Grass Valley iControl Supported Devices V.2 - Manual (Page 9)

Supported Devices
The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of the devices supported by iControl,
including specific details on available alarms and their parameters.
Overview
iControl is capable of monitoring and controlling a large and growing number of devices, that
fall into three categories:
• routers
• SNMP devices
• special devices
The diagram below shows how each category interfaces with iControl:
Routers
Router manufacturers implement proprietary protocols to enable control of their equipment.
iControl’s Router Service uses custom Grass Valley drivers to communicate with various
routers using their native protocol. In addition to managing router control, the iControl Router
Service is also able to publish router status and other information to the iControl GSM’s router