Newest Remultiplexer & PSIP/DVB-SI Processor Platform Introduced to US Broadcast Market
Thomcast Communications Inc.mmunications, prominent supplier of wireless communications and broadcast systems and solutions, introduces the newest member of the Thomcast Amber Stream Processing family at NAB 2000 (Booth #L9609). The new "1 U" version of Amber features:
Excellent Value
Compact 1U design
(2) Transport Stream Inputs (The Amber "2U version" supports 8 inputs).
Up to 100 Mbps throughput inputs and outputs.
With this latest addition, the Thomcast Amber product family now includes 1U and 2U remultiplexers and DVB-SI/PSIP processors. The remultiplexers support re-multiplexing of multiple program transport streams to create new customized multiplexes, and the DVB-SI/PSIP processors perform the filtering, injection, or extraction of DVB-SI/PSIP tables within MPEG-2 transport streams. The Amber Remultiplexer creates a fully MPEG-2 DVB or ATSC compliant output multiplex, supports THOMCAST SmartData technology, and has the ability to scramble the output services, using low cost, flexible, and easy-to-manage propretary solutions.
Since its introduction on the European Digital TV market in January 1998, Amber products have achieved outstanding market acceptance. Amber is based on Thomcast's TransMux technology, which features a highly integrated and powerful remultiplexing architecture built around a dedicated ASIC. AMber features an Ethernet connection to a Configuration/Supervision station, or to a data or IP server for the insertion of data into the remaining bandwidth. Amber automatically manages all MPEG-2 PSI, DVB-SI, and ATSC PSIP tables. It performs PCR fields restamping, and supports automatic or manual PID remapping.
Amber Family Highlights:
Powerful Configuration Software & GUI-Running under Windows NT, this PC software gives the operator the capability to analyze the content input streams in terms of services, components, and conditional access related information.
Enhanced Supervision System- Once the Amber Platform is configured, the operator may analyze the content of the stream generated by the equipment. The stream content is displayed in another graphical and hierarchical window, along with the services and components bit rate information. Output stream overflow situations are prevented. The operatior is able to identify the services that could be suspended in case of an overload.
Thomcast SmartData Technology-Amber may be connected to a Thomcast OpenMux system, such as the OPAL IP Gateway or the CORAL data server, for the insertion of intelligent data into the remaining bandwidth of a multiplexed transport stream, thus ensuring a 100% use of the bandwidth, filled with useful data.
Scrambling Solutions-Thomcast has develoved a cost-effective solution for the scrambling and descrambling of MPEG-2 TS, using a Fixed Key Conditional Access System (CAS). The solution is implemented on the AMber platform for dedicated applications (contribution, company data transfer,...) without the need for an external CAS system.
Remote Operation-Amber may be remotely monitored and controlled via conventional IP networked operations.
Bit Rate Reduction- Thomcast Bit Rate Reduction technology will soon be available on the Amber platform. This technoloty is a solution for operatiors who want to modify the bit rate allocated to an MPEG-2 program.
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