Monitoring of 24 IPTV channels....but how?

[Lonbjerg]

The case:

We recieve an IP-TV feed that we need to monitor (on an intelligent way).

The plan is for 2 x monitors (each konfigured in a 4 x 3 tile mode) so that we can have 24 channels on the monitors....being wathced 24/7.

The plan is to take 24 settop boxes (our own) and each will then feed a tile on a monitor.

And here is the highly technical part.
What would be the best way to take those 24 outputs (SCART or HDMI) run it through some hardware and get it diplayed on the two monitors?

Nothing needs to be recorded, stored or anything like that...it's a simple monitoring question.

 

[Fayd]

you said they were IPTV.

why would they be running through SCART or HDMI?

 

[Lonbjerg]

you said they were IPTV.

why would they be running through SCART or HDMI?

Becuase we will feed them (1 box, 1 channel) from our network, just like a customer...just 24 channels, instead of the 1 at the time a customer would be able to see

 

[Fayd]

my question is why not just have them all come in to a monitoring computer through ethernet?

 

[Lonbjerg]

my question is why not just have them all come in to a monitoring computer through ethernet?

Because ~12 of the channels are encrypted and cannot be picked of the "ethernet" without decryptation

 

[Mark R]

Because ~12 of the channels are encrypted and cannot be picked of the "ethernet" without decryptation

So, have the computer decrypt them. I don't understand why you can't use a computer to monitor the streams.

 

[ScottMac]

Look into an IneoQuest DVA server / Probe

They also have an "ICMS" monitoring system that uses probes reporting back to a central server appliance.

I suppose multiple instances of VLC could probably do it too, assuming you have (or can get) the group address.

 

[Lonbjerg]

So, have the computer decrypt them. I don't understand why you can't use a computer to monitor the streams.

There needs to be human eyes on the channels 24/7 and they way the feed is delivered means that the encrypted channles needs to go through our settop box in order to be viewed.