User manual JUNIPER NETWORKS MEDIA FLOW PUBLISHER DATASHEET

[. . . ] DATASHEET JUNIPEr NETWOrkS MEDIA FlOW PUblISHEr A Media Flow Controller Application Product Overview Shifting consumer viewing habits are reshaping the way content is delivered to subscribers. Users are increasingly expecting entertainment content to be available not just on their television, but also on a variety of other Internetconnected devices. Delivering premium content to these multiple screens represents a tremendous business opportunity; however, it also presents a number of technical challenges. [. . . ] With Media Flow Publisher, customers can more rapidly and cost-effectively introduce new services that capitalize on delivering content to multiple screens. Architecture and Key Components An optional application within Media Flow, Media Flow Publisher complements and extends the capabilities of Media Flow Controller. Media Flow Controller is innovative content delivery and caching software that enables customers to deliver and distribute rich media with maximum performance, efficiency, and scale. Customers using Media Flow Controller can leverage Media Flow Publisher to add adaptive stream publishing capabilities to their content delivery and caching solution. 1 Figure 1 illustrates how Media Flow Publisher fits within the Media Flow Solution. For more details on Media Flow Controller and the entire Media Flow Solution, please refer to the solution datasheet at www. juniper. net/us/en/local/pdf/datasheets/1000316-en. pdf. Media Flow Publisher provides HTTP adaptive stream content segmentation, packaging, and metadata support for industryleading formats, including Apple HTTP Adaptive Streaming, Microsoft Smooth Streaming (Silverlight), and Adobe HTTP Dynamic Streaming (Flash). Media Flow Publisher can ingest multiple H. 264 video streams or files (live or on demand) and publish the content for adaptive stream delivery, with the associated metadata, in any of these formats. Additionally, Media Flow Publisher can convert content between Microsoft, Adobe, and Apple adaptive stream formats. by consolidating the publishing and delivery of multiple adaptive streaming formats on a single platform, Media Flow Publisher reduces the need for extra servers in the network, lowering costs and enabling customers to more efficiently deliver content to multiple screens. Cable operators, IPTV providers, and content producers and distributors can grow revenue and increase subscriber satisfaction by Media Flow Publisher Adaptive Stream Publishing Future Applications Media Flow Solution Additional Applications Media Flow Controller Content Caching and Delivery Engine Hardware VXA Series Media Flow Engines x86 Servers delivering content to new devices in new ways. The graphics below illustrate examples of how Media Flow Figure 1: Media Flow Publisher is an optional application with Media Flow Publisher can be deployed. Features and Benefits FeAture DesCriPtiOn BeneFits Content segmentation and packaging Ingests H. 264-encoded multi bit rate video streams and publishes in adaptive delivery format · Eliminates need for specialized adaptive encoders · reduces capital and operational expense · Protects investment in standard video encoders Converged format support Support for all major adaptive streaming formats, including Apple, Adobe, and Microsoft Ability to convert between Microsoft, Adobe, and Apple adaptive stream formats with metadata Supports publishing for both live steaming and VOD file assets reduces TCO by consolidating the delivery of multiple adaptive stream methods in one server Facilitates delivery to multiple end user devices and types Enables converged infrastructure for multiple services and content types Format translation live and VOD publishing IPTV/Cable TV Regional Networks IPTV/Cable TV Operator Headend Media Flow Controller Media Flow Publisher Adaptive Streaming Delivery TV PC Mobile Live Streams Media Encoder H. 264 Backbone network Media Flow Controller Adaptive Streaming Delivery TV PC VOD Sources Media Flow Publisher Mobile Figure 2: Cable operators and IPTV providers can deploy Media Flow Publisher in the edge. by performing the stream segmentation and packaging at the edge, the amount of traffic across the network is reduced. 2 Origin Data Center Media Flow Controller Adaptive Streaming Delivery TV Media Encoder H. 264 Media Flow Publisher PC Content Sources Mobile Figure 3: For content providers, Media Flow Publisher performs the stream segmentation and packaging in the origin data center before content is delivered across the Internet. Media Flow Publisher specifications software requirements · Must be deployed in conjunction with Media Flow Controller Juniper networks service and support Juniper Networks is the leader in performance-enabling services and support, which are designed to accelerate, extend, and optimize your high-performance network. Our services allow you to bring revenue-generating capabilities online faster so you can realize bigger productivity gains and faster rollouts of new business models and ventures. At the same time, Juniper Networks ensures operational excellence by optimizing your network to maintain required levels of performance, reliability, and availability. For more details, please visit www. juniper. net/us/en/ products-services. Hardware options · Juniper Networks VXA Series Media Flow Engine · Select x86-64 server families with at least 4 Gb of rAM (including Dell PowerEdge, HP Proliant bl/Dl series G5/G6, IbM X Series, Super Micro DP Xeon Series, Sun X4100 Series, and more) Live publishing performance · Up to 100 simultaneous streams per VXA Series Media Flow Engine Adaptive stream formats · Apple HTTP Adaptive Streaming (iPhone/iPad), Microsoft Smooth Streaming (Silverlight), Adobe HTTP Dynamic Streaming (Flash) Ordering information Media Flow Publisher must be deployed in conjunction with Media Flow Controller. For information on ordering Media Flow Controller, please refer to the product datasheet. Codecs · H. 264 AVC/AAC, VC-1 (ISMV file sources only) Live stream formats · MPEG2TS/UDP/IP VOD file formats · ISMV, MPEG. TS, F4X/F4F 3 About Juniper networks Juniper Networks, Inc. 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