Белая книга для Cisco Cisco UCS B260 M4 Blade Server
Virtualized Video Infrastructure with Harmonic VOS and Cisco UCS
January 2015
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combination with Cisco UCS Manager for true stateless hardware abstraction,
with Harmonic NMX Digital Service Manager providing Electra XVM application
provisioning and redundancy.
with Harmonic NMX Digital Service Manager providing Electra XVM application
provisioning and redundancy.
The Rise of Virtualized Video Infrastructure
In the past, dedicated hardware was required for video processing, but the constant
performance improvements of industry-standard processors have resulted in
servers powerful enough to propel software-based video applications. These
computational resources are causing a shift in video processing and distribution
toward IT-centric data center infrastructure, through VVI. Moving to Harmonic
Electra XVM with Cisco UCS yields dramatically simplified deployments (Figure 1)
and significant benefits compared discrete hardware-based approaches:
performance improvements of industry-standard processors have resulted in
servers powerful enough to propel software-based video applications. These
computational resources are causing a shift in video processing and distribution
toward IT-centric data center infrastructure, through VVI. Moving to Harmonic
Electra XVM with Cisco UCS yields dramatically simplified deployments (Figure 1)
and significant benefits compared discrete hardware-based approaches:
•
Independence from custom hardware: The solution virtualizes video processing
applications with industry-standard processors and servers. This feature enables
significant cost savings while allows operators to build and maintain more efficient
and cost-effective video processing workflows. With centralized management
of worldwide resources, operators can define and distribute new video channels
globally in a fraction of the time and cost required today.
applications with industry-standard processors and servers. This feature enables
significant cost savings while allows operators to build and maintain more efficient
and cost-effective video processing workflows. With centralized management
of worldwide resources, operators can define and distribute new video channels
globally in a fraction of the time and cost required today.
•
Savings in capital expenditures (CapEx) and operating expenses (OpEx): The
use of industry-standard hardware such as Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
can result in 30 to 40 percent lower total cost of ownership (TCO) over the life
of the video system. This savings is achieved through more flexible operations,
reduced time to launch new services, and lower CapEx and OpEx than for
traditional video processing running on custom appliances.
use of industry-standard hardware such as Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
can result in 30 to 40 percent lower total cost of ownership (TCO) over the life
of the video system. This savings is achieved through more flexible operations,
reduced time to launch new services, and lower CapEx and OpEx than for
traditional video processing running on custom appliances.
Playout Server
Playout Server
SCTE-104
Inserter
SCTE-104
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SCTE-104
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SCTE-104
Inserter
Graphics
Graphics
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SD Encoder
SD Encoder
HD Encoder
HD Encoder
HD AVC
HD AVC
MW Encoder
MW Encoder
Origin
Mux
HVN HD East - AVC
HVN SD East
HVN HD East
HVN HD West
HVN SD West
HVN HD West - AVC
HVN SD East
HVN HD East
HVN HD West
HVN SD West
HVN HD West - AVC
HVN MW East
HVN MW West
Discrete Hardware-Based Video Processing Infrastructure
Cisco UCS Blade
Server Chassis
VVI on
Cisco UCS
UCS B22 M3
CONSOLE
UCS B22 M3
CONSOLE
UCS B22 M3
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UCS B22 M3
CONSOLE
UCS B22 M3
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UCS B22 M3
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UCS B22 M3
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UCS B22 M3
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Figure 1. Running VVI on Cisco UCS Dramatically Simplifies Video Processing and
Delivery Deployments
Delivery Deployments