Boro

Software solution for monitoring the quality of video streams delivered over UDP, RTP, HTTP, HLS, DASH, SRT, RTMP, NDI, and T2-MI over IP, as well as DVB signals. Boro tracks QoS and QoE parameters across all segments of distributed networks. Real-time live stream monitoring.

Continuous monitoring of service availability and video quality

24/7 streaming supervision, giving you full control over the quality of video delivery

Fast setup

Begin stream monitoring in under 20 minutes with an effortless setup

Minimize capex and opex

Cut costs by reducing equipment and network maintenance expenses

Easy to use

Full benefits of a web-based interface

Boost customer loyalty

Maintain a stable customer base with continuous quality control and quick issue resolution, ensuring trust

Flexible licensing

Choose the ideal deployment option with cloud services or on-premise licenses to your needs

How Boro Works

Boro is a client-server application with two main components:
the Boro probe and the Boro server

Video Delivery Excellence

The Boro software probes, strategically distributed throughout the network, monitor packet loss, video freezes, ad insertion control using SCTE-35 markers, and numerous other parameters across various stream types, including UDP, HLS, DASH, RTP, HTTP, SRT, and RTMP. Additionally, Boro facilitates ad insertion control using SCTE-35 markers for MPEG-TS, DASH, and HLS streams.

Boro Workflow

Boro probes are deployed across the network, including at the head-end station, stream ingestion points, pre- and post-transcoding stages, packaging, and encryption modules, CDN locations, and last-mile endpoints

Users initiate the probe at designated monitoring points, where analysis tasks are managed via the Boro account dashboard. The Boro probe detects stream violations in real-time and transmits detailed statistical data to the Elecard Boro server

The server aggregates the incoming data and, generates reports in clear, graphical formats for each network segment. Additionally, the system ensures prompt notifications for any streaming violations, enabling rapid response, and resolution

Monitored parameters

Signal Loss
Download/Multicast/PID bitrates
Continuity Counter / MLR
MLT/MLS
Ethernet Descriptors (TOS, TTL Src, Dst, Mapping)
Inter-Packet Arrival Time (IAT)
Multiple Broadcasting Sources
Stream Encryption
Audio and Video Headers
ETSI TR 101 290 (priority 1, 2, 3)
In-depth HLS Analysis (more than 25 parameters and triggers)
Service Availability
OTT: HTTP timings and source IP registration
SRT session parameters

QOS

Video Freeze
Timestamps Discontinuity
SCTE-35 Analysis
Video Thumbnails
Audio and Video Decodability
Audio Track Missing
Audio Silence Error
EBU R 128
Video Recording by Event
IDR Alignment
HDR headers detection
Сolor bars, black screens, and solid-color frames detection

QOE

QOS

QOE

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Task Management

• Scheduled Task Launch
• Configure tasks for each probe, defining monitoring settings for individual video streams
• Filtering tasks by tags in different views

Statistics and Views

• Check statistics on all probes and tasks within projects
• Mosaic View for an overview of the entire network on a single screen
• Block View to compactly display the state of all analyzed services
• KpiView to display error statistics for all analyzed streams and schedule recurrent reports on service quality
• Display summary of stream states (input stream bit rates, PID bit rate, etc.) in graphical form
• Synchronization of LiveView with other tabs (the TabSync© technology)
• Interface light and dark themes

Project Management

• Create projects and share access with registered users
• Distributed project access system (roles Viewer, Administrator, Operator, Engineer)

Notification Profiles

Create multiple notification profiles for each notification type

Project statistics Panel

Number of active probes/tasks, number of tasks in the BadSource (No signal) state, active alarms, MLT/MLS 15, service availability 15 minutes

Resource Monitoring

• Check probe resources such as RAM, CPU, HDD, and network usage
• Decoding of OTT services with a fixed key (including SM4) and via a GPAC file

Functionality

Probe Management

• Initiate multiple probes within a project
• Save, apply, and interchange configurations between probes

Video monitoring

• SRT sniffing: monitoring of an existing SRT session
• Monitoring of UDP, RTP, HTTP, SRT, NDI, RTMP (Pull), HLS, and MPEG-DASH streams, as well as T2-MI over IP and DVB signals
• Analyse OTT services in AllRenditions/Player modes

Ad Insertion Tag Detection

Detect ad insertion tags in transport streams and playlists

Graphs Scaling

Scale graphs on a task page with available fixed scales: 3min (live), 30min, 3h, 8h, 2d, and 4d

Logging

• Log recordings and notifications
• Count the quantity and duration of errors
• Calculate Service Availability and send recurring reports on the quality of service by email
• Log system events and user actions

Report and Data Export

Export Reports, Journals, and Tables in csv and xls formats

Integration

• The Control API for Boro Solution management and receiving analysis results
• Integration with the Dataminer network control platform
• Decoding of OTT services with a fixed key (including SM4) and via a GPAC file

TS Stream Tables

Parse and display TS stream tables, including SDT, BAT, and NIT

Video Record Retrieval

• Recording for SRT, IPTV, OTT, and RTMP streams by each trigger
• Download video records from remote probes to the user’s browser using WebRTC technology

Recordings and Notifications

• Set recordings and notifications using various types: Email, SNMP, Webhook, PagerDuty, Telegram
• Automatically assign recording or notification profiles based on the task protocol
• Simultaneously record in multiple tasks
• Sound notifications for registered events

Application

Application scenarios

OTT TV, IPTV, and VOD

• Ensure the availability of all streams across the network
• Localize defective segments within the delivery network
• Monitor Head-end signal
• Verify stream compliance with technical requirements
• Monitor live broadcasting

Multimedia servers QA

• Perform load and stress tests on content distribution servers based on HTTP/HLS protocol
• Quality assurance for video equipment

Transcoding

• Monitor transcoding, multiplexing, and encrypting systems at head-end broadcasting stations
• Check performance, quality, and adjust settings of the equipment

Ad insertion control

• Control ad insertions in the video stream using SCTE-35

DVB-Streaming

• Quality monitoring for multi-program streams (MPTS)
• Control over signal delivery to QAM modulator

CCTV and surveillance

• Control image quality
• Monitor stream integrity, detecting issues such as video substitution and freezing
• Localize defective segments within the delivery network

Solution for both Cloud-based services and On-prem monitoring

Boro service

A cloud service with probes installed at your site and an active account on the Elecard Boro server, providing the statistics.

Subscription available on a monthly, quarterly or yearly basis

Boro solution

A stand-alone solution that includes both the server and probes, designed for installation within your private local network