Brix Provides 10Gbps Monitoring

Brix has introduced the ability to monitor IPTV and VoIP on 10 Gbps Ethernet links. The new Brix 4100 provides real time monitoring of live customer IPTV traffic of video service quality across transport, and signaling systems, which is designed to allow operations and customer care issues to be proactively addressed.

Monitoring and system assurance are key issues in IPTV networks. The TelcoTV operators need to be able to monitor their services on a customer by customer basis to provide high quality of service.

Brix and Hwacom Add Quality Agent

Hwacom has integrated Brix Networks' IPTV Quality Agent into its HC-100 set-top box, which gives service providers the ability to collect video performance information, metrics, and provides at-home visibility into IPTV services. This quality agent can be used for operational, troubleshooting and customer care applications.

This is one of the first examples of what should be an important trend. The service provider needs visibility into the quality of an IPTV service as experienced by the viewer. This has to be done in the set-top box. This will enable the service provider to monitor the home network as well as the broadband network.