TV Broadcast over IP to Home PCs
Webcasting
Video server upload for Web streaming
Business TV
Corporate training
Distance learning

Benefits

A wide range of bitrates (up to 2 Mbps) offers flexibility that can be achieved only with a hardware encoding solution.
Channel density allows you to maximize return on investment by streaming multiple live channels from a single chassis.
A rack mount system running on an embedded operating system with no moving parts offers reliability and stability.
SNMP management, including monitoring and alarming, allows you to easily integrate the system into your networking environment.
MGW 2400 cuts video delay to almost half the delay of a software- based WMT solution.

Features

Multi-channel rack-mount video streaming server
Encodes, multiplexes and transmits up to 6 live Microsoft WMT compliant streams
Real-time uploading to Windows Media Server
Real-time multicast and unicast streaming
Multiple multicast targets per channel and multiple on- demand live unicast per channel
Saves encoded streams to file
SNMP management application
Half the end- to- end latency of software based encoding
On- the fly change of encoded video bitrate

Empower your Network with Video

MGW 2400 is a multi- channel WMT encoding and streaming server designed to enable the deployment of advanced streaming media services over the broadband Internet and corporate networks. Service providers and IT specialists can now offer bit- rate efficient WMT video for live webcasting and corporate video streaming.

At home, service providers can offer web surfers the option to receive and view TV streams or on- demand clips on PCs running Windows Media Player. Setting up a professional web streaming service is as easy as that. No special players. No special installations. Just start streaming and your clients are ready to play your stream.

In organizations and educational institutions, MGW 2400 lets you easily implement live multi- channel distance learning and business TV applications that enrich your organization without overloading your network

Multi- channel Streaming

MGW 2400 encodes and streams up to six live Microsoft WMT compliant streams over broadband terrestrial and wireless networks such as ADSL, FTTx, satellite, cable, Ethernet LANs and the Internet. It supports live WMT stream upload to Microsoft Windows Media Server and IP multicast, unicast, UDP and HTTP protocols, ensuring efficient transmission over a wide range of networks. MGW 2400 encodes up to six live channels concurrently at bitrates between 64 kbps to 2 Mbps. Such a flexible encoding range allows you to optimize video quality according to available bandwidth. MGW 2400's IP traffic shaping was specifically optimized to work with sensitive network devices.

Automatic control over external Windows Media Server

MGW 2400 offers a central management and control interface for Windows Media Servers. This lets you transparently configure and control the Windows Media Server to upload multiple multicast and unicast streams for each encoding channel directly from the MGW 2400's management application.

SNMP Management

MGW 2400's SNMP remote management enables the configuration, alarming, operation and monitoring of multiple streams from any remote station. Additional management modules enable HP OpenView ?integration, and advanced scheduling options.

Reliable and Stable

Designed to meet the needs of mission critical video networking and media streaming applications, MGW 2400 operates 24 x 7 and supports features that give it rock- solid stability and reliability. MGW 2400 is a rack- mount, standalone server. It has no moving parts and runs on an embedded operating system. Encoding modules are swappable and can be easily adapted to changing application needs.

Technical Specifications

System -

Physical
Dimensions: 17.1" ( w) X 15.4" ( d) X 2RU ( h) (19" rack compliant, 23" rack, ETSI compliant with brackets)
Weight: 9kg, 20 lbs
Scalability: up to 6 MGE- 400D encoding modules, field swappable

Electrical Characteristics
Maximum power consumption: 350 V, Max. 350W, 90- 130V, 180- 260V autorange
Operating line frequency: 47- 63 Hz

Input/ Output Interfaces
2 x 10/ 100 BaseT Ethernet 2 x RJ- 45 ( Full Duplex or Half Duplex support.)
Ultra- wide SCSI - SCSI connector RS- 232 serial port
RS- 232 ( D- 9) connector

Environmental
EMC standards: CE Class B FCC Class A CSA Class- A

Safety standards
CE- LVD

Management
SNMP in- bound management application
Local configuration via RS- 232 port
HP OpenView ?integration module (optional)

Network Protocols
UDP Multicast
TCP/ IP Unicast
MMS (Microsoft proprietary over HTTP).

Encoding Modules: MGE-400 and MGE-400D
Microsoft Windows Media Technology, ASF compliant
Physical Dimensions: 185 x 100mm, 7.2 x 3.9?
Standard Compliance: Microsoft Windows Media Technology, ASF compliant

Input Signals -

Video Inputs
NTSC & PAL
S- Video (MiniDin)
Composite Video (BNC)
SDI (BNC) (MGE-400D only)

Audio Inputs
Unbalanced Analog Stereo Line Input (MiniJack)
Input Impedance: 10K Ohm
Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz, +/- 0.25db
Digital AES/ EBU (RCA JACK) (MGE-400D only)
Sampling Frequency: 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz at 20 bits per sample

Output Streams
Video Bit- rates: SIF: 150 Kbps - 2 Mbps; QSIF: 64 Kbps - 384 Kbps
Audio Bit- rates: Determined by the audio sample rate
Frames per Second: Up to 30 Frames per second
Dynamic frame- rate variations according to the input video content for best quality

Video Resolutions -

NTSC:
SIF 352 x 240
SIF SP 320 x 240
QSIF 176 x 112
QSIF SP 160 x 112

PAL:
SIF 352 x 288
SIF SP 384 x 288
QSIF 176 x 144 QSIF SP 192 x 144

File Format: WMT ASF
Audio Format: WMA (Windows Media Audio)
Audio Mode: Stereo
Video Format: MPEG-4