Application

DVB Monitoring

(1) Headend monitoring

• SAM-MT 400 monitoring probe
• 24/7 SNMP based monitoring via IP or ASI input
• up to eight multiplexes simultaneously on a 1 rack unit monitoring device supporting all technical layers

(2) Transmitter monitoring

• SAM-MT 400 monitoring probe
• 24/7 SNMP based monitoring via ASI or RF input
• up to eight multiplexes simultaneously on a 1 rack unit monitoring device supporting all technical layers

(3) Field Monitoring

• SAM-MT 400 monitoring probe
• 24/7 SNMP based monitoring RF input
• up to four multiplexes simultaneously on a 1 rack unit monitoring device supporting all technical layers

Components

dvbSAM SNMP Master Agent

DVB Monitoring – SNMP Master Agent

• supports SNMP based monitoring of DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-S, DVB-S2, DVB-C and DVB-H multiplexes on all technical layers
• support of SNMPv2 GET, GET NEXT, GET BULK, SET and TRAP
• individual configuration of error and warning thresholds
• detailed MIB & TRAP configuration
• comprehensive logging capabilities
• very detailed configuration possibilities in order to fit also complex monitoring requirements
• control and monitoring all dvbSAM monitoring components, incl. automatic start/re-start
• capable of unattended operation at 24/7

dvbSAM I/O Processor

DVB Monitoring – I/O Processor

• live input of DVB DTV and MDTV multiplexes via RF, ASI, IP interfaces
• can use legacy DVB receivers for receiving also DVB-H broadcasts
• live output to various IP streamers, ASI/SPI output devices
• supporting various types of IP based output streamers
  • complete multiplex
  • demultiplexed DVB programs out of the multiplex; or single PIDs
  • demultiplexed DVB-H based IP services (video/audio/FLUTE/ESG/key streams/…) out of the multiplex
• data duplication – same data can be streamed to different destinations simultaneously
• real-time monitoring of the complete DTV + MDTV multiplex on MPEG-2 layer acc. ETSI TR 101290
• monitoring DVB DTV PID and Program bitrates incl. error indication according configured thresholds
• monitoring MDTV specific IP/Port bitrates incl. error indication according configured thresholds
• monitoring of the RTP sequence counter continuity
• Electronic Program Guide (EPG) monitoring – all tables, current/next event, program preview
• monitoring of DVB Subtitles
• monitoring of Teletext
• individual configuration of error and warning thresholds for each particular real-time analyzed parameter
• de-multiplexing of all programs within the channel/multiplex for both all DTV and MDTV programs simultaneously
• streaming of the de-multiplexed programs via IP to other destinations for both all ATSC and MDTV programs simultaneously
• descrambling of DVB programs using Common Interface (CI), Conditional Access Module (CAM) and Smartcard
• ISMAcryp descrambling of DVB-H programs via interface to conditional access system or manual key input, supporting both DRM and Smartcard profile

dvbSAM ESG Monitoring

DVB-H ESG Monitoring

• supports both IPDC/CBMS and OMA BCAST standards
• supports multi-ESG configuration
• supports all storage types (raw, gzip and BinXML/BiM)
• supports UDP unicast and multicast
• automatic creation of all IP listeners according to the ESG content
• supports single and multiple transport mechanism
• stores all ESG content (XML’s, SDP’s, images, …)  into separate directories
• handles ESG updates automatically
• includes versatile features for performing a permanent real-time monitoring of all ESG’s within a multiplex
• performs comprehensive consistency checks
• ESG cycle timing monitoring
• ESG update timing monitoring

dvbSAM Audio/Video Mosaic Wall

DVB A/V monitoring wall

• simultaneous playback of any number of DTV and MDTV video and audio services, also arbitrarily mixed
• support of all video and audio formats used in these broadcast technologies (MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264…)
• comprehensive realtime transcoding and streaming features for seamless streaming of DVB programs to any destination at a low bandwidth (e.g. for visual confidence monitoring within a remote DVB network operation center)
• supports periodic TV image snapshot creation and streaming (provides visual confidence monitoring at ultra-low bandwidth, without audio)
• provides audio bars for visual monitoring of audio channels
• adjustable number of mosaic wall columns and tiles
• adjustable monitor sizes to optimal fit to the available screen size
• support of IP multicast
• monitoring of Audio and Video freeze conditions, Audio and Video signal loss, audio silence
• recording of Audio and Video services into different container formats

dvbSAM Loudness Measurement and Monitoring

• Integrated Loudness according ITU-R BS.1770.3 and EBU R-128

SAMloudio Analysis Tile

• Momentary Loudness (400 ms integration time, 75% overlapping, 10 measurements per second)
• Short Term Loudness (3 seconds integration time)
• True Peak Level (TPL) measurement of every sub-channel
  (incl. 4-times oversampling for enhanced accuracy, 10 measurements per second)
• Loudness Range
• Live Meter (60 seconds, scalable, more than 100 live meters can be displayed on a single 4k screen)
• Solution is CPU efficient, it can analyze/monitor the loudness of more than 100 audio streams on a recent Core i7 CPU incl. all measurements and visualizations
• can be used along with arbitrary MPEG, AAC and AC3 audio codecs
• supports Digital TV and Mobile DTV
• can be used stand-alone or integrated with atscSAM and dvbSAM

Monitoring Summary Window

• all parameters like target loudness, warning and error thresholds, loudness scales etc. are configurable individually for every audio stream
• fully integrated into decontis SNMP tool chain for automated 24/7 SNMP based monitoring
• for any audio stream a live playback is possible, even for several streams simultaneously, if required for any reason

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dvbSAM NRT Analyzer

DVB Non-Realtime Analyzer

• in-depth analysis of data carousels transmitted via FLUTE/ALC protocol within DVB DTV andMDTV multiplexes
• processes all FLUTE carousels of the multiplex simultaneously
• extracts and stores all FDT instances
• extracts and stores all transmitted files
• endless archive of all received files ever transmitted within a data carousel
• display of announced and actually received files, file sizes, TOIs, encodings…
• measurement and monitoring of carousel cycle times
• calculation of the file transfer bitrate for each carousel
• visualization of XML, HTML, text, image, video, audio and binary files transmitted within the carousels
• supports UDP unicast and multicast
• can act as independent FLUTE client, thus can be used standalone

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