EdgeVision
Multichannel Quality of Experience Monitoring
EdgeVision offers richly featured, Quality of Experience (QoE) monitoring across an entire network for satellite/cable/IPTV operators and broadcasters, using high-performance video/audio streaming and extensive signal probing. By remotely monitoring signals received at set-top boxes, it allows operators to accurately see and hear the quality of signals received in viewers' homes.
FEATURES
High-quality audio/video streaming
- High-efficiency H.264 video streaming for remote viewing
- High-quality stereo or Dolby Digital audio streaming with acoustic monitoring and audio metering
- Full flexibility in streaming resolution, quality, frame rate and bit rate
- Each EdgeVision input features both a high-resolution and a low-resolution streaming encoder
- Streams to EdgeVision Player, iControl, Kaleido-IP multiviewer or generic players like VLC
Full compatibility with HD and SD set-top-boxes
- Features a full complement of connections for digital and analog audio/video signals, including high-definition video and 5.1 audio signals
- Optional Dolby Digital decoding for multichannel monitoring and Dolby Metadata extraction and analysis, including dialnorm
Advanced signal quality probing and alarming
- Performs detection and alarms on video faults, including freeze, black and macro-block detection
- Audio probing includes silence detection, overload, mono and out of phase
- Metadata probing includes closed captioning*, AC-3 metadata
- Optionally performs audio loudness monitoring
- Detected alarms can be logged by iControl, and channel performance can be assessed
STB remote control and multichannel cycling
- Infrared port for remote control and channel selection, including infrared learning capabilities
- Users can remotely control STBs to access interactive and VOD services
- Supports control of all leading models of STBs and DVRs from several manufacturers
- EdgeVision Player allows parallel infrared control of multiple STBs
Available with SDI outputs
- HD/SD-SDI outputs are available on dual and quad-input models
- Provides embedding of analog or Dolby Digital AC-3 digital audio into SDI
- SDI output signal follows input selection
Robust, compact design
- Available in single, dual and quad input configurations
- NEBS compliant for high reliability
- Compact unit 1 RU high, 330.2 mm (13 in.) deep
- Available with redundant power supply
Easy and secured deployment
- User authentication to control access
- Dynamic IP allocation to accelerate commissioning
*Only available with composite input.
SPECIFICATIONS
Physical
- Weight: Approx. 3.75 kg (8.27 lbs.)
- Dimensions: 1 RU
- Rackmountable in EIA 48.26 cm (19 in.) racks
Electrical
- Power supply:single PSU, second redundant PSU available as an option
- Power consumption:Maximum of 50W at 12V
Compliance
- Telcordia-NEBS, CE, FCC and CSA
Ethernet
- Dual Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.3 ports (RJ45)
External Set-top Box Control
- Up to four infrared connectors
- Both infrared and electrical 3.5 mm (0.13 in.) supported
HD-SDI/SD-SDI Output (up to 4)
- Connector: BNC (75Ω)
- Signal: 4:2:2 SMPTE ST 259-C (270 Mb/s), SMPTE ST 272-1994, 4:2:2 SMPTE 292-C (1.5 Gb/s)
- Format: 525, 625, 480i, 576i, 720p, 1080i
Audio/Video Input (up to 4)
- Video connectors: HDMI-IN*, RCA
- Video input: HDMI, analog component, analog composite
- Audio connectors: HDMI-IN, S/PDIF-IN, RCA
- Audio input: 48 kHz analog, PCM audio or AC-3 Dolby Digital audio (optional)
IP Streaming
- Streaming mode: RTSP/ES over UDP/RTP, RTSP/TS over UDP/RTP, Unicast TS over UDP/RTP, Multicast TS over UDP/RTP, RTSP/TS over TCP, Multicast TS over UDP
- Signal path: 8 bits
- Compression: H.264 high profile (level 4.1)
- Frame rate: Full rate down to 5 fps
- Bit rate: 125 kb/s to 4 Mb/s
- Resolution: 128x96 to 1920x1080
- TS Mux mode: VBR or CBR
- Audio encoding: AAC, MPEG-1 Layer II or AC-3 (forwarded from input)
Probing
- Video: Loss, black, freeze, macroblock, luma too high
- Audio: Silence, overload, out of phase, mono error, loudness error
- Loudness measurement: EBU R128, ATSC A/85, ARIB TR B-32
- Audio-video Fingerprints
Metadata
- Video: Format, rate
- Audio: Type, AC3 metadata, channel allocation
- 608: CC loss, V-Chip loss, TSID loss, station ID loss
*HDMI signal must not be subjected to HDCP copy protection.
MEDIA GALLERY
ORDERING INFORMATION
EDGEVISION-2
Edge signal monitoring device — dual channel
EDGEVISION-2-SDI
Edge signal monitoring device — dual channel with SDI outputs
EDGEVISION-4
Edge signal monitoring device — quad channel
EDGEVISION-4-SDI
Edge signal monitoring device — quad channel with SDI outputs
General Options
EDGEVISION-OPT-AV-PROBE
Audio/video signal probing option (1 per channel)
EDGEVISION-OPT-CABLE-KIT
Optional cable kit for EdgeVision, includes the following cables (1 per input):
- One 2 meter / 6 foot HDMI
- One 2 meter / 6 foot S/PDIF audio
- One 2 meter / 6 foot infrared
EDGEVISION-OPT-IR-LEARNING
Optional infrared remote control learning kit
EDGEVISION-OPT-LOUD
Audio loudness monitoring option (1 per channel)
EDGEVISION-2-OPT-DOLBY
Dolby digital (AC-3) audio monitoring option for dual input device
EDGEVISION-4-OPT-DOLBY
Dolby digital (AC-3) audio monitoring option for quad input device
EDGEVISION-PSU
Redundant power supply module for single or dual input device
EDGEVISION-4-PSU
Redundant power supply module for quad input device
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