Description

End-to-End Live Stream Monitoring for IPTV, OTT, SRT, HLS, MPEG-DASH, and Broadcast Video Networks

Delivering a flawless live video experience demands more than just reliable encoders and a fast network. Today’s broadcast and streaming workflows include numerous components, such as contribution links, transcoders, packagers, CDNs, cloud infrastructure, and playback devices, where even minor issues can cause buffering, frozen video, audio disruptions, packet loss, or service interruptions. Pinpointing the source of these problems is often one of the greatest challenges for engineering teams.

Elecard Boro is a professional software platform built to monitor live video quality at every stage of the delivery chain. Through distributed monitoring probes and a centralized management server, Boro continuously analyzes live streams, measuring both Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of Experience (QoE) in real time. It supports UDP, RTP, HTTP, HLS, MPEG-DASH, SRT, RTMP, IPTV, OTT, and NDI workflows, offering detailed analytics, historical reports, automated alerts, and graphical dashboards. These tools empower engineers to identify and resolve problems before viewers are affected.

Whether you run a television station, IPTV headend, OTT platform, sports production network, enterprise streaming system, or government video network, Elecard Boro gives you the visibility necessary to ensure reliable, high-quality video delivery.

Why Choose Elecard Boro?

When a live stream encounters problems, finding the root cause is often more challenging than fixing the issue itself.

An encoder manufacturer may blame the CDN, the CDN might point to the ISP, and the network provider could insist the problem originated upstream. Without detailed monitoring at multiple workflow points, engineers are left guessing where quality started to degrade.

Elecard Boro eliminates this uncertainty.

Rather than monitoring only the source or destination, Boro deploys lightweight software probes throughout the network to continuously collect stream statistics at every critical point. The platform then aggregates this information into a centralized dashboard, allowing operators to quickly identify exactly where packet loss, latency, bitrate fluctuations, or quality degradation occur. 

Instead of asking:

• Why is my stream buffering?
• Where did packet loss begin?
• Which system introduced the problem?
• Is my backup network actually redundant?

Boro provides the data needed to answer those questions immediately.

How Elecard Boro Works

Elecard Boro uses a distributed client-server architecture that scales from a few monitored streams to large global video delivery networks.

The solution consists of two primary components:

Boro Probes

Lightweight software probes are installed wherever stream quality needs to be analyzed, including:

• Headend facilities
• Encoder outputs
• Transcoding systems
• Multiplexers
• Encryption systems
• CDN entry points
• Distribution networks
• Regional facilities
• Last-mile delivery points

Each probe continuously analyzes the local stream and transmits detailed performance statistics to the central Boro server. 

Boro Server

The centralized server aggregates information from every probe and presents it through an intuitive web interface with:

• Live dashboards
• Historical graphs
• Stream status
• Alarm management
• KPI reporting
• Event logs
• Video thumbnails
• Service availability reports

By collecting monitoring data from multiple locations simultaneously, engineers achieve comprehensive visibility across the entire delivery workflow.

Comprehensive Live Stream Monitoring

Elecard Boro supports monitoring throughout virtually every modern streaming workflow.

Supported protocols include:

• UDP
• RTP
• HTTP
• HLS
• MPEG-DASH
• SRT
• RTMP
• IPTV
• OTT
• DVB
• AWS DASH
• NDI* 

This broad protocol support allows a single monitoring platform to oversee contribution feeds, transport streams, OTT services, IPTV distribution, cloud delivery, and enterprise streaming systems.

Advanced QoS & QoE Analysis

Unlike basic network monitoring tools, Elecard Boro measures both network performance and actual viewer experience.

Quality of Service (QoS)

Boro continuously monitors technical parameters including:

• Signal loss
• Download and multicast bitrates
• PID bitrates
• Continuity counter errors
• Ethernet descriptors
• Inter-packet arrival time
• Stream encryption
• Service availability
• ETSI TR 101 290 Priority 1, 2, and 3 compliance
• HTTP timing
• Source IP registration
• Multiple broadcasting sources 

Quality of Experience (QoE)

In addition to transport statistics, Boro evaluates how viewers actually experience the stream by detecting:

• Video freezes
• Audio silence
• Missing audio tracks
• Timestamp discontinuities
• Video thumbnails
• Audio and video decodability
• Estimated PSNR
• HDR header detection
• SCTE-35 advertisement markers
• EBU R128 loudness compliance
• IDR alignment
• Event-based video recording 

Combined, these measurements offer a holistic view of stream quality, moving beyond basic network metrics.

Advanced SRT Stream Monitoring

Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) has become one of the industry’s preferred protocols for transporting high-quality, low-latency video across unmanaged networks.

Elecard Boro provides advanced monitoring for SRT streams throughout the delivery workflow, allowing engineers to measure stream health from contribution through distribution.

The platform can monitor:

• Packet loss
• Packet drops
• Network health
• Stream quality
• Delivery performance
• Workflow integrity

Because SRT monitoring integrates with Boro’s distributed probe architecture, operators can quickly determine whether problems originate at the encoder, within the network, or farther downstream, significantly reducing troubleshooting time.

Powerful Visualization & Alerts

Collecting monitoring data is only valuable if engineers can quickly understand and act upon it.

Elecard Boro includes multiple visualization tools designed to simplify network monitoring, including:

• Dashboard View
• Block View
• Mosaic View
• KPI dashboards
• Historical graphs
• Video thumbnails
• Project statistics
• Stream summaries
• Error tracking
• Service availability reports 

When issues occur, Boro can automatically notify operators using:

• Email
• SNMP
• Webhooks
• PagerDuty
• Telegram
• Audible notifications 

These alerts enable engineering teams to address issues proactively, preventing impacts on viewers or service-level agreements.

Recording, Reporting & Root Cause Analysis

Troubleshooting intermittent video issues often requires more than simple alarms.

Elecard Boro automatically records streams when configured trigger conditions occur, allowing engineers to review the exact video associated with an event. Recordings can be downloaded directly from remote probes using WebRTC technology for efficient remote diagnostics. 

The platform also provides:

• Historical reporting
• Event logs
• Notification history
• CSV and XLS exports
• Error duration tracking
• KPI reports
• User activity logging

These tools simplify long-term performance analysis while supporting compliance, troubleshooting, and operational reporting.

Flexible Deployment Options

Elecard Boro is designed to fit a wide variety of production environments.

Organizations can deploy monitoring probes on:

• Physical servers
• Virtual machines
• Private cloud
• Public cloud
• Hybrid environments

The software is available as either:

Boro Service

A cloud-hosted subscription service designed for fast deployment without maintaining dedicated monitoring infrastructure.

Boro Solution

A perpetual on-premises deployment with locally installed servers and probes for organizations requiring enhanced security or complete control of monitoring data. 

Applications

Elecard Boro supports monitoring for numerous professional video workflows, including:

• Broadcast television
• IPTV operators
• OTT streaming platforms
• Live sports production
• Remote production
• Corporate streaming
• Government communications
• Higher education
• Video-on-demand
• DVB distribution
• Headend monitoring
• Transcoding facilities
• CDN monitoring
• SCTE-35 ad insertion verification
• CCTV and surveillance
• Multimedia server quality assurance 

Whether monitoring a handful of live streams or thousands of channels across multiple regions, Boro provides scalable visibility into network performance and video quality.

Why Buy Elecard Boro from VidOvation?

Monitoring is only one piece of a reliable video workflow.

VidOvation helps broadcasters, IPTV providers, sports organizations, production companies, enterprises, and government agencies build complete live video ecosystems that combine encoding, contribution, transport, monitoring, and distribution into dependable end-to-end solutions.

Our team can help integrate Elecard Boro with encoders, SRT transport, bonded cellular, IPTV systems, cloud workflows, and enterprise video infrastructure to create a comprehensive monitoring strategy that improves reliability, reduces downtime, and simplifies troubleshooting.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Elecard Boro?

Elecard Boro is a professional software platform for real-time monitoring of IPTV, OTT, broadcast, and live streaming networks. It measures both QoS and QoE parameters using distributed monitoring probes and centralized analytics. 

Which streaming protocols does Boro support?

Boro supports UDP, RTP, HTTP, HLS, MPEG-DASH, SRT, RTMP, IPTV, OTT, DVB, AWS DASH, and NDI. 

Can Boro monitor SRT streams?

Yes. Elecard Boro provides advanced monitoring for Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) streams, including packet loss, packet drops, stream health, and workflow performance. 

Does Boro monitor both QoS and QoE?

Yes. Boro analyzes both transport-level performance and viewer experience by monitoring network statistics, video freezes, audio issues, PSNR, HDR metadata, SCTE-35 markers, and other quality metrics. 

Can Boro send alerts automatically?

Yes. Notifications can be delivered through email, SNMP, Webhooks, PagerDuty, Telegram, and sound alerts. 

Is Boro available in the cloud?

Yes. Elecard offers both a cloud-based subscription service and an on-premises deployment option for organizations with enhanced security or infrastructure requirements. 

Can VidOvation help deploy Elecard Boro?

Yes. VidOvation provides consultation, system design, integration, and deployment assistance for Elecard Boro as part of complete broadcast, IPTV, OTT, and enterprise video workflows.