• Test connections with Real Time Streaming Protocol
  MyVideo tests network connections for video quality using RTSP over a TCP connection, the most common protocol used for video-over-IP.
• Measures jitter and packet loss
  As most video is transmitted via the TCP protocol packet loss rarely occurs, but jitter is a very important metric for streaming video quality. If a packet is dropped, the TCP stack will re-transmit it resulting in zero packet loss, but causing a jitter spike that translates to degraded video quality. If packet loss does occur it is almost certainly due to the connection literally not being fast enough to accept the incoming packet rate.
• Customize video simulation test
  Set the video test to conform to your or your Video provider's environment, choose the size of audio and video packets, the number of packets to send, and the test duration.
• Reports supported levels of video and audio
  Connections can have good sound but poor picture quality. MyVideo reports the supported quality levels for both audio and video.

• Automated Remote Testing (CAT Add-on)
  Easily perform automated network testing from remote systems, to continuously measure connection quality over time, or to quickly troubleshoot a connection problem during a support call -- all managed from the browser-based MCS control panel. See the network path and performance originating from a remote customer desktop or remote data center, to your application server or other location.
• AlertAdvisor (CAT Add-on)
  Get instant notifications by email of poor test results, set alert levels for Informational, Warning or Critical, see real-time browser-based reports for alert status.
• Satellite Servers (CAT Add-on)
  Perform broadband testing to remote systems, easily deploy satellite testing servers to see broadband performance between multiple points on a global network, remote customer locations, partner locations, etc. Satellite servers can be created and deployed in minutes, easily managed from the MCS control panel.
• NEW! SQL Database API (BusinessCenter and NetworkCenter only)
  Automatically capture MCS metrics to an external MySQL or SQL Server database.

• Centralized Database with browser access
  Easily perform automated network testing from remote systems -- see the network path and performance originating from a remote customer desktop or remote data center, to your application server or other location. More info.
• Customizable Display enables self-branded connection testing portals
  The MCS browser-based connection tests are performed via Java applets, which can be easily incorporated into your own web pages with your messaging and branding. You can create multiple web pages utilizing the same Java applet, with customized HTML, JavaScript, or different applet configurations to provide different views and behaviors as desired.
• Plug-in Architecture
  The MCS framework architecture enables you to mix and match network analysis tools and service to fit your environment, and provides the flexibility to easily modify and add components as your business needs grow.