Video Content Streaming, Distribution and Delivery Platform - MediaBase XMP

Kasenna®'s Content Delivery Platform is a robust highly scalable software platform designed for the management, distribution and delivery of video content for media services.

MediaBase XMP™ is Kasenna's flagship video delivery software that manages the video content for delivery, turns affordable off-the-shelf Linux/Intel servers from leading server vendors into a high performance video delivery platform. The highly scalable architecture is designed to match the subscriber growth and protects customer investment.

A multi-format, multi-network and multi-client video server, MediaBase XMP is deployed more widely than any other IP video server in the industry and provides a cost effective, scalable and reliable way to deliver VOD, network PVR, StartOver TV, Pay-per-view and more.

Benefits of the MediaBase XMP platform include:

• Cost effective, flexible, scalable central and distributed architecture
• Lower capital and operating expenses using a hybrid standard off-the-shelf cache and disk-based video servers
• Higher reliability and manageability through a clustered server architecture to provide high availability with no single point of failure
• Feature rich with support for advanced formats such as SD, HD, MPEG-2, MP3, MPEG-4, H.264/AVC and integration with major encryption vendors, STBs and network equipment providers

Unmatched Reliability, Performance, and Scalability

• Clustered architecture enables very large scale VOD deployments - over 50,000 streams from a standard rack
• Start small and scale the streaming and storage independently as needed
• Fault tolerant n+1 architecture eliminates single points of failure for 24/7 operation

Open Platforms and Systems

• Reduced CAPEX and OPEX from standard hardware and operating systems
• Easy integration using industry standard Linux OS, Java/SOAP-XML APIs
• Optimized use of hardware from hybrid architectures

Broad Service Delivery

• MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 (incl. H.264)
• VOD, NVOD, PPV, Network PVR - all from the same server
• Support for 10 GigE, GigE, and 10/100 BaseT networks
• Integrated with leading STBs, middleware, encoders and gigabit Ethernet QAMs

Distributed or Centralized Deployments

• Content distribution through Kasenna VCD technology for distributed deployments
• Integrated web-based video content and server management tool
• QoS management capabilities
• Advanced remote server monitoring via SNMP
• Fully integrated with HP OpenView

The Proven End-To-End Solution

Built to manage the complexities of delivering SD and HD quality video for large scale broadband deployments, MediaBase XMP is the only solution that combines the core functions needed to implement an end-to-end workflow - video content ingest, management, distribution and delivery. The latest in an award-winning line of time- and field-tested products from Kasenna, MediaBase XMP significantly reduces the time, cost and risk of building and deploying commercial-grade video and entertainment applications.

Cost-Effective Scalability and Reliability

MediaBase XMP runs on standard off-the-shelf servers to maximize performance while reducing capital costs. It supports two distinct video delivery functions - (1) disk-based video library servers with massive storage and (2) RAM-based cache servers with high performance and solid state reliability. Used with the Kasenna Cluster Manager, MediaBase XMP enables flexible combinations of both server types to create a cost-effective n+1 architecture. The result is a scalable and highly-manageable video delivery network with unmatched reliability, scalability and streaming density.

Pre-Integrated Platform with Broad Format Support for Service Flexibility

MediaBase XMP supports the industry's most-widely deployed standards-based streaming formats: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG- 4 (Part 2 and Part 10/AVC). Pre-integrated with a wide variety of middleware and encryption applications, MediaBase XMP v8.1 enables rapid and trouble-free deployment of VOD, NVOD, SVOD, nPVR and many other services.

Standard Interfaces Support Rich Features

MediaBase XMP runs on one of the most open - and stable - operating systems available today, Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS. In addition, MediaBase XMP simplifies the integration of third party applications and products through its use of industry standard JAVA/SOAP-XML interfaces, delivery formats and control protocols such as RTSP and LSCP.

Distributed Resources with Centralized Management

When used with the Kasenna vFusion™ Video Network Management system, MediaBase XMP enables the construction of distributed, high-performance video service networks with low-cost, centralized management.