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Bridge Technologies Launches microVB
Bridge Technologies the broadcast
and telecommunications monitoring provider, has launched the microVB, a
breakthrough in miniaturised remote monitoring and analysis for IPTV
applications. With the microVB system, IPTV operators can for the first time
gather complete and accurate data about the performance at the viewers' set-top
box, using a cost-effective user-installed monitoring device.
Enabling deep packet
inspection without requiring a technician to visit the customer's home to
install the device or diagnose problems, the microVB is robust and small
enough to be delivered to the customer by mail. Once installed, the microVB
automatically locates an appropriate server and starts monitoring the quality
of the signal received by the set-top box. The microVB™ reports the QoE
parameters, allowing remote monitoring and analytics for advanced trouble
shooting. Potential savings to the IPTV operator in transport and technician
costs are significant.
"Until now, remote
analysis of performance at the set-top box has been cumbersome, costly to
implement, and not very effective in delivering accurate and useful data,"
said Simen Frostad, Chairman, Bridge Technologies. "As a result, the
expansion of IPTV is being held back by quality of service issues which
operators cannot resolve cost-effectively. With the microVB™ there is at last a
way to make advanced end-to-end monitoring and analysis part of a viable
business model."
The microVB forms part of
Bridge Technologies' end-to-end IPTV monitoring solution, which also includes
the VB1 and VB2 series IP-Probes for analysis at all points in the network. In conjunction
with the IP-Probes, the microVB can provide valuable comparative analysis and
correlation data between the network edge and the set-top box.
The microVB is powered from
the set-top box without the need for an additional power supply, and requires
an absolute minimum of current to run. With a compact form factor (7cm x 13cm x
2cm), the microVB™ is linked to a microVB server system located at the central
datacenter or headend gathering data from the individual microVB™ devices on
the network.
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