Bridge Technologies VBC VideoBRIDGE Controller Server

VBC VideoBRIDGE CONTROLLER SERVER

VBC Data Sheet The VBC - central management and status displaying of monitored services.

The VideoBRIDGE controller (VBC) is a server application. The main purpose is to offer central control and management of VideoBRIDGE devices such as the VB1 and VB2 series of broadcast and telco IP-probes. Key elements in the VBC are: configuration management, stream status, 4-day historical data-display with the Microtimeline™ technology, SNMP multi-destination trap forwarding, equipment hierarchy and alarm logging. The user connects to the server by using a standard web browser as the client.

The VBC enables remote control and supervision of all VideoBRIDGE devices. The VBC controller software is deployed in a fully-fledged Linux or UNIX server environment offering powerful and standardised network access techniques such as SSH, telnet, FTP, XML, HTTP, SNMP and SYSLOG. The VBC employs an XML based data gathering scheme and is therefore able to aggregate all alarms and events in real time as they are generated and forwarded from the probes themselves.

The VBC gives unprecedented insight into network health and the flow of media streams. The VBC provides multiple views of data and makes previously unintelligible data meaningful. Both technical packet health and stream status are laid bare. The ability to perform complete drill down from top level to the individual IP-PROBE is invaluable in a fault-finding tool. For non-technical staff and senior management alike, service status monitoring in a GUI is a standard component of the VBC. Up to 540 channels can be monitored and aggregated in real time.

Multiple browser-based clients can connect to the server through HTTP. Full access control with individual user preferences and setup is included. Only users with administrator rights are allowed to define new equipment sites consisting of one or more VideoBRIDGE devices. Individual users are allowed to control already registered devices and to view gathered statistical data on a per site basis. Multiple site data views, combined with strict user access controls, all add up to provide flexibility and uncompromising security.

The Reports option enables automatic or custom generation of Enterprise level reports that visualise system performance trends in addition to presenting vital parameters such as service availability for both management and engineering use. The Reports option gives full SLA and Proof-of-Delivery functionality to the VBC system.