Artel and Terayon team up to deliver Digital TV over Broadband Networks to SBC at NAB 2001
Artel Video Systems and Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. will demonstrate the transport of MPEG-2 video programming for a telecommunications digital TV distribution application at the Terayon and SBC booths at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention and Exhibition, NAB 2001, April 23rd – 26th. This application gives video network service providers the advantage of utilizing an existing broadband infrastructure to transport television programming to Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) distribution networks and HFC applications.
In the demonstration MPEG-2 video programming will be processed through Terayon's market leading CherryPicker, a statistical remultiplexer, through Artel's Cross Stream 155 Video Access Multiplexer over an ATM (asynchronous transfer mode) network to SBC's digital TV distribution application. The statistical multiplexing and ATM adaptation will enable full OC-3c (155 megabits per second) bandwidth utilization of the ATM network allowing over 30 television channels to be transported. The remultiplexing and QoS (Quality of Service) functionality of the Cross Stream 155 assures that cell delay variation (jitter) across the ATM network is negligible. This provides a constant delay MPEG transport stream on the egress of the ATM network, which is required by MPEG decoders.
Applications of this technology include video distribution for Video-on-Demand, interactive TV and digital TV for DSL service.
"The ability to transport digital TV in the form of MPEG over broadband networks enables a whole new range of applications for telecommunication service providers," said Mike Riley, senior vice president sales and marketing at Artel. "By utilizing existing ATM infrastructure and providing video aware switching at the network edge, network operators can now launch new revenue generating television services to customers."
"Digital TV is a compelling service for any network operator, and this joint demonstration by Terayon and Artel proves that telecom carriers can indeed deliver video services over their networks in a cost-effective manner," said Chris Summey, vice president of marketing and business development for Terayon's digital video systems.
About Artel Video Systems
Artel provides video networking systems to cable TV and telecommunications service providers who need to satisfy the consumer's ever growing appetite for broadband digital entertainment. Artel's products are transforming the world's networking infrastructures by enabling the transmission of broadcast and interactive TV over standards based multi-service networks. Artel is headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA, with sales and service centers worldwide. Further information about the company is available on the World Wide Web at www.artel.tv
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