1. Network Readiness Test

2. NETWORK READINESS TEST
Pre-Event Optimization
Are you ready
for an all hands meeting?
IDENTIFY
readiness of your network
TEST
specific assumptions
Bit Rate, GEOs, etc.
OPTIMIZE Kollective SD ECDN
& event specifics
SEE RESULTS
before your event
Kollective Network Readiness Test (NRT) is a consultative service for testing the network’s readiness for a live video broadcast. It runs test events on top of Kollective SD ECDN without disrupting end users. Based on a comprehensive evaluation, the SD ECDN can be optimized to deliver a high quality viewing experience to every employee, without congesting the network. Every enterprise network is unique and requires experience to address the complexities of delivering live video streams at scale. Kollective has a decade and a half of experience testing and addressing enterprise video delivery challenges for over a hundred of the biggest brands in the world.
Our product is different from Hive’s NRT. Hive includes Self-serve Network Readiness Test (NRT) in the base product and the customer runs it themselves. This is only interesting in as much as a customer wants to only see what might happen. Given they lack agent configurability; there is little benefit to Hive running the NRT for the customer since the only changes are to the customer’s network.

3. How does Kollective run a Network Readiness Test?
Maximum configurability
Real scenario testing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Select targets
Deploy agent
Select stream settings
Select day / time
Stream on schedule
Feedback and optimisation
Player starts and runs in the background
Define who: Target IP address ranges, domains or localities. Specify the minimum participation ratio. Specify which IP ranges to exclude.
Define stream: Test different bitrates to determine optimal video codecs for your users
Define when: start time, staggered start times and durations
Edge-to-edge: True test running from source to video player
Viewing experience: Player inbuilt in the agent will silently play the video stream in the background without any user interaction.
Control: Optimisation and tuning based on real results.

4. NETWORK READINESS TEST
Measure User Experience
The Network Analyzer Dashboard Enables Full Analysis of the NRT
Filter by IP Range, User Experience or Computer Name
Colour-coded histogram shows playback experience per user
See results down to the individual computer or aggregate trends

5. NETWORK READINESS TEST
Analyse Network Impact
Analyse efficiencies of locations
Analyse the flow of data and network usage
Validate that technology is working as expected
Understand the participation ratio per location

6. How does Kollective assess your network?
Deployment of Kollective technology to test your network challenge
Kollective doesn’t just guess when it comes to your network.
We offer a comprehensive test of your network with expert optimization recommendations:
Controlled test captures data across deployment
Measure not just the delivery technology, but also the viewing experience for your end users
Solution architects analyze your data and network to make recommendations
Expert advice based on 100’s of unique enterprise deployments
Kollective SD ECDN
Video to your specification
Measure video on your network
Measure the actual viewing experience
Kollective experts will:
Show impact of video on your network
What peering can do for you
How you can optimize for maximum efficiency
What the viewing experience would have been like. Which users had buffering.