Multiscreen IPTV Transcoder

Product Profile    
 
Caster-T328 is the superior transcoding solution for producing Mobile TV, Internet TV, and IPTV and broadcast live video services from a single platform, eliminating the need for separate headends. The transcoder delivers high-quality services to tens of thousands of users worldwide, from bandwidth-limited mobile delivery to up to full 1080p HD over high-speed networks, for traditional TVs or big screen smart mobile devices.
 
Caster-T328 can transcode MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) or H.263 content to multiple codecs and stream in different protocols, enabling new multiscreen services.
 
Caster-T328 runs on powerful hardware, representing the highest density available with the highest performance on a carrier grade 3-RU server platform. Enables to deliver impressive images to various servers, such as Adobe Flash Server, Wowza Server, Windows Media Server, Apples HTTP Live Streaming, and some other servers base on UDP/RTP/RTSP/MMS/HTTP
FTP/RTMP/HLS protocols.  
 
 
Features        
 
--High density 3-RU platform can process up to 200 input channels and transcode up to 200 SD or 80x720p or 50 Full HD profiles
--Up to Max.30 channels per Module, A total of 8 modules in 3RU chassis
--Support dual power supply
--Creates simultaneous High, Medium, and Low bitrate streams (profiles)
--Multiple output streams per input service to support Broadcast, VOD, IPTV and OTT, mobile/web, Set top box applications
--SD/HD MPEG/H.264-to- H.264 or H.265 (option) any to any transcoding
--Multiple Codec, Protocol, Bitrate, Resolution, Profile per channel
--HD-to-SD down, SD-to-HD up conversion
--GbE IP outputs – UDP, RTSP, RTMP, HTTP, RTP, MMS, HTTP Live Smooth(HLS), FTP M3u8 playlist files
--AAC, MPEG, MP3 or Dolby Digital AC-3
--High quality pre-processing including filtering, Deinterlacing, cross scaling, image insertion
--Integration with content distribution CDNs
--Superior video quality at ultra-low bitrates, generally video bitrate advised SD about 500kbps, 720p about 1mbps, 1080 about 2.5mbps for lowest bitrate
--Selectable any resolution from QSIF to 1080p
--Compatible with external MPEG-DASH packager for OTT delivery (option)
--Supports AES encryption
--Supports logo insertion and text overlay on outputs
--Designed for 24*7*365 uninterrupted working
--Easy-to-Use System Management
--Web Management
     
Main Application

--Digital cable and Multi-screen headend
--IPTV, Over-the-air TV distance learning
--Mobile, Broadcast, Internet TV/Web TV
--VOD content encoding