Skyline Communications - DATAMINER - WITHOUT ANY BOUNDARIES - the next generation end-to-end multi-vendor network management platform

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the next generation end-to-end multi-vendor
network management platform
WITHOUT ANY BOUNDARIES

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ABOUT
SKYLINE COMMUNICATIONS

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GLOBAL LEADER
IN END-TO-END
MULTI-VENDOR NMS
> In business since 1985
> 100% independent nms / oss software publisher
> decades of industry specific nms / oss expertise
> awarded for innovation, growth and excellence
> +135 employees and growing
> +500 customers
> +1500 systems deployed
> +100 countries world-wide
> skyline offices in Belgium, USA, UK, Russia, Brazil & Columbia
ABOUT SKYLINE COMMUNICATIONS

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+500 CUSTOMERS
+100 COUNTRIES
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DATAMINER
THE NEXT GENERATION
END-TO-END MULTI-VENDOR
NETWORK MANAGEMENT PLATFORM

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A NEW GENERATION OF
END-TO-END NETWORK MANAGEMENT
> end-to-end integration of your entire operational ecosystem across any vendor and
technology boundary
ABOUT DATAMINER
IRDs, encoders, matrices, switches, routers, VOD systems, servers, CAS systems, multiplexers, amplifiers, optical nodes, UPS, optical TX/RX, CMTS, QAM Edge, HPA, beacon receivers,
ACUs, modems, modulators, airco, security systems, signal conditioners and converters, return path monitoring systems, RF uplink/downlink monitoring, transport stream analyzers,
probes, set top boxes, cable & DSL modems, eMTAs, firewalls, telco switches, battery management, glue, weather stations, etc.
- ad insertion monitoring
- cable HFC networks
- DTT (DVB-T2 / ISDB-T / ATSC)
- VoD platform asset management
including QC verification
- IT networks and data centers
- cellular networks
- CPE Management (set top boxes
and modems)
- broadcast SNG, contribution & exchange
- master control room, studio and playout
- IP MPLS, SDH, CDN network
- broadcast DTH direct-to-home uplinks
- satellite earth stations for SCPC/MCPC
and VSAT
- satellite IP trunking and fiber restoration
- multi-screen video head end (legacy and
cloud)

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DATAMINER SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
ABOUT DATAMINER
devices / systems
under management
IP NETWORK
gateway legacy EMS
IP NETWORK
DATAMINER CLIENT DATAMINER MOBILE DASHBOARD GATEWAY OSS INTERFACING
database
OFFLOAD
IPNETWORK
• Active Directory
• provisioning database
• DHCP stream
• mail server
• booking / ERM
• CRM
• web server
• data warehouse
• external SQL database
• etc.
AUXILLIARY SOURCES
DMP

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MANAGING MEDIA NETWORKS IN A
HYBRID WORLD OF FIBER, SATELLITE
AND CLOUD

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NBCU CONTRIBUTION PLATFORM
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

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NBCU CONTRIBUTION PLATFORM
 Major US broadcaster
 Commercial television and radio
 Worldwide distribution
 HQ New York 30 Rockefeller Plaza
 11 owned-and-operated stations
 Nearly 200 affiliates in United States
about NBC Universal

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 Open multi-vendor network management
platform
 Complete redundant systems on 2 differently
located HUBs
 Bandwidth management control to optimize
satellite bandwidth utilization
 Automated spectrum measurements to ensure
avoiding dual allumination and validation of
carrier levels
 Fallback mechanisms to reduce any outage
time
NBCU CONTRIBUTION PLATFORM
key requirements
 Fully automated scheduling and execution of
satellite transmission for news contribution
feeds
 Ingest of news feeds driven by ScheduAll
platform
 ScheduAll work order and resource states
updated by DataMiner
 Nearly 200 affiliates
 Connectivity via TDMA network
 Reduced polling mechanism
 Automatic configuration of affiliate equipment

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NBCU CONTRIBUTION PLATFORM
system architecture
DataMiner
scheduler engine
AVP-3000
element …
NBCU Manager
AVP-3000
element 1
AVP-3000
element 2
affiliate 1
CEFD
CDM-840
…
Ericsson
AVP-3000
import
ViperSat
Spectrum Analyzer
…
DataMiner
automation engine
…
element
affiliate 2
CEFD
CDM-840
…
Ericsson
AVP-3000
affiliate …
CEFD
CDM-840
…
Ericsson
AVP-3000
CEFD NetView
Spectrum
Analyzer
element
hub
Poll data
ScheduAll
Manager (NBCUNI)
ScheduAll DataMiner
alternative
update
News desk
validate
update
VideoShip
ScheduAll – DataMiner
mapping
VideoShip HE

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 DVB-SCPC Permanent Uplink (PUP)
 Management of news feed contribution
through satellite links
 Blocking out space segment on CEFD Vipersat
 Validation clear spectrum with DMS Spectrum
Analysis measurements
 Configuring of affliate encoder (frequency,
etc...) and activating clean carrier
 Validation clean carrier level with DMS
Spectrum Analysis measurement
 Activating of modulation on encoder
NBCU CONTRIBUTION PLATFORM
contribution workflows
 File Transfers
 Contribution of file transfers through
VideoShip central server
 UDP Video Stream
 Contribution of UDP video streams
through VideoShip central server
 DVB-SCPC Truck (TRUCK)
 Management of satellite bandwidth
reservation for SNG trucks

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main overview

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NBCU CONTRIBUTION PLATFORM
 DMS Scheduler communication to schedule related start and stop tasks
dataminer applications – ScheduAll & NBCU Manager

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dataminer applications – NBCU manager
 NBCU Manager MS Visio file
 Graphical representation of work orders and mapped information
 Alarming on work order status

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NAB2015 Demo
HOMESCREEN NETWORK OVERVIEW
INSTANT ACCESS TO BOOKINGS AND RESERVATIONS
• Select channel to view actual flow and KPI’s
• Click on tile to drill down
• Book new session instantly

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END-2-END UNIFIED WORKFLOW
5 ‘CLICKS’ BETWEEN SPORTS VENUE AND IPHONE …
5
Go!
Select schedule or start
instantly
System will reserve all
resources
2
Book Satellite
From SF  NY :
• RF profile 18MHz
• Video 4:2:2 50 Mbps
• Source encoder
Receive in cloud
Live Event
Cloud
3
V2P Video Cloud
Map contribution event
in outgoing TV Channel
(Life event distribution)
4
Distribution
• Select Service Group
• Select publishing
format on CDN
1
Start of booking
Select network segments
• Satellite Contribution
• Cloud Processing
• CDN Distribution

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HOMESCREEN NETWORK OVERVIEW
DRILL DOWN TO BOOKINGS ON SATELLITE

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SATELLITE OU CONTRIBUTION OVERVIEW
DRILL DOWN TO LOCATIONS AND VIEW ALL ELEMENTS
• View session overview table + overview on maps
• Click on location to drill down
• Start/stop/cancel session instantly

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DRILL DOWN INTO ALL ELEMENTS ON LOCATIONS
• Realtime signal flow visualization on both locations
• Reference to the booking on all elements

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