New QAM Monitoring Solution

Maker of the popular DVMon monitoring platform for digital television stations and networks recently debuted a QAM version of DVMon.

At IBC 2017, Torque Video Systems unveiled the latest in its DVMon monitoring platform line, the new DVMon QAM.

The DVMon QAM supports all three J.83 technical standards, and it provides integrated RF and MPEG-TS quality of service monitoring in a compact, affordable package.  It sports two RF inputs with built-in demodulation and RF signal analysis, as well as two independent ASI output ports for monitoring.

The DVMon QAM provides full RF signal analysis of key performance parameters including MER, signal noise and I/Q constellation.  The embedded transport stream monitoring function includes full TR101-290, bit rate analysis and service level monitoring for video/audio freeze, blackout, tone and silence.

Danny Wilson, Founder and CEO of Torque Video Systems said, "We've been working closely with a major national cable operator on a specific QoS/QoE monitoring platform. The DVMon QAM, launched at IBC, is the first chapter of this comprehensive technology development programme."

Torque Video Systems specializes in managing, monitoring and enhancing broadcast quality of service, providing cost-effective solutions and versatile applications, enabling operators worldwide to monitor their network operations, gain insights into viewer experience and reduce operating expenses.

You might also like...

Understanding IP Broadcast Production Networks: Part 3 - Resilience

How distance vector routing simplifies networks and improves resilience.

IP Monitoring & Diagnostics With Command Line Tools: Part 9 - Continuous Monitoring

Scheduling a continuous monitoring process will detect problems at the earliest opportunity. If the diagnostic tools run often enough, they can forecast a server outage before a mission critical failure happens. Pre-emptive diagnosis and automatic corrections are a very good…

Understanding IP Broadcast Production Networks: Part 2 - Routers & Switches

How Routers & Switches reduce traffic congestion and improve security.

Understanding IP Broadcast Production Networks: Part 1 - Basic Principles Of IP

This is the first of a series of 14 articles that re-visit the basic building blocks of knowledge required to understand how IP networks actually work in the context of broadcast production systems.

Motion Pictures: Part 2 - Optical Flow Axis

There is no motion in the static frames of a movie. The motion is purely in the imagination of the viewer. But how does it work?