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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IR CTL

IR CTL

SPDIF IN

SPDIF IN

HDMI IN

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IR CTL

SPDIF IN

SPDIF IN

HDMI IN

HDMI IN

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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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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

STB