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Digital Content Monitors
Sentry Verify • VNM-VER Data Sheet
Features & Benets
Detect MPEG and IP Issues
Historical Reporting and Graphing
Triggered Alert Stream Capture
Real-time Detection and Alerting
Transport Stream Bandwidth Graphing
Applications
Monitor Input to Hub Sites to Detect Issues during Transport
IP Video Network Impairment Analysis
QoS Monitoring
Digital Program Insertion
EBIF Monitoring
Sentry Verify monitors and validates MPEG Transport Stream quality at hub sites as an int egral part of the source-to-edge monito ring solution.
Sentry Verify™ enables video service providers to accurately determine the health of the MPEG/IP transport network. Sentry Verify provides alerts and
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generates useful reports in the same fashion as Sentry
Verify detects subscriber-impacting events during MPEG-over-IP transport and offers a historical database to assist with troubleshooting and trending analyses. to quickly identify and visualize issues as they arise. Sentry Verify is specially designed for operational staff and is a cost-effective solution for large-scale deployments to hub sites and other remote locations. It provides necessary, accurate, and timely information to assist in the identication of faults within the IP network and h as been integrated with industry-leading managemen analysis.
Sentry Ver provides the most comprehensive 24/7 real-time monitoring system with a 60-day historical database, executive reports, and trending analysis capabilities. It can be easily integrated with Medius to provide a seamless monitoring package.
Sentry Verify also offers a multiple alert-trigger capture capability
t solutions to accelerate troubleshooting and root-cause
ify is part of the S2E (Source-to-Edge) monitoring solution, which
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Sentry Verify monitors and validates MPEG transport stream integrity and reports errors induced during video-over-IP transport. Typically operators use Sentry to validate the subjective video and audio quality (QoE) of their digital content in the video headend and then use Sentry Verify to report on video-over-IP transport issues on the programs that are received downstream at the hub sites.
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Monitoring Ad Insertion.
Software Options
Ad Insertion (DPI)
Digital ad offer advertisers market segmentation that broadcast networks cannot. Maximizing this advantage requires integrating a complex system of ad insertion technology into an exist ing network. Today, an average of 2% of digital advertisements fail to air or air incorrectly due to scheduling, insertion, and other errors. In addition, advertisements often suffer the same audi a result, mo nitoring and auditing capabilities are critical to successful a d delivery. The Sentry suite of products provides the most complete digital ad insertion monitoring solution by combining real-time monitoring and alerting with historical aud iting across the entire channel lineup in all advertising zones. The Sentry product line delivers extensive data that improves digital ad insert function of insertion technology by identifying and correcting system errors when they occur. In addition, the ad insertion verication capability allows ad sales groups to provide higher levels of customer service, res ulting in greater revenue potential. Using the web-based interface you can monitor digital ad insertion across your entire network. By strategically placing
insertion technology allows multichannel service providers to
o and video quality issues that plague regular programming. As
ion on any p latform, allowing engineering teams to ensure proper
Monitoring tru2way™/OCAP Carousels.
Sentry or S alerted on all insertion opportunities network-wide, as well a s issues that arise from problems.
entry Verify in each of your ad zones, you can monitor and be
Carousels tru2way / OCAP/MHP / DSM-CC
The OCAP Monitor is a tool for monitoring tru2way™/OCAP carousels. Digital set-top boxes receive continuous delivery of applications and data from the headend or uplink center. These data and applications are critical for normal set-top box function and service delivery. With the advent of tru2way™ (OCAP) and other carousels, multichannel service providers are
ing a vast array of complex, interactive services to their subscriber
introduc base. M onitoring the carousel activity is essential to ensuring the quality and consistency of experience for subscribers. Sentry Verify supplies detailed reports of carousel performance and activity based on their real-time behavior and data output. Service providers are able to identify the root cause of errors and make necessary changes to eliminate issues and guara source and le structures and carou sel changes in real time while observing streaming metrics such as cycle time, bandwidth utilization, and stream packet continuity. Real-time alerting noties users of critical situations, enabling them to resolve issues such as outages, cycle-time uctuations, and unauthorized changes.
ntee rapid application deployment. The reports show detailed
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Monitoring EBIF/eTV.
EBIF Monitoring
Interactive applications and associated advertising allow you to de liver enhanced capabilities to your subscribers and is a way to monetize advanced digital services in a broad range of digital set-top boxes. eTV content consisting of the applications and metadata is, however, prone to errors metrics such as MDI and Continuity Counter (CC) errors are incapable of detecting any content errors, especially with eTV. The EBIF/eTV monitoring solution breaks down and reports on eTV application data and critical signaling information, so service providers can be assured they are delivering the best possible quality of experience for their subscribers. In addition
during transport, rate-shaping, and muxing. Old video-over-IP
, a 60-day application-level historical report (available by service
Monitoring Scientic-Atlanta Broadcast Files System.
and by location) provides critical trending information about eTV delivery. Tailored a fast troubleshooting.
lerting and dashboards provide proactive eTV monitoring and
SA-BFS Monitoring
Sentry is transport, which enables it to keep detailed information about the real-time and historical status of the Scientic-Atlanta Broadcast Files System (BFS). Similar to the way other application carousels (tru2way, DSM-CC, etc) are monitored, Sentry is able to provide critical information about the status of BFS carousels. Multichanne l service providers can set alerts to be noti ed of bit rat
designed to identify and monitor data carousels within the
eerrors,le changes, le cycle times, and if les are missing.
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Digital Content Monitors — Sentry Verify • VNM-VER
Characteristics
Characteristic
Browser Support Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer MPEG/IP Input Port 1000BASE-T Ethernet interface Management Port
Supported Protocols
HD/SD programs, SPTS or MPTS, multicast (IGMP v3) and unicast MPEG-PSI, DVB-SI, ATSC-PSIP table support, SNMP trap and MIB support
Characteristic
Video Audio
Carousel tru2way, BFS, MHP/DSM-CC Program Insertion
Description
1000BASE-T Ethernet interface
Description
MPEG-2, H.264, VC-1 Dolby AC-3 (5.1 Surround)
MPEG-1 Layer II (mono, stereo)
SCTE-35 (local ads)
Physical Characteristics
Dimension
Height 50.8 2 Width 432 17 Depth 381 15
Weight kg lb.
Net 9.2 20.3 Power Requirements
100-240 V AC, 50-60 Hz
mm
in.
Environmental Characteristics
Characteris
Max Storage Temperature
Max Operating Temperature
Max Humidity
tic
Description
70 °C
35 °C
85%
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Ordering Information
VNM-VER
Sentry Verify Monitor.
Options
Option
DCU-BFS Monitoring support for SA Broadcast File System DCU-OCAP Monitoring support for tru2way (OCAP), MHP, and
EBIF DPI Digital Pr
Service Options
Option
VNM-SUP One-year service support VNM-SUP-REN Renewal of one-year product support VNM-SUP-LTD One-year service support, upgrades not included
Description
DSM-CC in-band carousels Monitoring support for EBIF
ogram Insertion Monitoring
Description
Power Plug Options
Option
A0 North America power A1 A2 United Kingdom power A3 Australia power A4 240 V, North America power A5 A6 Japan power A10 A11 India power A12 Brazil power A99
Product(s) are manufactured in ISO registered facilities.
Description
Universal EURO power
Switzerland power
China power
No power cord or AC adapter
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Data Sheet
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Updated 25 May 2010
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