DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE QUALITY OF SERVICE OF THE BROADCAST OF AN ELECTRONIC SERVICE GUIDE

摘要

The broadcast of an ESG in good conditions as well as the consistency thereof determine the quality of the user experience. Today, there is no specific checking or monitoring tool for the broadcast of an electronic service guide. The aim of the invention is to solve this problem by proposing a device and a method for checking and monitoring the broadcast of an electronic program guide. The invention more particularly relates to a set of innovative criteria and to a method for developing the same. The determination of the criteria can be used for measuring the service quality of the broadcast of said ESG. Further, the criteria are useful for diagnosing potential problems in the ESG broadcast. The criteria can also be used for optimising the bandwidth used for broadcasting the ESG.