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

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.

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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