By utilizing various metrics, VeGrade provides a Digital Grade ranging from A+ to F, enabling the identification of channels impacting service and requiring additional troubleshooting measures.
The VeGrade feature continuously and rapidly monitors the quality of the Digital Channel and provides a metric that the field technician quickly understands. This rapid monitoring capability allows the meter to capture bursty intermittent issues that may otherwise be overlooked by traditional measurements such as MER, BER, and Signal.
“With Analog channels slowly diminishing and Digital QAM channels taking their place in the CATV lineup, Cable TV operators are constantly monitoring and maintaining the quality of their digital signals,” said Mike Collins, product manager, CATV at VeEX. “Our patented VeGrade feature utilizes a user-friendly grading approach, providing an additional tool for troubleshooting and effectively resolving hard-to-detect impairments with Digital QAM channels.”
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