Cisco Cisco Video Assurance Management Solution 2.0 Data Sheet
Data Sheet
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Cisco VAMS 2.0 makes use of northbound APIs that support integration with OSS applications. Cisco Info Center
(IBM Tivoli Netcool software) provides the consolidated view of the services and their association to faults in the
video transport network.
Cisco VAMS 2.0 provides a video service assurance solution with a wide breadth of coverage across not only the
transport network for broadcast video services but also headends and hubs.
Features and Benefits
Cisco VAMS 2.0 provides the following features and benefits:
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Service visualization
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A service dashboard view of the services supported (specifically program IDs), providing associated
multicast addresses that support the programs and correlated multicast-related traps collected from both
headend/hubs and the IP transport network.
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Transport network visualization
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Network map and device views
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Multicast visualization
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Advanced monitoring and troubleshooting
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Service alerts, ETR 290 first-priority alarms, and video quality measurements from the headend and hub
offices
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Context-sensitive cross-launch of multicast troubleshooting tool
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Network faults
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Multicast faults
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Performance degradation
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Video probe information collection
Table 1 further describes the features and benefits of Cisco VAMS 2.0.
Table 1.
Features and Benefits
Feature
Benefit
Visualization
Core and distribution topology map
Allows operators to view their core and distribution networks in a single map
Service-level dashboard
A single view of the services supported (specifically program IDs), providing associated multicast
addresses that support the programs and correlated multicast related traps collected
addresses that support the programs and correlated multicast related traps collected
Event view
A single view of all events received provided with information about the source, the time of last receipt, and
the number of occurrences
the number of occurrences
Context-sensitive cross-launch
The user may select specific multicast-related traps and cross-launch Cisco Multicast Manager to facilitate
problem isolation and troubleshooting.
problem isolation and troubleshooting.
Chassis views for elements on map
Allows operators to find more details on devices and status in both a tabular and graphical manner
Multicast view
Allows operators to see how the multicast trees overlay the physical topology
Visualize video probes on map
Allows pinpointing of problem areas by using information from video probes and their location on the
topology map and the multicast trees
topology map and the multicast trees
Monitoring
Service monitoring
Uses network device instrumentation to detect service-affecting packet drops and uses video probes to
detect service degradation
detect service degradation
Device fault monitoring
Aggregates device and service faults into a consolidated fault view
OSS integration API
Northbound API to support integration with third-party OSS products, for example, IBM Tivoli Netcool