Title: Video in the Enterprise
1Video in the Enterprise
- Designing the next generation
- of Video Gateways
James Awad Product Manager, Octasic
2Reality check
- "To invest in a Picture Phone for yourself was
about as useful as buying one shoe. - - Jonathan Margolis.
Courtesy ATT Archives and History Center
3Why is this relevant now?
- Cost
- PCs, DSPs and IT infrastructure
- Digital Cameras post processing algorithms
- Need
- 24/7 communications and interaction
- Culture
- Always-on society, YouTube effect
4Video in the enterprise
Application Examples
Customer service Mobile banking Call centers
Social Networking Interactive TV shows User-generated content
On-line Learning Sharing training videos
Video surveillance Casino security
Video conferencing Sales call Planning meeting
MORE COMMON
5Summer vacation
6Ecosystem
Corporate Skin, Voice XML
Video conf / IVVR
SIP / 3G-324M
Quality Aspect
H.264 / MPEG2 transcode
Ethernet / TDM
Ethernet / TDM
7Why is quality important?
- Poor video quality is 1 hindrance to video
service adoption - Goal is to optimize cost vs. Quality tradeoff
8What are the quality issues?
- Synchronizing Audio Video
- Call set-up time
- Latency / delay
- Compression algorithms
- Network congestion
- Packet loss
9Compression Algorithms
- Source http//www.h264usa.com/technology/
10Network Congestion
CIF Decoder
H.264 SVC Encoder
SD Decoder
HD 1080p Resolution
Spatial Scalability Quality Scalability Temporal
Scalability
HD 720p Decoder
11Packet loss
Frame 1
Frame 2
Packet lost
Technique 3 Use motion predicted compensation
Technique 1 Color replacement
Technique 2 Replace with previous frame
12Summary
- Video quality is 1 selection criteria
- Solutions now exist that address all these issues
- Ecosystem is starting to emerge, delivering
standardized platforms
13Thank you