JDSU's new digital monitoring application is a compact, scalable monitoring platform designed to meet the needs of digital network operators. Capable of capturing MPEG transport streams as well as performing complete real-time monitoring and analysis of these streams, it allows operators to gain visibility into the digital traffic, identify problems with equipment or content, and minimize downtime.

The JDSU NetComplete Digital & IP Video Service Monitoring Application is part of the TruStream family of digital and IP video test solutions, which offer the most in-depth and accurate end-to-end MPEG transport stream testing for every phase of a network's life cycle.

Highlights

• Both IP and non-IP interface probes available to provide maximum range of monitoring
• Simultaneous monitoring of all MPEG transport streams contained within a GigE link
• All major digital video broadcasting (DB) interfaces available:
  • QAM: Used primarily for cable type application
  • QPSK: Used for applications where the DV transport stream is transported over satellite
  • COFDM/8VSB: Used for application where the DV transport stream is transported over a terrestrial RF signal
  • ASI: Used primarily within the DV processing center to move the DV signal between network elements
  • GigE: Used for IP transport of Digital Video
• Scaleable system designed to grow as your network grows.

Applications

• Continual monitoring of the DV transport stream over RF or IP transports, 24x7, to detect minor problems before major outages occur
• Real-time digital & IP video monitoring at full line rate of transmission
• Digital Video Service Monitoring Server provides aggregated viewing of digital video monitoring system

Key Features

• Probes that allow the system to interface the system to various points of the network and perform the continuous monitoring of the video service.
• Element Management System (EMS) aggregate information and local views of digital video content?
• Probes and EMS only take 1 rack unit of shelf space
• TR 101 290 Priority 1, 2, and 3 error analysis
• Space saving mainframe one rack-mount unit to host multiple Probes and communicate northbound
• Availability of SNMP interfaces
• RAID 0 Mirrored Hard Drives