EdgeVisionMulti-channel, Quality of Experience monitoringEdgeVision 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. EdgeVision can provide both low-quality and high-quality audio/video streams, with fully selectable resolution and bitrates. This allows remote monitoring of signals over a LAN or WAN, without a negative impact on network capacity. EdgeVision can operate as a standalone monitoring system, using the EdgeVision Player multi-viewer, or it can operate as a high performance set-top box probe with the iControl and Kaleido-IP monitoring systems.
KEY FEATURES AND BENEFITS
High quality audio/video streaming
› High efficiency H.264 video streaming for remote viewing
› High quality stereo audio streaming with acoustic monitoring and audio metering
› Full flexibility in streaming resolution, quality, frame rate, aspect ratio and bit rate
› Each EdgeVision input features both a high resolution and a low resolution streaming encoder
› Output video streams can be configured to resolutions ranging from 1920 x 1080 to 128 x 96
› Supports multicast and streams to standalone PCs running the EdgeVision Player or generic players like VLC
› Streams to Miranda’s iControl and Kaleido-IP multi-viewer
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
•HDMIandopticaldigitalaudio (HDMIsignalmustnotbesubjectedtoHDCPcopyprotection)
•AnalogHD/SDcomponentandcompositevideo,analogaudio
› OptionalDolbyDigitaldecodingformulti-channelmonitoringandDolbyMetadata 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
› Audioprobingincludessilencedetection,overload,monoandoutofphase
› Optionally performs audio loudness monitoring and alarming
› DetectedalarmscanbeloggedbyiControl,andchannelperformancecanbeassessed
STB remote control and multi-channel cycling
› Infrared port for remote control and channel selection
› UserscanremotelycontrolSTBstoaccessinteractiveandVODservices
› SupportscontrolofallleadingmodelsofSTBsandDVRsfromseveralmanufacturers
› Infrared support can be extended to other models of STBs using the convenient EdgeVision configuration tool
› EdgeVision Player allows parallel infrared control of multiple STBs
› Supports both optical and electrical infrared control hookup
› With Miranda’s iControl Edge, unit can automatically cycle across all channels to monitor and probe the quality of an operator’s entire channel lineup
Available with SDI outputs
› HD/SDSDIoutputsareavailableonsingle,dualandquad-inputmodels
› ProvidesembeddingofanalogorDolbyDigitalAC-3digitalaudiointoSDI
› SDIoutputsignalfollowsinputselection
› Includes audio/video test pattern generator
Robust, compact design
› Availableinsingle,dualandquadinputconfigurations
› NEBS compliant for high reliability
› Compactunit1RUhigh,13.0inchesdeep
› Availablewithredundantpowersupply
100-240V~50/60Hz, 2.0 Amp
100-240V~50/60Hz, 2.0 Amp
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CH2
IR CTL
IR CTL
SPDIF IN
SPDIF IN
HDMI IN
HDMI IN
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ETH2-DATASDI OUT
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IR CTL
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SPDIF IN
HDMI IN
HDMI IN
Y Pb Pr CVBS R L
SDI OUT
SDI OUT SDI OUT
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Richly featured Quality of Experience monitoringThe EdgeVision Player multiviewer interface offers easy to use and highly effective Quality of Experience monitoring.
Quad-split view
Full screen view
Multi-channel audio metering
Quad or single window monitoring
Under monitor labelling clearly identifies the signal source
Freeze and black video alarms including macro-block detection
Silence, overload, mono, out of phase, and loudness audio alarms
Set-top box control
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Integration with other Quality of Experience monitoring systemsEdgeVision can also operate as an advanced, multi-channel video/audio signal probe with other Miranda systems, including the iControl signal and network monitoring systems, and the Kaleido-IP multiviewer.
Standalone Quality of Experience monitoring systemThe system scales to provide remote monitoring across multiple sites, using multiple EdgeVision units connected to the EdgeVision Player over a WAN.
EdgeVision player
iControl
Kaleido-IP multi-viewer
Headend monitoring / playout center
WAN
EdgeVision player
Headend monitoring / playout centerRemote monitoring - Site 1
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EdgeVision
Set-top boxes
Set-top boxes
Remote monitoring - Site 2
Remote monitoring - Site 1
Remote monitoring - Site 2
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Set-top boxes
Set-top boxes
EdgeVision: highly flexible streamingEdgeVision provides flexibility in streaming resolution quality, frame rate and bit rate. The table below illustrates typical bit rates of both high and lower resolution streaming encoders.
ORDERING INFORMATION
EDGEVISION-1 Edgesignalmonitoringdevice-singlechannelEDGEVISION-1-SDI Edgesignalmonitoringdevice-singlechannelwithSDI
output EDGEVISION-2 Edgesignalmonitoringdevice-dualchannelEDGEVISION-2-SDI Edgesignalmonitoringdevice-dualchannelwithSDI
outputs EDGEVISION-4 Edgesignalmonitoringdevice-quadchannelEDGEVISION-4-SDI Edgesignalmonitoringdevice-quadchannelwithSDI
outputs
General optionsEDGEVISION-OPT-AV-PROBE Audio/videosignalprobingoption(1perchannel)EDGEVISION-OPT-CABLE-KIT OptionalcablekitforEdgeVision,includesthefollowing
cables(1perinput): -one6foot/2meterHDMI -one6foot/2meterS/PDIFaudio - one 6 foot / 2 meter infrared
EDGEVISION-OPT-LOUD Audioloudnessmonitoringoption(1perchannel)EDGEVISION-1-OPT-DOLBY Dolbydigital(AC-3)audiomonitoringoptionforsingleinput
device EDGEVISION-2-OPT-DOLBY Dolbydigital(AC-3)audiomonitoringoptionfordualinput
device EDGEVISION-4-OPT-DOLBY Dolbydigital(AC-3)audiomonitoringoptionforquadinput
device EDGEVISION-PSU Redundantpowersupplymoduleforsingleordualinput
deviceEDGEVISION-4-PSU Redundantpowersupplymoduleforquadinputdevice
Related productsIC-EDGE-001 iControlmulti-channelmonitoringsystemIC-EDGE-4 Singlesite,4-channelset-topboxsignalmonitoringsystemIC-EDGE-8 Singlesite,8-channelset-topboxsignalmonitoringsystemKIP-X300 Kaleido-IPX300multi-imageIPprocessorKIP-X100 Kaleido-IP X100 multi-image IP processor
EdgeVision-1-SDI (Single channel) Functional Block Diagram
VideoADC
AudioDeMux
AudioMux
Audio/videoprobing
Audiodownmix
Audiostreamencoder
Infraredcontrol
Microcontroller
H.264video
streamencoder
Ancillarydata extract
DolbyMetadataextraction
AAC audiodecode
AudioADC
5.1 Dolby Digital
(AC-3) decodeS/PDIF digitalaudio IN
Analogaudio IN
ManagementGigabit Ethernet
HD/SD SDI OUT
Infrared OUT
Analog SDcomposite IN
HDMI IN
IP video (data)Gigabit Ethernet
EDGE-VISION-OPT-LOUDSoftware options EDGE-VISION-OPT-AV-PROBE EDGE-VISION-OPT-DOLBY
Y/G
Pb/B
Pr/R
AnalogHD/SD IN
Audioloudness
measurement
High resolution stream encoder
Quality selection
Availablestreamresolution (WxH)*
Typical bitrate*
High 1920x1080(full) 5 Mbps
Medium-high 1920x1080(full) 3Mbps
Medium 1440x1080(3/4) 3Mbps
Low 960x540(1/2) 1 Mbps
Lower resolution stream encoder
Quality selection
Availablestreamresolution (WxH)*
Typical bitrate*
High 480x272(1/4) 1 Mbps
Medium 480x272(1/4) 750 kbps
Low 256x144(1/8) 500 kbps
Very low 256x144(1/8) 256 kbps
*AssumesHD1080iinput
EdgeVision EdgeVision’s Configurator allows easy configuration of all probing and streaming parameters
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