Real-time Analysis, Logging and Reporting of IPTV Control Plane Commands

IQDialogue^® IPTV is a video monitoring probe that provides real-time analysis into the control protocols that enable the delivery of video-on-demand (VOD) services.

This monitoring solution taps directly into the video control flows and provides analysis of all the VOD transactions and network signaling. A single probe provides efficient end-to-end network monitoring, and when faults occur, it analyzes transactions with subscriber-level granularity to trace the VOD control flows including unicast and multicast connections, session request and establishment, user command sequences and session release.

Additionally, the IQDialogue IPTV system has an integrated SNMP northbound interface with comprehensive statistics and trend reports. For NOC operators, an optional iDMS management system provides consolidated analysis for multiple probes in real-time. For network planners, IQDialogue Reporting and Analytics is a supplementary tool that provides historical performance analysis of the network and powerful reporting of trends.

Applications

• Monitoring and troubleshooting of channel change, trick plays and viewer commands on IPTV networks
• Planning of VOD assets relative to viewer's preferences
• Tracking of performance trends and subscriber transactions
• Capture and analysis of intermittent faults

Key Benefits

• Improved planning of video plant capacity and asset offerings in the IPTV network
• Efficient monitoring of video session setup and VOD transactions
• Proactive response to subscriber claims facilitated by intelligent fault correlation and transaction tracing
• Easy operation with color-coded reports
• Reduction of OPEX associated to troubleshooting operations through precise fault diagnosis

Key Features

• Analysis, decode, alarming and logging of transactions using RTSP, LSCP, SSP, RPC, IGMP, ICMP and DHCP protocols
• Real-time tracking of number and status of VOD sessions
• Simple web-based interface with multiple user support
• Powerful network management with SNMP northbound interface and optional iDMS management platform
• Color-coded representation of transactions and conditions
• Download and Playback of capture files using industry standard Libcap format
• Support for Solaris (X86) and Linux (RedHat) based Operating Systems

End-to-End Analysis of VOD Transactions

IQDialogue IPTV monitors, alarms and logs all setup, streaming and transport protocols required for VOD delivery on IPTV networks. The control panel allows for faults-only views and faults capture.

IQDialogue IPTV decodes and validates RTSP and LSCP streaming protocols that enable user commands or "trick plays", the SSP session setup protocol, and the internet transport protocols such as IGMP, ICMP and DHCP.

ICMP, IGMP and DHCP – Internet Messaging Protocols

Analysis of internet protocols used for unicast and multicast delivery and verification of host DHCP performance to ensure end-to-end analysis of VOD signaling.

RTSP - Streaming Protocol Support

Decoding, validation and logging of RTSP streaming protocol that enable viewer commands or (trick plays). Each set of streaming transactions can also be traced to its particular session.

Download and Playback of Capture Files

The operator can capture network traffic manually, or using triggered capture of faults provided by the probe, then, playback these captures for detailed inspection of intermittent faults and other problems.

Integrated Northbound Interface for Trend Analysis

Statistics of traffic volumes, success rates and faults for short or long term trend analysis from 15 minutes to 7 days. Storage, sorting and reporting of sessions by time, session ID, alarm type, asset ID, etc.