Brix Networks Unveils Comprehensive IPTV Service Assurance Portfolio; New BrixVision Offering Gives Service Providers Complete Visibility Into Quality Of Video Content, Delivery Infrastructure, and Customer Experience.CHELMSFORD, Mass. -- Brix Networks (www.brixnet.com), the trusted provider of the most widely deployed converged service assurance solutions, today unveiled its new BrixVision(TM) IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. service assurance portfolio, a comprehensive offering that gives service providers complete visibility into the quality of video content, the underlying delivery infrastructure, and the overall customer experience. This latest solution set from Brix, which builds on the company's industry-leading experience and heritage in VoIP and IP video service assurance, has been developed specifically for IPTV deployments, and delivers the unequaled service visibility that providers demand which has been unmet un·met adj. Not satisfied or fulfilled: unmet demands. by legacy test and measurement tool suppliers. "IPTV is a very complex and highly performance-sensitive service that places increased demands on a network. As a result, the importance of the customer's quality of experience has been greatly elevated," said Kaynam Hedayat, chief technology officer at Brix Networks. "Built on an open, extensible architecture, and developed with input from our customers, our new BrixVision portfolio enables providers to compete and grow top-line revenue based on quality." With BrixVision, service providers can perform root-cause analysis to identify IP transmission versus video quality impairments, monitor end-to-end end-to-end a pattern of anastomosis in which severed ends are matched and united, in contrast with other patterns such as end-to-side or side-to-side. Usually applied to anastomosis of the intestine. video quality, and proactively monitor and manage their subscribers' experience throughout the lifecycle of their services. "When it comes to IPTV, picture quality and response times are everything, as users have very high expectations and a low tolerance for anything but a positive experience," said Michael Howard
consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a . "With Brix Networks' converged service assurance solutions, providers can verify (1) To prove the correctness of data. (2) In data entry operations, to compare the keystrokes of a second operator with the data entered by the first operator to ensure that the data were typed in accurately. See validate. the performance of their bundled offerings - including data, video, voice, and mobile - and thereby assure their subscribers' quality of experience for any IP-based service, over any network, to any endpoint." In conjunction with today's announcement, Brix Networks also introduced the IPTV Infrastructure Verification Package, the initial offering within the BrixVision portfolio that allows providers to perform continuous, proactive testing of their multicast (1) To transmit data to multiple recipients on the network at the same time using one transmission stream to the switches, at which point data are distributed out to the end users on separate lines. infrastructure quality. The Infrastructure Verification Package simulates user-initiated channel changes, which gives providers valuable insight into their customers' quality of experience (QoE) by monitoring channel change response times. Additionally, the IPTV Infrastructure Verification Package measures the key performance indicators Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are financial and non-financial metrics used to quantify objectives to reflect strategic performance of an organization. KPIs are used in Business Intelligence to assess the present state of the business and to prescribe a course of action. (KPIs) of a network, such as jitter A flicker or fluctuation in a transmission signal or display image. The term is used in several ways, but it always refers to some offset of time and space from the norm. For example, in a network transmission, jitter would be a bit arriving either ahead or behind a standard clock cycle , latency (1) The time between initiating a request in the computer and receiving the answer. Data latency may refer to the time between a query and the results arriving at the screen or the time between initiating a transaction that modifies one or more databases and its completion. , and frame loss, and correlates these metrics metrics Managed care A popular term for standards by which the quality of a product, service, or outcome of a particular form of Pt management is evaluated. See TQM. with the overall user experience, which is critical when troubleshooting Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving. It is the systematic search for the source of a problem so that it can be solved. Troubleshooting is often a process of elimination - eliminating potential causes of a problem. quality problems. The Infrastructure Verification Package also includes an IPTV dashboard (1) See Mac Dashboard. (2) A software-based control panel for one or more applications, network devices or industrial machines. Dashboards display simulated gauges and dials that look somewhat like an automobile dashboard. that provides network operators with configuration, scheduling, monitoring, and reporting capabilities to enable proactive means of assuring customer satisfaction. Furthermore, with the Brix IPTV Infrastructure Verification Package service providers can now identify whether infrastructure impairments occur in their national, regional, or local content aggregation and distribution locations. The IPTV Infrastructure Verification Package is scheduled to be available in 90 days, and pricing is based on the size and scope of the network involved. Additional BrixVision products covering customer care, content quality, and usage patterns will be introduced and made available throughout the year. Brix Networks' seamlessly integrated hardware and software products, collectively called the Brix System, are strategic service assurance solutions that proactively monitor VoIP and IP video quality. Network operators use the Brix System to guarantee the successful launch and ongoing, profitable operation of their VoIP and IP video services. The company also offers two free, self-service testing portals - www.TestYourIPVideo.com and www.TestYourVoIP.com - that enable users to independently measure the quality they are receiving from their interactive IP-based video and VoIP services, respectively. About Brix Networks Brix Networks is the trusted provider of converged service assurance solutions that allow the world's leading service providers and enterprises to offer reliable and high-quality experiences in voice, video, and data to their customers, partners, and employees. The Chelmsford, Mass.-based company brings a proven heritage of IP expertise unique to the service assurance marketplace, and collaborates closely with its customers and partners to assure the delivery of any IP-based service over any network to any user. For more information, visit www.brixnet.com, or call 978-367-5600/1-888-BRIXNET. Brix Networks, Brix, Brixnet, the Brix Networks logo, and BrixVision are trademarks of Brix Networks, Inc. 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