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At Adtec Digital, we offer the most simple and ideal
solutions for Internet Protocol Television. At the core of our IPTV
IPTV Middleware Application Server w/iptvManage, solution is iptvManageTM, which is a browser-based control and
Manage edjeGuide Middleware & edjePlayer PC Decoder
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management application. It runs on Adtec Digital's Middleware

Application Server (MAS).
Supporting IPTV and BBTV
iptvManageTM simply make's your life easier by providing
platforms, the Adtec Middleware
customer and set top database management as well as package,
Application Server (MAS) is the core of
the interactive IPTV viewing experience. channel and VOD provisioning.

Serving as the host for IPTV set top edjeGuideTM, our set top box middleware application
boxes and computer browser based provides your customers with program guide information, parental
decoders, the MAS enables the decoding controls, favorite lists and a simple and intuitive interface.
device to provide user-friendly and easy The Adtec IPTV Solution provides not just
to navigate program viewing and reliability, but flexibility, allowing you to TM

extended programming information for remain competitive and in sync with the
live, on demand and PVR media assets. industry advances.
benefits

• Consumer Off The Shelf (COTS) Hardware: • VOD: Take advantage of the optional Adtec
Two models, differing in redundancy and perfor- edjeVOD software server running natively on the
mance are offered to meet the demands of varying MAS, or interface with larger scalable VOD
customer requirements. solutions from a variety of VOD vendors.

• Open Standards OS and Application Tools:
The use of a robust Linux OS and well known
internet based development tools and databases
makes the MAS easy to use, understand and deploy.
• Electronic Program Guide: Support for industry
leading Tribune Media Listing service as well as
manual program guide building.
• IPTV Set Top Support: Support for industry
leading IPTV set top vendors such as Amino
Communications.
applications
• Telco • PC, MAC, and Linux Computer Decoding: Cross
• Internet
platform support for Internet Explorer, Firefox,
• Medical
• Hospitality Safari and Opera browsers with the use of the open
• Education source VLC plug-in decoder wrapped in Adtec’s
• Military edjePlayerTM DHTML interface.
• Billing Interface: Using a public domain billing
interface from Great lakes Data Systems, the MAS
can interface to your system. * Intergration Required
• Caller ID: Display incoming calls or missed calls
while watching TV. * Intergration Required
• Emergency Alert: Interface with weather radios
to provide EAS notifications to set tops or computer
decoders. * Intergration Required
• Customizable Interfaces: Customize the look
and feel of your decoding device interfaces.
• Flexibility by Design: iptvManage
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allows you
to control set top devices, Adtec decoder devices
and PC decoder accounts all from the same
application.
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• Corporate (Enterprise)
 considerations
Availability When considering IPTV as a method of Digital Television
features & specifications Middleware Applications Server
(DTV) delivery, there are many factors to review. IPTV
Technical Specs The MAS comes in a 1 RU chassis.
must be primarily viewed as an enabling mechanism for
Operating System Client Requirements: distribution of television and advanced services in residential,
• SUSE Linux 10.2 The following items are recommended for enterprise, medical, educational, military, and other network
remote configuration and use of the MAS. enabled applications. The average required bandwidth per
Database viewing node is roughly 30 Mega bits per second (Mbs). This
• mySQL 4.1.13 Processor: provides support for 1 MPEG 2 HD, 2 SD, T1 data speed,
1.5Ghz Pentium 4/AMD Athlon or 1Ghz PowerPC and many VoIP services concurrently. Is your network
(2Ghz recommended)
Application Server capable of this? If so, then use of the mature, established,
• Apache Tomcat 5.5.17 and pervasive MPEG 2 is acceptable and actually preferred
Memory: based on economics and maturity. If you cannot sustain this
512Mb DDR 333Mhz (1Gb DDR2 533Mhz
Server Hardware recommended)
bit rate per node, you should consider using MPEG 4 Part 10
• Supermicro 1RU chassis (AVC). It is certainly the encoding standard of the future and
it will offer a 25% bandwidth savings on SD and nearly 50%
Video Card:
Processor 16Mb SDRAM w/ DirectX 8 support (64Mb DDR w/ savings on HD services. Assess your objectives and budget
Base 1RU DirectX 9 support recommended) accordingly prior to deciding which standard best fits your
• 1 - Intel Dual Core Xenon current and future requirements. Just as Analog and Digital
(2.66-3.0 Ghz) Audio Card: TV coexist today, MPEG 2 and MPEG 4 will interoperate on
AC ‘97 w/ DirectX 8 support (PCI card 24-bit/96khz IPTV systems for the forseeable future.
Advanced 1RU resolution w/ DirectX 9 support recommended) Another important consideration is your Set Top Box
• 1 - Intel P4 vendor. In the same manner that you mix headend vendor
(3.4Ghz) Operating Systems gear, Adtec believes using multiple set top box vendors is key.
Select a vendor that falls within your budget while offering
Memory PC: value and capabilities required today and tomorrow.
Base 1RU Windows XP (SP2)/Windows 2000 (SP4)
Conditional Access is essential, not an option. Be certain
• 1-16 GB
that both transport and affiliate rights are negotiated with the
MAC:
program providers. Having a network, headend, CA, and IP
Advanced 1RU OSX Jaguar (OSX Tiger recommended)
Set Top will do nothing without content.
• 1-4Gb
Linux: With all of this in mind, approach IPTV with the basic
IO Interfaces Any distribution with support for 2.6 kernel and business fundamentals used when reviewing other capital
• 2- GIGE compatible VLC software expenditures. Be patient and meter your expectations, have
• USB 2.0 reasonable ninety-day, six-month, and one-year objectives.
• RS232 terminal Browser: Now that IPTV has asserted itself as viable technology, it’s
(requires appropriate plugin to work) time to consider how you can put that technology to work for
Storage you.
Base 1RU * Internet Explorer 6 SP1 & 7
• RAID Level 1 * Firefox 2.0 Options:
• Max Capacity 500 GB DTA Series - Digital turn around routers
VLC Plugin:
edje 2000 - Real time streaming MPEG2 encoder
Advanced 1RU VLC 8.5 (VLC 8.6a recommended)
edje 2100 - Real time streaming MPEG2 encoder with Dolby Digital
• RAID (AMCC) 5
edje 4000 - Real-time streaming MPEG 4 Part 10 (AVC) encoder
• Max Capacity 1.0 TB w/ Hotspare
* Specifications subject to change without written notice. displayMate - High definition digital signage player

Power edje 4111 HD - High definition digital media player

Base 1RU Soloist 4111 HD - High definition digital media server

• single 350 watt
• 120-240 VAC Supported Set Top Boxes
Amino 110, 125, 130
Advanced 1RU
• redundant/hotswap 700 watt
• 120-240 VAC Supported VOD Servers
RTSP compliant Streamer Servers
Physical (Integration required)
• 1 RU -17.5x20x1.75/ 1RUb 17.5x28x1.75
© 2007 Adtec Digital. iptvManage™, edjeGuide™, edjePlayer™ are trademarks of Adtec Digital. Other product and company names may be
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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Our IPTV Solutions Include
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- Middleware
- MPEG 2 and MPEG 4 Part 10, more commonly known as AVC encoding
- Video On Demand
- Flexible and dependable digital turn around, ad insertion and conditional
access integration.

Optional ASI & SMPTE 310 Out Optional ASI Out

2 ATSC
DTA 3250 or 4 ATSC
QAM or
10 ASI QAM DTA 3304 4 DVB-T
2 ASI 4 DVB-S2
2 ASI
2 ASI

2 ASI
2 DVB-S DTA 3254

DTA 3050

DTA 3154

Digital Turn Around (ASI, ATSC, QAM, DVB-S, DVB-S2) Digital Turn Around (ASI, DVB-T)

GigE VOD Options

edje Encoders
- edjeVOD
- RTSP compliant server
- MPEG 2 integration
- AVC Subscription Management
Server

- Verimatrix
(VCAS)

Local Encoding Video on Demand

Conditional Access
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IPTV
Core & Access
Network
- mediaHub Ingest Station

- adManage T&B Gateway

Server
MAS with iptvManage
- DPI 1200 Ad Server
- Customer and Decoder Database
- Duet Ad Inserter - Package, Channel, VOD Provisioning

- eyeMonitor Enterprise
Management Application Middleware Application Server & Management

Ad Insertion

Adtec Decoders

PC Decoder

Set-Top-Box

Residential Solutions Residential & Enterprise Solutions Enterprise Solutions