Grass Valley iControl V.4.43 - Manual (Page 697)

Glossary
Term Definition
Alarm Alarms are the central feature of monitoring in iControl. There are three types of alarms in the General Status
Manager (GSM): events, statuses, and text alarms. Each alarm is a status report on a specific condition within a site,
triggered by equipment interfaced with the iControl system, or by scripts. Alarms can appear on an iControl Web
page, in the Alarm Browser, in iC Navigator, and in system logs.
Allégro Miranda’s Allégro is a line of 1 RU streaming encoders/servers that enables real-time confidence monitoring of
remote signals by using low latency streaming of video, audio and data over a standard IP network. Allégro combines
encoder and server functions to allow streaming audio, video and data to be sent over standard IP networks for
monitoring of critical broadcast signals. It integrates telemetry such as signal presence, VBI extraction and audio level
metering.
Allégro encoders can be remotely managed from a central location, and numerous local and remote player clients
can monitor the same signal. Streaming video for Allégro can be fully integrated into Miranda’s iControl or Kaleido
products.
Application Server The iControl Application Server is a compact server that interfaces to audio, video, and other hardware through a
variety of configurable ports (RS-232, RS-422, Ethernet). The Application Server hosts the various software modules
that make up iControl. Users connect to an Application Server from any desktop or portable computer, using a Web
browser.
GSM General Status Manager is an iControl service responsible for central management of all alarm conditions and error
logging.
iC Navigator iControl Navigator is an application that lets operators view, control and monitor devices on an iControl network. It
gives operators direct access to the control windows of both Miranda Technologies and third-party equipment. It
shows the status of devices and services in a hierarchical view, so that a system problem can quickly be pinpointed.
It also supports administrative tasks such as status reporting and logging.
iC Router iControl Router is a flexible graphical user interface that provides advanced router control and status monitoring.
With protocol drivers for many router models, iControl Router software may be configured to control multiple routers
from multiple vendors from a single user interface. This enables operators to simultaneously manage routers from
different vendors without having to deal with differences in functionality and user interface.
iControl Router is controlled over regular IP networks and multiple users can use it to monitor and control several
routers, either locally or from remote locations.
iC Web iControl Web is a Web-based device-monitoring module made up of two applications:
• iControl Web Site Creator is a tool for creating sites to provide a user-friendly interface for operators to control and
monitor devices connected throughout the iControl environment.
• iControl Web Site allows you to view and access sites available on the iControl Application Server. You may see
iControl Web Site referred to as the “runtime mode” of iControl Web.
iControl Miranda’s iControl is a high level Element Management System which operates with sophisticated telemetry probes
to provide advanced facility monitoring over IP. The system leverages industry standard SNMP protocols, and can
fully integrate third party control applications to create a complete facility monitoring environment. With automated
reactions to failures, and guided operator response, the system can deliver dramatically reduced down times.