VBrick Systems VOD-W Server VBrick v4.2.1 - Manual (Page 9)

VOD-W Admin Guide 1
Chapter 1
Server Overview
VBrick's EtherneTV VOD-W Server has been integrated with the EtherneTV family of
products including the EtherneTV Portal Server, MPEG-1/2/4 streaming encoders, and the
EtherneTV STB. The EtherneTV VOD-W delivers stored MPEG assets as unicast streams
across an Ethernet network. The EtherneTV VOD-W is built on a Dell hardware platform as
detailed in the following tables. Other features include the ability to schedule asset playback,
asset searching, user and system statistics, and more. The EtherneTV Portal Server is
required to gain the full benefits of the EtherneTV VOD-W server and is sold separately.
In order to set up the EtherneTV Portal Server, follow the directions in the EtherneTV Portal
Server Admin Guide. Once the ETV portal server is setup and configured, you can access
video on the EtherneTV VOD-W server through the ETV Portal Server web interface.
VBrick uses its own software-based components to decode streams on the desktop. There is
no client-side software to install. The EtherneTV Portal Server automatically downloads
components to your desktop PC the first time you access to the system.
Topics in this chapter
Server Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Server Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Server Description
The VBrick VOD-W servers provide interactive, on-demand playback of standards-based,
high-quality video that is stored on the server with a variety of methods. The VOD-W servers
are a basic component in the VBrick's EtherneTV solution and work seamlessly with the
EtherneTV Portal Server. They ingest and stream unicast and multicast streams in the
following formats:
• MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 RTSP unicast
• MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 multicast
Server Models
Although VBrick currently supports all of the server models shown in shown in Table 1,
VBrick has transitioned to Dell 1950/2950 servers and all new systems shipped after the date
of this publication will be either 1950 or 2950 devices. VBrick will continue to provide
support for all 1850/2850 series models. Contact VBrick Support Services or your authorized
reseller for more information about upgrade options.