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Virtualized Video Infrastructure with Harmonic VOS and Cisco UCS
January 2015
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media processing, simplifying workflows and increasing flexibility for both video
content provider and video service provider deployments.
content provider and video service provider deployments.
The Harmonic VOS architecture helps video content and service providers gain
operational efficiency. A common architecture lets you select each function
individually or in combination with others. The virtualized model lets you add
capacity easily and without disruption at any time. Harmonic VOS capabilities are
made available through a robust set of dynamically deployable application modules
(Figure 3).
operational efficiency. A common architecture lets you select each function
individually or in combination with others. The virtualized model lets you add
capacity easily and without disruption at any time. Harmonic VOS capabilities are
made available through a robust set of dynamically deployable application modules
(Figure 3).
Propelled by the power of Cisco UCS B200 M4 servers, Harmonic VOS provides:
•
Innovative compression: The core of the VOS platform is the Harmonic PURE
Compression Engine, an advanced encoding technology that delivers state-of-
the-art video quality and supports standard-definition (SD) and high-definition
(HD) MPEG-2, Advanced Video Coding (AVC), and High-Efficiency Video Coding
(HEVC) codecs over constant bit rate (CBR), variable bit rate (VBR), and adaptive
bit rate over-the-top (OTT) encoding schemes. Harmonic PURE Compression
Engine powers VOS with superior video quality at low bandwidth across both
broadcast and multiscreen services.
Compression Engine, an advanced encoding technology that delivers state-of-
the-art video quality and supports standard-definition (SD) and high-definition
(HD) MPEG-2, Advanced Video Coding (AVC), and High-Efficiency Video Coding
(HEVC) codecs over constant bit rate (CBR), variable bit rate (VBR), and adaptive
bit rate over-the-top (OTT) encoding schemes. Harmonic PURE Compression
Engine powers VOS with superior video quality at low bandwidth across both
broadcast and multiscreen services.
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Software benefits: Coupling Harmonic VOS with Cisco UCS and Linux reliability
brings dramatically simplified redundancy and parts sparing. Predictable
performance improvements from each new processor generation provide
investment protection and continuous improvement in TCO.
brings dramatically simplified redundancy and parts sparing. Predictable
performance improvements from each new processor generation provide
investment protection and continuous improvement in TCO.
•
Flexible deployment models: The agility of the Harmonic and Cisco UCS
technology combination lets organizations move quickly to add coverage for live
events and local sports and to extend coverage for multiple camera angles. The
capability to rapidly reuse virtualized hardware resources improves utilization,
allowing hardware to be used for live, video-on-demand (VOD), and pay-per-use
functions, as required by the business.
technology combination lets organizations move quickly to add coverage for live
events and local sports and to extend coverage for multiple camera angles. The
capability to rapidly reuse virtualized hardware resources improves utilization,
allowing hardware to be used for live, video-on-demand (VOD), and pay-per-use
functions, as required by the business.
Ingest
Playout
Hypervisor Layer
Harmonic VOS
Cisco Unified Computing System
Graphics
and
Branding
PURE
Compression
Multiscreen Multiscreen Multiscreen
Processing, Packaging, and Delivery
Figure 3. Harmonic VOS Function Integration Brings Together a Complete Video Service
Processing Capability on a Single Virtualized Software-Based Platform
Processing Capability on a Single Virtualized Software-Based Platform