLOBAL ITV receiver. The validation will be carried out in both interactive systems, HbbTV and Ginga, corresponding to the coexistence and interoperability phases. An important point will be the verification that the requirements defined by WP2 are met. Validation of the interoperability with current equipment deployed in the network: this condition is mandatory if we want GLOBAL ITV studies adopted by the broadcaster and network operators; Non-disturbance of the different receivers: This condition is mandatory to adopt GLOBAL ITV by different standardisation bodies and local authorities. The first block of tests is part of the objective tests and verifies if the specified platform (according to WP2 and WP3) fulfils the interoperability requirements. It means that a signal generated using the set of components specified by GLOBAL ITV must be correctly played over a variety of TV sets and the STB developed on the project works with DVB or ISDB-Tb standards; i.e. the interoperability tests are required to verify that the proposed signalling scheme does not impact on existing STBs and that the GLOBAL ITV STB works properly for the current addressed signalling schemes (DVB and ISDB-Tb). This section describes how TDF, IRT and UFPA have carried out the first and pilot block of tests using playout and STB prototype of the project with applications and equipment that are currently in operation. And considering the purpose of the objective test, the functional requirements and the two phases in which the tests are divided. For this goal, the tests were conducted in two ways: signalling interoperability tests and STB interoperability tests. The signalling interoperability tests were done with by broadcasting the GLOBAL ITV proposed signalling to different TV sets and STBs from different manufactures to verify the GLOBAL ITV signalling reception capability on such devices. Figure 1 shows the overall strategy used to perform the GLOBAL ITV signalling interoperability tests developed by TDF and IRT. In this case, the different TV sets must receive, handle and correctly present audio, video and applications broadcasts using DVB and signalled according to the GLOBAL ITV proposed signalling. The tests ensure the standard proposed by GLOBAL ITV works correctly in existing (i.e., single standard) DVB TV sets. STB 1 STB 2 GLOBAL ITV TS Playout STB 3 . . . STB n Figure 1: GLOBAL ITV signalling interoperability tests page 4 Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests The STB interoperability tests were performed using the GLOBAL ITV STB prototype to receive a signal from current broadcasters and this was the base of the tests held in Brazil by UFPA team. It is possible to ensure that the STB works not only under GLOBAL ITV signalling but also under DVB and ISDB-Tb signalling, which increases the flexibility of the GLOBAL ITV compliant equipment. Figure 2 shows the overall strategy to verify the STB interoperability. Broadcaster 1 Broadcaster 2 Broadcaster 3 GLOBAL ITV STB . . . Broadcaster n Figure 2: GLOBAL ITV STB interoperability tests The purpose of the testing is to ensure the usability of GLOBAL ITV concepts and devices with an existing environment and not to single out manufacturers, so the name of the manufacturer and the references of the receivers are anonymized in this deliverable. 3.1 Platform tests This section describes the first results of the interoperability testing. 3.1.1 TDF platform TDF focused on tests applicable to the French context: The configuration of the interacting devices is consistent with French regulations (except GLOBALITV specific features). The interoperability is tested with DVB-T TV sets. Additionally, as a preliminary test, TDF verified that the GLOBAL ITV set-top box decodes the test signals correctly. 3.1.1.1 TDF test signal TDF has generated a multiplex of three TV services: GLOBAL ITV program: Audio and video sources are Brazilian programs that have been recorded in Belem. Ginga and HbbTV services are signalled. HbbTV application was a broadband service and no Ginga application was broadcast. page 5 Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests Channel 1: a commercial TV program with HbbTV applications with a broadcast and a broadband component. Channel 2: a commercial TV program with HbbTV with a broadband application. The test signals were generated as follows: GLOBAL ITV program generation: Transport streams are streamed and recorded. It consists of: TV program with audio/video components as previously described. Signalling: equipment taking charge of multiplexing the components of the service and the signalling. All the DVB tables are generated in accordance with the French regulation, with an amendment to enable simultaneous broadcasting of HbbTV and Ginga application. This is done according to the specification of WP3. The HbbTV URL refers to a commercial portal. The broadcast video is resized and displayed in a window. The signalling used uses two AITs: one for HbbTV one for Ginga. Multi-program multiplex generation: The GLOBAL ITV program is played in loop using a DVB playout tool. It is multiplexed with two live programs currently broadcast in France. Both feature include HbbTV services. Multiplexing is carried out with a standard network multiplexer used on the French DTT networks. It generates a transport stream that is then recorded, like shown in Figure 3. For further testing only the recorded multiplexed stream is used, as it is necessary to make replicable tests in standardised conditions to guarantee that the content or the generated signals are always identical. Recorded GLOBALITV multiplex multiplex.ts Live channels Multiplexor Stream Recording PAT à PMT service S à Video component à Audio component à AIT Ginga à AIT HbbTV à PMT service X à Video component à Audio component à AIT HbbTV à à etc. Figure 3: Multi-program Multiplex generation Multiplex play-out and modulation: For the compatibility testing itself, the recorded multiplex is played-out to feed modulators at different standards: DVB-C to test the GLOBAL ITV receivers and check that the generated stream is interoperable with the set-top box. Modulation is a 64QAM modulation, RF frequency is 120MHz. page 6 Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests DVB-T to test interoperability with existing TV receivers. The modulation was in Channel 58, 770MHz. The modulation features are those defined in France: o OFDM modulation with 64QAM o FFT: 8K o Guard Interval:1/8 o Code rate: 3/4 The Figure 4 shows the architecture. Recorded Multi-program multiplex multiplex.ts Dektec DVB-C & ISDB-T GLOBALITV receiver modulator DVB-T Modulator Figure 4: Multiplex play-out and modulation 3.1.1.2 Test procedures 3.1.1.2.1 GLOBAL ITV STB The STB has been tested with different HbbTV broadband applications developed by different service providers. Test were carried out using the URL of the main French broadcasters (France Television, Arte, M6, I>tele, Gully. Pratal) in the AIT. Access and navigation and video streaming were tested. The same signal used in these tests is used to test the interoperability with standard HbbTV sets. 3.1.1.2.2 Interoperability with standard TV sets The DTT signal is distributed to all the TV sets at the same time. The procedure is the following: TV set is switched on. A set-up “search for new TV programs” is launched. This to confirm that the result is not affected by previous settings of the device. We check that the three different programs (GLOBALITV, Channel1, Channel2) are found. We switch between channels: o We verify the video and audio quality of the three programs. o If the TV set is unconnected, we verify that: No application is presented for the program that requires broadband HbbTV service. The broadcast-only HbbTV application is available. o If the TV set is connected to broadband: page 7 Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests We verify that the services are available on the different services and running properly (navigation in the menu, access to streamed the video). Fifteen HbbTV TV sets from the five manufacturers with the highest market share in France have been tested, covering a large portion of the devices used in France. 3.1.1.3 General information on the tests The main effort went into the preparation of the tests, requiring 4-5 person days for: Development of the play-out with the GLOBAL ITV signalling (in the framework of WP3). TV set test-bed set-up. Once the test bed has been set-up, the execution of the tests could be performed comparatively quickly: File generations and verification: 20 to 30 minutes depending on the length of the sequence, for testing existing broadcasts with the GLOBAL ITV STB. Tests with multiplex required 15 to 20 minutes per TV set 3.1.1.4 Test Results In order to keep test result anonymous in a public document, the name of the TV set manufacturer will be replaced by a letter A, B C…. Tests were carried out with TV set from 2011 that correspond to HbbTV launch in France to 2014. 3.1.1.4.1 GLOBAL ITV set-top box The application was launched rapidly with no problems. The displayed service was in conformance with what was expected. When zapping between two programs with HbbTV applications, the individual application life cycles were respected. The interoperability between the play-out and the STB has been validated in that context. 3.1.1.4.2 Interoperability with standard TV sets TDF has carried out tests with the stream file provided by IRT (see next section) with the six TV sets presenting problems. HbbTV service, with the GLOBAL ITV signalling was launched for all of them. Manufacturers A, C, G were completely interoperable with GLOBAL ITV signalling. Existing programs were installed without problems and HbbTV applications were running correctly Manufacturer B was suppressed from the tests. The TV set was of the first generation but do not provide reliable behaviour even with conventional HbbTV. The market share of this manufacturer is very weak. Manufacturer D did not run the broadcast application of the conventional HbbTV system. It has been checked that the services were correctly received with the conventional “on-air” signal. Manufacturer F was completely interoperable for one receiver, but did not launch the HbbTV application with the GLOBALITV signalling. We had no disturbance for the conventional HbbTV services. We can remark that the problem occurs on the latest version of the receivers. Further investigation has to be done to verify the impact of the double AIT broadcasting. It is important to register that the device names are in the format <device manufacturer><tester><device number>, so GTDF03 denotes the second device by manufacturer ‘G’ in the tests performed by TDF, as is reported in tables 1, 2 and 3. page 8 Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests Table 1: First interoperability test results from TDF (GLOBAL ITV services) Results with GLOBAL ITV TS Equipment ID Broadband Audio Video HbbTV ATDF01 OK OK OK ATDF02 OK OK OK ATDF03 OK OK OK ATDF04 OK OK OK CTDF01 OK OK OK CTDF02 OK OK OK CTDF03 OK OK OK DTDF01 OK OK OK FTDF01 OK OK OK FTDF02 OK OK NOT OK FTDF03 OK OK NOT OK FTDF04 OK OK NOT OK GTDF01 OK OK OK GTDF02 OK OK OK GTDF03 OK OK OK Table 2: First interoperability test results from TDF (Channel 1 services) Portal A Equipment ID Broadcast Broadband Audio Video HbbTV HbbTV ATDF01 OK OK OK OK ATDF02 OK OK OK OK ATDF03 OK OK OK OK ATDF04 OK OK OK OK CTDF01 OK OK OK OK CTDF02 OK OK OK OK CTDF03 OK OK OK OK DTDF01 OK OK OK NOT OK FTDF01 OK OK OK OK FTDF02 OK OK OK OK FTDF03 OK OK OK OK FTDF04 OK OK OK OK GTDF01 OK OK OK OK GTDF02 OK OK OK OK GTDF03 OK OK OK OK Table 3: First interoperability test results from TDF (Channel 2 services) Portal B Equipment ID Broadband Audio Video HbbTV ATDF01 OK OK OK ATDF02 OK OK OK ATDF03 OK OK OK ATDF04 OK OK OK CTDF01 OK OK OK CTDF02 OK OK OK DTDF01 OK OK OK page 9 Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests FTDF01 FTDF02 FTDF03 FTDF04 GTDF01 GTDF02 GTDF03 OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK The Table 4 lists the functional requirements that were checked during the first block of testing conducted at TDF premises Rennes (France), on July 9th, 9:00-19:00. At the table the functional requirement tested, the test signal and the equipment used during the tests are reported. The fulfilment and occurrence of errors is also reported. All the tests were performed in a controlled environment (i.e., broadcast and reception at the same building). No recording equipment was used. Functional Requirements #2 HbbTV 1.x application support #4 HbbTV 1.x application signalling and handling commands support #6 HbbTV 1.x application receiving #8 Set-top-box DVB support #10 HbbTV 1.x Broadband Support #11 Table 4: First block of tests - Functional requirements tested - TDF (X) indoors ( ) outdoors Kind of tests Equipment Used (X) Playout with GLOBAL ITV signalling (X) GLOBAL ITV Set-top box (X) TV (X) Multiplexer (X) indoors ( ) outdoors (X) Playout with GLOBAL ITV signalling (X) GLOBAL ITV Set-top box (X) TV (X) Multiplexer (X) indoors ( ) outdoors (X) Playout with GLOBAL ITV signalling (X) GLOBAL ITV Set-top box (X) TV (X) Multiplexer (X) indoors ( ) outdoors (X) Playout with GLOBAL ITV signalling (X) GLOBAL ITV Set-top box ( ) TV (X) Multiplexer (X) indoors ( ) outdoors (X) Playout with GLOBAL ITV signalling (X) GLOBAL ITV Set-top box (X) TV (X) Multiplexer (X) indoors Test signals Requirement fulfilled ( ) Live TV streams (X) Recorded TV streams ( ) Broadcast interactive application (X) Broadband interactive application ( ) Yes ( ) No. Why not? (X) Partially. Some TV sets do not launch HbbTV: with GITV signalling and standard signalling. Probably link to signalling (TBC) ( ) Live TV streams (X) Recorded TV streams ( ) Broadcast interactive application (X) Broadband interactive application ( ) Yes ( ) No. Why not? (X) Partially. Some TV sets do not launch HbbTV: with GITV signalling and standard signalling ( ) Live TV streams (X) Recorded TV streams ( ) Broadcast interactive application (X) Broadband interactive application ( ) Yes ( ) No. Why not? (X) Partially. Broadcast application not tested yet. ( ) Live TV streams (X) Recorded TV streams ( ) Broadcast interactive application (X) Broadband interactive application ( ) Yes (X) No. This is a DVB-C set-up box. The STB is compatible comply with the main DVB feature. ( ) Partially. ( ) Live TV streams (X) Recorded TV streams ( ) Broadcast interactive application ( ) Broadband interactive application (X) Yes ( ) No. ( ) Partially. ( ) Live TV streams page 10 Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests Functional Requirements Playout #12 Application Availability ( ) outdoors Kind of tests Equipment Used ( ) Playout with GLOBAL ITV signalling ( ) GLOBAL ITV Set-top box ( ) TV ( ) Multiplexer (X) indoors ( ) outdoors (X) Playout with GLOBAL ITV signalling (X) GLOBAL ITV Set-top box (X) TV (X) Multiplexer Test signals Requirement fulfilled ( ) Recorded TV streams ( ) Broadcast interactive application ( ) Broadband interactive application ( ) Yes ( ) No. (X) Partially. Investigation has to be done to explain some TV set behaviour. ( ) Live TV streams ( ) Recorded TV streams ( ) Broadcast interactive application ( ) Broadband interactive application (X) Yes ( ) No. ( ) Partially. 3.1.2 IRT platform IRT focused on testing the following aspects: Acceptance of the dual AIT signalling proposed in the GLOBAL ITV specification for interoperability and coexistence with existing terminals, in particular if this concept interferes with the terminals’ normal operations. Assessing a range of DVB-C capable TV sets and STBs from different manufacturers. 3.1.2.1 IRT test signal generation IRT generated a multiplex of one TV service that included both a Ginga and HbbTV application on the same service using the dual AIT approach described in Clause 4.6.2.1 of Version 1.1 of the GLOBAL ITV specification as documented in D3.2. Both applications were signalled as auto-start in their respective AIT, but since the terminal devices tested were only capable of executing HbbTV applications, only the HbbTV application should always be started. The test signals were generated using the first version of the GLOBAL ITV play-out prototype. The tables used for the DVB signalling were simplified and parameters not necessary for this first test were omitted, e.g. network parameters in the NIT, since the focus was on the interoperability of the dual AIT signalling approach with existing terminals 3.1.2.2 Play-out and modulation The generated multiplex is played-out using a DekTec DTU215 USB VHF/UHF modulator supporting DVB-C modulation as depicted in Figure 5 with the following parameters: 530 MHz 64QAM page 11 Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests Figure 5: Block diagram of IRT platform 3.1.2.3 Test procedure The terminals have been tested with a basic Ginga application (provided by UNICAMP) and an on-air HbbTV application from a public broadcaster in Germany (ZDF). Auto-start and subsequent access to the HbbTV portals and navigation within these portals were evaluated in order to assess the non-interference with existing terminals In Table 6, the overall behaviour of all examined terminals is summarised. Details regarding encountered errors will be explained in detail for the affected terminals in Section 3.1.2.5. Note, that some of the requirements in Table 5 focused originally in D2.3 only on the GLOBAL ITV STB. For the purpose of this interoperability assessment, we applied the same requirements more generally to all available terminals. The tests detailed on Table 5 was performed at the IRT premises Munich (Germany), on July 8th, 9:0019:00. At the table the functional requirement tested, the test signal and the equipment used during the tests are reported. The fulfilment and occurrence of errors is also reported. All the tests were performed in an indoor environment (i.e., broadcast and reception at the same building). No recording equipment was used. Functional Requirement #2 HbbTV 1.x application support #4 HbbTV 1.x application signalling and handling commands support #6 HbbTV 1.x application receiving Table 5: First block of tests - Functional requirements tested - IRT (X) indoors ( ) outdoors Kind of tests Equipment Used (X) Playout with GLOBAL ITV signalling ( ) GLOBAL ITV Set-top box (X) TV (X) STB (X) indoors ( ) outdoors (X) Playout with GLOBAL ITV signalling ( ) GLOBAL ITV Set-top box (X) TV (X) STB (X) indoors ( ) outdoors (X) Playout with GLOBAL ITV signalling ( ) GLOBAL ITV Set-top box (X) TV (X) STB Test signals Requirement fulfilled ( ) Live TV streams (X) Recorded TV streams ( ) Broadcast interactive application (X) Broadband interactive application ( ) Yes ( ) No. Why not? (X) Partially. Some TV sets do not launch HbbTV: with GLOBAL ITV signalling and standard signalling Probably link to signalling (TBC) ( ) Live TV streams (X) Recorded TV streams ( ) Broadcast interactive application (X) Broadband interactive application (X) Yes ( ) No. Why not? ( ) Partially. Some TV sets do not launch HbbTV: with GLOBAL ITV signalling and standard signalling Probably link to signalling (TBC) ( ) Live TV streams (X) Recorded TV streams ( ) Broadcast interactive application (X) Broadband interactive application (X) Yes ( ) No. Why not? ( .) Partially page 12 Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests Functional Requirement #8 Set-top-box DVB support #10 HbbTV 1.x Broadband Support (X) indoors ( ) outdoors Kind of tests Equipment Used (X) Playout with GLOBAL ITV signalling ( ) GLOBAL ITV Set-top box (X) TV (X) STB (X) indoors ( ) outdoors (X) Playout with GLOBAL ITV signalling ( ) GLOBAL ITV Set-top box (X) TV (X) STB (X) indoors ( ) outdoors #11 (X) Playout with GLOBAL ITV signalling ( ) GLOBAL ITV Set-top box (X) TV (X) STB (X) indoors ( ) outdoors Playout #12 Application Availability (X) Playout with GLOBAL ITV signalling ( ) GLOBAL ITV Set-top box (X) TV (X) STB Test signals Requirement fulfilled ( ) Live TV streams (X) Recorded TV streams ( ) Broadcast interactive application (X) Broadband interactive application (X) Yes ( ) No. Why not? (. ) Partially. ( ) Live TV streams (X) Recorded TV streams ( ) Broadcast interactive application (X) Broadband interactive application (X) Yes ( ) No. ( ) Partially. ( ) Live TV streams ( ) Recorded TV streams ( ) Broadcast interactive application ( ) Broadband interactive application ( ) Yes ( ) No. (X) Partially. Investigation has to be done to explain some terminal behaviour. ( ) Live TV streams ( ) Recorded TV streams ( ) Broadcast interactive application ( ) Broadband interactive application (X) Yes ( ) No. ( ) Partially. The signal was distributed sequentially to all terminals. The procedure was as following: Play-out started from PC using StreamXpress Terminal is switched on and a “search for new programs” is initiated. Confirming that the GLOBAL ITV service has been found. Tuning to the GLOBAL ITV channel: o Confirm that HbbTV application is auto-started o If the HbbTV application was automatically started, verify that the application accepts user input o If the HbbTV application was not automatically started, check whether the terminal recognizes that a HbbTV application is signalled in the service 3.1.2.4 General information on the tests The preparation of the test-bed consisted of: Preparing the play-out with the GLOBAL ITV signalling (in the framework of WP3). Terminal test-bed set-up, in particular marshalling of the devices. Once the bed test has been set-up, the test can be executed efficiently and the test per terminal took about 15 to 20 minutes. page 13 Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests Eight HbbTV terminals, two STBs and six TV sets, from overall six different manufacturers, representing the major brands in the German market have been tested. Note, that the names of the manufacturers and terminal type numbers have been anonymized in this deliverable. 3.1.2.5 Test results Manufacturers A, F, J, K: terminals from these manufacturers were completely interoperable with the GLOBAL ITV signalling: the HbbTV application was automatically started and executed correctly. Manufacturer D, G: terminals from these manufacturers did not automatically start the signalled HbbTV application, even though no transmission errors were encountered. In particular, the terminals from these two manufacturers did not recognize any applications in the service at all. Closer inspection revealed that terminals from these two manufacturers are sensitive to the order of the AITs in the service’s component loop if the PMT: If the AIT with the Ginga application type (application_type = 0x09) is signalled before the AIT with the HbbTV application type (application_type = 0x10), no application is recognized and consequently no application is automatically started. Note, that the first AIT containing the Ginga application is completely ignored, implying that the terminals seem to check for the application type, but also assume that a service may contain only one AIT and thus as soon as an non-usable AIT has been detected, the terminals assume that no application is signalled in the service at all. If the AIT with the HbbTV application type (application_type = 0x10) is signalled before the AIT with the Ginga application type (application_type = 0x09), the HbbTV application is automatically started and executed correctly. Using a PMT in which the HbbTV AIT is signalled before the Ginga AIT, all terminals passed the test as listed in Table 6. For all the terminals tested, audio, video and HbbTV application could be used without problems. Table 6: First interoperability test results from IRT (Results with GLOBAL ITV TS) Results with GLOBAL ITV TS Comments Equipment ID Audio Video HbbTV JIRT01 OK OK OK STB KIRT01 OK OK OK STB AIRT01 OK OK OK TV set GIRT01 OK OK OK TV set AIRT02 OK OK OK TV set DIRT01 OK OK OK TV set FIRT01 OK OK OK TV set DIRT02 OK OK OK TV set 3.1.3 UFPA platform Tests at the broadcast level could not be performed during the first block of tests, as expected, since the playout was not available to UFPA on time for testing. This fact also made it difficult to gather information that could support the business plan and the validation of the technology. Due to this, we used only the signalling of a local broadcaster to perform initial testing with the STB of GLOBAL ITV that was available (reception level). However, it must be highlighted that at the time of testing the STB did not have the functionality of running Ginga applications, making it impossible to test and analyse the flow generated over the network. It was only possible to do the interoperability tests, analysing some of the STB hardware requirements and the reception of the ISDB-Tb signal in STB. Considering those facts, the UFPA team performed GLOBAL ITV interoperability tests and the results as reported in Table 7. page 14 Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests The initial schedule of tests of UFPA team comprised functional requirements #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8 and #11 at the first phase of tests (as reported at section 3.5.3 of deliverable 5.2 [4]). However, the Ginga-NCL application support on the GLOBAL ITV Set-Top Box and the GLOBAL ITV Playout are not available at the time of these tests. For this reason, the only functional requirement that could be tested was the #7. Table 7: Functional and interoperability requirement tests (UFPA) ApPhase Requirements Test proach Broadcast (RBA) and reception (labora- First First #1, #3, #5, #7, #11 tory in UFPA) Transmission and reception at RBA TV First First #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #8, #11 The first procedure was to search for the available broadcaster channels. Then, two available channels were chosen for the test. Each of the channels were tuned for one hour in order to ensure the #7 functional requirement is fulfilled. The tests detailed on Table 8 was performed at UFPA premises (Brazil), on June 27th, 13:00-17:30. At the table the functional requirement tested, the test signal and the equipment used during the tests are reported. The fulfilment and occurrence of errors is also reported. All the tests were performed in an indoor environment (i.e., broadcast and reception at the same building). No recording equipment were used. Functional Requirements #7 STB system support Table 8: Fist block of tests - Functional requirements tested - UFPA (X) indoors ( ) outdoors Kind of tests Equipment Used ( ) Playout with GLOBAL ITV signalling (X) GLOBAL ITV Set-top box (X) TV ( ) Multiplexer Test signals Requirement fulfilled (X) Live TV streams ( ) Recorded TV streams ( ) Broadcast interactive application ( ) Broadband interactive application (X) Yes ( ) No. Why not? ( ) Partially. The remaining untested functional requirements will be tested in the second phase of tests, once the Ginga-NCL support will be available at the GLOBAL ITV STB and the GLOBAL ITV playout will also be available. 3.2 Discussion and results The partners of the GLOBAL ITV project have performed the initial phase of testing, both transmission of GLOBAL ITV signalling to existing (DVB) STBs and TV sets, and reception from broadcasters to the GLOBAL ITV STB were tested to ensure the functionality of the prototype with the current European and Brazilian standards. At the moment only the reception of broadcasters to the GLOBAL ITV STB could be tested in Brazil, since the GLOBAL ITV playout was not available in time for the scheduled test in Brazil. This way, the interoperability tests using the GLOBAL ITV signalling broadcast to market STBs will be done in the next phase of tests. Moreover, also existing ISDB-Tb STBs and TV sets will be included in the non-interference testing in the next phase. Based on the presented test results, it can be determined that the GLOBAL ITV architecture fulfils most of the interoperability requirements on the tested equipment. It means that a deployment of services based on the GLOBAL ITV architecture is very likely to not have any negative effects on existing equipment. However, some of the components from GLOBAL ITV prototypes were not available at the time of this first phase of tests, so some parts of testing will be postponed to the second phase of tests. page 15 Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests For the second phase of tests, not only objective but also subjective tests are planned. The results will include feedback regarding possible improvements on the GLOBAL ITV platform and the application prototypes, indicating also strategies designed for the incorporation of this platform by the market. page 16 Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests 4 Validation Plan and final tests As mentioned in the introduction, the objective of the Validation Plan is to update or confirm the planned actions of the D5.1 [1], regarding to the objective and subjective tests. As this is a live document, it is reviewed against each stage of the Project. The results of the objective test were to ensure that the platform is operating in accordance with the specifications and functional requirements. While user participation is not involved, it ensures that the system is acceptable technically and will be available for testing with users. 4.1 Objective tests The final objective tests will be carried out using playout, STB and apps developed inside WP3 and WP4. The results of these tests will be reported in the D5.4 – Running test site. Based on the results of the first block of objective tests, each partner will review what to test. 4.1.1 TDF test plan In the second block of tests, further investigation will be carried out to adapt the signalling so that 100% of the receiver will be compatible. TDF will include other network equipment in the signal generation platform to guaranty that they do not impact the GLOBAL ITV signalling. With these tests the functional requirements shown in Table 9 will be tested. Table 9: Functional and interoperability requirements of the final objective tests (TDF) Test Approach Phase Requirements Integration test First Second #2, #4, #6, #8, #11 4.1.2 IRT test plan The test in the first phase have confirmed that the dual AIT approach with separate PIDs for each AIT is feasible and is non-interfering with existing terminals. The number of tested devices and manufacturers, however, is limited. In particular, the tested devices do not necessarily represent the state-of-the-art, as most of the devices tested at IRT were older than two years. Therefore, a more in-depth testing of the signalling approach is planned during the next interoperability workshop at IRT, where manufacturers attend with current and future HbbTV terminals. Moreover, using the final version of the GLOBAL ITV STB prototype, GLOBAL ITV STB specific requirements shall be tested as well. These tests, will allow checking the functional requirements shown in Table 10. Table 10: Functional and interoperability requirements of the final objective tests (IRT) Test Approach Phase Requirements Test signals First Second #7, #8, #9, #10 Interoperability workshop First Second #4, #6, #8, #10, #11 page 17 Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests 4.1.3 UFPA test plan In the second block of tests, the UFPA intends to conduct integration testing in terms of broadcast and reception in environments 1 (Broadcast at RBA TV and reception at laboratory in UFPA) and 2 (Broadcast and reception at RBA TV), as described in D5.2 [4]. For the environment 1, the GLOBAL ITV signal will be broadcast using the RBA TV infrastructure, and such signal will be received and analysed at the UFPA laboratory. For the environment 2 the signal broadcast and reception will be performed at the RBA TV facilities. It is intended that the results obtained can be used to validate the architecture proposed in GLOBAL ITV. Considering the functional requirements, UFPA tested only functional requirement #7. The remaining untested functional requirements will be tested at the second phase of tests as detailed in Table 11). Table 11: Functional and interoperability requirements of the final objective tests (UFPA) Test Approach Phase Functional requirements Broadcast (RBA) and reception (laborFirst Second #1, #3, #5, #7, #11 atory in UFPA) Transmission and reception at RBA TV First Second #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #8, #11 4.2 Subjective tests The subjective tests include all procedures to validate the use and approval by the end-users of the platform, and also tests involving people who will have access to the platform in the future and will therefore have their workflow impacted. It is planned to integrate the efforts of UFPA and A-CING during the tests, to make possible compare the results, as presented in D5.2 [4]. Regarding to the acceptance tests with end-users, the sample selection, both in Brazil and in Europe, will be made using invitations focused in social media and in universities (located in Belém and in Madrid) and possibly using recruitment agencies in Brazil. As mentioned during Section 2 of this deliverable, this kind of test will be important to understand the user and the possible of a creation a new market; thus, tests will be done to ensure the most important part in this process, the end user, will be able to provide input and insights. As Cauberghe and De Pelsmacker [5] note, interactive digital TV offers new opportunities, but also, “implicate new threats for broadcasters, marketers and advertisers because the existing TV business model becomes unstable”. There will be changes for all agents in this market, including manufacturers who need to adjust their production line to meet the new demands imposed by the interactive digital television. Considering that the GLOBAL ITV project is in the prototype development stage and based on the effort of development of the multimethodological matrix, presented in D5.1 [1], regular reviews are made to realign the methodological procedures to be applied until the end of lifetime of the Project. The proposal is to realize a final block of tests involving end users from a targeted testing scenario that will be assembled in Brazil (Federal University of Pará) and Europe (Spain). In this occasion tests of the functioning of the developed prototype and procedures for prospecting of information on the possible adoption of technology by participating users will be performed. This will be based on the controlled environments to test the transmission, reception and interaction of participating users with the GLOBAL ITV architecture. As mentioned in D5.2 [4], we believe that with this type of test environment it will be possible to create standards for contextual and system factors, in order to establish benchmarks between the tests performed in the Brazilian and European scenarios. By restricting the tests to a controlled environment, the only factor that will make a difference between the tests conducted is the human factor, related to the sociocultural profile end-user. page 18 Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests Similarly, regardless of the finalization of project prototype the tests of reception and interaction on endusers at home will not be performed. Another adjustment is that in September, interviews will be performed with and one focus group section of entrepreneurs and professionals of the area of broadband and broadcast in Brazil, specifically the RBA TV in Belém. During the review of the Evaluation Plan, members of the GLOBAL ITV Council were incorporated as domain specialists to opine about GLOBAL ITV. They are a group of independent experts, mainly from Europe and Brazil but also from other parts of the world, with the objective of promoting interoperable solutions for advanced interactive digital television services, as well as fostering future common research priorities between European and Brazilian researchers. A specific survey (Annex A) was designed by UFPA team in cooperation with A-CING team to be applied the members of the Council in September, during a regular meeting in order to gather information on perceptions about the advantages, disadvantages, and challenges of the implementation process of the GLOBAL ITV architecture and its potential incorporation in the commercial market. The proposal is that the results of this survey could be evaluated in combination with the qualitative data collected in the interviews and focus group that will be held with Council members and by others public who will have access to the platform in the future and will have their work flow impacted, such as entrepreneurs and professionals from the television broadcasters and content producers, as described in D5.2 [4]. The description of the objectives and questions of the survey are presented in Table 12. Table 12: Question and objectives of survey developed to GLOBAL ITV Council members Objectives Questions Profile identification data of respondents: 1, 2, 3 area and/or professional segment, the country of residence of them and how they learned of the GLOBAL ITV platform. Perception of respondents about the GLOBAL ITV platform: 4, 5, 6, 13 knowing the opinion of the respondents about the advantages, acceptability and resistance about the platform and if they intend to adopt it. Perception of platform adoption: evaluation of the probability of the market and users come to adopt the platform, how long it might take to happen and how much the consumers would pay for it. Impacts on working routine: investigating the level of impact and/or changes in the platform use in working routine. Indication of other potential respondents: requesting information of other professionals to answer the survey 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 12 14 page 19 Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests 5 Final remar ks This document describes the result of the first block of objective and interoperability tests, performed in June/July by TDF, IRT and UFPA, located, respectively, in France, in Germany and in Brazil. For this phase, both transmission of GLOBAL ITV signalling to existing STBs and TV sets and reception from broadcasters to the GLOBAL ITV STB were tested. In the second phase, these tests are planned to be extended to additional devices, especially ISDB-Tb terminals. As mentioned, the GLOBAL ITV project is in the prototype development stage, part of the components from GLOBAL ITV architecture were not available at the time of this first phase of tests, which postpones its tests to the second phase of evaluation. In this second and final phase will be possible to complement early results with results that can give detailed information on how to make improvements on the GLOBAL ITV platform and the application prototypes. In this second and final phase, the subjective tests will be performed, which require the completion of the development of prototypes by WP3 and WP4. Given this, the planning of tests with users presented in D5.1 [1] and D5.2 [4] was reviewed. In order to prospect important information for the development project, regarding their acceptance by users and subsequent merger of GLOBAL ITV architecture on the market, we additionally scheduled, interviews with one focus group section of entrepreneurs and professionals of the area of broadband and broadcast in Brazil (RBA TV). We also created a specific survey for members of the Council, in order to gather information on perceptions about the opportunities of the implementation of the GLOBAL ITV architecture and its potential incorporation in the commercial market. Considering the effort of development of the multimethodological matrix, presented in D5.1 [1], we invest effort in the final phase of the project, on the review and realignment of objectives and procedures for the tests, thus ensuring appropriate testing of the tools, platform and applications developed by the project. The expectation is that this realignment of the methodological procedures for objective and subjective will allow testing to be carried out satisfactorily. page 20 Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests Annex A – Sur vey about the mar ket for the GLOBAL ITV architecture The survey was developed by UFPA team in collaboration with A-CING team. This for was approved during the 6th GLOBAL ITV Consortium meeting, held in Munch (Germany), June 1st and 2nd. In order to facilitate implementation, the survey was made available online to be filled by the members of the GLOBAL ITV Council. page 21 Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests page 22 Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests page 23 Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests page 24 Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests page 25 Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests Glossar y CA Consortium Agreement CoA Coordination Agreement DoW Description of Work, Annex-1 of Project Proposal EC European Commission IPR Intellectual Property Rights NDA Non-disclosure agreement PO Project Officer QA Quality Assurance R&D Research and Development URL Uniform Resource Locator WP Work Package Partner Acronyms Acronym Name IRT Institut fuer Rundfunktechnik GmbH, DE A-CING Aqua-Consult Ingenieros, S.L., ES FHG Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. , DE TDF TDF, FR RETEVISION Retevisión – AbertisTelecom,ES SYMELAR Symelar Innovación SLU, ES TARA TARA System, DE BAND TV Rede Bandeirantes de Televisão, BR HXD HXD Interactive Television, BR LSI-TEC Associação do Laboratório de Sistemas Integráveis Tecnológico, BR UCB Universidade Católica de Brasília, BR UFABC Universidade Federal do ABC, BR UFPA Universidade Federal do Pará, BR UNESP Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, BR UNICAMP Universidade Estadual de Campinas, BR USP Universidade de São Paulo, BR W3C World Wide Web Consortium at GEIE ERCIM, FR RBA TV Rede Brasil Amazônia de Comunicação page 26 Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests References [1] GLOBAL ITV, "D5.1 – Testing and evaluation plan," 2014. [2] GLOBAL ITV, "D3.2 - Initial high level architecture and first specifications," 2014. [3] T. Hennig-Thurau, E. C. Malthouse, C. Friege, S. Gensler, L. Lobschat, A. Rangaswamy and B. Skiera, "The Impact of New Media on Customer Relationships," Journal of Service Research, 13, pp. 311-330, 2010. [4] GLOBAL ITV, "D5.2 – Detailed Test sites specification and First set-up," 2014. [5] V. Cauberghe and P. De Pelsmacker, "Opportunities and Thresholds for Advertising on Interactive Digital TV: a view from advertising professionals," Journal of Interactive Advertising, 7(1), p. 12‐23, Fall 2006. page 27 Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests List of Figures Figure 1: GLOBAL ITV signaling interoperability tests .............................................................................. 4 Figure 2: GLOBAL ITV STB interoperability tests ...................................................................................... 5 Figure 3: Multi-program Multiplex generation ............................................................................................ 6 Figure 4: Multiplex play-out and modulation .............................................................................................. 7 Figure 5: Block diagram of IRT platform .................................................................................................. 12 page 28 Version of 2015-09-04 D5.3 Validation plan and report on first interoperability tests List of Tables Table 1: First interoperability test results from TDF (GLOBAL ITV services) ............................................ 9 Table 2: First interoperability test results from TDF (Channel 1 services) ................................................. 9 Table 3: First interoperability test results from TDF (Channel 2 services) ................................................. 9 Table 4: First block of tests - Functional requirements tested - TDF ....................................................... 10 Table 5: First block of tests - Functional requirements tested - IRT......................................................... 12 Table 6: First interoperability test results from IRT (Results with GLOBAL ITV TS) ................................ 14 Table 7: Functional and interoperability requirement tests (UFPA) ......................................................... 15 Table 8: Fist block of tests - Functional requirements tested - UFPA ...................................................... 15 Table 9: Functional and interoperability requirements of the final objective tests (TDF) ......................... 17 Table 10: Functional and interoperability requirements of the final objective tests (IRT) ........................ 17 Table 11: Functional and interoperability requirements of the final objective tests (UFPA) .................... 18 Table 12: Question and objectives of survey developed to GLOBAL ITV Council members .................. 19 page 29