Video Headend Monitoring and Troubleshooting Tool for ASI interfaces

Cricket^® ASI is a powerful cost effective video quality and service assurance tool for operators to audit, monitor, analyze and troubleshoot incoming video content via ASI. Cricket ASI is perfect for continuous monitoring of the MPEG Transport Stream. Integrated with the IneoQuest iVMS^® Video Management System, in addition to the rest of the IneoQuest hardware portfolio, Cricket ASI completes the video quality monitoring and analysis solution from Headend to Subscriber. It provides a proactive approach in correcting a situation which will potentially lead to reduced call center traffic volume.

Cricket ASI features a ASI tuner with BNC interface for monitoring and analysis of video transport streams, SPTS or MPTS, inside the ASI signal. In addition, Cricket ASI provides pull MPEG monitoring, analysis and capture capabilities.

The 10/100 Fast Ethernet connection allows for management via several of IneoQuest's software applications: iVMS Video Management System, IQMediaAnalyzer Pro^®, and HTML interface. Combined with the iVMS, Cricket ASI, in addition to the rest of the IneoQuest hardware portfolio, provides the most advanced digital video quality and service assurance solution available.

Applications

• ASI confidence monitoring
• Monitor and troubleshoot video headend ASI feeds
• Validate MPEG transport steam
• Measure and analysis video content in real-time
• Service group monitoring

Key Features

• Real-time monitoring and measurements of video programs
• Monitoring and analysis to the PID level
• Remote video verification with IQtv^™
• Support for 150Mb/s MPEG2-TS
• Supports SD and HD video content over SPTS and MPTS
• Video trigger / capture with 80Mb buffer
• MPEG Analysis TR101-290
• Seamless integration into iVMS
• 75 Ohm BNC coax connector
• USB connector for local management with PC
• 10/100MB Fast Ethernet management interface
• Field upgradeable