Kvarta DVB Monitor
The DVB Stream Monitor is a solution for DVB-C and/or IPTV monitoring for unicast/multicast UDP streams. The device can be controlled remotely using an embedded website or via SNMP.
About
Version Info
| Range | Key Features | Based on | System Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0.x | Initial version. | - | - |
| 1.1.0.x [Obsolete] | New firmware version with different enterprise OID. Some parameters were no longer available on the new MIB. | 1.0.0.2 | - |
| 1.1.1.x | Removed EPG table and refresh mechanism. Improved buffering system. | 1.0.1.1 | - |
| 1.1.2.x [SLC Main] | Introduced partial table option in the following tables: Service, PMT, SDT, NIT, AIT, Cable Delivery. | 1.1.1.4 | - |
| 1.2.2.x [SLC Main] | Introduced BAT table and different display modes: Basic, Intermediate, Full. | 1.1.2.4 | - |
Product Info
| Range | Supported Firmware |
|---|---|
| 1.0.0.x | 1.65A |
| 1.1.0.x | 1.93A |
| 1.1.1.x | 1.93A |
| 1.1.2.x | 1.93A |
| 1.2.2.x | 2.20A |
System Info
| Range | DCF Integration | Cassandra Compliant | Linked Components | Exported Components |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0.x | No | Yes | - | - |
Configuration
Connections
HTTP Main Connection
This connector uses an HTTP connection and requires the following input during element creation:
HTTP CONNECTION:
- IP address/host: The polling IP or URL of the destination.
- IP port: The IP port of the destination (default: 8025)
- Device address: The bus address of the device. If the proxy server has to be bypassed, specify BypassProxy.
Initialization
In order to communicate with the device, on the Authentication page, the Username and Password must be filled in.
Web Interface
The web interface is only accessible when the client machine has network access to the product.
How to Use
The element has the following data pages:
- General: This page displays general information about the card: Device Name, Device Model, Firmware Version, Device ID, Display Mode (from version 1.1.2.3 onwards), etc.
- Authentication: This page allows the user to input the Username and Password to authenticate into the device.
- IPTV
- DVB-C: This page contains a subpage with the Tuner Settings.
- Services Tree Control
- NIT Tree Control
- Services: This page contains the table Service that consists of a list with all of the services retrieved. Each service has a current state and if it is deleted is possible to delete the service from the list by using the button on the Delete column.
- PAT
- PMT
- SDT
- EPG(removed in range 1.1.1.x)
- NIT
- EIT
- CAT
- AIT
- BAT
- Time
- TR 101 209
- Service Statistics
- Alarms Status
- Alarms Configuration: This page contains the following subpages: RF Alarms, HLS Alarms, and TR 101 290 Alarms.
- Program Alarms
- Logged Alarms
- Configurations
- System Configuration
- Update Firmware
- SMTP - Settings
- SNMP - Settings
- Miscellaneous
- Network
- Commands
- Rx
- Tx
Display Modes
- Basic: The SNMP tables and the PAT, PMT, SDT, TDT/TOT, and CAT tables are polled and updated.
- Intermediate: The basic tables and the EIT table are polled and updated.
- Full: All tables including the NIT and BAT table are polled and updated.