Contact Details

Garland Partners Limited
Stretton Suite
High Cross Business Park
Coventry Road
Sharnford
Leicestershire
LE10 3PG
United Kingdom

Tel No. +44(0)1455 22 11 88
Fax No. +44(0)1455 22 12 55
Email. info@gpl-uk.co.uk

Optibase MGW 230

Overview Brochure

Single Channel MPEG2 IP Video Streaming Platform

Summary

MGW 230, the latest addition to Optibase's family of IP streaming gateways, is a compact encoding, decoding and streaming platform. It is ideal for IP streaming applications such as video contribution, corporate communications and video server upload.
With its small footprint and easy to set up operation, MGW 230 is also designed for live and on-demand IP video streaming in education and training applications and high-end video monitoring solutions.
MGW 230 offers a user-friendly web-based control application for effortless management as well as a front panel display on the chassis that keeps you up to speed with encoding and streaming.

Instantaneous Video Communications

MGW 230 combines ease-of-use with advanced features and top video quality, providing all you need to set up a stable video over IP streaming solution. For full duplex communications, MGW 230 is available with a hardware decoder, which allows you to transmit and receive streams simultaneously. This configuration, combined with MGW 230's low latency feature, allows instantaneous two-way communications and video delivery.

Broadcast Standards

MGW 230 transmits and receives live video that is transmitted over an IP network. It can encode a single live analog or SDI source in MPEG-2 or MPEG-1 and stream it in real-time over an IP network in multicast or unicast mode. MGW 230 also supports preview of the incoming stream.
MGW 230 supports both the Session Announcement Protocol (SAP) and Session Description Protocol (SDP). This standards-based approach allows you to easily display programming information. MGW 230's traffic shaping mechanism optimizes bit-rates and video quality, enabling the best video quality over any IP network infrastructure.

Web-based Remote Management

MGW 230's remote management enables the configuration, operation and monitoring of full duplex communications between two MGW 230 units. MGW 230 also has a front panel display and keyboard for local status and setup.

Available Configurations

MGW 230 Basic
- Supports a single video input
- Creates an MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 stream
MGW 230 Basic Low Latency
- Basic plus low latency streaming/support in addition to standard mode
MGW 230 Duplex
- Supports both encoding and decoding in a single chassis using analog interfaces
- Provides low latency encoding support in addition to the standard mode
MGW 230 SDI
- Supports a single SDI video input
- Creates an MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 stream
MGW 230 Decoder
- One MPEG-2 decoder

Applications

Two-way video communications
Live video streaming for e-learning and education
Video-on-Demand (VOD) for training
Video contribution between post production and broadcasting facilities
Corporate communications
High quality video surveillance

Benefits

An integrated box offers an elegant, two-way communication, space-saving solution
Front panel LCD provides immediate status and setup information
A single web-based management application controls all MGW 230 platforms used throughout the network (based on the familiar MGW 2000e management application)
Live or store-and-forward streaming allows flexible content management
Compact and light-weight chassis makes it easy to mobilize wherever needed
Low latency enables smooth and continuous two-way communications
Traffic shaping optimizes video quality at any connection speed

Features

Single-channel MPEG-2 and MPEG-1 streaming from 170 Kbps to 10 Mbps
Small foot print, 1 RU high, plug&play unit with front panel display
24 by 7 reliability
Low latency
Diffserv QoS support and RTP/ RTCP protocol
TV/ DVD quality
Web-based remote management
Real-time stream upload to video servers

Technical Specifications

Standard Compliance

ISO/IEC 11172 (MPEG-1); ISO/IEC 13818 (MPEG-2)

Physical Dimensions

Width: 12.283” (312 mm); Depth: 11.889” (302 mm); Height: 1U-metal frame height (44 mm)
Weight: Up to 5.51 lbs (2.5 Kg)
Fans: Up to three fans, no more than 35 decibels each

Electrical Characteristics

Unit power input: DC 10-30V

External Power Supply

Input: 90-130V, 180-260V auto range
Output: 19V / 8A
Operating Line Frequency: 47-63 Hz

Input/ Output Interfaces

Rear Panel I/O
- Power switch
- Power Input
- 2 x network adapters; 1 x RS-232; 2 x USB 2.0
Video I/O (Video options depend on selected configuration)
- NTSC/PAL
- Composite, SDI
Audio I/O (Audio options depend on selected configuration)
- Unbalanced (Input impedance 10kOhm)
- Balanced (Input impedance 600 Ohm)
- Embedded SDI
- Digital AES3 ( AES/EBU)
Front Panel I/O
- LCD screen
- Power LED

Environmental

Operating temperature: 5 - 45 C, 41 - 113 F
Storage temperature: -10 - 70 C, 14 - 158 F
EMC standards: CE Class B, FCC Class B, CSA Class B

Safety Standards

CE- LVD

Management

Web-based remote management application: Telnet for remote configuration
Local configuration via RS- 232 port

Network Protocols

UDP Multicast/ Unicast; RTP Multicast/ Unicast; SAP RFC 2974; SDP RFC 2327