Cisco Systems IP-TV 3400 User Manual

Cisco IP/TV 3400 Series Servers User Guide

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The following information is for FCC compliance of Class A devices: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case users will be required to correct the interference at their own expense.

The following information is for FCC compliance of Class B devices: The equipment described in this manual generates and may radiate radio-frequency energy. If it is not installed in accordance with Cisco’s installation instructions, it may cause interference with radio and television reception. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device in accordance with the specifications in part 15 of the FCC rules. These specifications are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

Modifying the equipment without Cisco’s written authorization may result in the equipment no longer complying with FCC requirements for Class A or Class B digital devices. In that event, your right to use the equipment may be limited by FCC regulations, and you may be required to correct any interference to radio or television communications at your own expense.

You can determine whether your equipment is causing interference by turning it off. If the interference stops, it was probably caused by the Cisco equipment or one of its peripheral devices. If the equipment causes interference to radio or television reception, try to correct the interference by using one or more of the following measures:

• Turn the television or radio antenna until the interference stops.

• Move the equipment to one side or the other of the television or radio.

• Move the equipment farther away from the television or radio.

• Plug the equipment into an outlet that is on a different circuit from the television or radio. (That is, make certain the equipment and the television or radio are on circuits controlled by different circuit breakers or fuses.)

Modifications to this product not authorized by Cisco Systems, Inc. could void the FCC approval and negate your authority to operate the product.

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Audience xiv

Document Organization xiv

Cisco 90-Day Limited Hardware Warranty Terms

There are special terms applicable to your hardware warranty and various services that you can use during the warranty period. Your formal Warranty Statement, including the warranties and license agreements applicable to Cisco software, is available on Cisco.com. Follow these steps to access and download the Cisco Information Packet and your warranty and license agreements from Cisco.com.

1. Launch your browser, and go to this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/es_inpck/cetrans.htm

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The Warranties and License Agreements page appears.

2. To read t he Cisco Information Packet, follow these steps: a. Click the Information Packet Number field, and make sure that the part

number 78-5235-03A0 is highlighted.

b. Select the language in which you would like to read the document. c. Click Go.

The Cisco Limited Warranty and Software License page from the Information Packet appears.

d. Read the document online, or click the PDF icon to download and print

the document in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).

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Note You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print PDF

files. You can download the reader from Adobe’s website:

http://www.adobe.com

3. To read translated and localized warranty information about your product,

follow these steps:

a. Enter this part number in the Warranty Document Number field:

78-5236-01C0

b. Select the language in which you would like to read the document. c. Click Go.

The Cisco warranty page appears.

d. Review the document online, or click the PDF icon to download and print

the document in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).

You can also contact the Cisco service and support website for assistance:

http://www.cisco.com/public/Support_root.shtml.

Duration of Hardware Warranty

Ninety (90) days.

Replacement, Repair, or Refund Policy for Hardware

Cisco or its service center will use commercially reasonable efforts to ship a replacement part within ten (10) working days after receipt of a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) request. Actual delivery times can vary, depending on the customer location.

Cisco reserves the right to refund the purchase price as its exclusive warranty remedy.

To Receive a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) Number

Contact the company from whom you purchased the product. If you purchased the product directly from Cisco, contact your Cisco Sales and Service Representative.

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Complete the information below, and keep it for reference:

Company product purchased from

Company telephone number

Product model number

Product serial number

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This preface describes the objectives, audience, organization, and conventions of this guide, and provides information on how to obtain related documentation and technical support.

This preface includes the following sections:

• Document Objectives, page xiv

• Audience, page xiv

• Document Organization, page xiv

• Related Documentation, page xv

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• Document Conventions, page xvi

• Command Syntax Conventions, page xvi

• Obtaining Documentation, page xxii

• Documentation Feedback, page xxiii

• Obtaining Technical Assistance, page xxiii

• Obtaining Additional Publications and Information, page xxv

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Document Objectives

This guide describes the setup and configuration of Cisco IP/TV 3400 Series Server hardware.

Note This guide is not applicable if IP/TV has been purchased as a software-only

option.

Audience

The information in this guide is for the system administrator who is responsible for hardware installation and basic network configuration of Cisco IP/TV 3400 Series Servers.

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Warning

Only trained and qualified personnel should be allowed to install, replace, or service this equipment.

Document Organization

This guide is organized into the following chapters and appendixes:

Chapter Title Description

Chapter 1 Introducing IP/TV

Servers

Chapter 2 Preparing to Install

the IP/TV Server

Chapter 3 Installing the IP/TV

Server

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Statement 1030

Describes the capabilities of IP/TV Broadcast Server and IP/TV Program Manager.

Describes safety considerations and gives an overview of the installation and procedures you should perform before the actual installation.

Describes how to unpack and install the IP/TV Broadcast Servers.

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Document Conventions

The IP/TV documentation set uses the following conventions:

Convention Description

> Indicates movement through menu options, for example:

Choose Start > Run.

bold Indicates a button that you are instructed to click, for

example:

Click Next.

screen

boldface

screen

Shows an example of information displayed on the screen.

Shows an example of information that you must enter.

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Command descriptions use the following conventions:

Convention Description

boldface Indicates commands and keywords that are entered literally as

shown.

italics Indicates arguments for which you supply values; in contexts

that do not allow italics, arguments are enclosed in angle brackets (< >).

[x] Indicates optional keywords or arguments.

{x | y | z} Indicates a choice of required keywords (represented by x, y,

and z). You must select one.

[x {y | z}] Indicates a required choice within an optional element. You

do not need to select keyword x, but if you do, you must specify either argument y or argument z.

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The following conventions are used to attract the reader’s attention:

Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to

materials not contained in this manual.

Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could

result in equipment damage or loss of data.

Warning

Waarschuwing

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

This warning symbol means danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury. Before you work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar with standard practices for preventing accidents. Use the statement number provided at the end of each warning to locate its translation in the translated safety warnings that accompanied this device.

Statement 1071

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

BELANGRIJKE VEILIGHEIDSINSTRUCTIES

Dit waarschuwingssymbool betekent gevaar. U verkeert in een situatie die lichamelijk letsel kan veroorzaken. Voordat u aan enige apparatuur gaat werken, dient u zich bewust te zijn van de bij elektrische schakelingen betrokken risico's en dient u op de hoogte te zijn van de standaard praktijken om ongelukken te voorkomen. Gebruik het nummer van de verklaring onderaan de waarschuwing als u een vertaling van de waarschuwing die bij het apparaat wordt geleverd, wilt raadplegen.

BEWAAR DEZE INSTRUCTIES

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Varoitus

Attention

Warnung

TÄRKEITÄ TURVALLISUUSOHJEITA

Tämä varoitusmerkki merkitsee vaaraa. Tilanne voi aiheuttaa ruumiillisia vammoja. Ennen kuin käsittelet laitteistoa, huomioi sähköpiirien käsittelemiseen liittyvät riskit ja tutustu onnettomuuksien yleisiin ehkäisytapoihin. Turvallisuusvaroitusten käännökset löytyvät laitteen mukana toimitettujen käännettyjen turvallisuusvaroitusten joukosta varoitusten lopussa näkyvien lausuntonumeroiden avulla.

SÄILYTÄ NÄMÄ OHJEET

IMPORTANTES INFORMATIONS DE SÉCURITÉ

Ce symbole d'avertissement indique un danger. Vous vous trouvez dans une situation pouvant entraîner des blessures ou des dommages corporels. Avant de travailler sur un équipement, soyez conscient des dangers liés aux circuits électriques et familiarisez-vous avec les procédures couramment utilisées pour éviter les accidents. Pour prendre connaissance des traductions des avertissements figurant dans les consignes de sécurité traduites qui accompagnent cet appareil, référez-vous au numéro de l'instruction situé à la fin de chaque avertissement.

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Dieses Warnsymbol bedeutet Gefahr. Sie befinden sich in einer Situation, die zu Verletzungen führen kann. Machen Sie sich vor der Arbeit mit Geräten mit den Gefahren elektrischer Schaltungen und den üblichen Verfahren zur Vorbeugung vor Unfällen vertraut. Suchen Sie mit der am Ende jeder Warnung angegebenen Anweisungsnummer nach der jeweiligen Übersetzung in den übersetzten Sicherheitshinweisen, die zusammen mit diesem Gerät ausgeliefert wurden.

BEWAHREN SIE DIESE HINWEISE GUT AUF.

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Avvertenza

Advarsel

Aviso

IMPORTANTI ISTRUZIONI SULLA SICUREZZA

Questo simbolo di avvertenza indica un pericolo. La situazione potrebbe causare infortuni alle persone. Prima di intervenire su qualsiasi apparecchiatura, occorre essere al corrente dei pericoli relativi ai circuiti elettrici e conoscere le procedure standard per la prevenzione di incidenti. Utilizzare il numero di istruzione presente alla fine di ciascuna avvertenza per individuare le traduzioni delle avvertenze riportate in questo documento.

CONSERVARE QUESTE ISTRUZIONI

VIKTIGE SIKKERHETSINSTRUKSJONER

Dette advarselssymbolet betyr fare. Du er i en situasjon som kan føre til skade på person. Før du begynner å arbeide med noe av utstyret, må du være oppmerksom på farene forbundet med elektriske kretser, og kjenne til standardprosedyrer for å forhindre ulykker. Bruk nummeret i slutten av hver advarsel for å finne oversettelsen i de oversatte sikkerhetsadvarslene som fulgte med denne enheten.

TA VARE PÅ DISSE INSTRUKSJONENE

INSTRUÇÕES IMPORTANTES DE SEGURANÇA

Este símbolo de aviso significa perigo. Você está em uma situação que poderá ser causadora de lesões corporais. Antes de iniciar a utilização de qualquer equipamento, tenha conhecimento dos perigos envolvidos no manuseio de circuitos elétricos e familiarize-se com as práticas habituais de prevenção de acidentes. Utilize o número da instrução fornecido ao final de cada aviso para localizar sua tradução nos avisos de segurança traduzidos que acompanham este dispositivo.

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¡Advertencia!

Varning!

INSTRUCCIONES IMPORTANTES DE SEGURIDAD

Este símbolo de aviso indica peligro. Existe riesgo para su integridad física. Antes de manipular cualquier equipo, considere los riesgos de la corriente eléctrica y familiarícese con los procedimientos estándar de prevención de accidentes. Al final de cada advertencia encontrará el número que le ayudará a encontrar el texto traducido en el apartado de traducciones que acompaña a este dispositivo.

GUARDE ESTAS INSTRUCCIONES

VIKTIGA SÄKERHETSANVISNINGAR

Denna varningssignal signalerar fara. Du befinner dig i en situation som kan leda till personskada. Innan du utför arbete på någon utrustning måste du vara medveten om farorna med elkretsar och känna till vanliga förfaranden för att förebygga olyckor. Använd det nummer som finns i slutet av varje varning för att hitta dess översättning i de översatta säkerhetsvarningar som medföljer denna anordning.

SPARA DESSA ANVISNINGAR

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Obtaining Documentation

Cisco documentation and additional literature are available on Cisco.com. Cisco also provides several ways to obtain technical assistance and other technical resources. These sections explain how to obtain technical information from Cisco Systems.

Cisco.com

You can access the most current Cisco documentation on the World Wide Web at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/home/home.htm

You can access the Cisco website at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com

International Cisco websites can be accessed from this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/public/countries_languages.shtml

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Ordering Documentation

You can find instructions for ordering documentation at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/es_inpck/pdi.htm

You can order Cisco documentation in these ways:

• Registered Cisco.com users (Cisco direct customers) can order Cisco product

documentation from the Ordering tool:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/ordering/index.shtml

• Nonregistered Cisco.com users can order documentation through a local

account representative by calling Cisco Systems Corporate Headquarters (California, USA) at 408 526-7208 or, elsewhere in North America, by calling 800 553-NETS (6387).

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Documentation Feedback

You can submit e-mail comments about technical documentation to bug-doc@cisco.com.

You can submit comments by using the response card (if present) behind the front cover of your document or by writing to the following address:

Cisco Systems Attn: Customer Document Ordering 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose, CA 95134-9883

We appreciate your comments.

Obtaining Technical Assistance

For all customers, partners, resellers, and distributors who hold valid Cisco service contracts, the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) provides 24-hour-a-day, award-winning technical support services, online and over the phone. Cisco.com features the Cisco Technical Assistance Website as an online starting point for technical assistance. If you do not hold a valid Cisco service contract, please contact your reseller.

Documentation Feedback

Cisco Technical Assistance Website

The Cisco Technical Assistance Website provides online documents and tools for troubleshooting and resolving technical issues with Cisco products and technologies. The Cisco Technical Assistance Website is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The Cisco Technical Assistance Website is located at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/tac

Accessing all the tools on the Cisco Technical Assistance Website requires a Cisco.com user ID and password. If you have a valid service contract but do not have a login ID or password, register at this URL:

http://tools.cisco.com/RPF/register/register.do

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Opening a TAC Case

Using the online TAC Case Open Tool is the fastest way to open P3 and P4 cases. (P3 and P4 cases are those in which your network is minimally impaired or for which you require product information.) After you describe your situation, the TAC Case Open Tool automatically recommends resources for an immediate solution. If your issue is not resolved using the recommended resources, your case will be assigned to a Cisco TAC engineer. The online TAC Case Open Tool is located at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/tac/caseopen

For P1 or P2 cases (P1 and P2 cases are those in which your production network is down or severely degraded) or if you do not have Internet access, contact Cisco TAC by telephone. Cisco TAC engineers are assigned immediately to P1 and P2 cases to help keep your business operations running smoothly.

To open a case by telephone, use one of the following numbers:

Asia-Pacific: +61 2 8446 7411 (Australia: 1 800 805 227) EMEA: +32 2 704 55 55 USA: 1 800 553-2447

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For a complete listing of Cisco TAC contacts, go to this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/687/Directory/DirTAC.shtml

TAC Case Priority Definitions

To ensure that all cases are reported in a standard format, Cisco has established case priority definitions.

Priority 1 (P1)—Your network is “down” or there is a critical impact to your business operations. You and Cisco will commit all necessary resources around the clock to resolve the situation.

Priority 2 (P2)—Operation of an existing network is severely degraded, or significant aspects of your business operation are negatively affected by inadequate performance of Cisco products. You and Cisco will commit full-time resources during normal business hours to resolve the situation.

Priority 3 (P3)—Operational performance of your network is impaired, but most business operations remain functional. You and Cisco will commit resources during normal business hours to restore service to satisfactory levels.

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Obtaining Additional Publications and Information

Priority 4 (P4)—You require information or assistance with Cisco product capabilities, installation, or configuration. There is little or no effect on your business operations.

Obtaining Additional Publications and Information

Information about Cisco products, technologies, and network solutions is available from various online and printed sources.

• Cisco Marketplace provides a variety of Cisco books, reference guides, and

logo merchandise. Go to this URL to visit the company store:

http://www.cisco.com/go/marketplace/

• The Cisco Product Catalog describes the networking products offered by

Cisco Systems, as well as ordering and customer support services. Access the Cisco Product Catalog at this URL:

http://cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/pcat/

• Cisco Press publishes a wide range of general networking, training and

certification titles. Both new and experienced users will benefit from these publications. For current Cisco Press titles and other information, go to Cisco Press online at this URL:

http://www.ciscopress.com

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• Packet magazine is the Cisco quarterly publication that provides the latest

networking trends, technology breakthroughs, and Cisco products and solutions to help industry professionals get the most from their networking investment. Included are networking deployment and troubleshooting tips, configuration examples, customer case studies, tutorials and training, certification information, and links to numerous in-depth online resources. You can access Packet magazine at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/packet

• iQ Magazine is the Cisco bimonthly publication that delivers the latest

information about Internet business strategies for executives. You can access iQ Magazine at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/go/iqmagazine

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• Internet Protocol Journal is a quarterly journal published by Cisco Systems

for engineering professionals involved in designing, developing, and operating public and private internets and intranets. You can access the Internet Protocol Journal at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/ipj

• Training—Cisco offers world-class networking training. Current offerings in

network training are listed at this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/learning/index.html

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Introducing IP/TV Servers

This chapter provides a basic functional overview of the Cisco IP/TV 3400 Series Servers. This chapter also describes the server hardware and provides details of the major components, front and back panel indicators, and controls for the Cisco IP/TV 3400 Series Servers.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Introduction, page 1-1

• Cisco IP/TV Broadcast Servers, page 1-4

• Server Accessory Kits, page 1-24

• Partition Configuration, page 1-28

• IP/TV Program Manager, page 1-28

Introduction

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The Cisco IP/TV 3400 Series Servers consist of IP/TV Broadcast Servers that capture real-time and prerecorded audio and video content, and streams it over the network. Each Cisco IP/TV 3400 Series Server type has preinstalled IP/TV Server software. (See Ta ble 1-1.)

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Table 1-1 Cisco IP/TV 3400 Series Server Models

Server Description

Cisco IP/TV 3425 Broadcast Server

Cisco IP/TV 3425A Broadcast Server

Cisco IP/TV 3426 Broadcast Server

Cisco IP/TV 3427-C1 Broadcast Server

Provides live encoding and serving, as well as serving a limited number of prerecorded programs defined in IP/TV Program Manager.

Configured with an Optibase MPEG-1 FD1 multichannel capture card.

Delivers 1 MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 stream.

Provides live encoding and serving, as well as serving a limited number of prerecorded programs defined in IP/TV Program Manager.

Configured with an Optibase MPEG-1 capture card.

Delivers 1 MPEG-1 stream.

Provides live encoding and serving, as well as serving a limited number of prerecorded programs defined in IP/TV Program Manager.

Configured with a Winnov Videum 4400 AV 4-port video capture card that supports medium- and low-quality H.261 and MPEG-4.

Delivers 1 high-resolution (CIF 4 low-resolution, low-bit-rate streams (audio or

QCIF

resolution).

Provides live encoding and serving, as well as serving a limited number of prerecorded programs defined in IP/TV Program Manager.

Configured with the following video capture cards:

, MPEG-2

) MPEG-4 stream or

1-2

• 2 Winnov Videum 1010 1-port capture cards

that support medium- and low-quality H.261 and MPEG-4 formats

• 1 Winnov 4400 Videum 4-port capture card

Delivers 4 CIF and 2 QCIF MPEG-4 streams.

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Table 1-1 Cisco IP/TV 3400 Series Server Models (continued)

Server Description

Cisco IP/TV 3427-C2 Broadcast Server

Cisco IP/TV 3427-C3 Broadcast Server

Introduction

Provides live encoding and serving, as well as serving a limited number of prerecorded programs defined in IP/TV Program Manager.

Configured with the following video capture cards:

• 2 Winnov Videum 1010 Plus 1-port capture

cards that support medium- and low-quality H.261 and MPEG-4 formats

• 1 Winnov Videum 4400 AV 4-port capture card

that supports medium- and low-quality H.261 and MPEG-4 formats

• 2 Optibase MovieMaker 200S Networker

capture cards that support MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 formats

Delivers 8 streams: 6 MPEG-4 streams (4 CIF and 2 QCIF) and 2 MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 streams.

Provides live encoding and serving, as well as serving a limited number of prerecorded programs defined in IP/TV Program Manager.

Configured with the following video capture cards:

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cards that support medium- and low-quality H.261 and MPEG-4 formats

• 3 Optibase MovieMaker 200S Networker

capture cards that support MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 formats

Delivers 5 streams: 2 high-resolution (CIF) MPEG-4 streams and 3 MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 streams.

1. MPEG = Moving Picture Experts Group

2. CIF = Common Intermediate Format

3. QCIF = Quarter Common Intermediate Format

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Cisco IP/TV Broadcast Servers

Cisco IP/TV Broadcast Servers are equipped with IP/TV Server software. They deliver on-demand or scheduled rebroadcasts of IP/TV programs that include synchronized media produced with Web Presenter, ScreenCaster, and SlideCast.

IP/TV Broadcast Servers are configured with video capture cards to encode streams from analog video and audio sources. They can receive content from analog sources such as video cameras, video cassette recorders (VCRs), satellite feeds, cable feeds, or existing Active Streaming Format (ASF), Audio Video Interleaved (AVI), or MPEG digital files. IP/TV Broadcast Servers can deliver live events, such as a chief executive officer’s speech to thousands of employees, while using the network bandwidth of an individual stream.

IP/TV Broadcast Servers offer varying compression techniques, depending upon application requirements and available bandwidth. They are ideal for multicasting live events or prerecorded programs on a scheduled basis.

This section describes the following Cisco IP/TV Broadcast Servers:

• Cisco IP/TV 3425 and 3425A Broadcast Servers

• Cisco IP/TV 3426 Broadcast Server

Chapter 1 Introducing IP/TV Servers

• Cisco IP/TV 3427 Broadcast Servers

Cisco IP/TV 3425 and 3425A Broadcast Servers

Cisco IP/TV 3425 and 3425A Broadcast Servers support high-performance encoding, with all encoding done in hardware. They are configured with Optibase MovieMaker video capture cards. The Cisco IP/TV 3425 Broadcast Server captures real-time and prerecorded content and streams it over the network using television-quality MPEG-1 or broadcast-quality MPEG-2 compression techniques for the highest-quality streaming. The Cisco IP/TV 3425A Broadcast Server is identical to the IP/TV 3425 Broadcast Server, but encodes and delivers only television-quality MPEG-1 streams.

Cisco IP/TV 3425 and 3425A Broadcast Servers are configured for AC-input power and have a single power supply installed. They have two 10/100BASE-T Ethernet/Fast Ethernet ports with RJ-45 receptacles. Port Ethernet 0 supports autodetect speed mode and full-duplex operation.

Cisco IP/TV 3400 Series Servers User Guide

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Cisco Systems IP-TV 3400 User Manual

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Cisco IP/TV Broadcast Servers

Cisco IP/TV 3425 and 3425A Broadcast Servers