Cisco Cisco AnyRes VOD Server Leaflet
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Data Sheet
Cisco AnyRes Video on Demand Encode Node
Product Overview
Cisco
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AnyRes Video on Demand (VoD) helps expand the revenue potential of video content for service providers,
media distributors, and content providers by generating high-quality VoD assets that are compatible with any
device. By eliminating the manual bottlenecks typically involved with high-volume, file-based transcoding workflow,
which prepares video files for set-top boxes, PCs, and mobile devices, Cisco AnyRes VoD helps lower operating
expenses (OpEx). It also produces high-quality assets for every screen with exceptional performance, maximizing
advertising opportunities without compromising the viewing experience.
When a video file is ready to be transcoded from one format to another, the Cisco AnyRes VoD encode node
performs the job. First, the node decodes the incoming source file. Then it makes new assets that are ready for
playback on a set-top box, connected television, PC, or mobile device. Advanced parameters tell the encoding
engine which video, audio, and wrapper format to use, as well as what quality settings and profiles are desired.
The encode node is required for file-based transcoding with Cisco AnyRes Video on Demand. Adding Encode
Nodes increases the capacity of the platform to simultaneously output files.
Features and Benefits
The Cisco AnyRes VoD encode node:
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Offers multiple output codecs and wrapper formats, including H.264, MPEG-2 (CBR), Transport Stream,
and adaptive bit rate (ABR)
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Provides the highest quality mobile, web, standard-definition and high-definition encoding from file sources
in less than real time
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Is a licensed component of Cisco AnyRes VoD; one encoding node is required per physical or virtual
server
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Scales easily with no downtime
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Is not required for digital rights management (DRM)-only, quality control-only, or pre-encoding analysis-only
workflows
Platform Support and Compatibility
Cisco AnyRes Video on Demand is optimized for use on Cisco Unified Computing System
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(Cisco UCS
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hardware, such as on the B200 M3 blade server. This provides customers with a single system that encompasses:
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Network: Cisco Unified Fabric
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Industry-standard x86 computing
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Storage with access options
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Virtualization optimization
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Unified management model
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Dynamic resource provisioning