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VIPVOD
With the adoption of broadband networks, the use of “On demand” streaming of content to end users has grown exponentially. Traditional video on demand (VOD) systems have been designed to meet the requirements of thousands of communities and end users. This approach has resulted in providing platforms that are inordinately expensive and complex to use for more targeted user environments
such as hospitality, education and their associated data to be managed corporate markets where customers through a single user interface within are looking for a multipurpose platform the VOD platform. rather than a single business function. When using an enterprise VOD platform in a diverse number of environments, simplifying the administration and management of video content and its associated information is one of the major obstacles to overcome. VIPVoD enables different content formats and
When streaming content “On demand” from a single platform, flexibility is required to initially manage a small number of users, scaling to several hundred, using the same infrastructure. Customers need to feel comfortable that they are purchasing a platform that can be expanded to meet the needs of their current and future business safe in the knowledge that they are able to offer additional services as required. Imago’s VIPVoD offers this unique solution. It provides a
standard based Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) which manages end user video sessions and requests to ensure that the necessary quality of service levels and video streaming demands on the system are met. Asimple to use web based management system ensures administrators have a real time representation ofthe activities occurring on the platform. Through the use of Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), support alarms may
be raised to ensure awareness of any potential issues with the platform before they occur. Options to track which videos are being viewed on the system and encrypted content are standard features within the platform. Standard based hardware from HP and IBM ensures reliability, longevity and on-going maintenance and support of the platform no matter where the system is deployed in the world. VIPVoD provides support for on demand streaming of MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 standard and high definition content. An integrated content management system simplifies the management of information associated within the video content. A component based design allows customers to increase capacity to meet the demands of their end users. Unlike other systems, VIPTv's unique software architecture allows multiple services to operate on the same VIPVoD platform thereby turning the unit into an Application Server which can also support IP television and digital signage if required.
VIPVOD F EATURE S ET
P LATFORM E XTENDIBILITY
H ARDWARE
• 500GB to 2TB single unit VOD head end units available • Multiple application system with 3 and 5 slot support • RAID 1 hard disk redundancy as standard for OS • RAID 5 hard disk redundancy for content • 3 year hardware warranty as standard • Output support for MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 programme and transport streams • Standard and High Definition formats • Conforms to ISO/IEC 13818 and ISO/IEC 4496 standards • Capacity to support up to 80 concurrent video streams on demand from single VOD unit
• Software based design allows system features to be added without the need to change hardware • Includes clustering, load balancing and system licence management allowing capacity to be seamlessly added • Enables storage capacity to be easily increased through various standard based disk capacity options I NTEGRATED S OLUTION • Runs additional services and applications on same head end unit (e.g. video on demand and digital signage) • Minimizes integration issues through standard software architecture S UPPORT AND MANAGEMENT • Uses SNMP support for integration into centralised network management system • Eases system configuration and maintenance through web interface S TANDARD HARDWARE • Guarantees local engineering support • Assures on-going hardware support I NTEROPERABILITY • Uses a standard RTSP control interface for providing compatibility to all set top box manufacturers • Streams standards based MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 content • Includes Hollywood studio approved content encryption option • Integrates into existing storage solutions such as storage access networks (SAN) and network attached storage (NAS) devices.
S OFTWARE C APABILITIES
• Internationalisation and localisation support • RTSP control interface • Trickplay support • Web based interface • SNMP Management • Management Information Base (MIB) definition • Remote system diagnostic, performance and monitoring • Compatible with all main IP Set Top Box manufacturers • Supports Cyphalock encryption
Digital content is constantly evolving and support for new streaming codecs such as Windows media, Flash and Real is under development for the VIPVoD platform. To meet the ever increasing demand for streaming content, Imago will be constantly increasing the streaming and storage capacity of the VIPVoD head unit.
VIPTV
VIPTV+
VIPC ARE
VIP VOD
VIPP LAYER
VIPC ODE
VIPC HOICE
VIPE DIT
VIPC AST
VIPS IGN
VIPLIVE
VIPG UIDE
VIP CMS
VIP MUX
VIPSIGN
Digital signage provides the ability to combine multimedia assets and present them on public displays as electronic notice boards to inform, communicate, advertise or entertain. LCD and Plasma technology is widely deployed for signage solutions typically using customised personal computers (PC) to deliver the content to screens and control their functionality. Reliability of a public signage system is crucial and must be considered when using a PC platform that is required to perform on a 24 by 7 basis. In addition, power usage requirements, remote control of the PC, security from theft and rapid evolution of hardware and software must also be factored in from an on going support perspective. Some screen manufacturers have adopted an integrated PC client within their screen but the problems of power usage, PC reliability and support for different video formats still exist and
the user is tied into a specific screen and signage system. The other alternative is to use traditional video distribution architecture but this lacks the ability to zone content and control the screen state in a way that is flexible enough to meet the demands of today’s operators. Management of a digital signage network must be quick and easy if it is to be kept up to date. Existing solutions using dedicated PC’s require extensive user training, restricting the number ofusers who can interface with the system resulting in the need for dedicated resources to manage the day to day operation. Whilst graphics, animation and text are used as the primary sources within a public display system it is the use of video, either live or streamed, that attracts people to an electronic notice board. Video and broadcast television standards and formats are changing
rapidly and the ability to support these changes cost effectively will remain as one of the main challenges for many electronic signage systems. With the VIPSign digital signage solution all these issues can be easily overcome.
VIPSign is an end to end thin client server solution for providing digital signage content to screens. A telecom grade, industry standard IP set top box (STB) is used at the main client device which can be fully remotely managed, easily mounted and has low power
consumption and options for power over Ethernet. Hardware reliability due to heat and dirt ingress is addressed as there are no moving parts to fail such as hard disks or fans. The STB’s are screen agnostic allowing customers to choose the most price competitive or
functional screen to meet their specific requirements. Upgrading screens, as new technology becomes available, is also possible without the need to change either the main server or the media player devices.
A central server is used to manage and distribute the content and play lists to the end devices which are zoned to allow different messages to be communicated to different screen locations. Content can be displayed in a wide range of layouts using either standard or user defined templates. VIPSign supports a comprehensive list of content types including text, images, PowerPoint, RSS, HTML, video streaming and live television. Access to the system is provided through an easy to use web interface with user access rights to allow different end user groups to use or administer the system. Using a centralised digital signage
control server simplifies content management as any changes are administered in a single location without the need to distribute content to each of the individual end devices. This enables fast deployment of content changes and provides confidence that all screens will have implemented the latest updates immediately without the need to check that downloads to each end devices have been successful. Live TV and video feeds can be distributed centrally to all client devices and external systems can be interfaced to the control server for passing messages to the end client device such as emergency announcements. As the
server is able to support a range of video formats which can be converted and displayed on the end client devices in both standard and high definition. This removes any issues with the client device having to support new video codec formats. All VIPtv products use standards based components throughout the design with the server hardware being sourced from HP and IBM to ensure ongoing support and longevity of the platform no matter where the system is deployed. Management, configuration and monitoring of the head end is via a
simple to use web interface with inbuilt Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) support.
VIPSIGN FEATURE SET THIN CLIENT APPROACH • Ensures full management control ofthe end device with minimal risk ofissues associated with a PC based design • Supports all screens and different video formats • Delivers power and space saving advantages • Reduces expansion costs when adding new screens to the network • Removes support issues associated with PC based solutions INTEGRATED SOLUTION • Runs additional services and applications on same centralised digital signage unit e.g. video conversion and IP television • Minimizes integration issues through standard software architecture WEB BASED MANAGEMENT • Eases system configuration and user management through WYSIWYG web interface • User role access architecture supports different business functions in an organisation interacting and using the system CONTENT MANAGEMENT • Allows you to display the full range ofmultimedia content types from centralised content repository • Includes an intergrated video content conversion engine to manage wide range ofvideo codecs • Delivers content and play list zoning to different end client devices STANDARD HARDWARE AND SUPPORT • Guarantees local engineering support for hardware related issues • Assures on-going hardware support • Uses SNMP support for integration into centralised network management system
HARDWARE • Dedicated range ofdigital signage server options available • Multiple application systems with 1 slot, 3 slot and 5 slot support • RAID 1 hard disk redundancy as standard • 3 year server hardware warranty as standard • Standard and High Definition video formats • High definition STB provided as standard with 2 year warranty • Thin PC client option available SOFTWARE CAPABILITIES • Support for full range ofmedia formats including text, images, animated gif, PowerPoint, HTML, RSS feeds, scrolling text, video and live television • Support for user defined templates and predefined templates • Support for different screen layouts • Full screen management control • Default and scheduled based play list support • Full web based system and user management • User role security • Ability to zone content, clients and play list
VIPTV
Internet Protocol Television, more commonly known as IPTV, addresses the challenges faced when delivering live, full screen television over a data network using the Internet Protocol (IP) standard. Available to view on the desktop and standard television environment, it removes the issues of picture degradation, interference and network channel capacity associated with traditional coax based distribution systems. The labour intensive and technically complex
process of channel tuning and manages this problem by combining reconfiguration on a coax network now takes multi services interfaces into a signal a matter of minutes with Imago’s VIPTv unit known as the VIPtv head end. solution over an IP network. For any television distribution system, content is acquired from multiple sources including satellite, terrestrial, cable and off-air. Conventional systems required individual receivers and encoders to support the different signal types that are then combined before being delivered over a coax network. VIPTv
VIPtv provides an integrated platform for simultaneously delivering multiple IPTV channels to the desktop and television environment. A single head end can deliver over 80 TV channels and be combined with multiple receiver types to meet a customer’s exact channel line-up. Interfaces are available for free to air and encrypted signals from a wide range of sources including digital satellite, digital terrestrial, digital cable, component analogue, uncompressed professional digital sources via serial digital interface ‘SDI’, and asynchronous
digital interface ‘ASI’ from third party systems. As with all products from VIPplay the system is High Definition (HD) ready. Standard based components are used throughout the design with hardware sourced from HP and IBM to ensure support and longevity of the platform no matter where the system is deployed. Management, configuration and monitoring of the head end are carried out via a simple to use web interface with in-built Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) support. Programme
information management and remapping is provided for the use with multiple end user applications. Acomponent based design allows customers to increase capacity to meet the demands of their end users. Unlike other systems, VIPplay’s unique software architecture allows multiple services to operate on the same platform thereby turning the VIPTv head end unit into an Application Server. Furthermore, VIPTv can also support products such as VIPplay’s video on demand - VIPVoD and digital signage - VIPSign.
VIPTV F EATURE S ET H ARDWARE
P LATFORM E XTENDIBILITY
• 3, 5 and 7 slot head end unit available • Multiple application system with 3 and 5 slot support • Support for DVB-S, DVB-T, DVB-C, DVBCI,Composite Analogue, SDI, ASI, DVB-S2 interfaces • RAID 1 hard disk redundancy as a standard • 3 year head end warranty as standard • Output support for MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 • Standard and High Definition • Conforms to ISO/IEC 13818 and ISO/IEC 4496 standards • Supports Ku and C-band digital satellite signals and UHF and VHF digital terrestrial signals • Support for all common DVB-CI encryption formats including Mediaguard, Irdeto, Viaccess
• Software based design allows system features to be added without the need to change hardware • Enables System capacity to be increased by adding additional head end units
I NTEGRATED S OLUTION
• Runs additional services and applications on same head end unit (e.g. video on demand and digital signage, portal, EPG and NPVR) • Minimizes integration issues through standard software architecture
WEB BASED M ANAGEMENT
• Eases system configuration through web interface
S UPPORT
S OFTWARE C APABILITIES
• Uses SNMP support for integration into centralised network management system • Monitors the quality ofsignals being fed into in to the head end • Monitors output quality and error rates ofindividual IPTV channels
• Internationalisation and localisation support • Automatic signal quality analysis • Bit error rate and signal quality monitoring • Outputs all subtitling, languages, DVB System Information, DVB Programme Service • Web based interface • SNMP Management • MIB definition • PID remapping • Remote system diagnostic, performance and monitoring • Automatic detection ofchanges in programme identifiers • Compatible with all main IP Set Top Box manufacturers
S TANDARD HARDWARE
• Guarantees local engineering support for hardware related issues • Assures on-going hardware support
P ACKET ID (PID) M ANAGEMENT
• Efficiently manages bandwidth by only broadcasting information required for end device
Digital television is constantly evolving as new protocols, standards and requirements are required from any IPTV platform. Through its unique software based architecture, VIPplay is continually developing the capabilities of its platform. Support for new standards such as DVB-S2, new interfaces to support MPEG-4 HD encoding from analogue and SDI and multiple protocol types on a single interface will be launched shortly as well as the ability to remotely capture the live TV channel which is being played on an interface for remote analysis. Customers will be able to upgrade to these features and others on their existing installations thereby securing their initial investment in the system.
VIPTV
VIPTV+
VIPC ARE
VIP VOD
VIPP LAYER
VIPC ODE
VIPC HOICE
VIPE DIT
VIPC AST
VIPS IGN
VIPLIVE
VIPG UIDE
VIP CMS
VIP MUX
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