Hardware setup with DISC for MPEG-DASH and HTTP Live Streaming

The figure depicts a generic hardware setup with the DISC website for MPEG-DASH and HTTP Live Streaming.

The following are required for MPEG-DASH and HTTP Live Streaming testing:

Internet connection with adequate bandwidth for streaming test signals from the DISC website to your playback product.
Headphones connected to the headphone output (or line-level output) of the product under test.
A/V unit with 5.1 or 7.1 speakers.
If the product under test provides HDMI output, connect the HDMI output interface to an external decoder (such as an A/V receiver) capable of decoding the available digital outputs (Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Digital).
For the multiple bit-rate test case, it is necessary to limit the available bandwidth. Unless your client software has this feature (for example, in a debug mode), it may be necessary to use a manually controllable throttling proxy. In case the quality change caused by switching between different bit rates is not audible, it may be necessary to check which transport stream segments are actually accessed by analyzing the HTTP server logs or using a network analysis tool (network sniffer).
For MPEG-DASH testing, the PlayReady DRM server is reachable over your network for playback of encrypted test files.
If the playback product under test is capable of passing through Dolby Digital Plus with Dolby Atmos content, connect the HDMI output interface to an external decoder (such as an A/V receiver) capable of decoding the Dolby Digital Plus with Dolby Atmos content, and connect the decoder output to 5.1.2 speakers.