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APPLICATION CAROUSELS
Carousels
Digital set-top boxes require continuous delivery of applications and data from the head-end or uplink center. These data and applications are critical for normal set-top box function. With the advent of OCAP and other carousels, operators will be introducing a vast array of new interactive services to their customer base. Monitoring the carousel activity is essential to ensuring the quality and consistency of experience for subscribers.
Sentry supplies detailed descriptions of the performance of carousels and streamers based on their actual digital output rather than through misleading health checks and pings. Operators are able to identify the root cause of errors and make necessary changes to virtually eliminate all issues and to guarantee rapid application deployment.
Carousel changes and monitoring are easy with Sentry's detailed reporting of source and file structures and carousel changes in real-time while also reporting on streaming metrics such as bandwidth utilization and stream packet continuity. Real-time alerting notifies customers of critical issues, enabling rapid resolutions of outages, cycle-time fluctuations and file changes.
For a white paper on improvement of carousel efficiency, please contact Mixed Signals.
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- Supports SA BFS, OCAP, DSM-CC and other carousels
- Verify that the correct files are being carouseled and track changes
- Know when files change within a source
- Monitor bit rates, individual file sizes, individual file names
- Monitor fluctuations in data bandwidth and dropped packets
- View real-time and historical carousel reporting
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