An innovative product for the MSOs and VOD Service Providers

Video On Demand (VOD) Session Simulator is a tool that's acts as a set of Set top boxes (STB) posing as DSM-CC clients to the DNCS / session Manager to set up and tear down interactive sessions. This new tool gives Multiple Service Operators (MSOs) and VOD Service Provider customers the capability to implement more effective VOD system testing. It gives Video Service Providers the ability to test the VOD environment to identify the potential flaws in the system and implement fixes before launch. It is also a valuable tool for MSOs helping them to determine the capacity load for their VOD system.

The VOD Session Simulator tool simulates the live environment of hundreds of thousands of Set Top Boxes (STBs). This function gives customers the ability to have multiple configurable parameters like the DNCS IP address, Server NSAP address, number of STBs to emulate (along with their IP and MAC addresses), and delay between session requests.