Satellite Technology Feature Article
September 04, 2008
Scopus Unveils Eldorado NMS for Satellite, Cable, IPTV Providers
By Arvind Arora, TMCnet Contributor
Scopus Video Networks (News - Alert), a company that provides digital video networking solutions, reportedly is preparing launch its new network management system, “Eldorado.”
The new NMS features an open and scalable architecture that makes it customizable for management of resources across networks, and the enterprises deploying the solution can combine new services and third-party devices into their systems, according to the company.
Alon Avramson, director of NMS at Scopus Video Networks, said that Eldorado is a direct response to the challenges direct-to-home operators, such as cable, satellite, terrestrial, and IPTV (News - Alert), as well as broadcasters and content providers, face in today’s increasingly complex and competitive environments.
Avaramson said operators need a network management solution that can keep pace with rapidly developing digital video technologies as service offerings. Eldorado uniquely addresses these requirements as a robust, flexible NMS that scales easily from small operations to large, distributed environments while enabling multi-user operation, company officials say.
Apart from offering comprehensive support to IP and ASI routing for converged infrastructures, Eldorado is equipped with a number of wizard-based redundancy schemes and signal paths, officials say.
The solution has a graphic user interface for users seeking a generalized view of overall network status. The interface is designed to streamline the process by carrying out drag-and-drop operations for online as well as offline operations.
Scopus has deployed a flexible headend concept while developing Eldorado, which relies upon IP and ASI interfaces and offers enterprises variable content processing, management, and redundancy. The advantages of flexible headend concept include minimal operational downtime, less expense and the ability to offer new services.
Another Scopus offering is the H.264 HD/SD statistical multiplexing system that will help the direct-to-home and content distribution services to enhance their operational workflow apart from cutting down their bandwidth consumption.
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Arvind Arora is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Arvind's articles, please visit his columnist page.
Edited by Michael Dinan
