Product Overview

The world of television is undergoing tremendous change. The transition from analog, to MPEG-2, to now H.264 compression and the transmission from analog modulation to ever complex forms of digital modulation has created tremendous challenges for TV operators in order to distribute premium video and audio content.At the same time, the entrance of telecom operators and their IPTV services have made a new chapter in the ongoing battle between cable and telecom operators.

Regardless of technology, obtaining and retaining viewers is the only path to success and preserving signal quality is essential in that mission. The whole service must be there – from signal integrity all the way to content integrity and service quality.

Pixelmetrix Solutions

To assist broadcasters facing these challenges, Pixelmetrix offers a series of modular tools to assist companies in deploying, operating, and managing new broadcast technology in the world of convergence. Our family of Monitoring Tools give you the correct Broadcast Intelligence – made possible using comprehensive data collection, analysis and correlation on three axis: time, geography and protocol layer.

The Pixelmetrix DVStor and DVShift family of Playout and Recording Solutions provide flexible and economical solutions for television infrastructure – from technical analysis, to time shift television, to disaster recovery playout.

Jump directly to our Monitoring Line Up, our Playout and Recording Solutions, or use our handy Technology Matrix to find the right solutions for your problems.

Monitoring Line Up

DVStation. Highly scalable platform. Multi-Port, Multi-Layer, monitoring solution for digital video networking.		DVStation-Remote. Scalable from one to four ports, DVStation-Remote provides cost effective monitoring of RF and MPEG signals.
DVStation-Mini2. Effective, affordable solution for remote deployments at the network edge. Ideal for monitoring DVB-T SFN, transmitters, cable and satellite networks.		DVStation-IP3. A one-stop monitoring engine for IP and TS Analysis, detailed service visualization and IP Headend Output verification for IPTV networks.
DVProbe-S2. Economical, compact platform for remote deployments. Single port architecture available in DVB-S/S2 and DVB-C/QAM configurations.		Electronic Couch Potato. Programmable test robot” deployed after the STB. It uses a built-in IR controller and analyzes the decoded signal to fully and truly evaluate the analog output.
Consolidator provides central monitoring and control capability, enabling feedback display, remote control and configuration of probes.		The IPGen is a high-performance, cost-effective tool for the evaluation, compliance testing and verification of networks, monitoring and equipment analysis.
StationView is a Simple Effective Monitoring tool that utilizes the power and flexibility of SNMP without the complexity and hassle of heavy network management systems.

Playout and Recording Solutions

	DVStor2. A cost effective solution to many recording and playout applications – including test & analysis and disaster recovery. Available models range from 1TB to 48TB and record/playout over either ASI or IP. Robust platform with RAID drives and redundant power supplies.
	DVStor-DAS. Provides expansion storage for DVStor. Individual DAS systems available from 10TB to 40TB - resulting in a total DVStor system capacity of up to 288 TB!
	DVShift. Scalable from one to four ports, DVStation-Remote provides cost effective monitoring of RF, ATM and MPEG signals.

Product-Technology Matrix