DATASHEET JUNIPEr NETWOrkS MEDIA FlOW PUblISHEr A Media Flow Controller Applications Product Description Product Overview The advent of tablet PCs, large screen mobile devices, and increasingly ubiquitous Shifting consumer viewing habits wireless access is driving the consumption of premium video entertainment content out of are reshaping the way content is the living room. Consumers increasingly desire and expect access to all types of content delivered to subscribers. Users are on any device, at any location, and at any time. increasingly expecting entertainment The ability to deliver content to multiple screens is rapidly becoming a requirement for content to be available not just on broadband and television service providers such as cable and IPTV operators, as well as their television, but also on a variety content providers themselves. However, delivering content to multiple devices over the of other Internet-connected devices. Internet requires a different approach than that of traditional TV and video on demand Delivering premium content to (VOD). Variables in device capabilities and connection quality mean that multiscreen these multiple screens represents a content delivery requires adaptive bit-rate streaming—the ability of the video to adjust in tremendous business opportunity; response to changing conditions. This typically means investment in costly, specialized however, it also presents a number of encoders that directly support adaptive stream segmentation, and additional servers that technical challenges. provide the adaptive stream packaging and metadata publishing. Media Flow Publisher is a Juniper ® Juniper Networks Media Flow Publisher is an optional application that enables the Networks Media Flow Controller Juniper Networks Media Flow Solution to perform adaptive stream segmentation, stream application that enables cable packaging, metadata publishing, and adaptive stream format translation. Media Flow operators, IPTV providers, and Publisher enables network operators and content providers to leverage their existing TV content publishers to leverage their and video encoding infrastructure for adaptive stream production, eliminating the need for existing video infrastructure to cost- specialized encoders and servers. effectively extend the delivery of With Media Flow Publisher, customers can more rapidly and cost-effectively introduce premium, high quality content to new services that capitalize on delivering content to multiple screens. multiple end user devices. Architecture and Key Components An optional application within Media Flow, Media Flow Publisher complements and extends the capabilities of Media Flow Controller. Media Flow Controller is innovative content delivery and caching software that enables customers to deliver and distribute rich media with maximum performance, efficiency, and scale. Customers using Media Flow Controller can leverage Media Flow Publisher to add adaptive stream publishing capabilities to their content delivery and caching solution. 1 Figure 1 illustrates how Media Flow Publisher fits within the Media Media Flow Publisher provides HTTP adaptive stream content Flow Solution. For more details on Media Flow Controller and the segmentation, packaging, and metadata support for industry- entire Media Flow Solution, please refer to the solution datasheet leading formats, including Apple HTTP Adaptive Streaming, at www.juniper.net/us/en/local/pdf/datasheets/1000316-en.pdf. Microsoft Smooth Streaming (Silverlight), and Adobe HTTP Dynamic Streaming (Flash). Media Flow Publisher can ingest multiple H.264 video streams or files (live or on demand) and Media Flow Publisher Future publish the content for adaptive stream delivery, with the Adaptive Stream Applications associated metadata, in any of these formats. Additionally, Media Publishing Flow Publisher can convert content between Microsoft, Adobe, and Apple adaptive stream formats. Additional Applications by consolidating the publishing and delivery of multiple adaptive streaming formats on a single platform, Media Flow Publisher Media Flow Controller reduces the need for extra servers in the network, lowering costs and Content Caching and Delivery Engine enabling customers to more efficiently deliver content to multiple screens. Cable operators, IPTV providers, and content producers and Hardware distributors can grow revenue and increase subscriber satisfaction by VXA Series Media delivering content to new devices in new ways. Flow Engines Figure 2 below illustrates examples of how Media Flow Publisher x86 Servers can be deployed. Figure 1: Media Flow Publisher is an optional application with Media Flow Features and Benefits Feature Description Benefits Content segmentation and Ingests H.264-encoded multi bit rate video streams and • Eliminates need for specialized adaptive encoders packaging publishes in adaptive delivery format • reduces capital and operational expense • Protects investment in standard video encoders Converged format support Support for all major adaptive streaming formats, reduces TCO by consolidating the delivery of multiple including Apple, Adobe, and Microsoft adaptive stream methods in one server Format translation Ability to convert between Microsoft, Adobe, and Apple Facilitates delivery to multiple end user devices adaptive stream formats with metadata and types live and VOD publishing Supports publishing for both live steaming and VOD Enables converged infrastructure for multiple services file assets and content types IPTV/Cable TV Regional Networks TV Adaptive Streaming IPTV/Cable TV Operator Headend Media Flow Delivery Controller PC Media Flow Publisher Mobile Backbone Live Streams Media network H.264 Encoder TV Adaptive Streaming Media Flow Delivery Controller PC Media Flow VOD Sources Publisher Mobile Figure 2: Cable operators and IPTV providers can deploy Media Flow Publisher in the edge. By performing the stream segmentation and packaging at the edge, the amount of traffic across the network is reduced. 2 Media Flow Solution Adaptive Streaming Origin Data Center Delivery TV Media Flow Controller Media Flow Media Publisher H.264 Encoder PC Content Sources Mobile Figure 3: For content providers, Media Flow Publisher performs the stream segmentation and packaging in the origin data center before content is delivered across the Internet. Media Flow Publisher Specifications Juniper Networks Services and Support Juniper Networks is the leader in performance-enabling services Software requirements that are designed to accelerate, extend, and optimize your • Must be deployed in conjunction with Media Flow Controller high-performance network. Our services allow you to maximize Hardware options operational efficiency while reducing costs and minimizing • Juniper Networks VXA Series Media Flow Engine risk, achieving a faster time to value for your network. Juniper • Select x86-64 server families with at least 4 Gb of rAM (including Networks ensures operational excellence by optimizing the Dell PowerEdge, HP Proliant bl/Dl series G5/G6, IbM X Series, network to maintain required levels of performance, reliability, and Super Micro DP Xeon Series, Sun X4100 Series, and more) availability. For more details, please visit www.juniper.net/us/en/ products-services. Live publishing performance • Up to 100 simultaneous streams per VXA Series Media Flow Ordering Information Engine Media Flow Publisher must be deployed in conjunction with Media Adaptive stream formats Flow Controller. For information on ordering Media Flow Controller, • Apple HTTP Adaptive Streaming (iPhone/iPad), Microsoft Smooth please refer to the product datasheet at www.juniper.net/us/en/ Streaming (Silverlight), Adobe HTTP Dynamic Streaming (Flash) local/pdf/datasheets/1000316-en.pdf. 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