The Observer Remote Program Monitor (RPM) is Voliconćs advanced solution for MSOs, independent cable operators, IPTV, and satellite operators who need to automatically evaluate the quality of their linear, on-demand, and interactive content and advertising. Designed to monitor NOC/headend and remote hubsite broadcasts from a central location, the Observer RPM scans hundreds of channels around the clock and automatically tests signal integrity, issues alerts (via e-mail and SNMP), and captures the problematic content when channels do not conform to pre-specified limits.
The Observer RPMs operates post-set-top-box (STB), providing a single system and location where video output can be accessed and monitored 24x7. The Observer RPM can check linear content for video or audio errors such as pixelation, closed captioning, audio levels, and static screen or black screen. Operators can access and play out VOD content to ensure content availability and system capacity, record DPI ad insertions for ad proof of conformance, or monitor interactive STB guides to ensure a customer’s experience. While the RPM can autonomously monitor, it also records content 24x7 at full frame rate and full resolution and allows full STB command access, enabling effective troubleshooting and historical review of content and services.
The Observer RPM currently supports a range of alarm conditions:
- Loss of video signal (sync)
- Black screen
- Frozen screen
- Low audio
- Macroblocking
- Missing captions/subtitles
All of these alerts have configurable thresholds. You can also specify per-channel thresholds to suit the type of content available on a given channel in your lineup and to prevent "false positive" alarms. Once a fault condition is detected, an alert is issued via SNMP or email, a fault clip is logged for further review, and the channel is added to a probation list. An additional scanner monitors the stations on the probation list, issuing another notification when the recovery is detected.
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