BRIDGE Technologies Co AS
BRIDGE Technologies was founded by a team of people with solid backgrounds from the Broadcast, Telecommunications and Media industries. With deep knowledge of both the marketplace and industrial product development, BRIDGETECH products have been deployed in a large number of networks worldwide.
VB440 High Performance IP Probe Appliance
HIGH PERFORMANCE IP PROBE The VB440 IP probe provides a breakthrough for the monitoring and analysis of high-bitrate broadcast media traffic as defined in ST2110 and ST2022-6 for core broadcasting networks, production studios, master control centres and outside broadcast vehicles and venues. It enables production teams to continuously survey all layers of media transportation on an IP network and facilitates quick rectification of potential problems, helping to maximise Quality of Service (QoS).
VB330 Hardware, Appliance, Software
The VB330 Probe is the flagship in Bridge Technologies product offering towards broadband and media operators. With dual 10G Ethernet connectivity and a massive multiprocessor architecture the VB330 can deliver monitoring and analytics of thousands of streams and a multitude of technologies in real-time and in parallel. The VB330 is deployed either on dedicated embedded hardware, as a pre-configured and pre-installed appliance or as a software-only solution. This gives the operator greater flexibility when it comes to tailoring the monitoring solution towards the underlying system architecture in the best possible manner. Feature parity is ensured across the various deployment options, varying only in factors such as scalability, power consumption and longevity. The web-based user experience and feature availability stays the same across all the deployment alternatives.
VB220 IP Network Probe
HARDWARE & SOFTWARE PROBES The VB220 Probe is the perfect choice in any network where digital video is carried across an IP-based infrastructure. Built specifically to high-end industry needs, this network service tool is ideal for both pure IP networks and hybrid networks with IP transport cores such as in digital cable and terrestrial networks. The VB220 probe hardware is custom-designed and built to telco-grade standards for maximum reliability and minimum maintenance. Each VB220 blade consumes less than 12W of power. This substantially reduces power consumption and air conditioning needs in installations. The VB220 can be paired with a full set of interface blades to cover signal formats such as DVB-T/T2, DVB-S/S2, DVB-C/C2, QAM-B, 8VSB and ASI.
VB220 ATV IP MONITOR PROBE FOR APPEAR TV INSTALLATIONS
1RU & 4RU Card The ATV-220 PROBE is similar to the flagship VB220 controller blade for all applications in any network where digital video is carried across an IP infrastructure. Built with a form factor for deployment in Appear TV´s range of chassis, the ATV-220 provides an unique capability of reducing the infrastructure needs in any HeadEnd or remote location. Available for Appear TV’s 4RU and 1RU chassis (XC-Series), the ATV-220 offers a highly-developed efficient solution for digital media monitoring either as part of a complete monitoring system, or when used with third-party network management systems. Embodying a range of market-leading technologies the ATV-220 gives engineers a complete and detailed view into the data stream.
VB120 IP Monitoring Probe
HARDWARE PROBE The VB120 broadcast probe offers a cost-effective and powerful monitoring solution, covering the most commonly available signal formats. In particular, the VB120 is capable of monitoring IP unicasts and multicasts, OTT/ABR streams as well as a whole range of RF formats. The VB120 probe hardware is custom designed and built to telco-grade standards for maximum reliability and minimum maintenance. Each VB120 blade consumes less than 12W of power. This substantially reduces power consumption and air conditioning needs in installations. The VB120 can be paired with a full set of interface blades to cover signal formats such as DVB-T/T2, DVB-S/S2, DVB-C/C2, QAM-B, 8VSB, ISDB-T and ASI.
VB242 ASI SWITCHED DUAL INPUT
ASI SWITCHED DUAL INPUT The VB242 ASI input option card allows operators real-time high density ASI monitoring or switched ASI round-robin monitoring for remote or head-end applications. Each VB242 card has six BNC inputs. The operator can operate the module in two different modes: either the first two of the inputs are monitored concurrently and with continuous ETSI TR 101 290 analysis, or its six BNC inputs are sequentially monitored in a round-robin fashion. Together with the VB120 or VB220 controllers, the VB242 is perfect for existing infrastructures in the head-end and the regional edge-multiplexer/modulator/transmitter site.
VB243 ASI INTELLIGENT REDUNDANCY SWITCH
ASI INTELLIGENT REDUNDANCY SWITCH
The VB243 provides full dual path redundancy for ASI signals with autonomous operation and deep signal analysis on both signal paths for the ultimate switching decision making. Front panel controls with illuminated buttons offer local override control and a clear visual indication of the active switching path. The redundancy switch offers three distinct modes of operation making it suitable for any real-life operational challenges. These are Automatic mode, Manual mode and SuperLocal mode.
VB252 DVB-T/T2 TERRESTRIAL RF INPUT MODULE
The VB252 is a dual input DVB-T/T2 input interface module that enables monitoring of digital terrestrial transmissions. Two modules may be housed in a 1RU chassis together with a controlling VB120 or VB220 probe, providing high monitoring capacity occupying a minimum of rack space. In addition to monitoring typical RF parameters, the monitoring solution optionally allows advanced analysis of the T2MI protocol in DVB-T2 systems; signal integrity is verified layer by layer. The VB252 also supports the T2 Lite standard with full analysis of T2 Lite transmissions. All this analysis functionality is complemented by the renowned Bridge Technologies ETSI TR 101 290 monitoring engine to ensure standards conformance at all levels.
VB256 ISDB-T TERRESTRIAL RF INPUT MODULE
The VB256 ISDB-T input module expands Bridge Technologies’ digital terrestrial monitoring capabilities to encompass the Latin American and Japanese terrestrial markets. Supporting both ISDB-T/SBTVD-T standards, it enables customers operating in these regions to fully monitor their ISDB-T transmissions.
VB262 DVB-C QAM/VSB DIGITAL CABLE
The VB262 Dual QAM/8VSB input option offers monitoring of cable TV signals as found in ITU-T J.83 Annex A/B/C QAM networks and DTT signals found in 8VSB networks. A chassis can be equipped with a VB120 or VB220 probe controller that has one or two VB262 RF input cards under its control.
VB272 DVB-S/S2 SATELLITE INPUT MODULE
The VB272 input card offers monitoring and analysis of QPSK/8/16/32APSK signals found in DVB-S/S2 satellite transponders. A chassis can be equipped with a VB120 or VB220 probe controller and up to two VB272 input cards under its control. A complete configuration with a fully licenced VB120 and two VB272 interface cards provides real-time monitoring and alarming for up to four DVB-S/S2 RF inputs, 10 IP MPTS/SPTS multicasts (upgradable to 50 streams) and one ASI TS input and output. Full ETSI TR 101 290 analysis is performed on all DVB-S/S2 inputs, the ASI input and the IP input in parallel.
VB273 DVB-S/S2 INTELLIGENT REDUNDANCY SWITCH
The VB273 Intelligent Redundancy Switch provides full dual path redundancy for satellite signals with autonomous operation and deep signal analysis on both signal paths for the ultimate switching decision making. The solution is ideal for providing fast and robust redundancy switching for permanently installed satellite up-links or in outside broadcast systems. Front panel controls with illuminated buttons offer local override control and a clear visual indication of the active switching path. The redundancy switch offers three distinct modes of operation – automatic, manual and superlocal – making it suitable for any real-life operational challenges.
VB288 OBJECTIVE QoE CONTENT EXTRACTOR
The VB288 performs objective video and audio monitoring of MPEG-2, H.264/MPEG-4 and H.265/HEVC streams and offers a unique web browser-based remote video-wall capability providing full visual status from anywhere. The VB288 enables operators to inspect massive amounts of content services beyond human eyeball capability with dependable alarming on objective parameters having QoE impact. In addition to providing automated Objective QoE of large amounts of services, the VB288 Content Extractor offers thumbnail and metadata extraction and alarming for up to 100 TV multicast streams concurrently.
VBC VBC CONTROLLER SERVER
The VideoBRIDGE Controller (VBC) offers central management and status displaying of all monitored services, providing a window into the performance of the television distribution operation. The VBC gives unprecedented insight into network health and the flow of all types of media streams throughout the network. Key elements in the VBC include: configuration management, stream performance comparison at multiple points, worst-performer identification, drill-down analysis, stream and service status monitoring, graphical alarm historical data-display with the Microtimeline™ technology, Visio™ map import with active alarm indication, trend graphing over up to two years, SNMP multi-destination trap forwarding, alarm logging and SLA report generation. VBC has a built in MAPs view, allowing to geotag probe locations and display alarms in a map view.
RDW REMOTE DATA WALL
Remote Data Wall (RDW) allows those responsible for network monitoring and management to quickly and easily create a visual representation of network activity, enabling potential problems to be rapidly identified and appropriate corrective action taken. Depending on the size or complexity of the network being monitored, RDW can spread from a single screen to multiple screens in a videowall format – but requires no specialist skills to install.
ARCHIVE SERVER & VBC TIMELINE
The Archive Server provides data recording capacity in a simple connect-and-forget form. When connected to the VBC controller and configured through a simple setup routine, the Archive Server automatically activates the VBC's Timeline analysis capability for an enormously powerful new way to analyse historical data in depth. It's a new graphical data analysis technology that allows users to play through recorded data in an NLE-style Timeline display to observe correlations and patterns of errors occurring over any time period.
MICROVB™ SYSTEM HOME NETWORKS
The microVB™ system is a breakthrough in both form-factor and functionality for real-time analysis of access network and customer home network performance. This unobtrusive device provides deep packet inspection and end-to-end visibility in broadcast quality media delivery over any IP based infrastructure including OTT media in unmanaged networks. Combined with the Bridge Technologies microVB Device Controller (MDC) server software, Operators can now maintain 24/7 confidence monitoring from head end to customer home.
POCKETPROBE
PocketProbe for iPhone or Android, enables objective post-CDN analysis of real network performance in a streaming media environment. The new updated apps incorporate the latest version of the OTT Engine at the heart of Bridge Technologies’ award-winning VB series of media monitoring IP probes. These enable analysis and confidence validation of HTTP variable bit-rate streams from any location.
NOMAD PORTABLE IP PROBE
NOMAD covers all the monitoring needs encountered in hybrid IP multicast, OTT and RF networks. It is the ultimate all-in-one monitoring and analysis solution for the technician on the move. NOMAD features a plethora of award-winning and patented technologies, the culmination of 12 years of accumulated engineering knowledge and R&D in IP and broadcast monitoring.