The following information is intended to assist companies wishing to introduce DTT products into the UK market. The requirements are based on:
Items marked * are available from the DTG Publications page by email. Registration is required.
The receiver testing carried out by DTG Testing is based on these requirements.
| Test suite |
Current version |
Notes |
End of life of previous version |
| RF performance table |
As D-Book v7.0.0 |
Target performance figures determined by DTG RF Sub-group. |
N/A |
| UK DTT SI/PSI |
7.0.0 |
27 bug fixes
|
30/06/2012 |
| | 4.1.0 | Resolves issue with Si14. All other streams remain unchanged. | |
| | 5.0.0 | Includes 36 bug fixes and 6 new tests. Release notes can be viewed in the Squish DVB-T v5.0.0 milestone. | |
| | 5.1.0 | Includes a single bug fix - Squish item 2595 |
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| Freeview UK MHEG |
7.0.0 |
Includes bug fixes only. No new tests have been introduced.
|
30/06/2012 |
| | 20101111 | Includes bug fixes only. No new tests have been introduced. | |
| | 20110624 | Includes bug fixes only. No new tests have been introduced. | |
| | 20110909 | Includes bug fixes only. No new tests have been introduced. | |
| | 20111202 | Includes bug fixes only. No new tests have been introduced. | |
|
| Digital TV Recorder (DTR) |
2.1.0 |
Includes ONLY documentation corrections. The stream files in this release are exactly the same as v2.0.2 and there is no difference in the tests themselves. |
23/2/2011 |
| Target Region Descriptor (TRD) |
7.0.0 |
4 bug fixes |
30/06/2012 |
| | 3.0.0 | This release includes new tests in Test Scenario 1, 2 and 3. Test scenarios 1b and 4 are entirely new. | |
|
| SD Linear Services |
1.0.0 |
This test suite combines the Basic Subtitles, Timex, Audio Description and Audio/Video decoding and synchronisation test suites. A new test called "Live subtitles" has been added to the Subtitles test. |
N/A |
| AFD |
2.0 |
Corrects geometry and continuity count errors. |
N/A |
| Network Change Descriptor (NCD) |
7.0.0 |
Large number of tests removed due to the SI Test Group review.
|
30/06/2012 |
| Freeview UK HD SI/PSI |
7.0.0 |
15 bug fixes and one new test (si07) covering SD/HD simulcast |
30/06/2012 |
|
| | 4.1.0 | Resolves Squish issues 2354 and 2358. |
|
| | 5.0.0 | Release includes bug fixes only. Please note all non-mandatory tests have been moved to the "Toolkit" tab of the spreadsheet. | |
| | 6.0.0 | Includes 28 bug fixes and 1 new test. Release notes can be viewed in the Squish DVB-T2 v6.0.0 milestone. | |
|
| Freeview UK HD MHEG |
7.0.0 |
38 bug fixes, new cases added to ICS004, new test ICS026 |
30/06/2012 |
| | 20101122 | Includes bug fixes and the addition of one new test (HD045). New D-Book 6.2.1 tests in this release are NOT being carried out until 1st April 2011. | |
| | 20110204 | All tests are mandatory from 1st April 2011. | |
| | 20110707 | Includes bug fixes and the introduction of 3 new tests: HD046, ICS023 and ICS024. These are mandatory to pass from 1st Oct 2011. | |
| | 20110930 | Includes bug fixes and 4 new D-Book 7 Part A tests. Please see Squish for release notes. | |
| | 20111208 | Includes bug fixes only. Please see Squish for release notes. | |
|
| Freeview UK HD Linear Services |
2.0.0 |
This test includes 7 new tests covering, HE-AAC audio decoding, E-AC3 audio decoding, Maximum multiplex bit rates, Video resolutions and maximum bit rate, as well as HD formats. It is a charged upgrade.
|
06/12/2011 |
| Freeview HD AFD |
4.0 |
Corrects geometry and continuity count errors. |
22/10/2010 |
| Freeview NZ SI/PSI |
2.2.0 |
Includes bug fixes only. No new tests have been introduced. |
09/04/2012 |
| | 2.0.1 | Available for download from /nzfreeview/SI2/V2.0.1. Version 1 is no longer used for conformance testing. | |
| | 2.1.0 | Includes 61 bug fixes, most of which are documentation corrections. The test vector numbers have also been reset, meaning they should now match between the test specification document and results spreadsheet. | |
|
| Freeview NZ MHEG |
6.2.1 |
Includes bug fixes only.
|
30/06/2012 |
| | 20101111 | Includes bug fixes only. No new tests have been introduced | |
| | 20110624 | Includes bug fixes only. No new tests have been introduced | |
| | 20110909 | Includes bug fixes only. | |
| | 20111208 | Includes bug fixes only. | |
|
| Freeview NZ MHEG HD |
6.2.1 |
37 bug fixes, new cases added to ICS004, new test ICS026 |
30/06/2012 |
| | 20110204 | New test suite that is a chargeable upgrade for all current Freeview NZ licence holders. | |
| | 20110707 | Includes bug fixes and the introduction of 3 new tests: HD046, ICS023 and ICS024. These are mandatory to pass from 1st Oct 2011. | |
| | 20110930 | Includes bug fixes and 4 new D-Book 7 Part A tests. Please see Squish for release notes. | |
| | 20111209 | Includes bug fixes. Release notes available from FTP folder. | |
|
| Freesat SI/PSI |
v1.5.1 |
This release includes documentation fixes only. |
16/11/2011 |
| | 1.5.0 | This release includes bug fixes as well introducing a new RCT test. This test suite is Freesat specification 1.5 compliant. | |
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| Freesat MHEG HD Extensions |
20111214 |
Includes bug fixes only. |
16/03/2012 |
| | 20110408 | This release resolves 14 bug issues and introduces one new test (FS-26.3.5 Cookie Storage) | |
| | 20110629 | Includes bug fixes and the introduction of 1 new test: HD FS-15.3.1.4 | |
| | 20110913 | Includes bug fixes only. | |
|
| Freesat Linear Services |
20111018 |
Includes 6 bug fixes, all of which are documentation corrections. |
24/01/2012 |
| 20110603 | This release includes bug fixes only and is a free update to all supported license holders | |
|
| Freesat DTR |
20111019 |
Includes 7 bug fixes, most of which are documentation corrections.
|
24/01/2012 |
| | 20110722 | This release includes bug fixes and as well as the introduction of the following new tests: Trailer booking, SD/HD Event Linkage, CRID robustness, Broadcast signalled collections | |
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