When deploying Full Service Networks (FSNs) that offer end-to-end voice, data and video services, carriers need solutions that give them the competitive edge. The difference rests on reliability, availability, flexibility and quality of service. MGW 5100, an integrated carrier grade TV streaming platform is designed to meet the challenge.

MGW 5100 lets carriers stream top quality TV over broadband IP or ATM networks such as xDSL, LMDS and FTTx. MGW 5100 is a multi-service platform that encodes, transcodes, transmits and recasts up to 24 MPEG-1, MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 ISMA/WMT video channels at a time. An SNMP Element Management System (EMS) offers provisioning, monitoring, alarming and control and enables smooth integration into a variety of networks and access management applications.

With MGW 5100, carriers get flexibility and stability in an integrated carrier grade TV streaming platform that combines Optibase's vast expertise in digital video, DVB encoding and streaming over IP/ATM networks.

Main Benefits

Full Service Range: MGW 5100 is a complete solution for streaming media, with a single box offering live video and DVB encoding, transcoding, and streaming over IP or ATM networks.
Flexibility: By combining I/O boards, service boards and network interface cards (NICs) in a single chassis, operators can optimize their range of service in a cost effective way.
Carrier Grade Architecture: Provides high availability, reliability and robustness with no single point of failure.
Central SNMP Management: An advanced and flexible SNMP based management application enables smooth integration into a centrally managed networking facility.
Lower Operational Expenditure (OPEX): With this integrated solution you'll need fewer boxes resulting in a smaller Footprint, minimal inventory, less training and one management system.
Smooth Migration Options: A standard reliable cPCI platform facilitates smooth expansion using standard off-the-shelf hardware.

Main Features

Streams 24 concurrent encoded channels plus multiple DVB to IP converted program transport streams.
Encodes MPEG-1, MPEG-2, WMT, MPEG-4 ISMA
Transcodes 24 MPEG-2 sources to all formats: MPEG-2, MPEG-1, WMT and MPEG-4 ISMA
Converts MPEG-2 over DVB-ASI or DHEI to MPEG-2 over IP
Supports FTP, Unicast, Multicast and Multi-unicast outputs
Supports IP over Gigabit/100BT Ethernet and IP over ATM (IpoA) OC-3/STM-1 interfaces
Supports real-time upload to standard video servers
Carrier grade cPCI platform with hot-swap, hot-insertion of all removable components and VxWorks real-time OS
Integrated solution with no single point of failure

Main Applications

TV broadcast over IP/ATM broadband networks
Video server upload for VOD services

MGW5100 Technical Specifications

Chassis Description
MGW 5100 consists of a standard 10U cPCI chassis with 17 slots at the front and rear. The front slots house service boards that perform processing operations such as encoding, while the rear slots house video I/O boards. This hosting structure offers high flexibility and efficiency by allowing service providers to optimize the mix of service and I/O boards according to their solution needs. The MGW 5100 chassis and management application offer redundancy for power supplies, fans, system control boards and service boards.

Available Service and I/O Modules - All service modules are hot-swappable and support plug&play.
MGES5200 - dual channel MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 encoder
MGES5400 - dual channel MPEG-4 encoder
Live I/O input board (digital or analog video and audio)
MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 Decoder I/O board
MGRS5200 - DVB to IP digital turnaround board with 4 ASI inputs.

Output Interfaces
Gigabit Ethernet Multi-Mode Fiber
10/100BaseT Ethernet
ATM OC3/STM1 (IP over ATM)

Management
Interfaces: SNMP, XML, Telnet, RS-232
Plug-In to HP Open-View
Element manager: Multi Operation Systems (OS) application with user friendly GUI
Configuration and Event Monitoring
Multi OS notification browser application with flexible event handling mechanism

Physical
Width: 19" (width of 21 cPCI slots)
Height: 10RU
Depth: 12"

Electrical Characteristics
Input power: 100-240VAC or 36-72VDC
Redundant Power Supplies

Environmental
Operating Temperature: +5 to +40
Storage Temperature: -40 to +70

Certifications and Compliancy
BellCore NEBS level 3

Safety and EMC
Safety: CE-LVD : CE Mark per EN60950 (ITE)
EMC: CE-EMC Class B, FCC Class A, CSA Class A, BSMI Class A

Environmental Standards
GR-63-CORE (NEBS)
ETS 300 019-1-0