Cisco Cisco AS Series Media Processor Software 6.0 データシート
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Data Sheet
Cisco AS Series Media Processor Software
Product Overview
The Cisco
®
AS Media Processor Family of advanced, live, standard- and high-definition encoding solutions is
redefining the online video experience with best-in-class quality for real-time media delivery applications such as
live sports, 24-hour programming, Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), and enterprise, education, and government
video.
Cisco AS Series Media Processor Software is fully optimized for operation on the Cisco Unified Computing
System
™
(UCS
™
) blade server platform. This solution combines the market-leading adaptive bitrate (ABR)
capabilities of Cisco Media Processor with the scalable UCS blade server platform. With its easy-to-use interface,
Cisco Media Processor lets you turn an IP video source into multiple Internet-ready streams, with the outstanding
levels of quality you have come to expect from Cisco.
This comprehensive, reliable platform can stream multiple formats to any device, including iPhone, iPad, feature
phones, and smartphones. Cisco Media Processor was the first to offer full support for ABR streaming and
continues to lead that market, including Apple HTTP Live Streaming (HLS), Microsoft Internet Information Server
(IIS) Smooth Streaming, and Adobe
®
HTTP Dynamic Streaming. Cisco Media Processor can also detect
broadcast cue messages and translate critical advertising metadata into ad markers appropriate for the Adobe
Flash
®
and Microsoft Silverlight platforms as well as Apple iOS devices.
Features and Benefits
Table 1 summarizes the Cisco Media Processor features and benefits.
Table 1.
Cisco AS Series Media Processor Software Features and Benefits
Feature
Benefits
Optimized for Cisco UCS
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Network: unified fabric
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Compute: industry-standard x86
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Storage: access options
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Virtualization optimized
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Unified management model
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Dynamic resource provisioning
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Efficient scale
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Lower cost with fewer servers, switches, adapters, and cables
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Lower power consumption
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Fewer points of management
Advertising and
Monetization
Monetization
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Automates Internet ad insertion using SCTE 35 cue messages or with playlists generated by playout servers
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Supports slate insertion to remove broadcast advertisements
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Remonetizes video with Internet ads for browsers, mobile devices, and set-top boxes
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Provides SCTE 35 pass-through, making automated ad insertion even easier