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BrixVision Will Allow Providers to Monitor IPTV Quality
Associate Editor, INTERNET TELEPHONY
Brix Networks, provider of some of the world’s most popular converged service assurance solutions, has unveiled BrixVision, it’s IPTV service assurance portfolio. BrixVision gives service providers complete visibility into the quality of video content, the underlying delivery infrastructure, and the overall customer experience.
BrixVision builds on the company’s expertise in VoIP and IP video service assurance, and has been developed specifically for IPTV deployments. It delivers the unequaled service visibility that providers have been requesting, yet has, until now, been unmet by legacy test and measurement tool suppliers.
“When it comes to IPTV, picture quality and response times are everything, as users have very high expectations and a low tolerance for anything but a positive experience,” said Michael Howard, principal analyst and co-founder of Infonetics Research, a market research and consulting firm. “With Brix Networks' converged service assurance solutions, providers can verify the performance of their bundled offerings, thereby assuring their subscribers’ quality of experience for any IP-based service, over any network, to any endpoint.”
BrixVision will enable service providers to perform root-cause analyses to identify IP transmission versus video quality impairments, monitor end-to-end video quality, and proactively monitor and manage their subscribers’ overall and aggregate experiences.
“IPTV is a very complex and highly performance-sensitive service that places increased demands on a network. As a result, the importance of the customer's quality of experience has been greatly elevated,” said Kaynam Hedayat, Brix Networks’ CTO. “BrixVision enables providers to compete and grow top-line revenue based on quality.”
In conjunction, Brix Networks has also introduced the IPTV Infrastructure Verification Package, the initial offering within the BrixVision portfolio that allows providers to perform continuous, proactive testing of their multicast infrastructure quality. By simulating user behavior and monitoring subsequent channel change response times, the Infrastructure Verification Package provides valuable insight into quality of experience (QoE).
Additionally, the IPTV Infrastructure Verification Package measures the key performance indicators, such as jitter, latency, and frame loss. Correlating these metrics with the overall user experience is critical in understanding and improving user experience. The Infrastructure Verification Package includes a console that provides network operators with configuration, scheduling, monitoring, and reporting capabilities to enable proactive means of assuring customer satisfaction.
The Infrastructure Verification Package is due to be available in 90 days. Naturally, pricing is dependent upon the size and scope of the deployment. Additional BrixVision products will be introduced and made available throughout the year.
Erik Linask is Associate Editor of INTERNET TELEPHONY. Most recently, he was Managing Editor at Global Custodian, an international securities services publication. To see more of his articles, please visit Erik Linask’s columnist page
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