Video Testing
Video content is delivered through a number of mechanisms - streaming media and over-the-top video to browsers and TV sets, IPTV to specialized set-top boxes, and video delivery to mobile devices.
Streaming media delivery and OTT utilize similar technology, delivering video and accompanying audio content to Internet connected devices. Viewers watch this content on their computers, laptops, netbooks, or TV sets. Delivery of streaming media is most often accomplished through the use of content delivery networks (CDNs) that utilize world-wide distributed sets of content caches, streaming servers and originating servers. More than 80% of the video content on the Internet is delivered using Adobe Flash™ technology. Video delivery to mobile devices shares much of the infrastructure components with streaming delivery, but can involve device-specific viewers and streaming formats.
IPTV, the delivery of broadcast TV and video on demand (VOD) over IP networks, is fast becoming an essential feature for Telcos looking to compete with cable and satellite operators. Broadcast TV and VOD share IP bandwidth with other IP-based services, so close attention must be paid to the customer's subjective quality of experience. This means eliminating jitter, latency, and packet loss, and speeding up channel change time. Along with end-to-end testing, testing IPTV is necessary for every major subsystem: super head-end, video transport network, access network, infrastructure components, and customer premises equipment.
Ixia's IxLoad provides the framework and client/server emulations required for testing streaming and OTT video, video delivery to mobile devices and IPTV. IxLoad supports the popular protocols needed for all types of video delivery.
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