IPTV Headend

IPTV from Crypton is:

  • Capturing video from satellite and broadcast
  • On-Line and On-Demand Http broadcast
  • Convenient access to the archive of TV programs
  • Friendly management interface

Options for organizing IPTV

The Crypton company offers equipment and solutions for the organization of broadcasting digital television programs in IP networks. A single hardware and software complex supports On-Line broadcasting and catch-up TV broadcasting of programs recorded in TV archive.

The following table provides indicative comparative characteristics of various solutions, taking into account the project budget and the design number of network users..

Budget solution

Medium network

Distributed network

Max. number of IPTV connections2000(SD)2000(SD)50000
Max. number of VoD connections300(SD)2000(SD)50000
Max. number of IPTV TV programs128250
Max. number of VoD TV programs128128
ScalabilityWeakMediumHigh
Server usedIPTV Video Server LiteIPTV Video ServerIPTV Video Server
Network hierarchyLANLANLAN
Max. number of servers3520
Broadcast methodDVB-over-HttpDVB-over-HttpDVB-over-Http
Usage of CASPossiblePossiblePossible
Sat IPTV GateWayYesYesYes
Control interfaceWeb, SNMPWeb, SNMPWeb, SNMP
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IPTV Video Server for interactive broadcasting

IPTV broadcasting becomes possible thanks to IPTV Video Server (Crypton Catch-up TV).

Interactive TV allows subscribers to:

  • Watch when I want — solved by recording TV programs in the Catch-up TV archive.
  • Watch where I want — is solved by address http streaming of the TV program to the user's receiver, it doesn't matter if it's a TV, set-top box, tablet or smartphone.
  • Watch what I want — the user interface of the system allows you to select and activate viewing of any TV program already recorded in the archive according to the TV guide.

Natural in this architecture is the ability to organize Multi-Screen viewing and deferred viewing of the selected TV program.

The solution Advantages

  • Easy installation. The system is supplied and supported as a single software and hardware complex
  • The technical characteristics are fully consistent with those stated. the equipment was selected for specific solutions and is not redundant
  • Provides original broadcast quality. Transcoding is not used, which in most cases reduces the quality of retransmission
  • Allows you to organize On-Line or On-Demand broadcasting, depending on the channel rating
  • Does not impose additional requirements on network equipment. TCP / IP transport and Http access protocol guarantee reliable operation of the technology on any network equipment, including home Wi-Fi routers, set-top boxes, tablets, mobile phones
  • Allows you to organize a personalized subscription business model with an individual set of programs
  • Allows you to organize personalized insertion of regional advertisements
  • Has a built-in subscriber management system and can be integrated into third-party billing systems
  • Supports network distribution of high quality TV programs not available on most cable operators' networks

Hardware implementation

The hardware implementation of Crypton Catch-up TV is quite simple, easily scalable for various network architectures and easily integrates with existing Krypton digital television broadcasting systems and third-party systems.

It consists of a capture, an example of which is a digital satellite receiver-decoder CRT1081IRD-S2-IP, converter of multi-program streams of digital television broadcasting into broadcast (multicast) single-program IPTV streams CRT1081MCR, or any other streaming TV broadcast source.

This equipment is combined into a single high-performance network with IPTV video server (Crypton Catch-up TV Server), whose software fills the archive with files of digital streams of several channels at once, and organizes the broadcast (streaming) via the http protocol of television programs selected by the user.

IPTV Headend from Crypton: IPTV video server/Crypton Catch-Up TV server for IPTV broadcasting