Enhancing TV & streaming operations with a configuration database in DataMiner

Tommy Hexeberg

In TV and streaming operations, managing configuration data efficiently is crucial for ensuring seamless service delivery, real-time monitoring, and automated workflows. By integrating a TV & streaming configuration database (ConfigMaster) into a DataMiner system using DOM (DataMiner Object Models), operators can achieve a holistic and dynamic view of their entire ecosystem. This use case highlights the key benefits and functionalities enabled by this integration.

Key benefits

• Comprehensive digital twin
  • With the inclusion of ConfigMaster, DataMiner evolves into a complete digital twin of the TV & streaming environment.
  • Configuration data is stored and managed in a structured manner using DOM, ensuring a single source of truth for all service-related parameters.
• Configuration vs. real-time data comparison
  • The system enables automatic comparison between stored configuration data and live telemetry from devices and services.
  • Operators can detect and flag discrepancies between planned and actual configurations, reducing errors and ensuring compliance with service-level expectations.
• Data-driven dashboards and low-code apps
  • The combination of configuration data and real-time monitoring metrics allows for powerful dashboard visualizations and analytics.
  • DataMiner’s Low-Code Apps environment enables users to build interactive tools that leverage both static and dynamic data for troubleshooting, optimization, and automation.
• Seamless integration with surrounding systems
  • ConfigMaster facilitates the push of channel configurations to external systems such as BridgeTech OTT Monitors, the ADB Service Delivery Platform, and other monitoring or control platforms.
  • This ensures that all interconnected systems operate with up-to-date and synchronized configurations, improving workflow efficiency.
• Enhanced operational efficiency & automation
  • With a unified configuration repository, teams can streamline change management processes, reducing manual effort and minimizing misconfigurations.
  • Automation validation and synchronization ensure reliable service delivery while allowing for faster issue resolution when problems arise.

Conclusion

By incorporating ConfigMaster into a DataMiner System, TV and streaming operators benefit from a fully integrated, automated, and intelligent management solution. This approach ensures real-time validation of configurations, enhances visibility, and provides seamless interactions between monitoring systems, ultimately leading to improved service reliability and operational efficiency.

USE CASE DETAILS

On this page of the low-code app, you can find the channel details.

On the Configuration Overview page, you can access configurations that can be reused across different regions.

This page displays the DVB-C configuration for a specific region.

The OTT channels on the BridgeTech VB330 are fully configured via ConfigMaster, including DRM keys, which allow thumbnails to be displayed.

This page shows a TV channel from ConfigMaster along with its DASH and HLS status.

On this page, the channel lineup for a region is compared with the DVB-C status retrieved from two VB258 probes.

If you select one of the services in the channel lineup, a panel is opened where additional information about the service is provided.