Nevion offers a complete video service management solution for media networks, consisting of service provisioning, connection management, service analytics, network inventory, fault, configuration and performance management functions, ranging from small to medium-sized broadcast networks, as well as large service provider networks. Nevion offers a secure solution where access to critical network resources is protected by authentication, authorization and privacy mechanisms.

The Nevion management and control architecture consists of a video service management layer that sits on top and consolidates data across the entire network, providing a service perspective on operations, and service delivery capabilities to efficiently provision occasional use or permanent services.

• Maximize use of infrastructure by adapting to dynamically changing customer needs
• Pro-actively discover potential problems before they become service affecting
• Flexible provisioning of services suitable for non-expert operators
• Plan for capacity by utilizing inventory and performance data

Network and element management provides the toolset to efficiently operate video transport services for event networks, national contribution, metro networks, surveillance applications, campus networks and other solutions based on Nevion’s flexible video transport technology.

• Correlate and identify root-cause of network problems including remote diagnostics
• Maintain consistent configuration of network equipment
• Automate repetitive tasks like backup, restore and software upgrade

Video service monitoring performs real-time analysis of video transport services using non-intrusive probes placed at key locations throughout the network (for instance at the customer demarcation or central office).

• 24/7 monitoring of video transport services
• Identify quality of services issues without additional test equipment
• Automate SLA compliance monitoring for contribution or distribution networks