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The Cisco® Digital Media System (DMS) enables organizations to create, manage, and access compelling digital media to easily connect customers, employees, partners, or students-anywhere, anytime. The Cisco Digital Media System is a flexible and comprehensive solution for publishing dynamic content to both on-premise digital signage displays and the desktop.
The Cisco Digital Media Encoder (DME) 2000 is an integrated component of the Cisco Digital Media System for Cisco Desktop Video.
Cisco Digital Media Encoder 2000
The Cisco Digital Media Encoder 2000 (Figure 1) is a multiprocessor, studio-quality audio and video encoding appliance that provides live and on-demand streaming digital media across an IP network.
The Cisco Digital Media Encoder 2000 is designed for sophisticated users who require multiple audio and video input options, a variety of encoding formats and functions, and high-bandwidth encoding. A color display and audio output monitors mounted on the front panel provide visual video and audio encoding monitoring. You can manage the encoder locally through the embedded LCD or remotely through the Cisco Digital Media Manager, another component of the Cisco Digital Media System. Its multiprocessor power and variety of input options make this encoder the choice for users, including corporate offices or data centers that need sophisticated creation of compelling digital media content.
Figure 1. Cisco Digital Media Encoder 2000
The Cisco Digital Media Encoder 2000 provides a variety of composite and digital audio and video connections as well as two 10-/100-/1000-Mb Ethernet connections. The power of the multiple processors and the variety of video and audio inputs make this encoder the choice for creating both live and on-demand streaming content as well as a platform for content conversion or transcoding.
You can use the Cisco Digital Media Encoder 2000 as a standalone encoder or integrate it with the overall Cisco Digital Media System (Figure 2). The Cisco Digital Media Manager includes functions to set up and control Cisco Digital Media Encoders; schedule live streaming events; and publish both on-demand and live streaming content to viewers anywhere on your IP network.
Figure 2. Cisco Digital Media System
For optimal network performance and end-user delivery of digital media, you can connect the Cisco Digital Media Encoder 2000 to a variety of streaming systems, including the Cisco Application and Content Networking System (ACNS). Cisco ACNS provides both live unicast and multicast streaming services and on-demand access in which digital media files are cached locally for retrieval and viewed over the WAN at LAN speeds (Figure 3).
Figure 3. Cisco Digital Media Encoder 2000 and Cisco ACNS
Table 1 gives features and benefits of the Cisco Digital Media Encoder 2000.
Table 1. Features and Benefits of Cisco Digital Media Encoder 2000
Feature
Benefit
Multiple processors
Provide highest-quality streaming from multiple inputs.
Multiple video and audio inputs
Accept video and audio input from a large variety of cameras and other sources.
Video and audio monitors on the front panel
Visually monitor encoding functions.
Integration with the Cisco Digital Media System
Easily schedule and manage live events from multiple encoders from the web-based Cisco Digital Media Manager.
Product Specifications
Table 2 gives specifications of the Cisco Digital Media Encoder 2000.
Table 2. Product Specifications
Product Parameter
Specification
Supported live streaming formats
• Windows Media
• MPEG-4/H.264
Supported on-demand formats
• Flash (.flv)
• Windows Media
• MPEG-4/H.264
Video inputs
• Two composite
• Two S-Video
• Two SDI (SMPTE-259M) video with embedded audio inputs (AES/EBU)
Video formats
• National Television System Committee (NTSC): M, M-J
• Phase Alternation Line (PAL): B, D, H, I
Audio inputs
• Two pair unbalanced stereo (RCA)
• Two pair balanced stereo (XLR)
• Two pair digital audio (AES/EBU) inputs through SDI inputs
Ethernet ports
Two 10/100/1000 Mbps
Available hard disk space
85 GB
RAM
1 Gb
Processor
Dual Core AMD Opteron, 1.81 GHz
Additional ports
Two USB 2.0 and VGA monitor
Physical dimensions
• Size (H x W x D): 3.5 x 19 x 24 in. (8.89 x 48.26 x 60.96 cm)
• Weight: 42 lb (19.05 kg)
Standard form factor
2 rack unit (RU)
Operating temperature range
0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F)
Operating humidity range
Between 5 and 85% (noncondensing) at 40°C
Operating altitude range
0 to 10,0000 ft (0 to 3,084m)
Power
• 110 to 220 VAC
• 50 to 60 Hz
• 4 to 8A, load and input voltage dependent
• 510W power supply
• 1,740 BTU/hr
Mean time between failure (MTBF; estimated)
>100,000 hr
Usage Recommendations
The Cisco Digital Media Encoder 2000 is intended for use in encoding typical standard-definition (SD) Webcast quality live and on-demand streams. Table 3 gives recommended upper limits regarding encoder format settings and intended use for the Cisco Digital Media Encoder 2000. The recommended upper limits for window size and bit rate are based on a maximum of 75-percent CPU usage on the Cisco Digital Media Encoder 2000. The Cisco Digital Media Encoder 2000 is also compatible with the slide synchronization function of the Cisco Digital Media Manager Live Event Module.
Table 3. Usage Recommendations
Application
Encoder Type
Maximum Window Size
Maximum Bit Rate
Number of Simultaneous Output Streams
General Webcasting for live and on-demand content
Windows Media
640 x 480
2 Mbps
2; variable for smaller window sizes and lower bit rates
General Webcasting for live and on-demand content
MPEG-4/H.264
640 x 480
2 Mbps
2; variable for smaller window sizes and lower bit rates
Cisco Digital Media Manager Live Event Module (for use with slide synchronization for live events)
Windows Media
640 x 480
2 Mbps
2; variable for smaller window sizes and lower bit rates
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• Architecture validation
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• Detailed design and implementation schedule development
• System acceptance test plan development
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® Software updates and upgrades, and Advance Replacement of failed hardware.
For more information about the Cisco Digital Media Encoder 2000, visit:
http://www.cisco.com/go/dms or contact your local Cisco account representative.
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