Network Working Group                                           R. Huang
Internet-Draft                                                     Q. Wu
Intended status: Standards Track                                  Huawei
Expires: June 24, 2013                                         H. Asaeda
                                                                    NICT
                                                            G. Zorn, Ed.
                                                             Network Zen
                                                       December 21, 2012


    RTP Control Protocol (RTCP) Extended Report (XR) Block for MPEG
  Transport Stream (TS) Program Specific Information (PSI) Independent
                Decodability Statistics Metric reporting
               draft-ietf-xrblock-rtcp-xr-decodability-06

Abstract

   An MPEG 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 MPEG TS Program Specific
   Information (PSI) Independent decodability statistics metrics related
   to transmissions of MPEG-TS over RTP.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
     1.1.  MPEG Transport Stream Decodability Metrics . . . . . . . .  3
     1.2.  RTCP and RTCP XR Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
     1.3.  Performance Metrics Framework  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
     1.4.  Applicability  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
   2.  Terminology  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
     2.1.  Standards Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
   3.  MPEG TS PSI Independent Decodability Statistics Metric
       Block  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
   4.  SDP Signaling  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
     4.1.  SDP rtcp-xr-attrib Attribute Extension . . . . . . . . . .  7
     4.2.  Offer/Answer Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
   5.  IANA Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
     5.1.  New RTCP XR Block Type value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
     5.2.  New RTCP XR SDP Parameter  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
     5.3.  Contact information for registrations  . . . . . . . . . .  8
   6.  Security Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
   7.  Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
   8.  References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
     8.1.  Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
     8.2.  Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
   Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

















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1.  Introduction

1.1.  MPEG Transport Stream Decodability Metrics

   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 memo 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 MPEG
   Transport Stream (TS) [ISO-IEC.13818-1.2007].  The new block type
   supports reporting of the number of occurrences of each Program
   Specific Information (PSI) Independent indicator in the first and
   second priorities; third priority indicators are not supported.

1.2.  RTCP and RTCP XR Reports

   The use of RTCP for reporting is defined in [RFC3550].  [RFC3611]
   defined an extensible structure for reporting using an RTCP Extended
   Report (XR).  This document defines a new Extended Report block for
   use with [RFC3550] and [RFC3611].

1.3.  Performance Metrics Framework

   The Performance Metrics Framework [RFC6390] provides guidance on the
   definition and specification of performance metrics.  The RTP
   Monitoring Architectures [RFC6792] provides guideline for reporting
   block format using RTCP XR.  The new report block described in this
   memo is in compliance with the monitoring architecture specified in
   [RFC6792] and the Performance Metrics Framework [RFC6390].

1.4.  Applicability

   These metrics are applicable to any type of RTP application that uses
   the MPEG-TS standard format for multimedia data; for example, MPEG4
   TS content over RTP.  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



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   the continued correct operation of an existing system management
   tool.


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.  MPEG TS PSI Independent Decodability Statistics Metric Block

   This block reports MPEG TS PSI Independent decodability statistics
   metrics beyond the information carried in the standard RTCP packet
   format, which are measured at the receiving end of the RTP stream.
   It describes eight metrics specified in ETSI TR 101 290.  Information
   is reported 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 necessary to ensure the
   continuous decoding including:

   o  Transport errors
   o  Program Clock Reference (PCR) errors
   o  PCR repetition errors
   o  PCR discontinuity indicator errors
   o  PCR accuracy 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 MPEG-TS PSI Independent Decodability Metrics Block has the
   following format:









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       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=TSDM   |    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            |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |                     PCR_accuracy_error_count                  |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      |                       PTS_error_count                         |
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

   block type (BT): 8 bits

      The MPEG-TS PSI Independent Decodability Metrics Block is
      identified by the constant <MPID>.

   Reserved: 8 bits

      These bits are reserved.  They MUST be set to zero by senders
      ignored by receivers (See [RFC6709] section 4.2).

   block length: 16 bits

      The constant 12, in accordance with the definition of this field
      in Section 3 of RFC 3611.  The block MUST be discarded if the
      block length is set to a different value.






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   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.  It is calculated based on the occurrence of errors for
      "TS_sync_loss"parameter defined in the section 5.2.1 of ETSI TR
      101 290 (See section 5.5.1 of ETSI TR 101 290).

   Sync_byte_error_count: 32 bits

      Number of sync_byte_errors in the above sequence number interval.
      It is calculated in the same way as TS_sync_loss_count, i.e.,based
      on the occurrence of errors for "Sync_byte_error"parameter defined
      in the section 5.2.1 of ETSI TR 101 290.

   Continuity_count_error_count: 32 bits

      Number of Continuity_count_errors in the above sequence number
      interval.  Simiarly, it is calculated based on the occurrence of
      errors for "Continuity_count_error"parameter defined in the
      section 5.2.1 of ETSI TR 101 290.

   Transport_error_count: 32 bits

      Number of Transport_errors in the above sequence number interval.
      Simiarly, it is calculated based on the occurrence of errors for
      "Transport_error" parameter defined in the section 5.2.2 of ETSI
      TR 101 290.








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   PCR_error_count: 32 bits

      Number of PCR_errors in the above sequence number interval.
      Simiarly, it is calculated based on the occurrence of errors for
      "PCR_error"parameter defined in the section 5.2.2 of ETSI TR 101
      290.

   PCR_repetition_error_count: 32 bits

      Number of PCR_repetition_errors in the above sequence number
      interval.  Simiarly, it is calculated based on the occurrence of
      errors for "PCR_repetition_error"parameter defined in the section
      5.2.2 of ETSI TR 101 290.

   PCR_discontinuity_indicator_error_count: 32 bits

      Number of PCR_discontinuity_indicator_errors in the above sequence
      number interval.  Simiarly, it is calculated based on the
      occurrence of errors for
      "PCR_discontinuity_indicator_error"parameter defined in the
      section 5.2.2 of ETSI TR 101 290.

   PCR_error_count: 32 bits

      Number of PCR_accuracy_errors in the above sequence number
      interval.  Simiarly, it is calculated based on the occurrence of
      errors for "PCR_accuracy_error"parameter defined in the section
      5.2.2 of ETSI TR 101 290.

   PTS_error_count: 32 bits

      Number of PTS_errors in the above sequence number interval.
      Simiarly, it is calculated based on the occurrence of errors for
      "PTS_error"parameter defined in the section 5.2.2 of ETSI TR 101
      290.



4.  SDP Signaling

   RFC 3611 defines the use of SDP (Session Description Protocol)
   [RFC4566] for signaling the use of RTCP XR blocks.  However XR blocks
   MAY be used without prior signaling (See section 5 of RFC3611).

4.1.  SDP rtcp-xr-attrib Attribute 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



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   signal the use of the report block defined in this document.

   xr-format =/  xr-nptd-block

         xr-nptd-block = "non-psi-ts-decodability"

4.2.  Offer/Answer Usage

   When SDP is used in offer-answer context, the SDP Offer/Answer usage
   defined in [RFC3611] for unilateral "rtcp-xr" attribute parameters
   applies.  For detailed usage of Offer/Answer for unilateral
   parameter, refer to section 5.2 of [RFC3611].


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.

5.1.  New RTCP XR Block Type value

   This document assigns the block type value MPID in the IANA " RTP
   Control Protocol Extended Reports (RTCP XR) Block Type Registry " to
   the " MPEG Transport Stream PSI Independent Decodability Statistics
   Metric Block".

   [Note to RFC Editor: please replace MPID with the IANA provided RTCP
   XR block type for this block.]

5.2.  New RTCP XR SDP Parameter

   This document also registers a new parameter " non-psi-ts-
   decodability " in the "RTP Control Protocol Extended Reports (RTCP
   XR) Session Description Protocol (SDP) Parameters Registry".

5.3.  Contact information for registrations

   The contact information for the registrations is:

                    Qin Wu
                    sunseawq@huawei.com
                    101 Software Avenue, Yuhua District
                    Nanjing, JiangSu 210012 China







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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, Claire Bi,Colin Perkin,Roni Even and
   Dan Romascanufor 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.

   [RFC3550]  Schulzrinne, H., "RTP: A Transport Protocol for Real-Time
              Applications", RFC 3550, July 2003.

   [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.

   [RFC6709]  Carpenter, B., Aboba, B., and S. Cheshire, "Design
              Considerations for Protocol Extensions", RFC 6709,
              September 2012.

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.

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



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   [RFC6792]  Wu, Q., Hunt, G., and P. Arden, "Guidelines for Use of the
              RTP Monitoring Framework", RFC 6792, November 2012.


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


   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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