| Scopus Network Technologies, which supplies
digital TV platforms to the cable and satellite industries, has introduced
the Intelligent Video Gateway (IVG) for Cable TV applications, the
IVG-7300 series. The IVG-7300 is the first element for the implementation
of Scopus’ Intelligent Video Network (IVN) concept to enhance
video routing, processing and management over broadband networks.
Aimed at the high-end Cable TV market, Scopus developed the Intelligent
Video Gateway to enable cable operators to offer “Triple Play”
– video, data and voice – applications to their customers.
A scalable head-end in a box residing at the master head-end, the
IVG is housed in a 1RU chassis and encompasses state-of-the-art
technologies to provide ‘Everything on Demand’ solutions.
An official release informs that the IVG’s capabilities include
video routing and processing, advanced video processing for MPEG
protocol conversion, Dynamic Session Allocation (DSA), seamless
Digital Program Insertion (DPI) and bit-rate reduction and Joint
Rate Allocation (JRA) for optimal bandwidth allocation using rate
reduced digital turn around services that simultaneously control
local encoders in the same statistical multiplexing group.
The IVN system topology is the latest step forward in digital networks
for content management, contribution and distribution applications
and answers the needs of DTH broadcasters and video C&D (Contribution
and Distribution) service providers.
Scopus’ IVN concept represents the next generation topology
for video networking by employing advanced video routers to process,
control and route digital-to-digital video signals throughout a
network. IVN encompasses the entire network infrastructure and enables
two-dimensional control over bandwidth from the master head-end
through the network backbone to the regional head-ends and down
to each specific node, hub or remote site. Its network management
system utilises an advanced topology to support end-to-end system
control and service restoration.
The IVG-7300 is capable of video routing, re-multiplexing and grooming
down to the PID (Programme Identification) level. It comes fully
equipped with conditional access interfaces and scrambling per each
ASI output, DVB and ATSC support, Standard Definition (SD) and High
Definition (HD) bit rate reduction and seamless DPI in accordance
with SCTE30/35 standard for cueing and API. The IVG-7300 can simultaneously
handle 16 carriers per unit, 400 programmes processing to be outputted
at up to six ASI ports.
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