Monitor dozens or hundreds of Transport Streams in real time with the new VMA Transport Stream Monitor platform.
A distributed Probe + Monitor architecture ensures a scalable, fault-tolerant, and high-performance solution suitable for teleports, broadcasters, ISPs, IPTV operators, and satellite uplink/downlink stations.
Distributed Architecture (Probe + Monitor)
The system is composed of:
VMA Probe
A lightweight Windows service that:
- Receives one or more MPEG-TS inputs (UDP/RTP/SRT/HLS/TS file)
- Extracts all services (PCR, video, audio, SI/PSI tables)
- Generates real-time metrics
- Logs TR-101-290 events
- Provides 6 panel mosaic (with auto channel switching)
- Sends everything to the VMA Monitor via HTTP
Multiple Probes can run across your network!
VMA Monitor
A central server that:
- Receives data from all Probes
- Displays all TS in a high-density mosaic (6, 12, 24 or more panels per page)
- Shows per-service statistics, alarms, and bitrate
- Stores long-term logs (SQLite)
- Provides browser-based dashboards (no installation required)
This architecture scales from 1 stream to 80+ simultaneous TS.
Main Features
🎛 Real-Time Monitoring
- Instant status of all services
- TR-101-290 Priority 1/2/3
- Bitrate per service and per PID
- Missing streams, black screen, freeze, silence, low bitrate
- PCR accuracy, continuity counter, bitrate peaks
🖥 High-Density Mosaic
- 6 programs visible simultaneously
- Pages switch automatically or manually
📊 Analytics & Metrics
- Global TS health
- Per-service metrics
- PCR jitter
- CC errors
- Video freeze / black frame detection
- Audio silence detection
- PTS/DTS analysis (optional)
🧩 SI/PSI Table Decoding
Full table extraction:
- PAT / PMT / SDT / NIT / CAT / EIT
- CA descriptors
- Full network ID and operator ID decoding
📁 Event Logging (SQLite + Browser)
Includes complete TR-101-290 event log, searchable and filterable by:
- Timestamp
- Probe
- Transport Stream
- Service
- PID
- Event type
- Duration
Logs are stored on disk for long-term analysis.
Scalability
The platform was tested with:
- 72 services at ~38 Mbit/s
- 20+ Probes feeding one Monitor
- 100+ Mbps sustained throughput per Probe
The system is optimized for teleports handling:
- 80+ downlink TS
- 20+ uplink TS
- 12+ monitoring workstations
Hardware Requirements
Probe
- Intel i7/i9 recommended
- 16–64 GB RAM
- SSD storage
- Windows 10/11
- Dedicated NIC recommended
Monitor
- Intel i9 / Ryzen 9
- 32–64 GB RAM
- SSD/NVMe
Licensing
The VMA Transport Stream Monitor uses a flexible license model based on:
- Number of Probes
- Optional modules (e.g., advanced analytics)
14-day evaluation licenses available.
Contact
For pricing, demos, and integration details:
📩 info@vma-broadcast.com
