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The Aperi A1105 1RU Switch/Compute platform comprises of 10/40 GbE, industry-leading wire-speed switching silicon and five accelerated, pluggable microservers providing unequaled density and integration of low-latency switching and high performance computing.

The consolidation of Ethernet switching fabric and microserver compute elements enables the lowest rack density and power efficiency possible while ensuring optimal reliability for service aggregation in an architecture that scales perfectly for data center and network access low-latency service applications. Depending on applications the microserver hardware acceleration can achieve multiples of compute over traditional x86 processing at a fraction of the consumed power resulting in tens of rack units of servers, associated cabling and switching collapsing into a 1RU A1105. The 10/40GbE switch executes all standard and high performance L2/L3 protocols through the Broadcom Fastpath networking software. The A1105 is Open Flow capable. Integrated network clock synchronization is achieved using PTPv2 or externally fed sync. The A1105 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch offers 6 ports of 10/100/1000BASE-T with 8 ports of wire-speed 10 Gigabit Ethernet via SFP+ cages and 2 ports of 40 Gigabit Ethernet via QSFP cages. Exceptional reliability and serviceability are ensured with dual redundant hot-swappable AC or DC power supplies and hot-swappable redundant fans featuring front to back airflow.

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The Aperi H.264 App offers a unidirectional H.264 encoder/decoder supporting up to 2 channels of SD-SDI, HD-SDI, and 3G-SDI SMPTE compliant video signals. Each channel operates completely independent of the other, with support for video sources running in different formats and at different frame rates. The encoder automatically detects any valid video input on each channel and packetizes each H.264 compressed video signal into an elementary stream multiplexed with MPEG-1 Audio Layer II audio compression and ancillary data elementary streams to create an MPEG-2 compliant transport stream. This transport stream is encapsulated in a SMPTE 2022-2 compliant IP flow and aggregated into 10GbE interfaces on the microserver edge connector. The decoder receives an IP flow for processing, which removes the SMPTE 2022 encapsulation and converts the signal into a transport stream (TS). The stream is separated into video, audio, and ancillary elementary streams which are synchronized via a traffic clock that is closely matched to the encoder. The elementary video data is then decoded, producing an uncompressed video signal. The management interface is accessible via an open RESTful API in addition to an intuitive graphical user interface via integrated web server to configure and monitor the app directly through the API.

Technical Information

• Detection of two unidirectional channels of SDI video compliant with SMPTE 259, SMPTE 292/274, and SMPTE 424/274.


• H.264 transport stream mapping compliant with IEC 13818-1. ▪ YCrCb 4:2:2, 8-bit or 10-bit, and 4:2:0, 8-bit code streams.


• Compressed ES rates of up to 150Mbps (I-frame only) and down to 5Mbps for IP frame GOP.


• Per-channel encapsulation and de-encapsulation into RTP/UDP/IP packets per SMPTE 2022-2.


• FEC insertion as per SMPTE 2022-1. ▪ Transparent transfer of ancillary data per video in accordance with SMPTE 2038 and TR-01.


• Configurable to Baseline, Main, High, High 10, and High 4:2:2 H.264 profiles.


• Ultra-low latency, configurable to less than 1ms.


• Configurable GOP structure.


• Automatic Dolby E audio pass-through.


• MPEG-1 Audio Layer II audio compression up to 384 Kbps.


• Dual presentation of packets via two separate physical interfaces for optimum per-channel hitless protection in compliance with SMPTE 2022-7.


• Dual path IGMP V2 and V3 Multicast with fast leave.


• Decoder PDV buffer for network jitter, configurable up to 200ms.


• Decoders with and without B-frame Decoding available.


• RESTful HTTP open media API, automatically discoverable, exposing all primitives.


• Intuitive, automatically discoverable user interface via integrated web server.

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The Aperi IP Multiviewer App (“Multiviewer”) is an FPGA-based application designed to run on an Aperi microserver and is available from the Aperi App Store.

Multiviewer receives IP video input from three sources: on the leftmost “SFP 1” 10 GbE front panel port, and on the two 10 GbE back plane Ethernet ports. The two 10 GbE backplane Ethernet ports support up to six SMPTE 2022-6 (uncompressed) feeds per port (12 total). The front input supports up to six SMPTE 2022-6 (uncompressed) feeds via the Aperi Uncompressed over IP App.

Multiviewer output is split into a 16 tile HD-SDI for display, forming a 4x4 mosaic which is outputted via HD-SDI on the rightmost front panel “SFP 4” port. Each tile can be labeled to show its multicast address, as well as incorporating dynamically definable and static text.

Each input includes an analyzer, which detects for frozen picture, blank screen, or audio loss from any particular source. If an error is detected, the UI will indicate an issue with that particular tile via the alarm system. This alarm system is available via a common interface, and is exposed in the Multiviewer API.

Technical Information

• Supports up to six SMPTE 2022-6 IP video inputs from the 10 GbE SFP 1 port on an Aperi Microserver.


• Supports up to six SMPTE 2022-6 IP video inputs from each of the 10 GbE backplane Ethernet ports (6 + 6) on the Aperi A1105 Chassis.


• 16-tile 4x4 mosaic display of all video sources, outputted via HD-SDI on SFP 4.


• Support for quick-switching any stream from the 16x16 mosaic into full screen display.


• Full labeling support for each tile, displaying multicast address or user-definable text.


• Detection of frozen picture, blank screen, and audio loss via a common alarm interface.


• Graphical user interface available via HTTPS, accessible via any modern web browser.


• Built upon a RESTful API according to industry best practices, along with full API documentation accessible directly via the Multiviewer UI.


• Included Multiviewer User Guide PDF document packaged with the app, and available directly from the UI.

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The Aperi JPEG 2000 (“J2K”) Encoder and Decoder Apps are FPGA-based applications designed for Aperi's microserver platform, and are available from the Aperi App Store. These apps enable up to a four-channel unidirectional J2K encoder along with up to a four-channel J2K decoder for SD, HD, and up to two channels of 3G SMPTE compliant video signals. The encoder automatically detects any valid video input on each channel, and packetizes each J2K compressed video signal into an elementary stream multiplexed with audio and data elementary streams to create an MPEG-2 compliant transport stream. This transport stream is encapsulated in a SMPTE 2022-2 compliant IP flow, and aggregates them into 10 GbE interfaces on the microserver edge connector. Each J2K compressed IP flow is duplicated at the 10 GbE outputs of the encoder to enable diverse routing. The J2K decoder includes the capability to receive duplicate flows on separate, temporally aligned physical interfaces prior to packet validation & selection. This process provides the hitless switching capability for the apps. The J2K apps are ideal for scenarios requiring preserved picture quality in a compressed format. It delivers visually lossless (and mathematically lossless for some content) reconstruction at higher elementary stream rates. The UI is built above an open, highly accessible RESTful API that provides numerous monitoring and configuration parameters. It's designed to adhere to the standard cloud model and comply with evolving industry standards for device discovery and registration. It seamlessly integrates under any orchestration platform.

Technical Information

• Detection of 4 unidirectional channels of SDI video compliant with SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M or SMPTE 424M.


• JPEG 2000 mapping compliant with TR-01.


• YCrCb 4:2:2, 10 bit, J2K ISO/IEC 15444-1 code stream.


• Compressed ES rates of up to 460Mbps for HD-SDI.


• Per-channel encapsulation and de-encapsulation into RTP/UDP/IP packets per SMPTE 2022-2.


• Selectable two or four AES uncompressed audio per video in accordance with SMPTE 302 and TR-01.


• Transparent transfer of ancillary data per video in accordance with SMPTE 2038 and TR-01.


• Dual presentation of packets via two separate physical interfaces for optimum per-channel hitless protection in compliance with SMPTE 2022-7.


• Dual path IGMP V2 and V3 Multicast with fast leave.


• PDV buffer for network jitter, configurable up to 200ms.


• RESTFUL HTTP open media API, automatically discoverable, exposing all primitives.


• Intuitive, automatically discoverable user interface via integrated web server.

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The Aperi ‘ASI Transport Stream to IP Network Adapter App’ is an FPGA based app that has been designed to run on Aperi’s SDMP microserver. The app can be downloaded to an SDMP from an app store. An Aperi license is needed to create an entitlement to run the app. The app consists of a 4 channel uni-directional transport stream encapsulator and a 4 channel uni-directional de-encapsulator for ASI video signals compliant with DVB and ISO/IEC MPEG-2 transport stream standards. The encapsulation process is compliant with SMPTE 2022-2. The Encapsulator app will automatically detect any valid 188 byte or 204 byte ASI video input on each channel for processing. The Encapsulator app aggregates IP encapsulated MPEG-2 single or multi-program transport streams into a 10GbE interface and also provides a duplicate 10GbE signal for protection purposes. The inverse functions are applied to all receive channels and a PDV buffer is included on each receive channel to absorb network jitter. FEC can be added to each of the 4 IP flows created at the encapsulator which is compliant with SMPTE 2022-1 and the two flows received at the de-encapsulator can be temporally aligned, validated and selected to provide a SMPTE 2022-7 capability. The ASI outputs are presented in packet mode as defined in the DVB-ASI specification. The app can be used in application where it is necessary to connect a standards compliant ASI signal to an Ethernet network or vice-versa. This could be at the ASI output of any Encoder that uses MPEG-2 transport streams. The app is also ideal for transporting ASI singles from over an Ethernet network as a service in a contribution or distribution broadcast network. The user interface is built above an Open RESTful API that exposes all monitoring and configuration parameters. The API has been designed to adhere to the standard cloud model and to enable compliance with the evolving industry standards for device registration and discovery. The API can also be accessed by higher level management systems to allow integration within a single network control platform.

Technical Information

• Detection of 4 uni-directional channels of ASI compliant with EN 50083-9 carrying single or multi-program transport streams.


• Extracts 188 byte or 204 byte transport streams from ASI inputs.


• Encapsulation and de-encapsulation into RTP/UDP/IP packets per SMPTE 2022-2.


• FEC protection compliant with SMPTE 2022-1.


• Dual presentation of packets via two separate physical interfaces for optimum per-channel hitless protection in compliance with SMPTE 2022-7.


• Dual path IGMP V2 and V3 Multicast with fast leave.


• De-encapsulator PDV buffer for network jitter, configurable up to 200ms. - ASI transport stream outputs linearized in packet mode.


• RESTFUL HTTP open media API, automatically discoverable, exposing all primitives.


• Intuitive, automatically discoverable user interface via integrated web server.

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Aperi's Network Address Translation & Firewall app (“NAT app”) is an FPGA-based application designed for the microserver platform, and is available from the Aperi
App Store. Providing seamless inbound and outbound re-routing of RTP streams within your network infrastructure, NAT app also includes RTP stream health monitoring, which will automatically shut down streams that deviate from a specified policy. Stream replication allows for two distinct output streams with independent IP addresses, ports, and VLANs. Failover can merge multiple source streams, selecting the highest quality single stream and automatically switching to a perfect replication should the
original stream degrade in quality or deviate from policy. The supports the SMPTE 2022 standard for transporting both compressed (2022-2) and uncompressed (2022-6) media flows via IP. NAT app provides an open bandwidth budget across the 10 GbE interfaces, and can route varying numbers of compressed (2022-2) streams depending on size, and up to 6 uncompressed (2022-6) streams per SFP port. It also provides support for the SMPTE 2110 standard, and can route video (2110-20), audio (2110-30), and ancillary data (2110-40) flows independently through networks. NAT app provides an open bandwidth budget across the 10 GbE interfaces, and can route up to 64 independent media flows per port. It offers stream duplication for media flows via SFP, and A/B failover for flows outputting through SFPs.

Technical Information
Firewall
 4-layer inspection for basic ACL:
 Ethernet: mac.dst, mac.src, vlan, vlanid
 IP: ip.dst, ip.src
 UDP: udp.dst, udp.src
 RTP: rtp.src
 Additional inspection of RTP payloads for ACL
 Ensure 2022-2 payloads conform to transport stream structure and have correct packet count
 Ensure 2022-6 payloads include RTP header extension, SDI types in headers match configured values, and detect if frame size of encapsulated SDI matches configured value
 Ensure presence of RFC4175 payload header and indicated frame size matches configured values; ensure encapsulated raster video frame size matches configured value
Address Translation
 4-layer packet header rewrite enforces complete re-addressing of every packet before egress
 All unicast/multicast mappings are supported
 For multicast flows, flood, IGMPv2 and v3 are supported
Monitoring and Stats
 Ingress statistics include:
 Ethernet: Frames received, FCS errors, packet rate, and total average bandwidth
 Firewall-overall & firewall-per-flow counts total packets dropped, accepted, average speed and bandwidth
 RTP flow shows RTP type (and payload header if applicable), sequence number, transport stream checking, and PDV/inter packet arrival time
 For 2022-2, shows TS packets per payload, TS lock, TS rate, and payload alignment
 For 2022-6, shows SDI type indicated by payload header versus one detected by line/sample counting, and SDI TRS lock and errors
 For RFC4175, shows video raster type indicated by payload header versus type detected by line/sample counting
 Egress statistics show total packet count, packet speed, and average rate per flow and for Ethernet
Hitless Merge
 Configurable PDV buffer depth
 Creates a new regenerated hitless transport with new addressing
 Counts total number of recovered and unrecoverable packets, along with the differential delay between input flows

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The SDMP-4S or Software Defined Media Platform is a modular microserver designed to run software applications (apps) that require intense computational processing power and very low latency. Although the SDMP has a system architecture that has similarities to conventional servers, it uses state-of-the-art technology that provides the processing capabilities needed in apps such as live television production, financial trading and deep machine learning. Multiple apps can be staged on a microserver simultaneously enabling extensive adaptability for the platform. The microserver is based on the data concept of ‘single unit of deployment’ to run all apps. The apps can be downloaded as containerized bit files from an app store or repository and then run from memory in the low latency recomposable processor (FPGA). Physical access to the SDMP is accommodated via four SFP+/video SFP (small form factor pluggable) cages on the front panel of the microserver and two 10GbE parallel interface card edge connections at the rear. The microserver operates in the Aperi A1105 Ethernet Switch/Compute Platform (see A1105 data sheet). The A1105 platform can house up to five microservers and each microserver interfaces to ports on the Ethernet Switch in the A1105 via the two 10GbE ports on the microserver edge connector. This topology enables the seamless deployment of clusters of Ethernet connected microservers in a truly elastic architecture. The microserver has its own Linux based Aperi operating system. This OS has an associated ‘infrastructure API’ which is independent of the Open APIs that are integrated within each app that runs on the microserver. The microserver API assists with the orchestration and deployment of apps onto a microserver from an app repository.

Any app running on the microserver has as an integrated web server with an automatically discoverable intuitive user interface. The web server is accessed via the management port of the platform in which the microserver running the app is populated. Comprehensive information related to the microserver hardware on which the app is running is also accessible via this UI.

• Chassis - Populatse Aperi A1105 1RU Ethernet Switch/Compute Platform
• Module Form Factor - Industry standard telecommunications form factor defined by PICMG specifications
• Data Plane Processor - Xilinx FPGA with 2.5GBytes of DDR3–1.6GHz (also available with a quad core FPGA)
• Control Plane Processor - Processor with quad core using full Linux operating System
• App Staging on Microserver - Includes 16GBytes of flash memory to enable many different apps and app versions and instantaneously switch between them
• Networking - Dual 10GbE connections via card edge IEEE802.3 (also available in with dual 40GbE connections via card edge)
• Synchronization - Dual reference timing input for GPS, 1PPS or application layer (video) clock. IEEE 1588 capable.
• Application Layer Physical Interface - 4 x small form factor pluggable (SFP/SFP+) cages for any standards compliant modules
• Application Programming Interface - Open RESTFUL API using standard cloud model
• Graphical User Interface - Integrated web server with intuitive UI via HTTPS for all apps including microserver hardware status and authentication and authorization for security
• App Store - Apps can be managed and downloaded from an ‘app
store’ or app repository and run using an Aperi app license
• Applications - The microserver is ideal for low latency and intense computational processing applications including live
production, financial trading and image processing

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Aperi’s TICO Encoder and Decoder are FPGA-based applications designed for Aperi’s microserver platform and are available from the Aperi App Store.

The TICO Encoder and Decoder app enables a 4K UHD channel that provides virtually lossless quality. The 4K UHD signal is received as four 3G feeds and employs the TICO mezzanine compression to create a codestream that is packetized and encapsulated per SMPTE RDD35, conforming to SMPTE 2110/VSF TR-03 standards. It’s formatted as a quad-link 2SI.

Audio data is de-embedded from the first channel, and mapped into IP with either AES67 or RFC-3190. Ancillary data is encapsulated into IP with the SMPTE 2038 specification.

In the 3G quad link SDI mode, up to four bidirectional channels can simultaneously process all de-embedding, compression, and encapsulation, effectively bypassing the quad-link formatter, and processing independently. SMPTE 2022-7 RTP replication and merging is used for network protection.

Extensive flexibility and precise configuration options make Aperi’s TICO encoder and decoder ideal for a variety of scenarios. It effectively can encode and decode 4K UHD with near mathematically lossless 4K and 3G SDI quality, all at extremely low-latencies.

Technical Information

Supported Formats

• 4K UHD Quad-Link 3G-SDI per ST 425-5 with one simultaneous encoding or decoding channel.


• 4x 3G-SDI with up to four simultaneous encoding or decoding channels. Compression


• Offers TICO Encode (Profile 2) and TICO Decode (Profile 1 & 2).


• Visually lossless at 4:1 CBR, and virtually mathematically lossless at 2:1 CBR. RTP Encapsulation


• Video encapsulated according to SMPTE RDD35.


• Audio encapsulated according to AES67.


• Ancillary data encapsulated according to SMPTE 2038. Timing and Synchronization.


• SMPTE 2059-2 PTP (Precision Time Protocol) used when available.


• High quality reference if PTP isn’t available.

Networking

• RTP replication and hitless merging according to SMPTE 2022-7.


• Dual path IGMP v2 and IGMP v3.


• Multicast with fast leave.


• PDV buffer for network jitter, configurable up to 200ms.

User Interface

• Open RESTful HTTP HAL & JSON open media API


• Automatically discoverable, highly intuitive interface offering extensive monitoring and configuration

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The Aperi Uncompressed SDI over IP (S22-567) App is an FPGA-based application designed for our microserver platform, and is available from the Aperi App Store. Offering up to four-channel bidirectional SDI encapsulator and decapsulator for SD, HD, and 3G SMPTE compliant video signals, it automatically detects any valid source on each input for processing. The app aggregates the IP encapsulated signals into 10 GbE interfaces, with supported FEC capability. FEC packets are added at the RTP layer of each encapsulated IP flow. Inverse functions are applied to all channels, with a PDV buffer on each to absorb network jitter. Uncompressed flows are duplicated at the 10 GbE outputs of the encapsulator, enabling the use of diverse routing. Each decapsulator can receive duplicate flows on separate physical interfaces, which are temporally aligned prior to packet validation and selection. These features provide a hitless switching capability. Our uncompressed SDI to IP network adaptor app provides unparalleled performance in transporting SDI signals over an Ethernet network. Additional use cases, such as replacing an SDI router with an Ethernet switch in an SDI plant. The versatility of transporting SDI via Ethernet lends the app to numerous present uses cases, along with uses in larger Ethernet networks in the future.

An integrated web server is included with the app, which is automatically detected and can be easily accessed via the chassis management port and viewed in any modern internet browser. The UI is built above an open, highly accessible RESTful API that provides numerous monitoring and configuration parameters. It's designed to adhere to the standard cloud model and comply with evolving industry standards for device discovery and registration. It easily integrates under any orchestration platform.

• Detection of 4 bi-directional channels of SDI video compliant with SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M and SMPTE 424M.


• SDI jitter management per SMPTE RP184YCrCb 4:2:2, 8-bit or 10-bit, and 4:2:0, 8-bit code streams.


• Per-channel encapsulation and de-encapsulation into/from RTP/UDP/IP packets per SMPTE 2022-6.


• Per-channel protection via FEC in compliant with SMPTE 2022-5.


• Dual presentation of packets via two separate physical interfaces for optimum hitless protection in compliance with SMPTE 2022-7.


• Dual path IGMP V2 and V3 Multicast with fast leave.


• PDV buffer for network jitter, configurable up to 200ms.


• Network over-subscription policing on all SDI inputs.


• RESTful HTTP open media API, automatically discoverable, exposing all primitives.


• Intuitive, automatically discoverable user interface via integrated web server.

Support » Monitoring, Control & Communications » System Monitoring & Control » Network management, monitoring and orchestration »

V-Stack is the next-generation cloud management software developed by Aperi for managing the A1105 platform. V-Stack offers powerful tools to manage your chassis, SDMP microservers, and all of your apps.

As a single point of view for chassis management, V-Stack manages all of the microservers, Aperi Apps logistics, and provides dynamic information about the operation of a chassis. With V-Stack, Aperi SDMP microservers are automatically configured for use and kept track of within the software. Aperi Apps can be easily imported via V-Stack from the Aperi App Store, and then launched directly to installed microservers with just a few clicks.

V-Stack also offers an intuitive web-based user interface that adheres to standard design principles, along with a documented REST API for developers to automate their chassis management.

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The DataMiner® NMS/OSS platform manages absolutely every aspect of your entire operational ecosystem, both on-premises and off-premises. That includes standard & legacy technology, commodity & industry-specific hardware and software, and much more. Our award-winning solution guarantees a true end-to-end integration in every single case, across any vendor and technology boundary, from service origin to destination.

DataMiner is the most advanced end-to-end multi-vendor NMS, OSS and orchestration software solutions for the broadcast, satellite, cable, telco and mobile industry. The platform offers a plethora of functions including unlimited web access, alarm monitoring, email and SMS notification, long-term trending, professional reporting, advanced automation, intelligent correlation and root cause analysis, service management, real-time SLA monitoring, user-definable key performance indicator dashboards, spectrum monitoring, mobile access, powerful CPE management, inventory and asset management, and much more. One interface to manage your entire operational ecosystem, across any vendor and technology boundaries, results in a significant reduction of operational expenses and increased quality of service. This award-winning solution is integrated with more than 5500 devices and systems from more than 600 different key industry suppliers. It enables end-to-end integration of the most complex technical ecosystems and has been deployed by leading operators around the world.

More info: www.skyline.be / www.dataminer.co

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Enable Agile and Orchestrated Services

Enhance business and operational agility across traditional and virtualized networks, modernizing your OSS with an open, multi-domain, service fulfillment, and cross-layer orchestration solution.

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The broadcast landscape is transforming. The influx of content, the growing audiences, and the rising consumer demands are driving the need for flexible and efficient delivery networks.

NOVELSAT FUSION, a new take on processing and delivering today’s media, innovates to provide the best experience to any device, anywhere, anytime.

NOVELSAT FUSION is a powerful end-to-end live linear platform for broadcast and broadband content connectivity and delivery. Expanding flexibility and scalability, FUSION delivers optimal video processing, delivery, and security solutions by technology innovation across the media network. Facilitating holistic delivery across broadcast and broadband platforms, FUSION addresses a wide range of use cases and deployment scenarios.

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V-Stack is the next-generation cloud management software developed by Aperi for managing the A1105 platform. V-Stack offers powerful tools to manage your chassis, SDMP microservers, and all of your apps.

As a single point of view for chassis management, V-Stack manages all of the microservers, Aperi Apps logistics, and provides dynamic information about the operation of a chassis. With V-Stack, Aperi SDMP microservers are automatically configured for use and kept track of within the software. Aperi Apps can be easily imported via V-Stack from the Aperi App Store, and then launched directly to installed microservers with just a few clicks.

V-Stack also offers an intuitive web-based user interface that adheres to standard design principles, along with a documented REST API for developers to automate their chassis management.

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Monitoring the system from metrics to insight
 Dimensional data
 Cluster (Hive core) status
 Cluster performance
 Tasks status
 Services status
 Database transactions
 File statistics
 Storage usage
 Windows server status
 Great visualization
 Simple Operation
 Precise Alerting
 Mail notification
 Infinite Expansibility
 Easy log collection

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Ad Insertion Platform's DAIConnct SSAI platform functions as an enhanced solution to manage server-side-ad-insertions for live and on-demand content. Our technology enables dynamic and personalized insertion of video advertising via HLS and Mpeg-DASH protocols, guaranteeing a best-in-class end-user experience without buffering or latency issues.

DAIConnect Suite is composed of 4 independent components working together to fulfil exact customer needs.

• Ad Break Composer


• DAI Manifest Manipulator


• DAI Optimizer


• DAI Insight

The Ad Break Composer:

The Ad Break Composer is the core component of the solution.

It is in charge among other features to:

• Create, edit and apply rules for each ad break and each user based on multiple parameters.


• Mix ads coming from one or more ad server/SSP combined with optional ad bumpers, interstitials or promos


• Add external and contextual data to target your audience


• Validate creatives and adapt creatives video formats, apply or change tags/categories


• Benefit from the various ad inventory split features (volume, device, SCTE35 event ID ...)


• Adapt the insertion workflow as needed day per day or minutes per minutes without interruption or downtime


• Manage dynamically ad parameters from player query parameters or with default values, per channel, time period, VOD catalogs


• Configurable Ad server prefetching

The DAI Manifest Manipulator:

This component is the processor in charge of the manifest manipulation for SSAI. It is executing the following tasks: 

• Manipulate the HLS or MPEG-DASH manifest for each user to enable one-to-one targeting ad insertion; the Ad Pod created by the Ad Break Composer is inserted for each user session


• Manage multiple HLS tags for ad insertion (#EXT-X-CUE-OUT/IN, #EXT-OATCLS-SCTE35, #EXT-X-DATERANGE-)


• Support HLS versions v3 and higher


• Push on storage ad trackers information for server-side ad tracking


• Insert additional information in the manifest (for client-side tracking for example)


• Provide a monitoring interface to detect any issue coming from the sources, the system itself or third components like ad servers

The DAI Insights

Data is critical for customers and our DAIConnect is the bridge between these two words. This position is ideal to be able to store, analyze and process data coming from the Adtech components or the video delivery part.

DAI Insight provide so features like:

• Validate / Analyze your ad insertion number regarding ad servers


• Get insights on your ad performance and fill rate


• Analyze data regarding audiences even if the CDN delivery is not done by yourself


• Easy dashboard to get insights on audience, device split, ad insertions, etc.


• Transparent data view, available to different parties (Device Manufacturers, Broadcasters / Publisher, Content owner…)


• Allow data storage activation to be able to generate graphs and reports

DAI Optimizer

The main function for this component is to provide services allowing:

• Optimizing the value of the ad inventory by enabling unified header bidding auctions with AIP ad Network.


• Connections to multiple demand sources to retrieve the highest revenue for each opportunity.


• Work with multiple ad partners to sell your unsold inventory at the best price.


• Increase programmatic revenues and fill rate.

Why we are different

For broadcasters and video content providers, an inherent tension exists between the need to deliver a premium viewing experience – complete with start-over and time-shifted TV functionality – and to monetize streaming video offerings and services. The challenge of monetizing over-the-top (OTT) video content will only continue to grow as viewership on connected devices increases.

Ad Insertion Platform goes beyond SSAI and offers an end-to-end solution to meet market demands:

• User Interface, many SSAI solutions are API managed. At AIP, we decided to provide a full-feature platform. It can of course be managed by API, but it has a user-friendly interface allowing not only technical DevOps to work on the platform but also staff coming from the Adtech universe.


• Workflow and orchestration management through the “Ad Break Composer” application. All SSAI have quite basic features, managing ad bumpers, one call to an ad server and a final filler. Our solution provides a workflow editor to create events on a calendar. Each event contains the workflow that the SSAI will do when detecting an ad break. Many features are included as for example Volume Split, that allows to do a specific action or call for x% of the simultaneous viewer and another process for the rest. Or device split, to define what to insert for mobile users for example and what to insert for CTV users that will be different.


• Monitoring: DAIConnect includes a monitoring view allowing to detect any issue on production regarding the input streams, the platform itself or the third parties’ elements like ad servers.


• Statistics and data: Our DAI Insight component allows our customer to retrieve data and statistics about their service. All data can come from the video delivery part (like audiences) or from the Ad tech third parties, like the number of ads inserted, fill-rates, number of missed opportunities, etc.


• One solution for FAST and AVOD. The platform is managing from a simple interface live and VOD offers allowing the customer to have a central solution for both services


• Complex encoding workflow. The solution is natively multi-CDN, DAIConnect proposes a user interface to define the encoding workflow and ad delivery processes.


• Ad reviewing, as the system can call multiple ad servers and can also add ads coming from programmatic, if the customer wants to guarantee that the ads are compliant with their rules, the platform can block non-reviewed ads and is providing an interface to make a visual validation by the user.


• Multi-cloud deployment. The solution runs on multiple public cloud infrastructures like AWS and Google Cloud Platform but can also be deployed on-premises for operators willing to do SSAI on their own infrastructure and CDN.


• Simplicity: we take care of the complexity of ad insertion and bridge the gap between the video delivery infrastructure and the AdTech components, so you can focus on your content.


• Fully agnostic: as we serve as an abstraction layer, we can work with major ad servers, SSPs and DSPs assuring retrieval of all the market demand for your inventory.


• Independency: with our DAIConnect platform your ad pod management is not linked to your ad server, giving you flexibility for the ad break composition rules and logic.


• Transparency: instead of using the “blackbox” SSAI component from your ad server, you can have full control and transparency.


• Cost optimization: changing parameters if your inventory sales are not performing is easy and does not require additional technical integration costs


• Monitoring: we offer full insights and access to aggregated data regarding audiences and ad insertion statistics to analyze your KPI.

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• Seamless standard-based ad insertion, playback and tracking on all platforms


• Let us manage all the complexity of ad playback for you and reduce your time to market


• Get the best playback experience and a fully efficient ad management to maximize ad revenue and business return

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• All-in-one SDKs fully API-compatible with Android ExoPlayer, iOS AVPlayer and HTML5


• Including built-in QoS analytics and diagnosis tools for playback session details and field troubleshooting


• Available DRM and AdFlow modules for bundling


• Adding outstanding features while still fully compliant with the native components’ original interfaces


• Pre-tested and validated for ready production


• Flexible support packages backed by hundreds of years of accumulated multimedia experience

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OnStream MediaPlayer+ provides a set of highly optimized multimedia codecs and a rich set of video & audio formats and streaming protocols supporting all kinds of media servers.

The flexibility of our SDK ensures seamless integration, reduces the cost of deployment and accelerates the time to market, with the best playback quality.

OnStream MediaPlayer+ is available for Android, iOS, tvOS, PC and Mac (NPAPI and PPAPI plugins for browsers, Standalone apps), Smart TVs, STBs

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• Give your users the smoothest in-browser experience, with outstanding playback quality and unique features


• Reduce time to market and costs with object configuration


• Monitor and monetize your service with VisualOn Analytics and Ad management with VisualOn AdFlow


• Get the support, reactivity and timely deliveries you expect from an industry leading provider

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The VisualOn WatchParty™ is our co-watching solution to change the way viewers engage with video content. Allow viewers to enjoy real-time text, audio, and video chat while watching online LIVE and VoD with friends and family. WatchParty ShowTime™ feature empowers viewers to interact in real-time with celebs, musicians, commentators, athletes, and other VIPs and enhances events commentary and live streaming experience.

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iOMedia Group announces another world first. LNS Cloud 9 – cloud native, custom built for efficient and accurate journalism, and lightening fast publishing to any platform available today or in the future.

LNS Cloud 9 provides the first powerful software and workflow tools for live news and sport planning, input, output, story centric collaboration, OTT and digital publishing. End to end simplicity, efficiency and reliability. With the success of deep culture change experience to harness new technology.

Like our On Premises and Hybrid/ SaaS systems, LNS Cloud 9 workflows have been developed by software savvy journalists and producers who wanted something “better”. iOMedia Group announces another world first. LNS Cloud 9 – cloud native, custom built for efficient and accurate journalism, and lightening fast publishing to any platform available today or in the future.

LNS Cloud 9 provides the first powerful software and workflow tools for live news and sport planning, input, output, story centric collaboration, OTT and digital publishing. End to end simplicity, efficiency and reliability. With the success of deep culture change experience to harness new technology.

Like our On Premises and Hybrid/ SaaS systems, LNS Cloud 9 workflows have been developed by software savvy journalists and producers who wanted something “better”.

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Solid State Disks Ltd  - The Industrial Division of the Reactive Group.We deliver innovative system solutions to defense, commercial and industrial customers worldwide. SSDL specialises in the design, development and integration of advanced storage systems.

We design and manufacture the CF2SCSI SCSIFlash and FLOPPYFlash CF based solid-state drives integrating proprietary FPGA based technology which provides further storage future-proofing for critical legacy computer applications.

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Pulse-IT enables you to translate, optimize, execute and monitor your business and broadcast processes and workflows. Pulse-IT includes simple tools for complex situations built with bundled task templates or extended with minimal code that can be performed immediately or as scheduled jobs. All execution is managed via a comprehensive, real-time, secure dashboard accessible from anywhere in the world.

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Share-IT simplifies the creation and publishing of static and motion Adobe graphics to Avid MediaCentral and Avid based systems.

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Skylark is the video platform solution that empowers businesses to build and scale world class streaming platforms, with ultimate flexibility.

Publishing tools were built for written content, video is different. Skylark was developed by a team that's been creating innovative video streaming products for over 15 years. It’s video first and has the tools that you'll need now and as you grow.

According to PWC only 12% of consumers say they are able to find content on streaming platforms easily. With Skylark you can schedule streaming content to appear to the right audience at the right time, maintaining relevance for existing users and making new ones feel right at home.

When it comes to standing out, differentiating yourself in a saturated market can be challenging. With Skylark you have creative control, you own your UI. So, you can build your front end in house or with an agency.

Skylark also enables you to expand without boundaries. You can meet the needs of your growing audience at a pace that suits your business. Deliver authentic experiences to your users no matter where they are or how they're watching.

 

Talk to us about your video platform challenges and see what Skylark can do for you.

 

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Topic Distillery ™ enables topic-based discovery for all live broadcast content, allowing viewers to find content impossible to discover before, access the right content faster through chapter-markers and offer more relevant content recommendations.

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Capacity Management Center (CMC), manned by a team of highly trained engineers, provides dedicated 24/7 support to all the customers on Es’hailSat satellites. CMC has incorporated the latest and most advanced automated monitoring and control systems to carry out monitoring of services on the satellites in RF, baseband and transport stream levels. Additional layer of visual monitoring enables quick action to identify and resolve any potential issue on the fly and maintain the agreed SLA for the satellite services.

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Elecard Boro is a multifunctional solution to monitor UDP, RTP, HTTP and HLS streams and measure a spectrum of QoS and QoE parameters with signaling on issues. A flexible software architecture concept allows integration with an already existing fault management system or creating your optimal monitoring solution tailored to your needs.

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