The Internet and cable service provider company Telecable of Costa Rica uses 5 Round Robin monitoring systems from 3Way Solutions for its TV signal distribution network. This guarantees the highest level of quality in the TV signals that reach cable service users, with a very low investment cost. Each system has an RF input with a PAL or NTSC tuner, and an HDMI input to take the output of a Set Top Box, which is automatically controlled by infrared (IR).
Round Robin is a tool designed specifically by 3Way Solutions for the cable operator who needs to perform technical control of multiple signals at a low cost. The system scans the analog signals (PAL or NTSC), as well as the digital signals (automatically tuning them by sending IR commands to the Set Top Box), and carries out a very detailed technical analysis of each of the signals, in order to guarantee maximum quality in the set of signals that reach each subscriber of the cable television service.
The system saves a historical sample of the signal, which allows you to verify in what period of time the signal was alerted, and with what alarm. It also allows the export of the complete report in excel files. Each time the system is positioned to scan a signal and take a sample of its quality of service. Date/time information and signal status are saved. The system automatically changes channels to scroll through the complete grid provided by the cable operator.
This is another creative solution from 3Way Solutions, with great functionality and reasonable cost, to solve specific needs of broadcasters. Other solutions developed by 3Way Solutions under the same criteria are Clipping, Multiviewer, Logging, TV Distribution, and MAM.