Unified monitoring of production systems

Nova TV runs its programming on a large number of devices and systems from different manufacturers, each arriving with its own monitoring tool. In practice that means operators watch several separate interfaces, and a single fault can surface in several places at once without a clear picture of where the real cause lies.

For Nova TV we introduced the DataMiner platform from Skyline Communications as a common monitoring layer above the existing infrastructure. DataMiner does not replace the existing systems: it connects to them and gathers their status in one place.

Two key subsystems were brought in first. Miranda iControl, the monitoring and control environment covering Densité modular frames and processing cards, and Harmonic, with its Spectrum X video servers and their management layer. Each is connected through a dedicated connector, so devices and services from both vendors are now followed side by side, in the same interface and under the same logic.

Beyond monitoring itself, the system brings event correlation, automation, and the ability to build dashboards and simple applications. Instead of two parallel alarm lists there is one cause with its related effects, routine responses can be scripted, and the views are arranged around how each team actually works.

The delivery covered installation, configuration, and integration with existing workflows. The solution is scalable: new devices and systems are added as connectors, without changing the way operators work.