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Optibase MGW HD

Technical Spec - H264 Module
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MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 HD High Definition Encoding Module

Summary

Optibase’s MPEG-4 AVC HD enables live encoding and transcoding of high definition MPEG-4 AVC with Optibase’s MGW IPTV platforms. Featuring exceptional video quality, the module provides operators with flexibility when offering advanced IPTV services.

As IPTV services become a reality, operators need evaluate innovative content strategies to ensure differentiation from the traditional TV, increase IPTV uptake and maximize revenue sources. One of the most attractive offering to subscribers is high definition content, which enhances TV viewing experience, and can be easily added into existing IPTV deployments utilizing Optibase's MGW HD. MGW HD combines top quality HD video with the low bandwidth of MPEG-4 AVC. This enables operators to offer high quality HD content and maximize revenue per stream either as an HDTV premium package or as a bundled package with Standard Definition channels.

Main Benefits

High quality content delivered utilizing lower bandwidth requirements
Increased compression efficiency, allowing operators to increase revenue per channel
Flexible architecture, enabling operators to offer bundled HD & SD packages
Smooth integration into existing deployments

Main Features

MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video compression standards
Automatic input format detection and configuration
Multiple HD video resolutions and various audio formats
Web-based SNMP configuration and management application

Technical Specifications

Input/Output Signals

Video Input	HD-SDI (SMPTE292M) Video input HD 1080i and 720p
Audio Input	Embedded in SDI, up to 2 stereo pairs or one 5.1 multi-channel
Output Interfaces	2x independent Ethernet ports (100/1000 BaseT connectors) 1x Dedicated to service streaming 1x Out-of-band, dedicated to management 1x DVB-ASI (75 Ohm BNC connector)*

VIDEO CODEC

Compression Standard MPEG-4 AVC / H.264
Main Profile up to Level 4
Supported AVC tools Interlaced (MBAFF) and Progressive
CABAC/CAVLC entropy coding
I, P and B frames with multiple references
All intra prediction modes
Weighted prediction
In-loop deblocking filter (applied over the whole frame)
GOP structure; fixed or adaptive configuration, automatic I frame insertion
Automatic input format detection and configuration
PSF support

AUDIO CODEC

Compression formats MPEG-1 Layer II
MPEG-4 LC-AAC, HEv1-AAC, HEv2-AAC
Dolby Digital (AC.3) pass-through only
Sampling frequency 48 kHz
Compressed Output Bitrate MPEG-1 Layer II 64 to 384 kb/s (stereo channel)
MPEG-4 AAC 16 to 512 kb/s (stereo channel)
Dolby Digital (AC.3) Pass-through (same as input)

OUTPUT TRANSPORT LAYER SPECIFICATIONS

Transport encapsulation
MPEG-2 Transport Stream over UDP/IP or RTP/UDP/IP
MPEG-2 Transport Stream over DVB-ASI*

VIDEO RESOLUTION

Resolutions
- 1080i x 1920, 1440, 1280 and 960 pixels
- 720p x 1280, 960 and 640 pixels
Frame rates
- 1080i@25, 29.97 and 30 Hz
- 720p@50, 59.94 and 60 Hz

CONFIGURATION AND MANAGEMENT

System Management
SNMP (v2) with remote SNMP supervisor
Embedded Web-server configuration
Cluster Manager: Multi-client-server application that controls and monitors cluster
MGW platforms as well as 3rd party products

Platform

Supported by MGW5100*, MGW1100* and MGW1000 platforms