Digital Content Management

The Cisco Digital Content Manager (DCM), ROSA Network and Video Service Management and ROSA Element Manager were configured to show program switching between local and national feeds, and an example of Emergency Alert System text crawl insertion onto a digital MPEG-2 program. Management of the overall solution was performed by ROSA network management.
High-Level Digital Content Manager (DCM)
Presenter: Peter Chave, Product Manager

ROSA VSM: Video Services Manager

Cisco ROSA video service manager (VSM) monitors, manages, and controls equipment and services for end-to-end video network management of digital platforms. This demonstration focuses on the newest addition to the ROSA network management product line, the Cisco ROSA VSM, and how it changes the network management perspective from equipment-centric to a services-centric solution. Watch the video posted below to find out how this fundamental change aligns the network management system with the services being offered to subscribers. Cisco VSM helps service providers reduce the complexity of the end-to-end network and increase network reliability, while decreasing operational expenses.
Video Services Manager (VSM)
Presenter: Ken Dumont, Director, Network Management Systems

Next-Generation Satellite Receiver

Developed for primary distribution, private networks, and SMATV applications, the Cisco D9865 Satellite Receiver decodes MPEG-2/MPEG-4 AVC SD/HD and supports DVB-S/S2 demodulation. The video posted below demonstrates the benefits of the receiver’s support for secure satellite content distribution to help broadcasters and satellite service providers use less bandwidth while delivering premium quality video in SD and HD formats.
Next-Generation Satellite Receiver: D9865
Presenter: Jacob Jeevanayagam, Director of Marketing for Asia, SPVTG

Digital Cisco Solutions

Cisco Digital Solution: DCM IP Video Gateway &anp; Transcoder
Presenter: Morten Rasmussen, Senior Product Manager

New DCM IP Video Gateway
Ultra compact SDI gateway which delivers industry leading IP adapter capabilities for video contribution applications.

• IP connectivity and redundancy features: hitless switchover with spatial redundancy
• Uncompressed SD, HD and 3G HD transport over IP networks
• Optional JPEG2000 encoding/decoding
• Up to 12 videos in a compact 1RU chassis

New DCM Transcoder
High density MPEG-2 to AVC transcoder. Full feature set and excellent fit in the network architecture

• 48 SD/12 HD video programs in 2RU
• Modular and scalable product design
• Built on DCM hardware and software platform assuring full feature set and excellent fit in the network
• Low power consumption

D9854 Advanced Program Receiver
High-quality SD and HD video decoding . Eases migration from DVB-S MPEG-2 SD to DVB-S2 AVC HD for programmers and broadcasters and supports PowerVu and third-party conditional access.

• HD to SD Down-conversion based Active Format Descriptor
• Supports a single PowerVu program or up to 16 DVB-CI programs (CAM dependant)
• PowerVu features: service replacement, CA, lock levels, force tune, NIT tuning, audio mapping

D9858 Advanced Receiver Transcoder
High-quality HD AVC distribution, transcoded at the headend to MPEG-2 SD or HD. Content providers can provide an SD and HD version of the same program in the same device while optimizing transmission costs by only transmitting a single AVC HD program:

• High Quality HD transcoding to low MPEG-2 HD bitrates to meet MSO needs for low bit rate HD
• Capable of transcoding two unique programs in 1 RU chassis
• PowerVu features: service replacement, CA, lock levels, force tune, NIT tuning, audio mapping

Virtualized Content to Any Screen

Cisco also demonstrated the connected life with its next generation hybrid set-top and gateway, showing any content to any device with consistent user experience. Learn more about the future of video delivery from this informative video that shows both broadcast and web-based video content playback across multiple devices regardless of source or delivery platform.
Content Virtualized to Any Screen
Presenter: Mark Pignolet, Product Manager, International Set-tops

Video Contribution Codec Demonstration

We hosted several demonstrations within our partner Fujitsu’s booth. The technologies/solutions we showcased were our Cisco IP contribution and video-encoding solutions, including low latency, high-quality encoders and decoders, DCM video processors and ROSA and Dimetis’ (SOA)-based video-aware BOSS© Broadcast Platform for network and service management.
Video Contribution Codec
Presenter: John Bach, Senior Product Manager