Interactive TV. For medium networks 10 Gbps

The purpose

The solution is designed to organize digital Live TV and VoD broadcasting in small and medium hotels, small hotel complexes, as well as in the networks of small providers of integrated telecommunications services (MSO). The network is built on the basis of two Crypton devices and mid-level network switches. Scaling can be achieved by proportionally increasing the amount of equipment. Video streams are broadcast to client devices via the http protocol, which allows using both stationary set-top boxes or TVs and mobile devices on the network.

System components

Organization of IPTV broadcasting from Crypton - IPTV Headend block diagram - solution for medium networks 10 Gbps

Sat-IP Gate Way is an equipment for capturing satellite, terrestrial or cable television programs. An example of such equipment are digital satellite and terrestrial receivers-decoders of the Crypton Compact HeadEnd series, capable of broadcasting digital streams of selected programs to an IP network, for example CRT1081IRD-S2-IP.
Crypton IPTV Video Server is a device for recording streams of digital television programs on disk drives with the organization of address http broadcasting of selected programs to user equipment.
Crypton Catch-up TV Client is a cross-platform IPTV / VoD player application with an advanced user interface optimized for searching and playing archived TV programs.

Specification

Number of connected LNBs to each receiver: 8 x n (n — depends on the list of programs)
Number of CI slots: 8 x n (n — depends on the list of programs)
Depth of TV archive*: 24 hours
Number of VoD programs on each server**: 50(SD) or 15(HD)
Number of independent users***: 2500(SD) or 800(HD)
Output streams transfer interface: DVB-over-Http
Broadcast type: Live, VoD
Crypton Device Control Interface: Web, SNMP
Available client equipment****: Windows/Linux PC client, Android IPTV player, MAG250/254

Notes:

* — the depth of the TV archive depends on the number of Catch-up TV servers (IPTV video servers), the capacity of the SSD array installed in each of them and the number of VoD programs.

** — the number of VoD programs depends on the number of Catch-up TV servers (IPTV video servers), the capacity of the SSD array installed in each of them and the depth of the TV archive.

*** — the number of independent users depends on the resolution (SD/HD) and the total bit rate of simultaneously broadcast programs. **** The indicated devices are adapted to Crypton Catch-up TV infrastructure. It is possible to use IPTV players and devices from other manufacturers.