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OTT(OvertheTop)EndtoEndSolutionIPTVandVODProposedby:GreatwayTechnologyCo.
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Date:July2013IPTVandVODSystemGreatwayTechnologyCo.
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42Components52.
1IPGateway62.
2MediaCodingServer(MCS)62.
3OperatingInformationServer(OIS)62.
4ContentDistributingServer(CDS)62.
5ResourceManagementServer(RMS)62.
6ElectronicProgramGuideServer(EPGS)72.
7Terminal.
73ServicesandApplications.
83.
1LiveTVProgram.
83.
2Timeshifting&Playback.
83.
3VOD.
93.
4PushVOD93.
5Radio.
93.
6Advertisement.
93.
7Others.
104SystemManagement.
104.
1Administrator.
114.
2Subscriber.
114.
3Server114.
4Terminal.
114.
5MediaResource.
114.
6Billing114.
7EPG.
124.
8Monitor&Statistics.
124.
9Others.
125Terminals135.
1GreatwaySTB13IPTVandVODSystemGreatwayTechnologyCo.
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2Others.
136IPTVandVODSystemBOM.
146.
1SystemHeadendHardware146.
2Storage156.
3Security16Abbreviations.
17H.
264SD/HDIPTVSet-Top-Box18IPTVandVODSystemGreatwayTechnologyCo.
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0(MediaOperatingPlatform2.
0)isanendtoendsolution,designedanddevelopedbyGreatwayTechnologyforOTTservices.
ItenablenetworkTVprovider,webvideoprovider,telecomoperator,cableTVoperatortoextendtheirservicestodeliverliveIPTV,VOD,information,gameandmanyothervalueaddedservicesviainternetcosteffectively.
Theplatformhasfollowingcharacteristics:lInternetbased,supportlocal,regionalandglobaldeployment;lP2SP&HLSbased,reducingoperationcost,enhancinguser'sexperiences;lSupportmultivideoformat;lSupportDRM,protectingcontentseffectively;lScalablesystem,uptomillionslevelsubscription;lSupportmultiterminal,includingSTB,PC,smartTV,PAD,mobile,etc.
;lSupportregionalcontentstorageanddistribution;lCompletefaulttolerantsystem.
Figure1DiagramofMOP2.
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0headendsystemincludingIPGateway,MediaCodingServer(MCS),ContentDistributingServer(CDS),OperatingInformationServer(OIS),ResourcesManagementServer(RMS),ElectronicProgramGuideServer(EPGS),etc.
Eachdevicecanbedeployedcentrallyorregionally.
Thesystemcanbeexpandedseamlessly,eitheratcentrallevelorregionalleveltoensuresystemandoperationexpandingcost/effectivelyoninternet.
Contentscanbefromvarioussources,includingDVB/S/T/C,videocamera,videoserver,mediastoragesystem,etc.
IPGatewaytransformcontentsfromsuchsourcesintostandardTSstreams,thestreamsfurtherencodedintostreamformatfordistributingviainternet,andinjectedintoCDS,andthenguidedbyDB,OIS,EPGSanddistributedtoregionalserverorenduser'sdevice.
ThesystemismanagedandadministratedbyoperatorviaRMS,includingcontrolandoperationofheadenddevices,regionaldevices,contentresourcesanduser'senddevices,asshowninfollowingfigure.
Figure2NetworkStructureofMOP2.
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1IPGatewayIPGatewaytransformsbroadcastingstreamsintoIPstreamsandthenputintoMCS.
üEachIPGatewaycansupportupto6streams;üSupportDVB-C/S/T/S2/T2input;2.
2MediaCodingServer(MCS)MCSisalsonamedasvideoencoder.
üEachMCScansupportupto4-16streams,dependsonbitrateandvideoquality;üSupportinputfromSDI,ASI,AV,LANetc.
;üSupportmultiformat,includingMPEG2/MPEG4/H.
264/WMV,etc.
;üSupportvarybyterateandABRtechnology,supportoutputofUDP/HTTP/HLS;üStateofarttechnologyensuredisplayqualityatlowbitrate;2.
3OperatingInformationServer(OIS)ManyfunctionsareintegratedintoOIS,suchasuserauthentication,billinginformation,deviceinformation,channelandmovieinformation,distributionstrategy,LoadBalance,etc.
OISgraspsalmostallofMOPinformationandprovidestheseservices.
Baseonthisdesign,manyspecializedserversarereduced.
Thesystemisquickerandcostislower.
üByclusterdeployment,supportuptomillionsofsubscribers;üBackupeachotherwithoutredundancy,ensuresafeoperationofthesystem;üHTTPSenhancessystemsecurity;üSimplearchitecture,easydeploymentandupgrade,seamlessexpansion;2.
4ContentDistributingServer(CDS)CDSactsasbothCDNnodeandvideoserver.
ItdistributesmediacontenttowholeMOPheadendstoragesundertheorderofOIS,andprovidesmediastreamingservicesunderterminals'request.
üLiveTVsteaming,Time-shiftstreaming,Playbackstreaming,VODstreaming,etc.
üSupportP2SPandHLSprotocols,reduceloadofserver,improveuser'sexperiences;üWithDRMforsecuringcontents,alsocansupportthirdparty'sDRM;üSupportweeklycontendrecordingandplayback,supportupto60minutestimeshift;üSupportonlinestreamsolicitingandofflinecontentsoliciting;üOptimizedIO,improvedstoragespaceefficiencyandIOthroughputcapability.
2.
5ResourceManagementServer(RMS)ThoughRMS,theadministratormanagesallresourcesofMOP,includingservers,terminals,EPG,storages,subscribers,channels,movies,radios,recordfiles,etc.
üInternetbased,remoteWebbrowseroperation,easytoinstallandoperate;üDirectconnectionwithOIS,quickresponseandhighperformance;üOnlinesystemoperationmonitoring,remotediagnostic;üFunctionalandspecializeddataandinformationstatisticreporting,soundfordataandIPTVandVODSystemGreatwayTechnologyCo.
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6ElectronicProgramGuideServer(EPGS)EPGSprovidewebuserinterfacesforsubscribertoenjoytheabundantentertainmentandinformationservices.
SubscribercanselectserviceviaEPG-Webpage,whichareeasytoredevelopandupgrade;üProvidechannellist,historyprogram(defaultedasoneweek);üProvideVODprogram;üSupportEPGadvertisementinjection;üSpecializedEPGforvariousterminal,includingSTB,Pad,smartTV,etc.
;üHotdatabuffering,enhancedcapabilityofconcurrentrequest;üOpenforsecondarydesignandre-development,easytoupgrade.
2.
7TerminalüSupportSTB,PC,PAD,smartPhone,smartTV;üSupportdeviceswithOSofiOS,Android,Windows,Linux;üSupportplaybackofLD,SDandHD;üSupport2Dand3Dgames;üSupportIRremotecontrol,smartremotecontrol,keyboard,mouse,sensoretc.
üSupportmultiscreeninteracting,AirplayandDLNA.
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1LiveTVProgramLiveTVprogramcanbefromDVBC/S/T,orothersources.
OriginalstreamsareencodedbyIPgatewaysandencoders,injectedintoMOPsystem,anddeliveredtoterminalsviainternetbyP2SPorHLSprotocols.
üUsingP2PSprotocoltosave50-90%bandwidthneededfromheadendtoInternet;üUsingHLSprotocoltosupportABR,dynamicadjustbitratetoensuresmoothplay;üTimedelaylimitedwithin3minutes;üSupportmultilanguageaudiochannelandsubtitles;üSupportmultiscreeninteractive;üSupportDRMandsubscriptionauthorization;üH.
264-TSrecommended.
Figure3DiagramofLiveTVProgramofOTTTV3.
2Timeshifting&PlaybackTheMOPsupportsusingHDD,RAID,NASasstoragemediatorecordTVprogramatcentralorregionalheadend.
SubscribercanplaybackrecordedcontentsguidedinEPGinterface.
üTimelengthofrecordedprogramcanbesetasneeded(oneweekrecommended);üWorkwithEPG,subscribercanplaybackmissedprogramconveniently;üSupportplaylistbatchprocessing;üSupportmultistoragemedia,includingHDD,RAID,NAS,etc.
;üSupportPVRfunction;üSupportDRMandsubscriptionauthorization;üSupportABRanddynamicbitrateadjustment.
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3VODMovies,dramas,recordfilesandothercontentscanbestoredatheadendstorage(HDD,RAID,NAS,etc.
)anddeliveredviaCDStosubscriberonrequest.
Subscribercanselectinterestedmoviebycategory,and/orlistinstantly(forlowerdefinition),orcanstorethecontentonlocalstoragemedia(USBmemory,USBHD,etc.
)forenjoyingdownloadedhighdefinitioncontents.
üListbycategory,region,time,staring,etc.
;üFlexiblebillingstrategy,payperview,payperpackage,orbydaily,weekly,monthly,annuallycharge,etc.
;üSupportPVRfunction;üSupportDRMandsubscriptionauthorization;üSupportABRanddynamicbitrateadjustment;üSupportmultilanguageandsubtitle;üSupportmultiscreeninteraction,AirplayandDLNA;3.
4PushVODAdministratorselectsomecontentsandputthemtoterminalstorage(USBflash,USBHDD,etc.
)throughRMS.
SubscribercangetmuchbetterexperiencethanVOD.
üPushcontentbetweenspecifiedtimerange;üFlexiblepushingstrategybasedonP2SP,lowcastofbandwidth;üAdaptivepushingbitrateatback,doesnotaffectcurrentplay;3.
5RadioüVerysmallbandwidthneeded;üSupportmonoandstereo;üCustomizablescreenbackground;üSupportadvertisementinjection.
3.
6AdvertisementEPGadvertisementcanbedisplayedonTVscreenduringsubscriberviewingEPG,inIPTVandVODSystemGreatwayTechnologyCo.
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7OthersüDigitalphotoalbumüWeatherforecastüTravelinformationüE-Business4SystemManagementOperatorcanmanageheadendsystemanditsoperationonRMSviainteractiveinterface.
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1AdministratorAdministratorcanbeauthorizedwithvariouslevelsforaccessingMOPsystem,suchasgeneraloperational;technicalandmaintenance,mediaannouncementandmanagement,subscriptionmanagement,etc.
4.
2SubscriberüSubscriberaccountopen,close,andmanagement;üSupportmultidevicesunderoneaccount;üSupportuptomillionssubscription,seamlessexpansion;üSupportonlineorofflinenotification.
4.
3ServerüAdd/Remove/Enable/DisableOIS,CDS,EPGS;üLoadBalance;4.
4TerminalüBatchregistration,reduceworkloadandfault;üRemoteautomaticSTBsoftware/firmware/applicationupgrade(forSTB);üSupportSTBupgradebypoint,group,area.
4.
5MediaResourceüLiveTVchannel/streamgeneration,edition;üVODmediaupload,storage,categorization,distribution.
üDRMformediaencryption;üPushmediafromservertoterminal;üSubscribersinitiativelydownloadmediafromserver.
4.
6BillingüCustomizablebillingstrategy;üSupportpayperview,bypackage,daily,weekly,monthly,annuallysubscription;üSupportbillingdiscountingandpreferential;üSupportsubscriptioninformationrecordingandanalyzing.
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7EPGüEPGgeneration,edition,synchronization;üMultistyleEPGforvariousterminal;üChannellist;üHistoryprogram;üVODlist;üEPGadvertisement;4.
8Monitor&StatisticsüOnlinemonitoringofequipment,servers,livingstream,terminals.
üP2Pefficiencystatisticsbychannelorterminal;üServerorterminalflowstatistics;üSubscriberactionstatistics.
üLogexportationandinquiry;4.
9OthersüMediagroup;üBandwidthtesting;üDatabasebackup;IPTVandVODSystemGreatwayTechnologyCo.
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1GreatwaySTBGreatwayS-BoxfamilyisaseriesofIPTV,OTTTVSTBs,rangingfromlowcostentrancelevelSDSTBtohighendlevelSTBwithfeaturesofSD/HD,PVR,DVB-IPhybrid,whichworksperfectlywithGreatwayMOP,enableOTTTVoperatordelivertheservicestosubscriberseasily,quicklyandcosteffectively.
Thestateofartdesignandinnovativetechnologyadopted,stableanddurableoperationalperformanceensurequalityofservicesandguaranteeuse'sexperiences.
WithAndroidOS,andfeaturesofWi-Fi,DLAN,Airplay,S-Boxcanfullyinteractwithotherdevicessuchasmobile,Pad,PC,etc.
5.
2OthersAPPandAPKareavailableforsubscriberenjoyingOTTTVservicesoniPhone/iPadandAndroidphone/pad.
SubscribercanusesuchdevicetocontrolGreatwaySTB.
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1SystemHeadendHardwareItemPerformanceDisasterRecoveryServerConfigurationRecommendingOIS100KSubscribersMainandStandbyCPU:4core3GHzHD:500GBRAM:8GBNET:1000MDellR710CDS2000MbpsMutualStandbyCPU:4core3GHzHD:500GBRAM:8GBNET:1000Mx4IBMX3100M4XeonEPGS20KSubscribersMutualStandbyCPU:4Core3GHzHD:500GBRAM:8GBNET:1000MIBMX3100M4XeonDB8000pcspersecondAsynchronousreplicationCPU:2core2GHzHD:500GBRAM:4GBNET:1000MDellR410RMSAsynchronousreplicationCPU:2core2GHzHD:500GBRAM:2GBNET:100MDellR210MCS4-16channelsCPU:4core3GHzHD:200GBRAM:2GBNET:1000MDellR410SWITCH1000MH3CS5500EI(28P-52P)Suppose100Ksubscribersinthesystem,30%on-linerate,40channelsliveTV,contentsdatarate500Kpcs~4Mbps(averagedatarate1Mpbs),thesystemhardwareshouldbe:1)OIS:2pcs,onemainandonestandby2)CDS:100000*0.
3*1M/2000M=15pcs.
IfthereisliveTVserviceonly,theCDSnumbercanbe15*(1-0.
8)=3pcs(consideringthe80%P2Pefficiency).
3)EPGS:100000/20000=5pcs4)DB:1pcs5)RMS:1pcs(RMScanbestand-bywithDBeachother)IPTVandVODSystemGreatwayTechnologyCo.
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2StorageüBroadcastRecording:thestoragecapacityis7*24*3600/8*40=3024000MB=3TBbasedon40chliveSDTVat1Mbpsdatarateeachchannelfor7days.
IfthebroadcastneedsABR,eachchannelshouldhave3kindsofdatarates(high,middleandlow),thestoragecapacityis9TB.
üVODStorage:Basedononline15000hourscontentsand1Mbpsdatarate,thestoragecapacityis15000*3600/8=6750000MB=7TB.
IfVODneedsABR,thecontentshouldhave3kindsofdatarates(high,middleandlow),thestoragecapacityis21TB.
üOtherstorage:Systemsoftwareanddatabaseetc.
need10GB.
Insummary,thestoragespacecanbe10TBto30TBor100TBiftherearemoreSDorHDcontents.
DuetothelimitedIOcapacityoftheserverHardDisc,werecommendtheIPTVandVODSystemGreatwayTechnologyCo.
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3SecurityüSignalinHTTPStechnologyüStreaminDRMüReal-timeuserauthenticationüDatabaseIsolationwithSOAPinterfaceüAdministrationanduseraccessseparatedüServersmutualdisasterrecoveryüWatchingDogfunctionIPTVandVODSystemGreatwayTechnologyCo.
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com17AbbreviationsOTTOverTheTopMOPMediaOperatingPlatformOISOperatingInformationServerCDSContentDistributingServerRMSResourceManagementServerMCSMediaCodingServerEPGElectronicProgramGuideEPGSEPGServerP2PPeerToPeerP2SPPeerToServerandPeerHLSHttpLiveStreamRTMPRealTimeMessagingProtocolABRAdaptiveBitRateASIAsynchronousSerialInterfaceSDISerialDigitalInterfaceDRMDigitalRightsManagementNASNetworkAttachedStorageIPTVandVODSystemGreatwayTechnologyCo.
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264SD/HDIPTVSet-Top-BoxTheS-Box8800CisanIP-basedSet-TopBoxsupportingH.
264SD/HDdecoding.
ItoffersenhancedcapabilitiesforIPTVservicesincludingMulticast,Video-on-DemandandInternetaccess.
TheS-Box8800CenablesServiceProviderstodeliverinteractivemultimediaservicestoend-users,therebyincreasingthevalueoftheoperator'snetwork,enablingoperatorstoincreaserevenues.
Italsoprovidessubscriberwithmoreflexibleandpersonalizedviewingexperience.
KeyFeatureslEnhancedVideoQualitylMultiVideo/AudioOutputslHardwareVideoDecodinglPlug&Play,SimpleInstallationandSetuplFullyCompatiblewithOpenInternationalProtocollSupportarangeofMiddlewareandContentProtectSolutionslCostOptimizedTechnologyandDesign,LowCostofOwnershipSpecificationsEmbeddedArchitectureProcessor:ARMCortexA9,1500DMIPsFlashMemory:128MBDDRAM:256MBOperationSystem:LinuxVideoVideoDecoding:H.
264MP,HP@level4.
1AVSVideoForm:PAL/NTSCAspectRatio:4:3and16:9,autoformatdetectionOutDefinition:480i,480p,576i,576p,720p,1080i,1080pVideoOutput:HDMI,CVBS,Encoding:H.
264AudioDecodingFormats:MPEG(Layer1,2),MP3VolumeControl:32-levelAdjustable,MuteOutputModes:Mono/Stereo,S/PDIFIPTVandVODSystemGreatwayTechnologyCo.
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0Host*2IRRemoteControlforTVandSet-topFunctionsPlug-topPowerSupply(12VPowerAdaptor)OSDVideo/GraphicsPlaneMultipleLayerColor:32-bitARGBforVideoAlphaBlending:256levelOSDFlickerFilterPicture-in-GraphicsPictureDecoding:JPEG,GIF,PNGApplicationSoftwareEmbeddedBrowser:HTML5.
0,JavaScript1.
5WebkitSupportMultiVideoServersSupportUSBMouseandKeyboardSupportV4L2andALSADriverSupportOnlineSoftwareUpgradeOthersDimensions:178*178*33mm(W*D*H)PowerSupply:External12VPowerConsumption:<12WSilentOperation:NoForcedAirCooling