BitBand VOD (Video On Demand) Servers and content distribution systems

BitBand's video delivery solution allows operators to deploy advanced IPTV services such as VOD, NPVR and PLTV (Pause Live TV aka Time-Shift) today. When considering the right components for a deployment, the integration with the existing network and the flexibility to adapt to network changes play a crucial part in controlling the project risk, and ensuring a successful service. BitBand's integrated video network concept is based on three pillars, namely the flexible building blocks which can fit in any network topology; the powerful video management and content distribution capabilities of Maestro - exposing simple and network-agnostic interface for integration and the advanced network integration features such as CAC/RSVP and QoS statistics collection.

BitBand's innovative and patent-pending technology, combined with close integration with leading network equipment providers and the unparalleled over four years of real IPTV field experience, guaranties a quick and safe track to triple-play.

The BitBand “network concept” involves three major elements, namely the VDN abstraction achieved by BitBand Maestro^TM, the flexible BitBand Vision^TM VOD Server building blocks and the advanced network features and network integration provided by BitBand.

BitBand Vision^TM VOD servers are network appliances, containing powerful streaming engines and internal storage subsystems optimized to provide stable high-performance streaming at competitive prices. BitBand Vision^TM servers are used as building blocks to form powerful, scalable and low cost content delivery clusters.

BitBand Maestro software suite provides the integration and abstraction layer for the video delivery network. BitBand Maestro incorporates two main functions. The first is "NMS" like, and involves monitoring, statistics collection and remote administration of the streaming "video network elements". The second, more elaborate, function is "CDN" like in its nature and involves distributing the right content to the right place at the right time, when it comes to pre-positioning of VOD titles, and the deletion and/or distribution of recorded content when it comes to TV-on-Demand (TVOD) services such as NPVR, TSTV and PLTV.

BitBand VisionTM VOD server building blocks

BitBand Vision 280^TM is an appliance-server which is optimized to provide very high streaming rates, suitable for high-end large scale deployments. This compact 1U appliance is easy to install and operate, introducing high levels of throughput and robustness. Vision 1280 is an ideal platform for the introduction of advanced IPTV services such as Blovkbuster VOD and high rating pause Live TV (PLTV)

BitBand Vision 680II^TM is a high-end model in BitBand's line of appliance VOD servers. Offering high streaming throughput and superior storage capacity, Vision 680II is targeted at the high-end Telco, for the intorduction of advanced IPTV services such as VOD, NPVR and TSTV (Time Shift TV). Vision 680II offers unique 'Always On' redundancy and load balancing for maximum availablilty.

BitBand Vision 880II^TM is the top-end model in BitBand's line of appliance VOD servers. Offering extremely high streaming throughput and superior storage capacity, Vision 880 is targeted at the high-end Telco, for the intorduction of advanced IPTV services such as VOD, NPVR and TSTV (Time Shift TV). Vision 680II offers unique 'Always On' redundancy and load balancing for maximum availablilty.

BitBand Maestro Content Distribution

BitBand Maestro software suite provides the integration and abstraction layer for the video delivery network. BitBand Maestro incorporates two main functions. The first is "NMS" like, and involves monitoring, statistics collection and remote administration of the streaming "video network elements". The second, more elaborate, function is "CDN" like in its nature and involves distributing the right content to the right place at the right time, when it comes to pre-positioning of VOD titles, and the deletion and/or distribution of recorded content when it comes to TV-on-Demand (TVOD) services such as NPVR (Network Personal Video Recording), TSTV (Time-Shift Television) and PLTV (Pause Live Television).

By controlling the video network elements, and holding the network hierarchy, Maestro is capable of providing a Video Delivery Network (VDN) virtualization, exposing a simple manageable interface to the IPTV application and other interfacing systems. The result is a "virtual video server" that may be composed of many units spread across a network, which is abstracted and simplified, as if it was a single multi-service server. In addition, the correlation of Maestro NMS and CDN functionalities results in an efficient use of network resources, which is a crucial part of video service deployment.