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Page 2 of 136 Uni-Dir-ATP-I02-040225 Acceptance Test Plan Document Status Sheet Document Control Number: Uni-Dir-ATP-I02-040225 Reference: Acceptance Test Plan Revision History: Uni-Dir-ATP-I02-040225 Date: February 25, 2004 Status Code: Work in Draft Issued Closed Process Distribution Restrictions: Key to Document Status Codes Work in Process An incomplete document designed to guide discussion and generate feedback, which may include several alternative requirements for consideration. Draft A document in specification format considered largely complete, but lacking review by Members and vendors. Drafts are susceptible to substantial change during the review process. Issued A stable document, which has undergone rigorous member and vendor review and is suitable for product design and development, cross- vendor interoperability, and for certification testing. Closed A static document, reviewed, tested, validated, and closed to further engineering change requests to the specification through CableLabs. CableLabs is a registered trademark of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. Page 3 of 136 Uni-Dir-ATP-I02-040225 Acceptance Test Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 HOST ACCEPTANCE TEST PROCEDURES...............................................6 1.1 Purpose and Scope..................................................................................6 1.2 Definitions.................................................................................................6 1.3 Equipment List .........................................................................................9 1.4 Vendor Documentation Package ..........................................................10 2 CRITICAL TEST COVERAGE OF REQUIREMENTS.................................12 2.1 Test Procedures .....................................................................................14 2.1.1 Host Power Supply Test....................................................................14 2.1.2 Host-POD Temperature/Average Power Test...................................17 2.1.3 Host PCMCIA Characteristics Test ...................................................18 2.1.4 Host Control ......................................................................................23 2.1.5 Host Macrovision Test.......................................................................25 2.1.6 Host Copy Protection and CCI Test ..................................................28 2.1.7 UDRD RF Input Return Loss Test.....................................................36 2.1.8 UDRD Spurious Emissions Test .......................................................38 2.1.9 FAT Channel LO Leakage Test ........................................................39 2.1.10 Direct Pickup and Radiated Emissions .............................................40 2.2 Second Group Test Procedures ...........................................................41 2.2.1 Host-POD Interface Visual Test ........................................................41 2.2.2 Host Data Channel Multi-Layer Test .................................................42 2.2.3 Initialization Error Detection and Handling ........................................47 2.2.4 Host Conditional Access Resource Test...........................................51 2.2.5 Host System Time Test.....................................................................56 2.2.6 Host MMI Test...................................................................................57 2.2.7 Host Hot Insertion Test .....................................................................61 2.2.8 Host/POD PCS/OOB Test.................................................................63 2.2.9 Host Standby Mode Test...................................................................65 2.2.10 Host Extended Channel Test ............................................................67 2.2.11 Virtual Channel Number Processing .................................................68 2.2.12 In band Host Control and Host POD Firmware Upgrade Test (Homing) .........................................................................................................72 2.2.13 OOB EAS Tests ................................................................................79 2.2.14 In-Band PSIP Test ............................................................................83 2.2.15 In-Band EAS Tests ...........................................................................88 2.2.16 FAT Channel Maximum Individual Carrier Test ................................91 2.2.17 FAT Channel Adjacent Channel Characteristics Test .......................92 Page 4 of 136 Uni-Dir-ATP-I02-040225 Acceptance Test Plan 2.2.18 FAT Channel High signal Test ..........................................................98 2.2.19 FAT Channel Functional Test ...........................................................99 2.2.20 FAT Channel HRC/IRC Tuning Test ...............................................101 2.2.21 FAT Channel Micro-reflection Test .................................................102 2.2.22 FAT Channel Phase Noise Tolerance.............................................103 2.2.23 FAT Channel AM Hum Modulation Immunity..................................104 2.2.24 Combined Distortions Test..............................................................105 2.2.25 FDC Adjacent Channel Characteristics Test...................................115 Optional Procedure used at CableLabs. ...................................................116 2.2.26 FDC Amplitude Parametric Test .....................................................121 2.2.27 FDC tuning range and bit rate test ..................................................122 2.2.28 Digital Video Compression Test......................................................124 2.2.29 Digital Closed Caption.....................................................................128 3 EQUIPMENT CONFIGURATION ..............................................................131 4 SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA, MOTOROLA & HARMONIC.............................132 4.1 CORE Interoperability Tests................................................................132 Page 5 of 136 Uni-Dir-ATP-I02-040225 Acceptance Test Plan 1 HOST ACCEPTANCE TEST PROCEDURES 1.1 Purpose and Scope The Acceptance Test Plan (ATP) is a compendium of test procedures that shall be used to demonstrate that a Unidirectional Receiving Device complies with certain Host and interface specifications. CableLabs and Consumer Electronic Manufacturers have developed these procedures to facilitate the product development and certification efforts of equipment suppliers. The ATP techniques contained in this document are not necessarily the only methods for demonstrating compliance, but represent the specific tests that have been jointly developed and accepted by mutual agreement. In the alternative, Equivalent ATP’s that produce identical pass/fail results for each of the PICS as are produced under the ATP procedures contained herein may used in accordance with, and upon execution of, the Agreement Concerning Equivalent ATP’s dated February 25, 2004; or in accordance with the rules of the Federal Communications Commission, at such time as they are amended as described in that Agreement. The ATP procedures contained herein shall be used by CableLabs and by any other party seeking to Verify, Self-verify, or otherwise certify that a Uni- directional Receiving Device complies with the relevant specifications. As new testing methods or the use of alternative test equipment or procedures are approved by mutual agreement as providing consistent results, they will be added to this document. The ATP procedures are “black box” tests; that is, they do not require opening the equipment under test to access special test points or to invoke test modes of operation. There are requirements that cannot be verified by black box techniques and supplier-proprietary procedures are required to test such requirements. These supplier-proprietary test procedures are beyond the scope of the ATP. This ATP tests compliance with certain PICS requirements. Successful completion of this ATP does not guarantee that a device will operate properly in a commercial environment, interoperate with other devices, or conform to other requirements. Subsequent revisions of this document may contain additional test procedures. 1.2 Definitions UDRD Uni-Directional Receiving Device Low channel 61.25 MHz analog visual carrier, 63 MHz center freq QAM (channel 3) Mid channel 211.25 MHz analog visual carrier, 213 MHz center freq QAM (channel 13) High channel 571.25 MHz analog visual carrier, 573 MHz center freq QAM (channel 82) Page 6 of 136 Uni-Dir-ATP-I02-040225 Acceptance Test Plan Proper reception: (1) For analog signals: Means picture and sound with no impairments lower than a rating of 4 on the ITU-R BT.500 scale. ("Perceptible, but