Symmetricom Announces the Q-1200 Headend Analyzer

Tag : Digital Headend


Q-1200 is a Scalable, Multichannel Automated Video HeadendMonitoring Device

San Jose, CA -- Symmetricom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYMM) today announcedthe Q-1200 digital/IP video headend analyzer, a scalable,multichannel video headend monitoring device, which is scheduled tobe generally available in September. The Q-1200 identifies videoimpairments to ensure a high quality delivery of advanced digitalvideo for telco and cable operators, enabling reduced operatingcosts and customer churn. Performing comprehensive audio/video analysis on 400 video streamssimultaneously and content analysis for up to 100 channels, theQ-1200 accurately identifies video impairments from basic serviceissues to sophisticated video artifacts, such as channel audioand/or video dropout, black/blue screen, major blockiness, andmore. The Q-1200 also measures video / audio with a userconfigurable sampling period for I frame / audio data for eachchannel.

Symmetricom's Telecom Solutions Division Principal Technologist Dr.Stefan Winkler commented, "With its multichannel scalability,deep content analysis, and centralized element manager, our Q-1200replaces the need for expensive 'golden eye' operations personnel,enabling operators to accurately and cost effectively assure videoquality at any headend location."

The Q-1200 is a critical part of Symmetricom's V-FACTORR Quality ofExperience (QoE) platform. The V-FACTOR platform empowers telco andcable operators to monitor key sources of potential video and audioimpairments by providing a scalable solution that accuratelyassesses a consumer's video quality experience. The Q-1200 videoheadend analyzer, in conjunction with Symmetricom's network probes,software agents, and NOC software, form a comprehensive end-to-endvideo QoE solution. The Q-1200 performs specialized functionalityat the headend, while Symmetricom's network probes and softwareagents monitor other network nodes to ensure accurateidentification of video quality issues throughout the videodelivery chain.

This provides an understanding of video quality services enablingreduced costs through efficient diagnosis and decreased customerchurn.

Infonetics Directing Analyst, Broadband and IPTV, Jeff Heynenadded, "Telcos and cable operators stand to benefit a greatdeal from including IP/digital video into their offerings. However,because of high user expectations and an extremely competitivelandscape, operators must deliver the highest quality video tomaintain and grow their customer base. Symmetricom's V-FACTORdigital video monitoring solution allows operators to ensure theyare delivering exceptional quality of experience day in and dayout."

About Symmetricom, Inc.
As a worldwide leader in precise time and frequency products andservices, Symmetricom provides "Perfect Timing" to customers aroundthe world. Since 1985, the company's solutions have helped definethe world's time and frequency standards, delivering precision,reliability and efficiency to wireline and wireless networks, instrumentation and testingapplications and network time management. Deployed in more than 90countries, the company's synchronization solutions include primaryreference sources, building integrated timing supplies (BITS), GPStiming receivers, time and frequency distribution systems, networktime servers and ruggedized oscillators.

Symmetricom also incorporates technologies including UniversalTiming Interface (UTI), Network Time Protocol (NTP), Precision TimeProtocol (IEEE 1588), and others supporting the world's migrationto Next Generation Networks (NGN). Symmetricom is based in SanJose, Calif., with offices worldwide. For more information, visitwww.symmetricom.com.