IP Gateways: IP Video Servers, VOD Catchers and Gateways with DVB-S and S2 In and IP Out

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MPEG-2 or H.264 Transport Stream Recorder/ Player System with IP Input and Output for Continuous Playback and/or Capture of Transport Streams from a "Bouquet" by Time or by Size (Bytes). Includes a Built-in Transport Stream Analyzer. Useful for Validation and Testing of High Speed Fiber Optic Links. Well Suited for Testing Copper-Based Slow or High Speed IPTV Links. Option for Multiple NIC Cards. A Very Cost Effective Piece of Test Equipment that can Continuously Send Out 10-20 Separate But Simultaneous 38 Mbps MPTS Streams to 20-50 Separate IP Devices via its Gig/E Port. Great for Traffic Generation and Stress Testing IP Backbones.

Professional Multichannel Linux® Based DVB-S-S2 to IP Gateway that Integrates Satellite Based Receivers and Demodulates and Routes Selected Transport Streams to Any MAC Address via IP. Optionally Transcodes into H.264 Any Selected Transport Stream Program(s) to Any Address Via UDP, RTP, or HTTP. Can Work as a Low Cost “Catcher” in Small VOD Implementations. Typically the desired streams are streamed in real time using UDP or RTP via IP multicast or unicast streams to IP set top boxes (STB's) such as Amino, or designated VLC or MPlayer equipped PC clients for viewing. This content server architecture assumes you have proper IP provisioning and this type of system is typically deployed in "closed" systems such as hotels, convention centers, and corporate backbones where bandwidth is dedicated and is used for this purpose only. It is not designed to work over the public internet.

Standard Features:

• MPEG-2 or H.264 transport stream input and output over IP (UDP/TCP/RTP) 
• Features rich easy-to-use GUI
• Rate Control for IP transmission provided by proprietary technique
• Compatible with HD, SD, MPEG-2 and H.264 streams
• Single or multiple STB drives
• Supports unicast, multicast, and broadcast
• Bit rate to 850 Mbps
• IP in and out over 10BT, 100BT, Gig/E
• Includes automatic transport stream Analysis Utility with PID and PCR clock info
• After analysis user can choose to capture all PIDS or any set of selected PIDS
• Automatically uses the TS PCR info to calculate proper transport stream rate
• Continuous play or single play modes
• Limit capture or playback by time or by size
• MPEG-2 TS Software viewer monitors output
• Includes transport streams for test purposes
• Available in three forms:
  o  4 RU Rackmount with monitor
  o  1 RU Rackmount
  o  Ruggedized "Lunch box"
• Runs on Windows® XP
• Options: "Flash Ram" Drive can be provided to obtain maximum throughput 
• Option for multiple NIC cards
  

• Ideal for generating test streams for testing Fiber Optic and other High Speed IP links
• Backup Source for TS over IP
• Snooping or capturing TS over Gig/E IP traffic
• Monitoring or viewing a TS over Gig/E IP streams
  

Main GUI (click to enlarge)

Analyzer Menu (click to enlarge)

Standard Features:

• Multiplexes transport streams into IP packets
• Simultaneously receives transport streams from up to four satellite receivers
• Supports MPEG-2 and H.264 input and output, in SD and HD format
• PID filtering
• DVB-S or S2 inputs
• Supports DISEqC
• IP Output – UDP, RTP or HTTP
• 200 Mbps IP raw output capability
• Optional 12 Mbps IP transcoded H.264 output capability
• Transmits PAT, PMT, and PCR information
• Receives and transmits at the same time
• Remote configuration management via Web Browser and Secure Shell (SSH)
• De-encapsulates data streams
• Supports NTSC or PAL
• Based on embedded Linux®

Applications:

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

• Optional Rugged Portable Case
• Comparison Rate Time Chart

Quick Start Guide (pdf)