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DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION HEADEND SOLUTIONSDIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TELEVISION HEADEND SOLUTIONS

DVB-T/T2

IP or ASI Router

SDIRouter

IP RouterTelecom

Backbone

RD5000 Receiver/Decoder

RD1000 Descrambler

NetProcessor 9010Network Adaptor

SapphireMPEG Stream Server

AmethystRedundancy Switcher

DVB-S/S2Modulation

NetProcessor 9010Network Adaptor

NetProcessor 9030/40Multiplexers

MultiplexingScrambling

Data InsertionSFN Adaptation

DVB-T2 Gateway (SW option)

IP, PDH, SDH,μW, Fiber

Granite SentinelDTV Monitor

XMSNetwork Management System

FromPlayoutCenters

ViBE EM4000 Multi-Channel HD Encoders

ViBE EM2000Multi-Channel SD Encoders

JadeEPG Server

Conditional AccessServer

Thomson Video Networks offers a global solution for digital terrestrial television including multiplex generation, customization, and distribution, combined with management and quality of service monitoring.

Delivering Innovative Services

Delivering a large channel bouquet,

including HD, puts constraints on the

compression engine. At the same

time, video quality has become more

important with larger consumer screen

sizes aimed at HD content and Blu-ray

players. Thomson Video Networks has a

tradition for delivering premium video

compression through the ViBE family,

from ultra-low bit rates in large statmux

pools to high-quality HD content. Our

philosophy is to deliver premium picture

quality for all networks.

Powerful Content Processing

As content is increasing in value and

distributed across multiple networks,

content processing is increasingly

important. As different networks have

varying characteristics, content needs

further adaptation, including 24/7 local

channel insertion, seamless national /

local channel switch, and advertising

regionalization. In addition, interactive

services and electronic program guide

(EPG) scheduling and insertion are fully

integrated. Thomson Video Networks

is the only provider able to combine all

of these features in a fully integrated

headend to suit all networks.

End-to-End Management

Equipment management and redundancy

scheduling is critical to achieve reliability.

Thomson XMS™ control and monitoring

with QOS logging and the support

of remote probes provides increased

freedom and flexibility, while offering a

suite of applications and graphical user

interfaces for controlling operational

parameters such as bit rates, MPEG

services, telecom, and RF transmission.

Video Compression

Our ViBE EMx000 line of encoders for

standard- and high-definition (SD and

HD) video delivers MPEG-4 AVC and

MPEG-2 compression. Leveraging our

Mustang video compression architecture,

ViBE combines compression efficiency

and advanced preprocessing to deliver

clearer pictures with increased depth

and clarity. With the ability to use all

available compression toolsets, including

true High Profile, our MPEG encoders let

you broadcast high-quality SD and HD

content at very low bit rates, e.g. up to

4/7 HD services in a DVB-T/T2 multiplex.

With integrated Dolby Digital Plus 5.1

surround sound generation or the latest

AAC audio codec, you can deliver audio

that matches the high quality of your video.

Flextream™: Statistical Multiplexing

Flextream statistical multiplexing is a

field proven solution for dynamically

sharing the fixed multiplex bandwidth

among multiple ViBE encoders with a

high degree of precision. This provides

an increase in the number of channels

offered by up to 30% versus using the

encoders in CBR mode.

Highly flexible, Flextream supports any

mix of SD and HD channels as well as

MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 compression.

Flextream also features support for

remote encoding pools, removing

contribution codecs and bandwidth

costs, leading to better quality at a lower

cost.

Support for Pay TV

Robust protection of revenue streams

and fine control of subscription-

based services with proper user rights

management is achieved by the Pay TV

solution. It’s based on the NetProcessor

as a DVB-Simulcrypt scrambler and the

XMU as the DVB-SC interface to the CAS

ECM generators.

This solution is open, supporting all

conditional access systems (CASs) on the

market. It’s powerful and scalable from

one to multiple CASs, running with large

numbers of ECM generators, delivering

a mix of pay TV and free-to-air services in

the same multiplex.

Adding Value with Datacasting

The Jade server can generate an

Electronic Program Guide (EPG) for

any kind of service architecture, small

or large, national or regional, using

advanced DVB-SI capabilities such

as triggering, automatic bandwidth

management, multi-route capabilities.

When coupled with the Coral iTV

broadcasting server, it forms a complete

EPG solution that can be leveraged

by third-party applications such as

MediaHighway, OpenTV, MHP, and

HBBTV.

SFN Adaptation – DVB-T2 Gateway

Single Frequency Network (SFN)

adaptation is performed within the

NetProcessor 9030/40 multiplexer so

there’s no need for external devices.

In the NetProcessor 1+1 / Amethyst

III switch redundancy scheme, the

mega-frames from the two units are

synchronized, thus avoiding transmitter

resynchronization on backup switchover.

The NetProcessor embeds the DVB-T2

gateway functionality, thereby delivering

T2-MI streams over IP or ASI.

From the output of the contribution devices (IRD, fibre, IP/ATM network adapters) to the output of the multiplexer, the primary concern is

the optimum use of the bandwidth for the best picture and audio quality.

MANAGEMENT › Control of all headend devices, monitoring from the national headend down to the transmitters

MULTIPLEX REGIONALIZATION (REGIONAL HEADEND) › 24/7 local content insertion

› Seamless live to live regional switchover and advertising substitution in VBR statmux pools

› Integrated SFN and DVB-T2 adaptation

KEY BENEFITS

MULTIPLEX GENERATION (NATIONAL HEADEND) › Maximize the number of channels per frequency with superior video and audio quality

› Flexibility to support SD & HD, MPEG-2 & MPEG-4, local & remote feeds

› Large range of audio codecs, from MPEG-1 L2 to 5.1 surround

› Pay TV: support all DVB-SC conditional access solutions on the market

› Value-added services injection: EPG, Teletext, HBBTV

› Full IP architecture for flexibility and scalability

DISTRIBUTION TO THE TRANSMITTERS › Transparent, bit-accurate distribution over IP, fiber, μWaves, and DVB-S/S2 to the transmitters

› Optimized satellite transport of regionalized multiplexes

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MULTIPLEX DISTRIBUTION – MINIMIZE TRANSPORT COSTSMULTIPLEX REGIONALIZATION

24/7 LOCAL INSERTION: REMUX

NetProcessor 9030/40 Remultiplexer

LIVE TO LIVE SWITCHOVER

NetProcessor 9030/40 Splicer / Transrater

Sapphire Ad Server

NetProcessor 9030/40 Splicer / Transrater

SCTE30

AD INSERTION

ViBE EMx000SD/HD Encoders

NATIONAL HEADEND

SCTE35

SCTE104

SDIBrodacasters

Digital cue tone insertion / conversion“SCTE 104 over SDI” trigger for SCTE35 cue tones + I frame generation

ViBE EMx000SD/HD Encoders

ViBE EMx000SD/HD Encoders

NetProcessor 9030/40Multiplexer

Telecom Distribution to the Transmitters

The NetProcessor provides transport

and delivery of the multiplexes to the

transmitters transparently bit-accurate

whatever the medium (IP, PDH, SDH,

μwaves, and ATM) thanks to a large

range of interfaces, the network

impairment capabilities and SFN

alignment.

Satellite Transport

Concentration – The DVB-S2 multi-TS

feature offers a standard solution to

concentrate independent multiplexes

within the same satellite transponder.

The RD100x transparently and accurately

filters and delivers the original transport

streams to the transmitter for both SFN

and MFN networks.

Protection of the Free-to-Air Content

Transport – Free-to-air services must be

protected on the headend-to-satellite link.

Thomson Video Networks offers a range of

solutions for both SFN and MFN networks

to scramble at the source and descramble

before feeding the DTTV transmitter: DVB

BISS fixed key, DVB-SC CAS).

NetProcessor 9030/40: The DTTV Toolbox

In many cases, the NetProcessor 9030/40

will be the only unit at the headend

location, addressing all of your needs

from basic remultiplexing up to live to

live regional switchover, performing

network adaptation (ASI, IP, PDH, SDH,

ATM, DVB-S/S2), MPEG processing

(descrambling, multiplexing, PSI/SI

processing, scrambling, SFN and DVB-T2

adaptation), and content processing

(seamless splicing and transrating)

simultaneously on multiple multiplexes.

FlexCarbon™:

Cost Effective Regionalization

The FlexCarbon technology is to build

a statmux pool with the national

services and the regional services,

all regional service encoders being

driven by the same bitrate allocation

computed from all complexity inputs.

FlexCarbon benefits are full VBR quality

for the optimum cost of one encoder

per regional. Thanks to the FlexSplice

technology, the splicing is performed

within a VBR pool without transrating or

over provisioning null packets.

Permanent Insertion of Local Services

At the regional headends, the NetProcessor

contributes to multiplex customization by

adding content locally delivered by the

ViBE encoder and modifying the SI/PSI

information accordingly.

Seamless Regional Switchover

This is a three-step process. First, from

the playout center the splice in and splice

out cue tone commands are sent to the

headend (SCTE104 over IP or SDI, analog

cue tone, GPI). Second, the encoder at

the headend translates the cue tones to

SCTE35 in-band commands. Third,

in the regions the NetProcessor uses

the SCTE35 commands to trigger the

seamless splicing between the national

and the regional channels (SD/HD, MPEG-

2/4). Thanks to the FlexSplice technology

the esplicing is performed within a

VBR pool without transrating or over

provisionning null packets.

Advertising Insertion

Ad insertion increases revenues

through regional customization while

minimizing costs. Thomson Video

Networks’ ad insertion solution is

based on digital program insertion (DPI)

within the compressed domain using

SCTE standards (SCTE30, SCTE35, and

SCTE104) in order to cover the complete

ad insertion chain. This gives you frame-

accurate ad clip ingest, clip distribution

to regions, playlist definition and

distribution, digital cue tone insertion at

the headend, seamless splicing for clip

substitution in region (SD/HD, MPEG-

2/4), and the generation of “as run” log

reports for billing. The key components

for ad insertion at the headend are the

Sapphire broadcast server (ingest and ad

server), ViBE encoders, and NetProcessor

9030/40 for seamless splicing. FlexSplice

allows ad insertion within a VBR pool

without transrating or over provisioning

null packets.

Local PSI/SI Processing

EPG service information can be built

centrally for multiple regions and filtered/

injected locally with the PSI/SI processing

power of the NetProcessor 9030/40.

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Command and Control

The XMS Management System controls

and monitors all Thomson compression,

MPEG processing, transmission

products, and number of third-party

products. In client-server architecture the

XMS offers a suite of applications and

graphical user interfaces for controlling

not just hardware, but also operational

parameters. With its NetOp client

application the XMS system provides a

clear view of an entire system, including

the fault-monitoring correlation of

affected services, MPEG rate monitoring

and audio plus video confidence

monitoring on a workstation. This view

allows supervisory staff to make the best

use of resources, and to accelerate fault

finding and resolution.

Resiliency for Mission-Critical Systems

With redundancy at all stages of the

systems, the XMS plus the XMU

mediation device present a unique

design for a zero-fault system. The

proposed architecture supports

N+P redundancy for a pool of IRDs,

encoders, multiplexers, or modulators

in ASI and/ or IP infrastructures. For

1+1 redundancy schemes the Amethyst

switcher is a scalable and intelligent

device performing monitoring, delay

compensation and seamless switch of

multiplexes.

QOS Monitoring

The XMS performs live QOS monitoring

in any stage of the system, from the

central headend down to the transmitter

based on Granite MPEG-over-ASI/IP/RF

probes, a multi-layer MPEG monitor that

reports a transport stream’s health status

from the interfaces to the audio/video

levels. It monitors QOS in an easy-to-

understand manner, allowing non-MPEG

experts to make decisions and maximize

service availability.

MANAGEMENT & QOS MONITORING

ORDERING INFORMATIONPlease contact your authorized Thomson Video Networks representative for more information.

Each component of the Digital Terrestrial Television Headend Solutions is also available separately.

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component of this brochure.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICESOur professional service offerings ensure optimal system performance and maximized uptime. These

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courses; and technical maintenance programs and service agreements.

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