IP STL codecs
Send and receive levels on both channels, path delay, WAN in and out, errors and ping.
Open the STL demoBNM / Monitoring / STL and Codecs
STLs & codecs
The link between studio and tower, watched end to end.
IP codecs, RF STLs and remote codecs carry the program to the transmitter. BNM reads both ends — levels, path delay, jitter, loss and link state — so a link that’s getting worse shows up before it drops.
Illustration: jitter and packet loss climb on the IP path to the transmitter site, BNM emails and texts, then the site codec stops answering and BNM calls the on-call list until someone acknowledges.
What it reads
Both ends of every link, on one screen.
RF STLs
Forward and reflected power and VSWR on the STL transmitter, with the receiver at the other end of the hop.
Remote & studio codecs
Whether the link is connected, audio present on it, and the dropout history.
Streaming encoders
The encoders feeding your streams and STLs, watched alongside the rest of the chain.
AirCodec
Every codec’s link, packet loss, jitter, round trip and bit rates, a 24-hour audio level history, emergency audio and the relay board.
More on AirCodecWhat it raises
Tuned to tell a dropout from a hiccup.
Pick which readings raise an alert and how loud. A short blip gets logged; a link that’s really gone calls your phone.
On the link
- Link connected or dropped
- Jitter and packet loss
- A codec or STL that stops answering ping
On the audio
- Audio present or gone
- Audio level, left and right
- Decoder buffer level and underruns
Recovery is logged too — you see when the link came back and how long it was down.
Barix
Yes — we monitor Barix boxes.
Most monitoring only asks a Barix whether it answers ping, and a Barix keeps answering long after its stream has stopped. BNM reads the stream itself and calls you the moment it stops.
- Stream playing or stopped
- How full the buffer is
- Whether the source upstream is answering
- Audio, left and right
- Every dropout, with how long it lasted
- Decoders, encoders and Barix STL pairs
Get started
See your links before they drop.
Tell us how your stations are fed. We’ll point a demo at both ends of your STLs and wire a test call to your phone.
BNM / Monitoring / STL and Codecs
STLs & codecs
The link between studio and tower, watched end to end.
IP codecs, Barix boxes, RF STLs and remote codecs carry the program to the transmitter. BNM reads both ends — levels, path delay, jitter, loss and link state — so a link that’s getting worse shows up before it drops.
Illustration: jitter and packet loss climb on the IP path to the transmitter site, BNM emails and texts, then the site codec stops answering and BNM calls the on-call list until someone acknowledges.