Agilent Technologies MPEGscope Family Now Supports DSM-CC Extensions.Business Editors & High-tech Writers NAB2000 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2000 Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : A) will today demonstrate a new digital storage media command and control (DSM-CC DSM-CC Digital Storage Media - Command and Control DSM-CC Digital Storage Media Command and Control (also seen as DSMCC) ) software package for the Agilent MPEGscope product family at the National Association of Broadcasters convention (NAB2000), April 10 to 13, Booth M9370. This product extends the analysis and composing functionality of the MPEGscope to allow testing of data broadcasting and interactive television implementations. DSM-CC was originally intended to provide VCR-like control of an MPEG-2 transport stream across a network. Recently, however, broadcasters and service providers have applied the DSM-CC mechanism extensively for Internet data delivery (mainly via satellite) and interactive television. As satellite broadcasters quickly roll out new services to carry Internet traffic Internet traffic is the flow of data around the Internet. It includes web traffic, which is the amount of that data that is related to the World Wide Web, along with the traffic from other major uses of the Internet, such as electronic mail and peer-to-peer networks. , their networks are mutating to include Internet Service Provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. (ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. ) characteristics. New devices, such as IP-packet encapsulators, are appearing at uplink sites, and routers are appearing at downlink sites. The satellites themselves are starting to provide caching of frequently downloaded material, making them more than mere reflectors of the bit-streams passed up to them. All of these elements must work seamlessly with each other and with other parts of the network if these new services are going to pay off. The DSM-CC extensions to the MPEGscope enable engineers to verify the integrity of data being passed through the network. "The worlds of broadcasting and the Internet are colliding, and Agilent already has excellent solutions in both areas with the MPEGscope and IP test solutions," said Todd Law, product-marketing engineer for Agilent's Advanced Networks Division. DSM-CC has also found application in the area of interactive television. Carrying auxiliary information that accompanies digital television broadcasts, DSM-CC will allow viewers to extract information from "data carousels" in the MPEG-2 stream. For example, viewers of a baseball game Noun 1. baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League might be able to extract detailed statistics on a particular player as he steps up to bat. The DSM-CC software package enables analysis of DSM-CC sections, as well as the composing of transport streams with DSM-CC sections. U.S. Pricing and Availability The DSM-CC enhancements are offered as extensions to the Agilent MPEGscope product family and will be available in June 2000. Customers can obtain detailed pricing information by contacting their local Agilent Technologies sales office. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is a diversified technology company, resulting from Hewlett-Packard Company's plan to strategically realign re·a·lign tr.v. re·a·ligned, re·a·lign·ing, re·a·ligns 1. To put back into proper order or alignment. 2. To make new groupings of or working arrangements between. itself into two fully independent companies. With 42,000 employees serving customers in more than 120 countries, Agilent Technologies is a global leader in designing and manufacturing test, measurement and monitoring instruments, systems and solutions, and semiconductor and optical components. The company serves markets that include communications, electronics, life sciences and healthcare. The businesses comprising Agilent, a subsidiary of HP, had net revenues of more than $8.3 billion in fiscal year 1999. Information about Agilent Technologies can be found on the Web at www.agilent.com. NOTE TO THE EDITOR: Sales information may be obtained by calling 800/452-4844, ext. 7028. Please do NOT use editor-contact or corporate telephone numbers for sales information. Information in this release applies specifically to products available in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. 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