Why EDID/HDCP information is important in monitoring solutions

EDID stands for "Extended Display Identification Data" and in IPTV solutions is used to provide detailed information on TV set capabilities and manufacturing information. HDCP ("High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection") is used for protecting high resolution content from being stolen by DVR. We typically count failed and successful HDCP connections.  This data is usually reported to central server using TR-69 protocol and/or proprietary protocols like Agama.