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DVB-H IPE and iSplcier Competition benchmark
18/10/07 working document UDCAST CONFIDENTIAL
Filip Gluszak, VP Marketing Email
filip.gluszak_at_udcast.com Phone [phone]
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Executive summary

• DVB-H Network Equipment

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Mobile TV IPE 3 levels of competition

• Technology level WHAT STANDARD TO CHOOSE?
• DVB-H
• MediaFLO
• S-DMB T-DMB
• I-SDBT
• MBMS
• End-to-end offerrs level WHAT IS THE BEST DVB-H
  END-TO-END SOLUTION?
• Thomson
• Nokia-Siemens
• Rhode Schwartz
• Alcatel-Lucent
• Motorola
• Components (example IPE level) WHAT IS THE BEST
  DVB-H IPE / Distribution / Monitoring?
• UDcast
• Thomson
• Rhode Schwartz
• Dataplanet
• Sidsa
• Enensys

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IPE competitors
Benchmarking

• Cardinal
• Dataplanet
• Enensys
• Maindata
• Fraunhofer
• Sidsa
• Rhode Schwarz
• Thomson Grass Valley
• Unique Broadband Systems Ltd.
• Others Siemens, DTV, test equipment

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DVB-H Head-end (IPE) competition
Consumer Research
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Cardinal

• Company profile
• Cardinal Systems provides innovative
  software-based digital broadcasting solutions,
  with the focus on authoring, managing and
  broadcasting DVB-based content. Cardinal's
  solutions are designed to enable an easy upgrade
  path from entry-level systems to complete
  operator-grade solutions. Cardinal's products are
  deployed and used in over 35 countries worldwide.
  
• Since 1993
• With its product lines, Cardinal covers needs of
  practically anyone working with the DVB standard
  such as broadcasters, broadcast network
  operators, mobile operators, mobile network
  operators, handset manufacturers, application
  developers and academic institutions.
• Helsinki, FINLAND
• http//www.cardinal.fi
• Product range
• Authoring Provisioning ( studio MHP application
  tools for studios)
• Broadcasting Servers (Playout for MHP, DVB-H,
  Video MPEG-2 encoding)
• Middleware and Operating Systems (Datacast
  Middleware for DVB-H receivers, Linux
  distribution for real-time)
• IPE Features
• Central and distributed IPE architecture, N1
  redundancy, re-time-slicig of national MPE feeds
  with local MPE feeds
• References
• Trial with Telstra, Broadcast Australia,
  Microsoft

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DataPlanet

• Company Profile
• Professionals in IP over DVB and ATSC delivery.
  Provides equipment and software for multimedia
  distribution systems. The company specializes in
  IP data delivery over DVB and ATSC systems.
• Cannot find any recent news
• Product range
• Core products of data planet international AG are
  IP encapsulators for DVB (including DVB-H) and
  ATSC, PSI/SI inserters and IP multicast
  distribution software.
• IPE Features
• ?
• References
• Provides IP Encoder to DVB-H trial in Portugal
  with SGC Telecom, Siemens, RS

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Enensys

• Company Profile
• company specializing in broadcast solutions for
  interoperability. Created by technical and
  commercial experts from the Digital TV field,
  ENENSYS Technologies product lines are
  "convergence oriented", aiming at interworking of
  network (IT) and broadcast equipments with a
  special focus on- TV on mobile applications
  using DVB-H and T-DMB technologies and- Video
  over IP using DVB-IPI technologies.
• Rennes, Francehttp//www.enensys.com/
• Product range
• Full DVB-H Chain, DAB/T-DMB, DVB-IP, Head-end, IP
  distribm Transmission and Lab equipments
• IPE Features
• IPE MobiSlice
• Prise en charge des modes FEC (dont No FEC )
• Auto-génération des tables PSI/SI (NIT, PAT, PMT,
  INT)
• Mode Expert modification manuelle des tables
  PSI/SI
• Prise en charge de Ipv4/ipV6
• Contrôle à distance (serveur HTTP embarqué)
• Solide et compact (montage en rack 1RU 19'')
• Air pulsé
• 100 compatible avec les encodeurs mobiles H.264
  disponibles sur le marché
• 100 compatible avec les serveurs ESG
  disponibles sur le marché
• References
• Over 50 customers in 20 countires

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Fraunhofer Institut for Integrated Circuits IIS

• Profile The Fraunhofer Institute for Media
  Communication IMK is making its contribution in
  the midst of the ongoing media revolution.Our
  main focus is virtual environments and computer
  graphics, cultural heritage, interactive
  television and e-cinema, multimedia management,
  knowledge spaces and web-based solutions.
• References
• Trial Erlangen Germany
• Enensys OEM

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Maindata

• Profile
• MAINDATA Company Profile - Mobile TV, DVB-H,
  3GPP, IPE, H.264 Encoder, Satellite Internet,
  File Multicast, Distance Education
• MAINDATA, spol. s r.o., a privately held Slovak
  company, was founded in 1996 as spin-off of
  FINSAT.
• MAINDATA designs, develops and markets IP
  Datacasting solutions via DVB (Digital Video
  Broadcast).
• FINSAT was a company offering first real-time
  satellite based financial informations system in
  Central Europe, gathering real-time data from
  Stock Exchanges, OTC markets, News agencies as
  well as from Foreign Exchange Markets (based on
  agreement with Bridge Information Systems - St.
  Louis USA) during years 1993 - 1996. FINSAT has
  been providing real time data via a shared
  up-link with Hungarian Press Agency to QPSK
  satellite receivers. FINSAT team has developed
  entire data gathering, processing (ticker plant)
  and distribution system including MS Windows
  based clients. It was delivering real-time data
  to capital funds managers. FINSAT was
  a Slovak-American Joint-venture. Its services
  have been highly valuated by SEC (Security
  Exchange Commission) commissioner from USA.
• MAINDATA in its initial stage during 1996 since
  1998 provided DataCasting services via analogue
  satellite TV signal via VBI (vertical blanking
  interval) technology.
• With an arrival of DVB technology when Satellite
  TV Companies have massivelly migrated to DVB
  MAINDATA has developed own DVB based
  DataBroadcast system and HYBRID-NET system
  allowing provisioning of Broadband Satellite
  Internet via 1-way satellite system using dial-up
  channel in return direction in 1998.
• www.maindata.sk
• Products
• Mobile TV (IPE, 3GPP Streaming, AV Encoders, DVB
  ASI-IP Adapter, TS Players, PSI/SI Generator,
  Interface boards
• Satellite Internet (IPE, TCP/IP Accelerator)
• File Mulicastingm (eLearning solutions)
• Smart EDU
• Optimux competitor of iSplicer
• IPE features
• DVB-H MD IP Encapsulator T6100 (limited to 4
  programs and 4Mbps) and S6000 Series
• References
• Sony Solvakia

• Time Slicing - Individually configurable per
  serviceS6000 Series - unlimitedT6100 Series lt 4
  ProgramsMPE FEC (Reed Solomon - Configurable FEC
  (1 , 2/3, 3/4, 5/6. 7/8)S6000 Series - full
  DVB-H Transport StreamT6100 Series lt 4
  MbpsExtended PSI/SI tables Generation PAT,
  PMT,SDT, NIT, INT(EN 300 468 ver. 1.6.1)
• IPE Generic Features
• DVB-ASI output - physical layer (EN 50
  083-9)S6000 Series - full DVB-H Transport
  StreamT6100 Series lt 4 MbpsMPEG-2 Transport
  Stream output (ISO 13818-1)2 x Gigabit Ethernet
  inputIP Encapsulation (100 Mbps) MPE (EN 301 192
  ver. 1.4.1) Section PackingIPv4 and IPv6
  supportSource Specific Multicast (SSM)
  supportRemote Control MonitoringSNMP v.3
  (authentication and authorization for improved
  security)BNMS Web Interface, XML
  controlEmbedded Linux OS, optional NAT, Firewall
  
• Test Features
• Play Transport Stream Files, Play Video
  FilesChannel errors emulation (Enables test MPE
  FEC decoder performance)Library of Transport
  Streams files with various DVB-H
  parameters(Bandwidth Burst Size, Video Codecs
  (H.264, MPEG-4, H.263),Audio Codecs (AAC, MP3),
  MPE FEC Strength Settings,Induced Bit Errors -
  bursts, spread)

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Benchmarking
RohdeSchwarz

• Profile
• 6800 employees, 1.33Billion Euro revenue,
  presence in over 70 countires, established more
  then 70 years ago
• 80 of total turnover outside Germany
• http//www.rohde-schwarz.com/
• Products
• Test and Measurement
• Broadcasting
• Broadcasting TM
• TV Transmitters
• FM/DAB/T0DMB Transmitters
• Datacasting
• Secure Radiocommunication
• Radiomonitoring (public safty)
• IPE features
• DTV IP Inserter and Generator DIP 010 for DVB-H
• MPEG-2 data inserter and generator for DVB-H
• Optimal utilization of available data rate by
  means of automatic time slicing
• 50 or more services per channel due to
  hardware-based Reed-Solomon encoder
• Dynamic error-protection system

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Sidsa
Benchmarking

• Profile
• SIDSA, a privately owned company founded in 1992
  as a fabless semiconductor and IC designer
• The companys DVB multimedia solutions for
  CI-CAM, MPEG processing and Conditional Access
  are based on the proprietary "MACtsp-x" chip
  family.
• Madrid, Spain
• http//www.sidsa.com/
• Products
• SID16000 DVB-T/H demodulator IC for portable
  television devices
• DVB-H IP Encapsulator (Gateway)
• Conditional Access solution KeyFly
• DVB to IP Gateways
• IPE
• Generating a DVB-H transport stream ready for
  modulation and transmission.
• All possible time-slicing and FEC operational
  modes are supported as well as mode combination
  with different time-slice periods and detailed
  reporting of burst allocation and timing.
  Optional features are DVBT signal
  re-multiplexing, as well as MPEG-2 to MPEG-4
  recoding.
• Time-Slicing and FEC features
• Support of all possible modes of operation
• Combination of modes with different time slice
  periods
• Detailed reporting of burst allocation and timing
  PSI/SI Signaling

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Thomson Grass Valley OPAL
Benchmarking

• Profile
• Grass Valley is part of the Thomson group
• http//www.thomsongrassvalley.com/
• Products
• IPE
• The DVB-H dedicated version of the Thales IP
  Encapsulator is based on the existing and mature
  OPAL product, the most efficient and powerful IP
  encapsulator in the industry today.Specifically
  designed to address video broadcasting to andheld
  mobile receivers, OPAL combines IP encapsulation
  capabilities with DVB-H specific features such as
  Time Slicing and MPE FEC. The DVB-H dedicated
  version of the Thales IP Encapsulator is based on
  the existing and mature OPAL product, the most
  efficient and powerful IP encapsulator in the
  industry today.Specifically designed to address
  video broadcasting to andheld mobile receivers,
  OPAL combines IP encapsulation capabilities with
  DVB-H specific features such as Time Slicing and
  MPE FEC.
• http//www.thomsongrassvalley.com/products_disttra
  ns/index_mobile.html
• Key Features
• IP frame encapsulation according to DVB-H
  specification
• Statistical time-slicing support
• Time-slicer sharing between multiple network
  operators
• Support of multiple, independent time slicers
• Fully customizable DVB-H MPE FEC
• Opportunistic data insertion (ODI)
• Burst sharing between multiple contents/PIDs
• Outstanding graphical user interface
• Full management of PSI/SI and INT tables

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UBS
Benchmarking

• Profile
• UBS in business since 1990. Privately owned.
  Design and manufacturing of Wireless
  Communications Solutions Systesms and Subsystems
  for DAB, Mulicast, Military, Passive Waveguide
  components.
• Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
• http//www.uniquesys.com/
• Products
• Modulators DVB-T/H/SH, DMB-T/H, TMMB, CMMB, STiMi
• Transmitters DVB-T/H, DMB-T/H
• Trasnmitters and repeaters system componenets
• SFN Adapters
• Test transmitters
• Encoders
• DVB-H Satellite Gateway
• IP Encapsualtror DVE 6000
• IPE DVE 6000
• Claimed advantages over competing products
• Two operational modes dynamic time-slice
  allocation and static allocation
• SFN adapter, part of the encapsulator
• Automatic SI/PSI table generation

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IPE features benchmark (see excel file)
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Distribution networks (iSplicer) competition
Consumer Research
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Mobile TV distribution transport options
Microwave
Terrestrial
Over IP
Satellite

• One to many architecture (single hub)
• Very fast to deploy
• Accessible almost everywhere
• Cost per site goes down with number of sites
  (large projects)

• Used for two-way communication

• Possibility of high bandwidth (fiber)
• No additional antennas

• Advantages of Fiber, with possibility of reducing
  the cost by reuse of same connection for many
  services
• Multi-cast possibility

Advantages

• Need to rent sat capacity
• Roof sat antennas

• Lines not available everywhere
• Long lead-time to build new lines (permissions
  required)
• Very high lease and construction costs
• One-to-one architecture

• Technology still not mature
• Weak support for Quality of Services in IP
  networks
• Lines not available everywhere
• Long lead-time and high cost to build new lines

• Require license for frequency use
• Yearly license fees
• Line of sight between sites
• Pair of equipments per link (one-to-one
  architecture)
• Complex installation

Disadvantages
Low cost and fast for Mobile TV
Not for broadcast Require licenses
Expensive and long to deploy
Future (2009)
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iSplicer competitors

• Thomson
• EyeGate - Testing system of DVB-H re-multiplexing
  for Modeo
• UBS
• UBPort SKY DVB-H Satellite Gateway
• Statistical Aggregation technology for 25-90
  payload savings
• Maindata
• OPTIMUX Local Content Satellite Distribution
• Up to 85 bandwidth savings
• Applicable to DVB-H, DMB-T, MediaFLO, BCAST,
  CMMB, DVB-T, ISDB, ATSC
• T-Vips (Norway)
• CP520 Transport Stream Remultiplexer (only DVB-T)
• Newtec
• Azimuth Series NTC/2137
• Preparing solution for Modeo in cooperation with
  ProTelevision and SES Americom
• Partnership with UDcast

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Eyegate features

• EyeGateDVB IP RouterStandards(source DVB)
• DVB-DATA EN 301 192 TR 101 202
• DVB-MPEG TR 102 154 TS 101 154
• DVB-SI EN 300 468 TR 101 211
• DVB-T EN 300 744

• EyeGate Features
• PID filtering
• RF input signal monitoring
• SFN and MFN environment support
• Bit-rate smoothing for DVB-H timeslicing
• constraints
• System time configuration with TDT,
• TOT, SNTP, or internal clock
• Dedicated panel for alarms/warning
• and log messages
• Web supervision and control
• SNMP agent
• Input Interfaces
• ASI input
• QPSK input
• Ethernet 10/100Base-T
• 10 MHz GPS input
• Output Interfaces
• 2 mirrored ASI outputs

VERSIONS TNM-3450-D - EyeGate, ASI
out TNM-3490-1 - ASI input for TNM-3450-D TNM-3490
-2 - QPSK input for TNM-3450-D TNM-3490-3 - IP
input for TNM-3450-D TNM-3490-4 - DVB-H/DVB-T
re-synchronization with bit-rate adaptation GPS
input for stream re-synchronization
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Optimux - Maindata

• PROS
• tbc
• CONS
• No deployments or trials announced
• No demonstrations

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T-VIPS

• PROS
• Compact form factor
• Deployed in DVB-T
• CONS
• No DVB-H support

• Key Features
• Flexible multiplexing
• Powerful PSI/SI handling
• Transport stream monitoring
• Compact and cost-effective solution
• User-friendly configuration and control SFN
  adaptation (Option)

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UBS UDport SKY Satellite Gateway

• Multiplexing of 16 independent DVB-H SFN/MFN
  Networks
• Stream aggregation and bandwidth optimization in
  the range of 25 - 90
• Output rate up to 90 Mbps
• Two independent Dynamic Burst Scheduling and
  Static Allocation Scheduling modes
• User Selectable Reed Solomon 0-64 RS columns,
  0-190 Stuffing columns
• Very accurate time slicing control lt10 ms
• Packet filtering based on protocol, IP Addresses
  and Ports
• Dynamic SI/PSI table generation
• SFN Synchronization and MIP insertion

• UBS Statistical Aggregation
• UBS Dynamic Time Slicing
• DVB-S/S2 compliant satellite receiver
• DVB-H compliant SFN/MFN transport regenerator
• Internal GPS and MIP frame regeneration
• IP delivered local content insertion and
  processing
• Single low cost device for simple deployment at
  repeater sites

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iSplicer comparaison
EyeGate
T-VIPS
iSplicer
DVB-H
DVB-T
Central clock, no GPS
In-band management
Not applicable
Single IPE head-end
IPE Cluster
QPSK input option
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Benefits UDcast products

• IPE
• Designed for large scale
• Central management
• Local content management
• Hand-over
• Redundancy
• Deployed commercially in over 2 countries
• Validated by multiple OEMs
• iSplicer
• 1 year ahead of competition
• Several test deployments
• Management of content integrated with IPE Manager

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EyeGate DVB-T/H Deconcentrator

• CONS
• Require GPS input for SFN
• Less mature (launched several months later, no
  projects annonced)

• PRO
• Possibility of integrating QPSK DVB-S input
• Price about 7K euro with QPSK modem integrated
  (T-System), 6.8K without modem (Newtec)
• Single IPE can manage multiple local zones (real
  performance yet to be confirmed)
• Concentration of multiple DVB-T TS (Amber
  concentrator)
• Review past actions and alarms via Web interface
• SNMP management and monitoring (UDcast offers via
  IPE Manager)
• Mirrored ASI outputs (UDcast will offer
  redundancy)
• Trial with Multichoice in SouthAfrica (4k users)
  (UDcast in several trials)