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Alcad IPTV Solution

Interactive Entertainment over IP network

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Index

Introduction

Elements of the system

User application

Configuration and management

application

Deployment of IPTV network

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¿Why TV over IP?

Easy to install and maintain

Adaptable to system administrators requierements

Open system for connecting with other systems (PMS, HIS, Billing, etc.)

Performance and valued added services• Increase TV funtionalites• Integrate value added services • Increase system revenues

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Elements of the system Headend to convert TV signal from DVB-S and DVB-T to IP IP to audio/video converter

• Set-Top Box System server

• Web server• VoD server

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IP NETWORK REQUIREMENTS

•TCP/IP network configured to manage multicast traffic

•IGMP Network Protocol (“DATA DRIVEN IGMP”)

•IGMP snooping

•IGMP querier

•Multicast filtering

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TV BROADCAST OVER IP

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INTERACTIVE TV AND ENTERTAINMENT OVER IP

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ST-100 / ST-110 TV signal converter: DVB-T to IP Frecuency range: BIII (170-230) UHF (470-862) Modulation: QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM Streaming of 8 services with MPEG2/MPEG4 video

encoding in IGMP multicast format Conditional Access (ST-110) SAP/SDP support for network service autodiscovering Web configuration interface

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SS-201 / SS-211 TV signal converter: DVB-S/S2 to IP Frecuency range: 950 – 2150 MHz Modulation: QPSK, 8PSK DiSEqC 2.0 support to feed LNB Streaming of 8 services with MPEG2/MPEG4 video

encoding in IGMP format Conditional Access (SS-211) SAP/SDP support for nerwork service discovering Web configuration interface

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SV-200 Audio / video converter: A/V to IP 2 input: PALL Streaming of 2 services with MPEG2 video encoding in

IGMP multicast SAP/SDP support for network service discovering Web configuration interface

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STB-020 IPTV HD receiver for TV broadcast over IP network High Definition: HDMI 1.3 1080p 30Hz Video decoding:

• MPEG2/H-262• MPEG4/H.264

Audio decoding: • MPEG1• MPEG4/AAC/EAC3

Service autodiscovering: SAP/SDP Web configuration interface

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STB-030 Interactive IPTV HD set-top box High Definition: HDMI 1.3 1080p 30Hz Video decoding:

• MPEG2/H-262, MPEG4/H.264 Audio decoding:

• MPEG1/ Layer 1,2,3, MPEG4/AAC Web browser: HTML and JavaScript support Fully integrated with Alcad IPTV Middleware IR extender and programable remote control included

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IPTV Server Multiple services integration

• VoD (Video on Demmand) server• Web server

User application Configuration and system manager

• Database server• Provisioning server

Web configuration and managing of every elements in the system

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Guest application (set-top box) TV Movies Music News Services

• Weather• Room services, messages• Billing, express check-out, etc.

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System manager TV / radio channels management Content (movies / music) management Messages to guest

• Normal• Urgents

Hotel / hospital channels• Information • Learning videos. Etc.

PMS / HIS connection

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IPTV add-ons VoD add-on

• Video on Demmand and Music on Demmand functionalities• Functionalities

Management of group of movies and music discs Management of prices Upload movies and music Create, edit and delete information of movies and music discs Usage reports

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IPTV add-ons PMS interface add-on

• Connection interface with hotel PMS• Functionalities

Export information of purchases done though IPTV system (TV, movies, etc.) to PMS to add charges to the room

Import actual invoice from PMS to show in the set-top box Check-out express option Supported PMS software: Micros Fidelio PMS, Athena PMS and Vega PMS Open to new PMS software integration on-demmand

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IPTV add-ons PC Viewer add-on

• See IPTV channels in PC using web-browser• Functionalities

Authenticated access to application Management of allowed TV groups for each user Subtitles support TV channel information support Play / Pause and screen size control

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IPTV add-ons Digital Signage add-on

• Functionalities Remote control of information points (set-top boxes) Creation of dynamic ads in ticket-tape format Creation of dynamic posters: images, text, video, TV channel, etc. Dynamic ads schedulling Dynamic posters schedulling Remote selection of TV channel Web based remote control

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FLEXIBILITY AND INTEGRABILITY Nurse Call System

• Use the same handset as remote control• Use the TV to call for nurse help

HIS (Hospital Information System) • Show information for patient treatment• Select the food menu

PMS• Charge the purchases in hotel PMS

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IPTV network depployment

Network design Great differences between audio, data and video

diferencias entre audio y vídeo Define different QoS profiles Traffic management: multicast, IGMP,…

Logic networks Use VLANs to minimize network elements Management improvement

Redundancy Clustering

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IPTV network deployment

Service providing Multiple technology providers

Remote maintenance Estándar systems:

Ping / Telnet Email

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Interactive Entertainment over IP network

January 29, 2013