MPEG Transport Stream Monitor for Broadcasters

MTM400A

Features & Benefits

• FlexVuPlus^TM uniquely empowers operations staff with the simplest information necessary to prove their service is delivering above their defined thresholds for superior quality of service (QoS).
• Powerful diagnostic user interface provides intelligent hierarchical views of network information, media and data, allowing engineers to rapidly identify the root cause of underlying service problems.
• Unique dual-level alarming and trend information proactively identifies impending problems before they become visible to the viewer.
• Multi-layer, multi-channel, remote monitoring and measurement at IP, RF, and transport layers to DVB (TR 101 290), ATSC, DigiCipher^® II (DCII), and ISDB-T (terrestrial and mobile) standards.
• Simultaneously monitor up to 500 IP sessions including all essential parameters including continuity count, sync byte and packet inter-arrival Time (PIT). The gigabit ethernet interface designed for monitoring networks which carry both multi-program transport streams (MPTS) or single-program transport streams (SPTS) over gigabit ethernet networks.
• Comprehensive confidence monitoring at the RF modulated layer with optional COFDM, 8VSB, Turbo 8PSK, QPSK (L band) interfaces. These RF Interfaces allow the MTM400 to receive RF inputs and display key RF monitoring parameters including MER, BER and constellation displays to provide early indication of signal degradation before any picture impairment is visible to the end customer without additional costly RF test equipment.
• Comprehensive user-defined template monitoring ensures right content at the right place at the right time, while content ratings checking ensures only appropriate content broadcast.
• Simultaneous connection of multiple remote users and network management systems (NMS) provides early visibility of problems to key individuals throughout the organization, supporting quicker corrective action.
• Embedded architecture designed specifically for continuous 24x7 operation maximizes service assurance, thus minimizing cost of customer complaints and equipment maintenance (disk free operation).
• Remote recording allows capture and analysis of stream events for expert offline analysis to diagnose difficult and intermittent problems, requiring no engineer site visits.
• Highly scalable and field upgradeable monitoring solution to tailor capital expenditure with operational growth.

Applications

• The MTM400A is a powerful solution for monitoring DTV transmitter sites along with contribution and distribution at local and national operation centers.

MTM400A Simplifies DTV and Video Over IP Monitoring

As the worldwide DTV market continues to evolve, a shifting of consumer viewing behavior combined with increasing competitive pressure is driving an explosion in broadcast channel count and overall capex investment. A key operational challenge for traditional broadcasters is how to efficiently deliver superior quality of service (QoS) levels to maintain differentiation in this competitive market. The MTM400A supports this by providing an intuitive and simplified presentation of video quality and diagnostic information, to enable delivery of superior QoS levels in an increasingly complex broadcast environment.

The figure below shows the typical monitoring points for a terrestrial hybrid system.

The MTM400A is a powerful solution for monitoring DTV transmitter sites along with contribution and distribution at local and national operation centers.

The MTM400A provides a complete solution for real-time transmission monitoring of MPEG transport streams over RF, IP, and ASI interfaces. Powerful confidence monitoring capability and deep diagnostic measurements are both combined within a single integrated solution. For extended confidence monitoring FlexVuPlus^TM uniquely provides configurable summary displays that include video thumbnail and electronic program guide (EPG) views. This empowers operational staff with the simplest information necessary to ensure their service is delivering above their defined thresholds for superior QoS. Deep diagnostic options provide engineers with intelligent hierarchical views of network information, media and data allowing them to rapidly identify the root cause of underlying service problems.

Remote Interface

The Remote User Interface (RUI) is capable of providing simultaneous measurement results to multiple key resources, supporting improved organizational efficiency and work-flow to minimize network downtime. It is also capable of being integrated into wider network management platforms to support wider distributed network intelligence. The confidence monitoring capability uniquely simplifies DTV monitoring with the FlexVuPlus^TM summary panels. For diagnostic monitoring, a context sensitive analysis paradigm provides a rich multi-layer environment that presents complex information, with an intuitive hierarchical approach. The supporting extensive navigation options ensure that you can identify the route cause of error alarms with minimal mouse clicks.

Confidence Monitoring

• FlexVuPlus^TM uniquely presents simplified presentation of video quality and diagnostic information to enable delivery of superior QoS levels in an increasing complex broadcast environment.
• At-a-glance service view with video thumbnails and interactive electronic programming guide (EPG); empowering operations staff with the simplest information to monitor service delivery.
• Comprehensive seven-day trending of IP and RF broadcast streams supports proactive network optimization to minimize downtime.

Diagnostic Monitoring

• Powerful user interface provides intelligent hierarchical views of network information, media and data allowing engineers to rapidly identify the root cause of underlying service problems.
• Accelerate time to insight with context sensitive navigation and filtered logging to isolate root cause of test failure.