RSAM-5800 Datasheet, PDF (1/2 Pages) JDS Uniphase Corporation – Analog QAM RF and MPEG Video Probe

COMMUNICATIONS TEST & MEASUREMENT SOLUTIONS
RSAM-5800
Analog QAM RF and MPEG Video Probe
Key Features
• Monitor and troubleshoot analog and digital video as
well as DOCSIS® services
• Web-based access to live and historical MPEG and RF
measurements
• Simple network management protocol (SNMP) trap
forwarding to up to five destinations
• Monitor MPEG stream errors (TR 101 290 Priority 1, 2,
and 3) and drill down to analyze individual program
performance
• Easily access performance history (RF, QAM, and MPEG)
stored in MySQL relational database
Applications
• Segments problems to a master
headend, local headend/hub, or
outside plant by comparing RF
and MPEG trends from a common
edge device or across multiple
headends/hubs
• Monitors TR 101 290 MPEG
parameters for both DVB and
ATSC providing worldwide support
• Remotely troubleshoots problems
using Web-based access to live
and historical RF and MPEG
measurements
Benefits
• Eliminate truck rolls to segment
RF and video problems
• Ensure that required truck rolls are
deployed to the right place with the
right personnel and equipment
• Increase network availability
using notification of forward path
degradation before service is
disrupted
• Intelligently filter alarms based
on severity to appropriately
alert local operations and NOC
personnel
The JDSU RSAM-5800 Remote Service Analyzer Module provides remote analy-
sis of forward path digital and analog signals. It is specifically designed for deploy-
ment in remote, unmanned hub sites or headend locations.
The RSAM-5800 combines the extensive knowledge of JDSU in both radio
frequency (RF) and Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) analysis to quickly
identify real customer-affecting issues down to the individual program without
having to deploy specialists to remote hub sites. The RSAM RF and MPEG probes
provide remote monitoring and analysis with detailed views of channel
performance to the field, headend, and network operations center (NOC)
technicians using Windows® Internet Explorer®.
Simply viewing the QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation) stack with a spec-
trum analyzer or measuring and monitoring MER and BER (modulation and bit
error rates) on QAM carriers provides absolutely no insight into MPEG video
payloads. It is critical for cable network operators to have system-wide visibility
into the underlying content or MPEG protocol layer to ensure the quality of
programming content and other MPEG parameters such as PCR jitter (timing)
and continuity count for both digital video broadcasting (DVB) and Advanced
Television Systems Committee (ATSC).
The award winning RSAM-5800 helps segment video problems in minutes—not
hours—by proactively monitoring video, voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), and
high-speed data (HSD) carriers for RF and MPEG impairments.
WEBSITE: www.jdsu.com/test