Sencore VB200-DC User Manual

1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 About the Probe
1.1.1 Probe – Overview
The VB2xx series of probes consists of the VB220 rack-mount IP probe, the VB220-DMG DMG3200
chassis 1RU/4RU IP probe and the VB20 portable IP probe. The VB220 can be bundled with a range of
interface modules for monitoring of signals as found in cable (QAM), satellite (DVB-S/S2) and terrestrial
(DVB-T/T2/8VSB). The feature set and capabilities of the VB220, VB220-DMG and the VB20 are
otherwise identical.
The VB2xx series of probes enables full confidence monitoring of one Ethernet input (electrical or optical)
in addition to optional contents check of one electrical ASI transport stream input. It provides detailed IP
packet monitoring of up to 260 IP multicasts.
The OTT software option is available on the VB220, VB220-DMG and VB20 and enables monitoring of
up to 250 adaptive bitrate channels in steps of 10 depending on license activated. Supported streaming
formats include Apple ™ HLS, Microsoft ™ Smoothstream, RTMP, MPEG DASH, Adobe ™ HDS and
Nullsoft SHOUTcast™.
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PHONE PADTV
PC
ACCESS NETWORK
DSLAM OR
FIBRE
AGGREGATION
VB330 PROBE
VB288 CONTENT EXTRACTOR
VB330 PROBE
VB330 PROBE
VB220 PROBE
microVB™
HOME NETWORK
MDC
–
MicroDEVICE Controller
™
VBC
–
VideoBRIDGE Controller
™
Remote Video Wall – Site 1
DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL
REGIONAL MUX AND COFDM MODULATOR
IP
GPS
COFDM
RF
ASI
CABLE DISTRIBUTION
REGIONAL MONITORING OF SATELLITE AND IP
IP ASI QPSK/
DVB-S/S2
DIGITAL SATELLITE
REGIONAL MUX AND QAM MODULATOR
IP ASI QAM
REGIONAL
CABLE
NETWORK
VB120 PROBE & VB252 DVB-T/T2 MODULEVB120 PROBE & VB272 QPSK/DVB-S/S2 MODULE
VB12-RF PROBE
VB120 PROBE & VB262 QAM/VSB DVB-C MODULE
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Sencore VB200-DC Specifications

General

Brand	Sencore
Model	VB200-DC
Category	Network Hardware
Language	English