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The SCTE35 splicing message and advertisement insertion monitoring system can be used by service providers to monitor Ad placement opportunities and verify correct Ad insertion. The system will log all SCTE35 messages discovered in the transport streams and perform triggered recording for the verification of Ad insertion process.

SCTE35 and Ad Insertion Monitoring System
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Video advertising is a major revenue source for many broadcasters and video service providers. Video advertisements for linear broadcast are inserted into regular program transport streams using digital program insertion technique. Both video service providers and advertising agencies want to know that advertisements are properly broadcasted, and ideally that the advertisements are watched by TV viewers.

ANSI/SCTE 35 - “Digital Program Insertion Cueing Message for Cable” is a standard protocol used by service providers to insert Ads into regular program streams. The SCTE35 defines splicing messages that inform the down-stream processing equipment to insert the advertisement at proper splicing points. Once the down-stream Ad inserter receives the splicing message, the inserter can request the Ad program from Ad server and insert the program into a regular program.

Mividi SCTE35 Monitoring Software monitors all SCTE35 splicing messages in transport streams and records message content and arrival timestamp in the system database. The triggered recording functionality can automatically record a piece of transport stream upon the appearance of a splicing message. Tools for searching and playing back video messages are provided. The service providers can use the system to monitor if the SCTE35 messages are present in the streams, and verify that Ad programs are inserted at the splicing points.

The Mividi SCTE35 Monitoring Software can run as stand-alone application, or as a module in Mividi IP Video QoS Test & Monitoring System TSM100. TSM100 provides comprehensive analysis of IP and TS layers on MPEG transport stream on standard compliance, video thumbnail decoding, error report and alarm functionalities.

Real-time SCTE35 Table Monitoring

SCTE35 Table Monitoring

The system will discover and monitor SCTE35 PIDs. All SCTE35 tables are decoded and its content and arrival timestamp are recoded in the system database. The system provides tree view display of decoded SCTE35 table content, bar chart graphic display of SCTE35 splicing message arrival time, and easy to use UI for querying recorded messages based on time period, input, transport stream ID, etc.

Automatic Triggered Content Recording

Automatic Triggered Recording

The system can automatically record transport streams triggered by the appearance of SCTE35 tables. The recording parameters can be configured, including the file size of each recording, time interval, maximum number of recordings for the same trigger code. Recorded files are saved in local hard drives, while file metadata are saved in the system database for easy search and management of the recorded files. Automatic audio fingerprint match can be applied on the recording files to search for specific content.

Automatic Content Recogination

Content Playback and Comparison

The software provides a simple UI for searching and playing back recorded contents. Multiple recording files can be selected and played in sequence. Additionally the software can be used for comparing two streams so that users can manually check if Ad programs are correctly inserted.

Remote User Interface

Remote User Interface

The Remote UI application can be used to view test results and control the monitoring system remotely. Unlike a typical browser-based web view, the Remote UI is a fully featured Windows® application, and dynamically displays video thumbnails and all test results. The Remote UI application can be installed on the local monitoring system, or a Windows 10/11 PC connected to the monitoring system via an IP network. Even when the Remote UI software is not running, the monitoring service can run automatically based on preconfigured parameters for unmanned 24 by 7 operations.

References

Server Recommendation

Dell Server PowerEdge R260

The TSM100 software runs on Windows systems. Windows 10, 11 and Windows Server 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022 are all supported. This Dell Rack Server PowerEdge R260 is an example of the servers suitable for most applications. Other servers from different manufacturer with similar CPU performance and RAM will also work.

PowerEdge R260 Configuration
CPU: Intel® Xeon® E-2488 3.2G, 8C/16T, 24M Cache, Turbo, HT (95W) DDR5
RAM: 16GB UDIMM, 5600MT/s ECC
HDD: 2TB Hard Drive SATA 6Gbps 7.2K 512n 3.5in Cabled
OS: Windows Server 2022 Essentials,10CORE,FI,No Med, No CAL, Multi Language

Features

  • Supports TS over IP or ASI input
  • Supports multiple IP streaming protocols:
    • UDP/RTP Unicast or Multicast
    • TS over HTTP
    • HLS (HTTP Live Streaming)
    • SRT (Secure Reliable Transport)
  • Supports SPTS (Single program transport stream) and MPTS (Multi program transport stream)
  • Supports MPEG-2, AVC/H.264, HEVC/H.265 video formats
  • Supports MP3, AAC, AAC+, and AC3 audio formats
  • SCTE35 monitoring and decoding
    • Monitors SCTE35 PIDs
    • Decodes SCTE35 tables and displays table content
    • Monitors, adds timestamp and records all SCTE35 tables in database
  • Auto-triggered recording following SCTE35 splicing messages
    • Triggered transport stream recording immediately after the appearance of SCTE35 tables
    • Configurable parameters including the length of recording, recoding period and file path
    • Records file metadata including input, TS and program information in database
    • Provides easy methods for searching and managing recorded files
  • Simultaneously monitors and records up to 100 channels on a single system depending on input and recording video format
  • Decodes video key frames and display video thumbnail on all input programs to verify program content
  • Monitors and decodes PSI, DVB SI and PSIP tables
  • Transport stream comparison between recorded and live transport streams
  • Auto-alarm, error logging and report generation
  • Visual and audio alarms for following error conditions:
    • Loss of input signals
    • Missing expected SCTE35 data
  • Error alarms can be sent by email, SMS, or audio sound alarms
  • Easy to use remote user interface
  • Report generation and statistics on test results
  • Recording files can be stored in local hard drives or network drives
  • Runs on standard Windows platforms, including Windows 10, 11 and Windows Server 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022
  • Runs on cloud VM including Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS

Specifications

  • IP Input/Output
    • Ethernet (RJ45 or Optical), 10/100/1000 Mbps and 10 Gbps
    • DVB ASI
  • Administration
    • Access: Remote management
  • System Requirements
    • Memory: 8GB DDR2 SDRAM
    • Hard Disk Drive: Minimum 500 GB Hard Disk, DVD-RW
    • Operating System: Windows 10, 11 or Windows Server 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022

We offer software or fully-integrated systems for this product. Please see the list below for details.

Model Description
Model SCM200-S Software only
Model SCM200-R Preinstalled in a rack mountable computer

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