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Testing & Validation of a high-end television set



 

Activity and interventions

 

  • Test design, management and execution.
  • Representing the voice of the customer.
  • Ensuring confidence in product quality.
  • Ensuring interoperability between Philips TVs and other CE devices


Technical environment

 

  • Test Design and Management with T-Plan
  • Requirements Management with Telelogic DOORS
  • Change Management with Telelogic Synergy
  • Dedicated tooling for each speciality (A/V/ test generators, streaming/mixing hardware, CEC test & simulation tool..)
  • Latest consumer electronics industry standards in: Broadcast (DVD-T, DVB-C,...) , audio/video (quality,  enhancement, encoding…), connectivity (HDMI-CEC…), multimedia (Codecs, DLNA, Internet, Wired/WIFI access


Key figures

 

  • 6 consultants working over 4 main pillars

Context

 

A key phase in the lifecycle of each project is assuring that the system does exactly what it is designed to do in a consistent and reproducible manner.
For a customer in the consumer electronics sector, ALTEN was involved in the testing & validation of a high-end television set.
With the ongoing evolution in television technology and the increase in the number of features, the customer requires a flexible, qualified workforce with an understanding of both the end-user and the technical domains involved.  

 

 

ALTEN's achievements

 

Within the validation team, ALTEN consultants are part of 3 pillars.

  • In the broadcast pillar, 3 ALTEN engineers are part of a 7 person team tasked with verifying the compliance with requirements, standards and certifications related to the reception and decoding of digital and analogue TV channels.
  • The Mediation & Billing team implements tactical solutions and gives support regarding the billing system. Moreover, the team maintains the judicial reporting system. Requirements mostly come from functional experts.
  • In the features pillar, 2 ALTEN engineers are part of a 6 person team assigned with verifying the correct implementation of requirements related to audio/video rendering, the user interface, system performance, usability, interoperability with other CE devices and adherence to industry standards such as HDMI-CEC.
  • In the media pillar, 1 ALTEN engineer, part of a 3 person team in charge of verifying multimedia browsing and playback, codec support across a wide range of interfaces and networks (USB, DLNA, Internet,…), support for wired and wireless technology, rich Internet-based features (e.g. YouTube), as well as compliance with industry standards such as DLNA 1.5 and WIFI.

 

 

 

ALTEN's Added value

 


Provision of highly skilled consultants from all over Europe with experience in Testing and Validating digital televisions.