Broadcast Quality, Multichannel, Real Time, Multi Definition (up to 1080p), Integrated RF Receiver, and MPEG-2 to H.264 or H.264 to MPEG-2 Transcoder, Scaler, and Streamer. Streams Concurrent Multiresolution IP Streams with Multiple Wrappers, Containers, and Multiple Protocols. Based on Embedded Linux®, it Boots Quickly from Flash Drive and Remembers all Settings. Easy to Use GUI Allows Full Config of Each Stream and via SNMP can Report its Status to Remote Network Operations. Will Transcode and Process Multiple Streams up to CPU Limitations. Typical Dedicated Transcodes are up to 16 SD Streams, 4 1080i/p Streams, and 6 720p Streams. Supports RTMP, HTTP, Smooth, and Live Streaming and Works with Wowza®, Adobe® Flash® and RealNetworks® Servers. Supports Multi Function RF cards with DVB-S, DVB-S2, HD-SDI, DVB-T, 8VSB, QAM, Analog, and DVB-C In, Concurrently, and Simultaneous SDI, HD-SDI, IP, or ASI Out. Supports Adaptive Bitrate Streaming, RTSP, RTMP, and HTTP.

Standard Features:

• Supports both HD and SD H.264/ MPEG-4 AVC encoding with auto detection and “virtual” stream replication
• Inputs: One SDI/HD-SDI input, one GigE IP input
• Optional HDMI input instead of SDI/HD-SDI input
• Outputs: Multiple simultaneous IP streams through GigE port (RJ45)
• Supports IP unicast and multicast
• IP Output protocols: HTTP Live (HLS), HTTP, UDP, RTP, RTSP, multicast and unicast with transport stream envelope, HTTP Smooth, FTP, RTMP (Open Flash), or WMV9 with HTTP/ASF
• Support for segmented streaming: Apple® HTTP Live and Windows® HTTP Smooth. These streams can be played by Apple® and Android devices as well as Silverlight and Flash Clients.
• Able to upconvert incoming SD streams to HD, and scale down
• Can serve streams in RTMP protocol for direct playback using Flash players or for publishing to CDNs
• Can output WMV9/WMA streams in Windows® HTTP/ ASF envelope for direct playback using Windows® Media Player
• Supports M3u8 playlist files (standalone and through Live)
• Supports H.264 High Profile @ Level 4.0 (HP@L4)
• Supports 1080i, 1080p, 720p, 576i, 480i, 480p, CIF, QCIF, qHD, H.264up and many others, and custom resolutions
• Creates simultaneous High, Medium, and Low bitrate streams
• Built-in SSL VPN client for secure transport of streams across the internet or for traversing complicated networks. The tunnel is based on OpenVPN and it works for both multicast and unicast traffic.
• Audio Input: SDI Embedded, AC3 Embedded, or AES/EBU
• Audio Output: AAC, Ogg Vorbis, MPEG-1 Layer II, optional MP3, and/or optional “SurCode for Dolby Digital” AC-3
• Tested to work with Wowza®, Adobe® Flash®, and RealNetworks® Helix® servers
• Tested compatible with major brands of IP devices including Amino™, Roku®, Atlanta DTH, and Apple iPad® and iPhone®
• Tested compatible with major brands of H.264 decoders
• Supports hundreds of IPTV clients (depends on bandwidth)
• Configure and operate via Remote GUI

• SNMP remote management with low power consumption due to Ivy Bridge Intel® CPU

• Ships with one HLS streaming enabled port – for instant QA of functionality via iPhone® or iPad®
• Optional pre-configured Cisco® 4 port Gigabit router

Applications:

• Streaming video from remote sites to CDN's via HLS streaming
• Live streaming at Church Services, Festivals, Fairs, Lectures, Weddings, Funerals, etc.
• Occasional Live streaming by Broadcasters
• Backhaul of Video Content
• Digital News Gathering
• Law Enforcement (surveillance, etc.)
• Centralcast
• Telemedicine
• On Line learning

Standard Features:

• Input or output format can be MPEG-2 or H.264
• Supports HTTP adaptive Smooth and Live streaming protocol for output to mobile devices
• Capable of near real time FTP output of segmented TS streams with I-Frame boundaries
• Input: Simultaneous choices from HD-SDI, SDI, DVB-S, DVB-S2, 8VSB, QAM (digital or analog), DVB-C, DVB-T, DVB-ASI, Analog, or GigE and IP (H.264, MPEG-2, or VC-1)
• Output: Simultaneous SDI, HD-SDI, IP, or ASI
• IP Output protocols: HTTP Live (HLS), HTTP, UDP, RTP, RTSP, multicast and unicast with transport stream envelope, HTTP Smooth, FTP, RTMP (Open Flash), or WMV9 with HTTP/ASF
• Supports M3u8 playlist files (standalone and through HTTP Live)
• Supports NTSC or PAL
• Transcoding bit rates: .1 to 15 Mbps
• Creates simultaneous High, Medium, and Low bitrate streams
• Resolutions: qHD, H.264up, SQVGA, QCIF, QVGA, CIF, or any custom size up to 1080p
• Simultaneous demodulation, transcoding, and encapsulation
• Transcodes 6 720p HD streams, up to 4 1080i or 1080p HD streams, or 16 SD streams from MPEG-2 to H.264 (CPU dependent) or vice-versa
• SNMP support
• Tested to work with Wowza®, Adobe® Flash®, and RealNetworks® Helix® servers
• Tested to work with Akamai, Limelight, Edgecast, etc. CDN's
• Tested compatible with major brands of IP devices including Amino™, Roku®, Atlanta DTH, and Apple iPad® and iPhone®
• Tested compatible with major brands of H.264 decoders
• Audio support: AAC, Embedded pass-through, Ogg Vorbis, MPEG-1 Layer II, optional MP3, and/or optional “SurCode for Dolby Digital” AC-3
• Settings are remembered when power cycled
• Based on embedded Linux®

Note: This system is typically deployed in "closed" systems where bandwidth is dedicated and is used for this purpose only. It is not guaranteed to work over the public internet. Performance depends on available bandwidth.

Applications:

• IPTV Unicasting, Multicasting, Streaming
  
• Telco TV
  
• Hotels, Cruise Lines, Universities, Resorts
  
• Streaming to designated VideoLAN VLC, Mplayer, or Windows Media Player clients, or to Amino™ or other set-top boxes

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