DATASHEET MEDIA FloW MEDIA FloW CoNTRollER SoFTWARE AND VXA SERIES HARDWARE Product Description Product Overview Evolving viewing habits are changing the way content is delivered. Consumers increasingly use a variety of devices (mobile devices, PCs, TVs) to access content whenever they want, and Consumers today expect all types of from any location. This means that the Internet is increasingly the delivery mechanism for all content to be available at any time and types of content—over-the-top content as well as licensed content and premium offerings. on any device. This shift in consumer For both network service providers and content publishers, this shift in viewing habits demand means that network service presents a number of challenges. Rich media content delivered over the Internet providers and content providers alike consumes a tremendous amount of bandwidth, creating bottlenecks from the access require an innovative approach to new network, to the core, to the data center. Network service providers are seeking ways to media content delivery. For all involved efficiently deliver this content—both to drive down transit costs and to improve long-term in the content delivery ecosystem, it is network scalability—while at the same time striving to introduce exciting new services critical to be able to deliver rich media that capitalize on these trends. Content publishers and distributors also face scaling and content to all connected devices with operational issues in the data center, which is driven by a combination of high capacity improved efficiency, increased scale, demands and a proliferation of delivery servers to match the plethora of video and Web and superior economics. protocols, and are similarly looking for more extensible, scalable, and profitable ways to Juniper Networks Media Flow is the deliver content to consumers with a superior quality of experience. industry’s only purpose-built new ® Juniper Networks Media Flow portfolio offers advanced software and hardware media content delivery and caching specifically designed to address the challenges of rich media delivery for wireline and solution. The Media Flow product wireless network operators, content providers and content delivery networks (CDNs). portfolio combines groundbreaking Media Flow is a converged content delivery and caching solution that dramatically media delivery software with high- improves the performance of rich media delivery by leveraging unique innovations such performance, carrier-class Juniper as hierarchical caching, superior media-aware intelligence as well an open platform upon platforms to enable scalable and which other delivery applications can leverage massive MFC cache scalability. efficient content delivery over a single, converged infrastructure. Network service providers can use Media Flow to store and deliver content closer to subscribers, reducing transit traffic throughout the network and driving down costs. Media Flow intelligently aligns content caching, distribution, and delivery with network operators’ existing network resources, laying a strong foundation for many innovative new content- based services. Media Flow can also be deployed by content providers as a highly extensible and scalable, next-generation origin cache to consolidate servers delivering content with multiple protocols, reduce the cost of storage, and dramatically reduce footprint and power consumption in the data center. 1 The combination of superior scale, performance, and converged Architecture and Key Components multiscreen, multiprotocol delivery enables customers to The foundation of the Media Flow portfolio is Media Flow dramatically reduce the servers and equipment required to deliver Controller, an innovative software platform that optimizes content content. This results in lower operational and capital expenses, as delivery for performance, efficiency, and viewing experience. The well as a powerful efficiency advantage. family also includes the Juniper Networks VXA Series Media Flow Media Flow Controller is a Junos Ready Software application that Engines, a family of high-performance caching hardware platforms can be deployed on industry-standard x86-64 servers, or purchased purpose-built to host Media Flow Controller software. Additionally, preinstalled on the VXA Series Media Flow Engine. The ability Media Flow Publisher and Media Flow Activate applications are to configure Media Flow Controller on either generally available included in the Media Flow portfolio. servers or the purpose-built VXA Series provides the flexibility to Media Flow Controller meet a broad range of business and technical requirements. Media Flow Controller is a next-generation content delivery VXA Series Media Flow Engines engine that enables customers to reduce costs and improve the VXA Series Media Flow Engines are a portfolio of purpose-built profitability of delivering rich media content, while also improving caching hardware platforms designed to enhance the performance quality of experience for consumers. A groundbreaking software of the Media Flow Controller software. The VXA Series simplifies architecture enables Media Flow Controller to maximize system the deployment of Media Flow by allowing customers to purchase and disk performance to deliver unmatched throughput, session and deploy a complete, prepackaged content delivery and density, and storage scaling. In addition, Media Flow Controller caching solution. The combination of VXA Series and Media Flow optimizes the efficiency of cache storage with hierarchical Controller offers predictable performance and superior reliability, caching—a unique innovation which intelligently aligns the as it simplifies maintenance, upgrades, and sparing. requirements of content with the memory type in which it is stored. Media Flow Controller is an extensible software platform The VXA Series is available in three configurations, offering flexible, which allows a variety of applications that deliver content over integrated storage. The VXA Series delivers performance ranging multiple protocols to leverage the scalability. These applications from 1 to 20 Gbps and can be flexibly configured with up to 7 TB of enable delivery of Flash and Windows Media today, with limitless cache, leveraging a variety of RAM, solid-state drive (SSD), Serial possibilities in the future. Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA), and Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) technologies. The VXA Series provides network connectivity Without Media Flow With Media Flow via a flexible combination of 1GbE and 10GbE interfaces. HTTP Space Adaptive Streaming with Media Flow Publisher HTTP HTTP Juniper Networks Media Flow Publisher is an optional application Power HTTP that enables the Juniper Networks Media Flow Solution to perform and cooling Flash adaptive stream segmentation, stream packaging, metadata 20 Gbps Flash 500,000 sessions publishing, and adaptive stream format translation. Media Flow Windows Media Ops Publisher enables network operators and content providers to Windows Media leverage their existing TV and video encoding infrastructure for Limited scale 20 Gbps in a single appliance adaptive stream production, eliminating the need for specialized encoders and servers. With Media Flow Publisher, customers can Protocol-specific servers Multiprotocol, multiscreen delivery more rapidly and cost-effectively introduce new services that capitalize on delivering content to multiple screens. Figure 1: Media Flow lowers costs by reducing the number of servers (and switch interfaces) required to deliver content in multiple Deploying Media Flow with Media Flow Activate formats to multiple devices. ® Juniper Networks Junos Space with Media Flow Activate Media Flow Controller delivers flexible support for virtually all accelerates deployment of Media Flow products by providing a popular content formats and protocols—including native support simple Web browser-based graphical user interface for device for HTTP, Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP), Real-Time configuration, rapid service creation, and service provisioning. Messaging Protocol (RTMP) streaming through Adobe Flash Media Flow Activate runs on the Junos Space platform, which Media Server, and Windows Media through Windows Media provides a consistent management environment across the Services software—which eliminates the cost and complexity of Juniper portfolio. With easy to use templates and the ability to deploying and maintaining multiple servers for specific content centrally manage a large-scale deployment, Media Flow Activate formats or media types. For content owners and CDNs, Media Flow dramatically speeds the activation of new devices, content simplifies the deployment of Apple HTTP Dynamic Streaming delivery services, and customers. and Silverlight by pre-positioning or fetching multi-bitrate unsegmented files for on-the-fly segmentation and delivery. 2 Table 1: VXA Series Configurations VXA1002 VXA2002 (NEBS-COMPliANt) VXA2010 (NEBS-COMPliANt) Maximum throughput* 2 Gbps 2 Gbps** 20 Gbps RAM 8 GB 36 GB 36 GB Base storage 2 TB 2 TB** 7 TB Maximum sessions* 10,000 500,000 500,000 * Actual performance can vary based on factors such as deployment scenarios, object mix, and cache hit ratio. ** Base configuration. VXA2002 throughput and storage can be expanded with additional licenses and drives. Features and Benefits FEAturE DESCriPtiON BENEFitS High-performance and scale Unique software architecture that maximizes the • Delivers up to 10 times more media per server than performance of available hardware traditional caches—providing 70% or greater reduction in server hardware CapEx and opEx • Provides throughput capacity that scales linearly with increases in available memory and disk space Extensible software architecture Media Flow Controller’s open and extensible software • Ability to adapt and grow to future requirements to architecture easily accommodates future applications ensure investment protection and longevity and capabilities CDN ready Wide range of features required to support CDN services, • CDN services offered to content publishers can such as fine-grained per-tenant control, cache pinning improve quality of experience and an interface designed for automatic provisioning • Enables new services and business models Converged multiprotocol, multi- Ability to support all content formats and protocols • Reduces costs by eliminating protocol-specific servers format delivery from a single server and infrastructure • Provides a single, converged delivery infrastructure Platform flexibility Available in multiple form factors, including software- • Customizable for a broad range of deployments only, and carrier-class VXA Series platforms. • offers NEBS-compliant options Carrier-class hardware VXA Series appliances that host Media Flow Controller • Complete solution optimized for high availability (HA) on high availability, reliable hardware and reliability Juniper advantage Tight alignment with Juniper routing and switching • Enables a comprehensive solution of best-in-class infrastructure and Juniper Networks Junos Space network, applications, and management elements Deep media intelligence The ability to distinguish between content types • Enables intelligent, content-aware decisions and objects in order to understand their unique • Dynamically adapts to changing content delivery requirements, and to store, distribute, and deliver the requirements content based on those requirements • Provides the foundation for hierarchical caching Hierarchical cache storage Creates a hierarchical caching solution that can • Stores content efficiently in appropriate storage tier, dynamically shift content between storage tiers according to object type and user demand • Enables flexible capacity and configuration planning based on unique content requirements Adaptive bit rate streaming Comprehensive support for delivering different bit rates • Ensures a TV-like viewing experience even as network of media depending on variations in the network conditions fluctuate • Increases viewer loyalty and retention Flexible deployment options Can be deployed in multiple modes such as transparent • Meets a wide variety of business and technical needs or reverse proxy—to support multiple business models • Can be deployed as an origin cache, an edge cache, and as part of a comprehensive CDN VXA1002 VXA2002 VXA2010 3 Applications Media Flow can be deployed by network service providers, CDNs, and content publishers and distributors to improve the efficiency of content delivery, as well as to enable new services. Several examples are detailed below. Network Optimization Music Network operators can use Media Flow’s transparent caching functionality, which is fully Digital Millennium Act (DMCA)- Transparent Proxy Edge Cache compliant, to optimize their networks and reduce transit traffic. Video INTERNET In this scenario, Media Flow is deployed at the network edge and transparently caches popular content, serving subsequent content Web Media Flow requests locally. This improves efficiency, protects network resources, and reduces costs. OTT CONTENT REGIONAL NETWORK Multiscreen Content Delivery Media Flow can also be used as the foundation for exciting new content-based services, such as “TV everywhere” and video Network Edge Adaptive TV HDTV delivery to multiple devices. Media Flow Controller creates new Delivery Online Media multiscreen service and revenue opportunities by efficiently INTERNET Adaptive SD PC delivering content to virtually all types of devices, while ensuring a Delivery Media Flow superior viewing experience. Adaptive Mobile Mobile Delivery TV CDN Services Media Flow is ideal for those who operate a CDN, including CDN Cache Music PC dedicated CDN providers. Existing CDN providers can increase CDN Cache performance and reduce costs with Media Flow. And providers Video Media Flow Mobile looking to expand their service portfolio or improve application CDN Cache performance can use Media Flow as the foundation for new CDN Media Flow Web services or a private CDN. TV CONTENT DELIVERY Media Flow OTT CONTENT NETWORK PC Mobile TV Origin Acceleration Music Content publishers and distributors can leverage Media Flow to Edge Servers (CDN) PC improve the efficiency of their origin data centers. Using Media Video CDN Cache Flow as a next-generation origin cache can improve efficiency Mobile and performance by as much as 10 times, enabling a significant INTERNET Web Edge Servers reduction in servers and switch interfaces, and reducing related (CDN) Media Flow TV space and power costs. NFS PC ORIGIN DATA CENTER Mobile 4 Specifications Media Flow Controller Hardware requirements • VXA Series Media Flow Engine • x86-64 requirements: 4 GB RAM (R-Proxy), 72 GB RAM (T-Proxy), lSI 2008-based disk controller, Intel 82599-based 10GbE (optional, only if 10GbE required), 8x1 TB SAS Drives (T-Proxy) 4x1 TB SAS Drives (R-Proxy) Media delivery protocols HTTP, RTSP, Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP), RTMP, RTMP Tunneled (RTMPT), and Encrypted RTMP (RTMPE), Windows Media origin server interfaces HTTP and Network File System (NFS) Pre-positioning interfaces HTTP and FTP live media ingest HTTP and RTSP Storage types SSD, SAS, SATA, and NFS Cached media Rich content such as Web pages, thumbnails, ring tones, videos, and software install packages Codecs • Standard video codecs such as MPEG-1, MPEG-2, H.263, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, VP6, and VC1 • Widely used audio codecs, including MP3 and Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) Media containers Popular media formats including FlV, MP4, MoV, MPG, WMV, F4V, F4P, ASF, Third-Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), and 3GPP2 Media players Adobe Flash, Silverlight, QuickTime/iTunes, Windows Media Player, RealPlayer, and Move Media Player Adaptive streaming Apple iPhone Streaming, Microsoft Smooth Streaming, Move Adaptive Streaming, Adobe Dynamic RTMP, and Juniper SmoothFlow origin failover origin escalation that distributes content fetch requests across multiple origin servers for load balancing and failover operational modes Transparent proxy (DMCA-compliant); reverse proxy; partially transparent Management Management tools • ClI and browser-based GUI for configuration, monitoring, troubleshooting, and system maintenance • Media Flow Activate enables centralized management of Media Flow Controllers for service configuration and provisioning. Refer the Media Flow Activate datasheet for information Management interfaces • SNMP (v2) for alarm notification (traps) and exporting configuration and availability data to leading third-party management systems such as HP openView and IBM Tivoli logs • Access logs in W3C Extended log File Format with support for customizing the fields to be logged • Syslogs for system and network level eventsand error logs for troubleshooting Admin authentication RADIUS, TACACS+, and local database SNMP MIBs • NET-SNMP (includes host resources, interface, IP, network service MIBs) • Enterprise-MIBs for service related counters and alarms e.g. cache hit ratio, number of concurrent connections, and protocol response code counters VXA Series Media Flow Engines VXA1002 VXA2002 VXA2010 Network interfaces 4 x 1GbE 4 x 1GbE 4 x 1GbE 2 x 10GbE Interface expansion N/A 2 slots 1 slot RAM 8 GB 36 GB 36 GB Default storage configuration 2 TB 2 TB 7 TB Base storage configuration 4 x 500 GB SATA 4 x 500 GB SAS 14 x 500 GB SAS 2 x 64 GB SSD Storage options SATA/SSD SAS /SATA/SSD SAS /SATA/SSD Maximum sessions* 10,000 500,000 500,000 Processor Quad-core Dual quad-core Dual quad-core Dimensions (W x H x D) 17.72 x 1.75 x 17.26 in 17.72 x 3.5 x 24.13 in 17.72 x 3.5 x 24.13 in (45 x 4.45 x 43.84 cm) (45 x 8.8 x 61.3 cm) (45 x 8.8 x 61.3 cm) Power AC 1 + 1 redundant DC (default); AC 1 + 1 redundant DC (default); AC option option *Actual performance can vary based on factors such as deployment scenarios, object mix, and cache hit ratio. 5 VXA Series Media Flow Engine Field replaceable Juniper Networks Services and Support units (Frus) Juniper Networks is the leader in performance-enabling services that are designed to accelerate, extend, and optimize your HArDwArE MODEl DESCriPtiON NuMBEr high-performance network. our services allow you to maximize SAS300HDD VXA Series 300 GB SAS 10,000 rpm 3.4 ms operational efficiency while reducing costs and minimizing risk, achieving a faster time to value for your network. Juniper SATA500HD VXA Series 500 GB SATA 7,000 rpm 8.5 ms Networks ensures operational excellence by optimizing the SSD64GHDD VXA Series 64 GB SSD SlC SATA network to maintain required levels of performance, reliability, and UNIV-500G-25- 500 GB SAS 10,000 rpm 3.4 ms availability. For more details, please visit www.juniper.net/us/en/ SAS-HDD products-services. 1GEIoC VXA Series 4 x 1GbE I/o Card (IoC) 10GEIo VXA Series 2 x 10GbE IoC Ordering information UNIV-PS-560W-AC VXA2000 AC power supply VXA Series Media Flow Engines About Juniper Networks HArDwArE MODEl NuMBEr DESCriPtiON Juniper Networks is in the business of network innovation. From VXA1002-JMF* 2 Gbps VXA1002 Juniper Media Flow Engine devices to data centers, from consumers to cloud providers, VXA2002-JMF* 2 Gbps VXA2002 Juniper Media Flow Engine Juniper Networks delivers the software, silicon and systems that VXA2010-JMF* 10 Gbps VXA2010 Juniper Media Flow Engine transform the experience and economics of networking. The company serves customers and partners worldwide. Additional Media Flow Controller Software information can be found at www.juniper.net. PArt NuMBEr DESCriPtiON S-JMF2BAS100MBPS-SW Basic Media Flow Controller 100 Mbps + up to 1 TB storage; HTTP delivery only VXA-JMF2BAS-RTU Basic Media Flow Controller: 1 Gbps + up to 1 TB storage (purchase to use on VXA Series) VXA-JMF2ADV-RTU Advanced Media Flow Controller: 1 Gbps + up to 1 TB storage + RTSP (purchase to use on VXA Series) S-JMF2ADV-SW Advanced Media Flow Controller: 1 Gbps + up to 1 TB storage + RTSP (purchase to use on generic x86-64 hardware) S-JMF2BAS-SW Basic Media Flow Controller: 1 Gbps + up to 1 TB storage (purchase to use on generic x86-64 hardware) S-JMFFMS-SW FMS license with 2 Gbps connector S-JMFCACHE-lTU Media Flow excess cache capacity per TB *Requires the purchase of both the VXA Series hardware and one of the above Media Flow Controller software licenses. 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