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Monitoring Tab
The BRD is capable of doing basic stream monitoring, if it equipped with the optional
Monitoring license (see the Admin License Keys Tab). It will monitor the stream being decoded.
This function is only available for transport streams received from ASI or UDP/RTP (with or
without SMPTE-2022 FEC).
The Monitoring function of the BRD has the following features:
 Capable of displaying instantaneous bit rate for up to 32 PIDs in the incoming transport
stream.
 Capable of tracking and monitoring Continuity Counter errors for up to 32 PIDs in the
incoming transport streams.
 Up to 8 configurable PID alarms – the device will generate an alarm and send an SNMP
trap if a given PID disappears for more than a configurable amount of time.
Monitoring Configuration Tab
The Monitoring Configuration Tab is divided into two sub-tabs:
 The PID Monitor sub-tab displays the PID monitoring function.
 The PID Alarms sub-tab configures up to 8 PID alarms.
PID Monitor Configuration Tab
If PID monitoring is disabled, the only control displayed is:
Set Monitoring to Enabled to start the PID Monitor function. Note that this operation will fail
with the message Error: No Monitoring License if the unit is not licensed for this function.
Contact Niagara Video Corporation if you would like to purchase this license.
Once PID monitoring is enabled, the unit starts reporting the PID list from the incoming
transport stream that is being decoded, with the individual PID bit rates and CC (Continuity
Counter) error counts.