Optibase MGW 5100
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Integrated Carrier Grade TV Streaming Platform
Summary
When deploying an IPTV network that offers end-to-end voice, data and video services, carriers need solutions that give them a competitive edge. The difference rests on reliability, availability, flexibility and quality of service. Optibase, as a pioneer in professional encoding, decoding, video server ingest and streaming, provides the MGW 5100 for high-quality, high-reliability carrier class IPTV head-end solutions. When deploying an IPTV network that offer end-to-end voice, data and video services, carriers need solutions that give them the competitive edge. The difference rests on reliability, availability, flexibility and quality of service. MGW 5100, an integrated carrier grade TV streaming platform is designed to meet the challenge.
MGW 5100 lets carriers stream top quality TV over broadband IP or ATM networks such as xDSL and FTTx. MGW 5100 is a modular multi-service platform that encodes, transcodes, transmits and recasts MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG 4 AVC/H.264, MPEG- 4 or Windows Media video channels in real-time.
The MGW 5100 is complemented by a suite of professional management solutions,which enable intuitive,simple management of multiple platforms and hundreds of channels from one centralized application. These capabilities provide head-end managers and technical staff with powerful tools to monitor, diagnose, and operate the systems from any location. With MGW 5100, carriers get flexibility, scalability and reliability in an integrated carrier grade TV streaming platform that combines Optibase's vast expertise in digital video, DVB encoding and streaming over IP or ATM networks.
Main Benefits
- Full Service Range: MGW 5100 is a complete solution for streaming media, with a single box offering live video and DVB encoding, transcoding, and streaming over IP or ATM networks.
- Flexibility: By combining I/ O boards, service boards and network interface cards (NICs) in a single chassis, operators can optimize their range of service while minimizing risk.
- Carrier Grade Architecture: By supporting host switch redundancy, N + K redundancy and hot swap capabilities, MGW 5100 offers the highest possible availability, reliability and robustness with no single point of failure.
- Central SNMP Management: An advanced and flexible SNMP-based management application enables smooth integration into a centrally managed networking facility.
- Lower Operational Expenditure (OPEX): With this integrated solution you'll need fewer boxes resulting in a smaller footprint, minimal inventory, less training and one management system.
- Smooth Migration Options: A standard reliable cPSB 2.16 platform facilitates smooth expansion using standard off-the-shelf hardware.
Features
- Streams up to 110 concurrent channels, of which 26 can be encoded or transcoded streams (protocol conversion).
- Transcodes DVB MPEG- 2 sources to all formats: MPEG- 1 / MPEG- 2 / Windows Media / MPEG- 4 AVC (H.264) and VCI Technology
- Encodes MPEG-1, MPEG-2, Windows Media compliant (to the desktop), MPEG-4 AVC 9H.264) and VCI
- Converts MPEG-2 over DVB-ASI to MPEG-2 over IP (DTA)
- Supports Unicast, Multicast and Multi-unicast outputs
- Supports IP over Gigabit/100BT Ethernet and IP over ATM (IpoA) OC-3/STM-1 interfaces
- Supports real-time upload to all standard video servers
- Carrier grade cPSB 2.16 platform with hot-swap, hot-insertion of all platform components and VxWorks real-time operating system.
- Integrated solution with no single point of failure
Main Applications
- TV broadcast over IP/ATM broadband networks
- Video server upload for VOD, nPVR and time shifted applications
Technical Specifications
Chassis Description
MGW 5100 consists of a standard 10U cPSB 2.16 chassis with 17 slots at the front and rear. Each slot is individually connected by its own bus forming a star topology, which is unique in the market. The entire platform is based on IP architecture. The front slots house service boards that perform processing operations such as encoding, while the rear slots house video I/ O boards. This hosting structure offers high flexibility and efficiency by allowing service providers to optimize the mix of service and I/ O boards according to their solution needs. The MGW 5100 chassis offers redundancy for power supplies, fans, system control boards and service boards.
Available Service Modules - All service modules are hot-swappable and support plug&play.
MGES5200 - dual channel MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 encoder
MGES5400 - dual channel MPEG-4 / Windows Media compliant (to the desktop) encoder
MGES5610 - dual channel MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) / VC1 encoder
MGCS5400 - Windows Media Server (within the MGW5100 platform)
MGTI5200 - dual channel Transcoder (MPEG-2 to any other format conversion)
MGTR5200 - Transrater with 4 ASI inputs (MPEG-2 rate shaping)
Output Interfaces
Gigabit Ethernet Multi-Mode Fiber
10/100BaseT Ethernet
ATM OC3/STM1 (IP over ATM)
Management
Interfaces:SNMP,XML,Telnet, RS-232
Element manager:Mult-Operation Systems (OS) application with user friendly GUI
Cluster Manager:a multi client-server application that controls and monitors clusters of media gateways
Physical
Width: 19", 48cm (width of 21 cPSB slots)
Height: 10RU
Depth: 12", 30cm
Electrical Characteristics
Input power: 100-240VAC or 36-72VDC
Redundant Power Supplies
Max Power Consumption 600W
Environmental
Operating Temperature: +41°f to +104°F, +5°C to +40°C
Storage Temperature: -40°F to +158°F, -40°C to +70°C
Safety and EMC
Safety: CE-LVD : CE Mark per EN60950 (ITE)
EMC: CE-EMC Class B, FCC Class A, CSA Class A, BSMI Class A
Environmental Standards
GR-63-CORE (NEBS)
ETS 300 019-1-0
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