Test and conformance technical support

The following information is intended to assist companies wishing to introduce DTT products into the UK market. The requirements are based on:

The DTG D-Book

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.

Please address any queries concerning this information to DTG Testing: support@dtg.org.uk

Summary Table
Test suite Current version Notes End of life of previous version
RF performance table As D-Book 7 Part A version 3 Target performance figures determined by DTG RF Sub-group. N/A
UK DTT SI/PSI 7.30 9 bug fixes 07/4/2013
 4.1.0Resolves issue with Si14. All other streams remain unchanged. 
 5.0.0Includes 36 bug fixes and 6 new tests. Release notes can be viewed in the Squish DVB-T v5.0.0 milestone. 
 5.1.0Includes a single bug fix - Squish item 2595

7.00Bug fixes 
 7.00Bug fixes 
 7.2011 bug fixes 
Freeview UK MHEG 7.50 13 bug fixes 07/04/2013
 20101111Includes bug fixes only. No new tests have been introduced. 
 20110624Includes bug fixes only. No new tests have been introduced. 
 20110909Includes bug fixes only. No new tests have been introduced. 
 20111202Includes bug fixes only. No new tests have been introduced. 
 7.00Includes bug fixes only. No new tests have been introduced. 
 7.30Includes bug fixes only. No new tests have been introduced.
 
Digital TV Recorder (DTR) 7.00 19 bug fixes and 1 new test mandatory from 01/04/2012 26/12/2012
 2.1.0Includes 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. 
Target Region Descriptor (TRD) 7.0.0 4 bug fixes 30/06/2012
 3.0.0This release includes new tests in Test Scenario 1, 2 and 3. Test scenarios 1b and 4 are entirely new. 
SD Linear Services 7.10 4 bug fixes 07/04/2013
 1.0.0This 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. 
AFD 2.0 Corrects geometry and continuity count errors. N/A
Network Change Descriptor (NCD) 7.30 4 bug fixes 07/04/2013
 7.0.0Large number of tests removed due to the SI Test Group review.
 
Freeview UK HD SI/PSI 7.30 6 bug fixes 07/04/2013


 4.1.0Resolves Squish issues 2354 and 2358.

 5.0.0Release includes bug fixes only. Please note all non-mandatory tests have been moved to the "Toolkit" tab of the spreadsheet. 
 6.0.0Includes 28 bug fixes and 1 new test. Release notes can be viewed in the Squish DVB-T2 v6.0.0 milestone. 
 7.0015 bug fixes and one new test (si07) covering SD/HD simulcast 
 7.10Bug fixes only. 
Freeview UK HD MHEG 7.60 34 bug fixes 07/04/2013
 20101122Includes 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. 
 20110204All tests are mandatory from 1st April 2011. 
 20110707Includes bug fixes and the introduction of 3 new tests: HD046, ICS023 and ICS024. These are mandatory to pass from 1st Oct 2011. 
 20110930Includes bug fixes and 4 new D-Book 7 Part A tests. Please see Squish for release notes. 
 20111208Includes bug fixes only. Please see Squish for release notes. 
 7.0038 bug fixes, new cases added to ICS004, new test ICS026 
 7.4010 Bug fixes 
Freeview UK HD Linear Services 7.10 16 bug fixes 07/04/2013
 2.0.0This 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.
 
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
 2.0.1Available for download from /nzfreeview/SI2/V2.0.1. Version 1 is no longer used for conformance testing. 
 2.1.0Includes 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 6.21.50 15 bug fixes 07/04/2013
 20101111Includes bug fixes only. No new tests have been introduced 
 20110624Includes bug fixes only. No new tests have been introduced 
 20110909Includes bug fixes only. 
 20111208Includes bug fixes only. 

6.21Includes bug fixes only. 
 6.21_30Includes bug fixes only. 
 6.21.404 bug fixes 
Freeview NZ MHEG HD 6.21.60 20 bug fixes 07/04/2012
 20110204New test suite that is a chargeable upgrade for all current Freeview NZ licence holders. 
 20110707Includes bug fixes and the introduction of 3 new tests: HD046, ICS023 and ICS024. These are mandatory to pass from 1st Oct 2011. 
 20110930Includes bug fixes and 4 new D-Book 7 Part A tests. Please see Squish for release notes. 
 20111209Includes bug fixes. Release notes available from FTP folder. 
 6.2137 bug fixes, new cases added to ICS004, new test ICS026 
 6.21_40Includes bug fixes 
Freesat SI/PSI 7.20 21 bug fixes 07/04/2013
 1.5.0This release includes bug fixes as well introducing a new RCT test. This test suite is Freesat specification 1.5 compliant. 
 1.5.1This release includes documentation fixes only. 
Freesat MHEG HD Extensions 7.30 20 bug fixes 07/04/2013
 20110408This release resolves 14 bug issues and introduces one new test (FS-26.3.5 Cookie Storage) 
 20110629Includes bug fixes and the introduction of 1 new test: HD FS-15.3.1.4 
 20110913Includes bug fixes only. 
 20111214Includes bug fixes only. 
 7.10Includes G2 BAT modifications 
Freesat Linear Services 7.20 4 bug fixes 07/04/2013

20110603This release includes bug fixes only and is a free update to all supported license holders 
 20111018Includes 6 bug fixes, all of which are documentation corrections. 
 7.00Includes G2 BAT modifications. No bug fixes have been included 
Freesat DTR 7.00 Includes G2 BAT modifications 01/09/2012
 20110722This 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 
 20111019 Includes 7 bug fixes, most of which are documentation corrections.

 
CTV 7.00 The CTV Developers’ Kit enables developers of Connected TV products to provide early testing of devices in:CSS3 (advanced and basic), CTV MHEG Enhancement, CTV Lifecycle and CTV Subtitles
Broadcast Record List (BRL) 0.90 Broadcast Record List functionality is included in Part A of D-Book 7. This test suite also provides support to DMOL’s Broadcast Record Lists Project.
Freeview NZ DTR 6.21 Includes 12 bug fixes only. No new tests have been introduced.
Freesat MHEG 7.60 14 bug fixes 07/04/2013
Freeview AUS MHEG 7.50 13 bug fixes 07/04/2013
VAST AUS MHEG 7.20 15 bug fixes 07/04/2013
SA MHEG 7.20 14 bug fixes 07/04/2013
IRE MHEG 7.50 13 bug fixes 07/04/2013
Freeview AUS MHEG HD 7.60 20 bug fixes 07/04/2013
AUS VAST MHEG HD 7.20 20 bug fixes 07/04/2013
SA MHEG HD Extensions 7.20 27 bug fixes 07/04/2013

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