The United States of America (Tektronix) to Sentry Edge II upgrade RF monitoring Technology

Broadcast video testing, monitoring and analysis solution provider Tektronix announced the launch of Sentry Edge II, this is the Tektronix Sentry Video Quality Monitor series of the latest products. Sentry Edge II detects RF modulation and transmission stream errors caused by device errors or failures, and with Sentry Edge II, the video service provider (VSP) can now access the information needed to proactively monitor the RF before the problem has affected the user.

Sentry Edge II is a high-performance scalable solution that is designed to monitor POST-QAM in dynamic video environments and is essential for devices that require fast isolation and problem solving. Video service providers can use Sentry Edge II in hubs, front ends, or wherever QAM is used. Its all-round industry-leading high-quality RF measurement capabilities make it easier and quicker to point out the problem. For example, high quality MER measurements allow vendors to detect signal quality decay more quickly, so they can take action before the problem affects the user's viewing experience.

When designing a product, the vendor's business requirements are also considered. Sentry Edge II offers more tuners per device than competitor products, reducing edge monitoring costs. Vendors can choose from two high-density models (4 or 8 tuners), both devices are designed to minimize rack space and power costs, monitor RF signals up to 1 GHz, and allow suppliers to monitor additional services in the growth of their business. QAM A, B, and C support can meet the needs of suppliers around the world.

Tektronix Video product line general manager Eben Jenkins said: "The destruction of user experience quality of the video and audio errors, in today's increasingly complex network everywhere, so monitoring the whole network becomes critical, it can affect the user ratings before these errors to solve the problem." Our new Sentry edge II advanced monitoring capabilities, timely complement other Sentry series members, so that video service providers can fully monitor their network from the "Source to the edge" of the video content.

Sentry Edge II high-performance design for dynamic video network environment, provide high-quality RF measurement, solve the supplier's highest priority order:

Its high-density design (1 RU Model 4 or 8 tuners) minimizes rack space and power costs, provides cost-effective solutions, and allows vendors to monitor more network edges;

Remote management of RF and transmission string flow measurement collection, allowing suppliers to avoid gathering in situ measurement of the time and cost;

The excellent MER can quickly detect the signal quality of the improper demodulation of the machine box;

Omni-directional high-quality RF measurement can quickly isolate the problem. These measurements include RF locking instructions (including LEDs on the back panel), input signal level (channel power), Evm;mer;cnr;carrier offset, pre-fec BER, and POST-FEC number of TS packets that cannot be corrected. In addition, constellation maps are provided.

Up to 1 GHz monitoring capabilities, allowing suppliers to monitor all of their services, including new services that make their business grow.