Network Working Group                                           R. Huang
Internet-Draft                                                     Q. Wu
Intended status: Standards Track                                  Huawei
Expires: April 25, 2013                                        H. Asaeda
                                                                    NICT
                                                            G. Zorn, Ed.
                                                             Network Zen
                                                        October 22, 2012


     RTP Control Protocol (RTCP) Extended Report (XR) Block for TS
                Decodability Statistics Metric reporting
               draft-ietf-xrblock-rtcp-xr-decodability-02

Abstract

   Transport Stream (TS) is a standard container format used in the
   transmission and storage of multimedia data.  Unicast/Multicast/
   Broadcast MPEG-TS over RTP is widely deployed in IPTV systems.  This
   document defines an RTP Control Protocol (RTCP) Extended Report (XR)
   Block that allows the reporting of decodability statistics metrics
   related to transmissions of MPEG-TS over RTP.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
   2.  Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
     2.1.  Standards Language  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
   3.  TR 101 290 Decodability Statistics Metric Report Block  . . . . 3
   4.  SDP Signaling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
     4.1.  SDP rtcp-xr-attrib Atrribute Extension  . . . . . . . . . . 6
     4.2.  Offer/Answer Usage  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
   5.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
   6.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
   7.  Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
   8.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
     8.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
     8.2.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
   Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8



























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1.  Introduction

   The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has
   defined a set of syntax and information consistency tests and
   corresponding indicators [ETSI] that are recommended for the
   monitoring of MPEG-2 Transport Streams [ISO-IEC.13818-1.2007].  The
   tests and corresponding indicators are grouped according to priority:

   o  First priority - Necessary for de-codability (basic monitoring)
   o  Second priority - Recommended for continuous or periodic
      monitoring
   o  Third priority - Recommended for application-dependant monitoring

   This draft is based on information consistency tests and resulting
   indicators defined by ETSI [ETSI] and defines a new block type to
   augment those defined in Freidman, et al. [RFC3611] for use with
   Transport Stream (TS) [ISO-IEC.13818-1.2007].  The new block type
   supports reporting of the number of occurances of each indicator in
   the first and second priorities; third priority indicators are not
   supported.  This new block type can be useful for measuring content
   stream or TS quality by checking TS header information [ETSI] and
   identifying the existence, and characterizing the severity, of
   bitstream packetization problems which may affect users' perception
   of a service delivered over RTP; it may also be useful for verifying
   the continued correct operation of an existing system management
   tool.

   The new report block is in compliance with the monitoring
   architecture specified in Wu, et al. [MONARCH] and the Performance
   Metrics Framework [RFC6390].  The metric is applicable to any type of
   RTP application that uses the TS standard format for multimedia data;
   for example, MPEG4 TS content over RTP.


2.  Terminology

2.1.  Standards Language

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
   document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [RFC2119].


3.  TR 101 290 Decodability Statistics Metric Report Block

   This block reports decodability statistics metrics beyond the
   information carried in the standard RTCP packet format.  It defines
   eight metrics based on ETSI TR 101 290.  Information is reported



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   about basic monitoring parameters necessary to ensure that the TS can
   be decoded including:

   o  Transport Stream Synchronization Losses
   o  Sync byte errors
   o  Continuity count errors

   and continuous monitoring parameters including:

   o  Transport errors
   o  Program Clock Reference (PCR) errors
   o  PCR repetition errors
   o  PCR discontinuity indicator errors
   o  Presentation Time Stamp (PTS) errors

   The other parameters are ignored since they do not apply to all MPEG
   implementations.  For further information on these parameters, see
   [ETSI].

   The Decodability Metrics Block has the following format:

       0                   1                   2                   3
       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |     BT=TBD    |    Reserved   |         block length          |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |                     SSRC of source                            |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |          begin_seq            |             end_seq           |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |                         Number of TSs                         |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |                      TS_sync_loss_count                       |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |                      Sync_byte_error_count                    |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |                  Continuity_count_error_count                 |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |                      Transport_error_count                    |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |                        PCR_error_count                        |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |                   PCR_repetition_error_count                  |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |            PCR_discontinuity_indicator_error_count            |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |                       PTS_error_count                         |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+



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   block type (BT): 8 bits

      A TR 101 290 decodability metrics report block is identified by
      the constant <TDM>.

   Reserved: 8 bits

      This field is reserved for future definition.  In the absence of
      such a definition, the bits in this field MUST be set to zero and
      SHOULD be ignored by the receiver.

   block length: 16 bits

      The constant 11, in accordance with the definition of this field
      in Section 3 of RFC 3611.

   SSRC of source: 32 bits

      As defined in Section 4.1 of RFC 3611.

   begin_seq: 16 bits

      As defined in Section 4.1 of RFC 3611.

   end_seq: 16 bits

      As defined in Section 4.1 of RFC 3611.

   Number of TSs: 32 bits

      Number of TS in the above sequence number interval.

   TS_sync_loss_count: 32 bits

      Number of TS_sync_loss errors in the above sequence number
      interval.

   Sync_byte_error_count: 32 bits

      Number of sync_byte_errors in the above sequence number interval.

   Continuity_count_error_count: 32 bits

      Number of Continuity_count_errors in the above sequence number
      interval.






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   Transport_error_count: 32 bits

      Number of Transport_errors in the above sequence number interval.

   PCR_error_count: 32 bits

      Number of PCR_errors in the above sequence number interval.

   PCR_repetition_error_count: 32 bits

      Number of PCR_repetition_errors in the above sequence number
      interval.

   PCR_discontinuity_indicator_error_count: 32 bits

      Number of PCR_discontinuity_indicator_errors in the above sequence
      number interval.

   PTS_error_count: 32 bits

      Number of PTS_errors in the above sequence number interval.



4.  SDP Signaling

   RFC 3611 defines the use of SDP (Session Description Protocol)
   [RFC4566] for signaling the use of RTCP XR blocks.  XR blocks MAY be
   used without prior signaling.

4.1.  SDP rtcp-xr-attrib Atrribute Extension

   This session augments the SDP attribute "rtcp-xr" defined in Section
   5.1 of RFC 3611 by providing an additional value of "xr-format" to
   signal the use of the report block defined in this document.

   xr-format =/  decodability-metrics

         decodability-metrics = "decodability-metrics"

4.2.  Offer/Answer Usage

   When SDP is used in offer-answer context, the SDP Offer/Answer usage
   defined in RFC 3611 applies.







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5.  IANA Considerations

   New report block types for RTCP XR are subject to IANA registration.
   For general guidelines on IANA allocations for RTCP XR, refer to
   Section 6.2 ofRFC 3611.

   This document assigns one new block type value in the RTCP XR Block
   Type Registry:

      Name:       TDM
      Long Name:  TR 101 290 Decodability Metrics
      Value       <TDM>
      Reference:  Section 3

   This document also registers one SDP [RFC4566] parameters for the
   "rtcp-xr" attribute in the RTCP XR SDP Parameter Registry:

      *  "decodability-metrics"

   The contact information for the registrations is:

                    Rachel Huang
                    rachel.huang@huawei.com
                    101 Software Avenue, Yuhua District
                    Nanjing, JiangSu 210012 China


6.  Security Considerations

   This proposed RTCP XR report block introduces no new security
   considerations beyond those described in RFC 3611.


7.  Acknowledgements

   Thanks to Ray van Brandenburg for useful review and suggestions.


8.  References

8.1.  Normative References

   [ETSI]     ETSI, "Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB); Measurement
              guidelines for DVB systems", Technical Report TR 101 290,
              2001.

   [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
              Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.



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   [RFC3611]  Friedman, T., Caceres, R., and A. Clark, "RTP Control
              Protocol Extended Reports (RTCP XR)", RFC 3611,
              November 2003.

   [RFC4566]  Handley, M., Jacobson, V., and C. Perkins, "SDP: Session
              Description Protocol", RFC 4566, July 2006.

8.2.  Informative References

   [ISO-IEC.13818-1.2007]
              International Organization for Standardization,
              "Information technology - Generic coding of moving
              pictures and associated audio information: Systems",
              ISO International Standard 13818-1, October 2007.

   [MONARCH]  Wu, Q., Hunt, G., and P. , "Monitoring Architectures for
              RTP", ID draft-ietf-avtcore-monarch-22, September 2012.

   [RFC6390]  Clark, A. and B. Claise, "Guidelines for Considering New
              Performance Metric Development", BCP 170, RFC 6390,
              October 2011.


Authors' Addresses

   Rachel Huang
   Huawei
   101 Software Avenue, Yuhua District
   Nanjing  210012
   China

   Email: rachel.huang@huawei.com


   Qin Wu
   Huawei
   101 Software Avenue, Yuhua District
   Nanjing, Jiangsu  210012
   China

   Email: bill.wu@huawei.com










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   Hitoshi Asaeda
   National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
   4-2-1 Nukui-Kitamachi
   Koganei, Tokyo  184-8795
   Japan

   Email: asaeda@nict.go.jp


   Glen Zorn (editor)
   Network Zen
   227/358 Thanon Sanphawut
   Bang Na, Bangkok  10260
   Thailand

   Phone: +66 (0) 909-201060
   Email: glenzorn@gmail.com


































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