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Quick Steps to Setting Up a FMS Origin-Edge
Here are some quick steps to setting up an origin-edge Flash media server. Specifically these steps are for setting up a edge on a origin machine so that there is both on 1 machine that can have some value for certain setups and performance management.
Note: line numbers are off of default config files.
Setting Up a Origin/Edge on a single machine
• Duplicate the _defaultRoot_ dir in the conf dir and rename
(exp: “edgeâ€)
In the Edge’s Adaptor.xml:
• (Line 42) Change the name attribute value of the Adaptor> HostPortList>HostPort tag to something unique e.g. edge2
• (Line 42) Change the ctl_channel value to a different value: e.g. 19351
• (Line 42) Set the Adaptor> HostPortList>HostPort value to a different IP and/or Port: e.g. :1936 (Don’t forget the colon)
In your Edge’s VHost.xml:
• (Line 127) Set the Proxy>Mode to remote: remote
• (Line 139) Set Proxy>Anonymous to true: true
• (Line208 ) Set the RouteEntry: *:1936;*:1935
Thanks to Sarge for the help.
Hotel VOD/IPTV
Hotel VOD/IPTV Solution
Download Hotel VOD/IPTV Solution brochure
We are proud to introduce the high-end VOD/IPTV platform for hotels. With VoipSwitch Hotel VOD/IPTV Solution you will impress your guests with the unlimited possibilities of world class entertainment available in their own rooms. This complete, cost-effective, easy to use and implement solution is a key to making a stay at your hotel a remarkable experience.
Deliver the latest HD Hollywood movies on demand, stream SAT TV channels or let your guests order hotel services using their TV remote. Add the feature of browsing the Internet on TV screen and VoIP telephony – from now on, your hotel room is an interactive entertainment center.
Hotel VOD/IPTV Solution consists the following:
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Set-top-boxes with a remote control to be placed in your guests’ rooms allowing browsing through movies, SAT/Cable TV channels, music or hotel services with ease.
- Intuitive media center providing an easy access to the available content. The appearance of the media center will be customized to suit the corporate identity of your hotel. You will have an option to e.g. display your own advertisements on guests’ TV screens. That’s a whole new marketing opportunity for your business.
- Top VOD content with only the freshest and hottest Hollywood studios’ pre-releases to be ordered by your guests. Multiple packets available with premium adult content included. Newest movies (multilingual audio possible) are delivered automatically every month so you don’t have to worry about your VOD content being always up to date.
- Hotel services & more – browse the Internet, go shopping, order a meal or sign up for a hotel event – it’s all at your guest’s TV remote via the media center. Increase your sales by offering additional services that may be ordered without even leaving the room.
- Easy billing system lets you create various content packages (e.g. two movies per day at a promotional price). For the ordered content (and services) the guest will pay during the regular check out.
- Receptionist Billing application makes the administration and management of the system easy. You may have our system integrated with your present hotel billing software (optional).
Additional features:
- Telephony – inexpensive VoIP international calls via a wireless phone
- TV Internet – with additional mini remote keyboard giving your guest a better control while surfing the web.
Possible platform configuration options:
- VOD + IPTV
- VOD only
Contact us today to learn more and find out how our Hotel VOD/IPTV Solution will benefit your hotel.
Solution: Hotel IPTV Over the IP Network Without QoS
Solution: Hotel IPTV Over the IP Network Without QoS
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Customer Requirements
Customer is a luxury hotel that would like to offer HD videos to their visitors. Customer would like a state of the art IPTV solution that can show HD 1080i and 1080p VOD videos on 50" HDTVs installed in all the luxury rooms. Customer has installed a wired IP network throughout the complex. Since customer's current analog VOD system is limited to number of videos it can offer, customer would like to install an IPTV solution because it allows them to easily manage their video content library and offer a much greater range of video content. Customer would like to add several thousand hours of video to their VOD lineup to generate additional VOD revenue. In addition, customer would like to stream all of the broadcast TV channels to each room via the IP network.
 | Number of Visitors - Customer's hotel can hold maximum of 1,000 visitors. Customer expect maximum 100% occupancy during certain months of the year when there are tradeshows in town. | ||
| HD Video - Customer would like to offer HD 1080i and 1080p video content to premium customers. | ||
| Streaming Over the IP without QoS - Customer's IP network does not support QoS. However, customer has install 100 Mbps Ethernet to each room. Customer would like an IPTV system that can do streaming over this network. | ||
| HD 1080p and 1080i Videos - IPTV system must support HD 1080p and HD 1080i videos. Customer plans to offer 1,000 hours of HD content via IPTV's VOD system. | ||
| Video On 50" HDTV - Customer has installed 50" 1080p HDTVs in all the premium rooms. Customer would like to offer 1080i and 1080p HD videos to those rooms on demand. | ||
| Expandable - Customer would like an IPTV system that's fully scalable to support their current requirements and future growth. | ||
| Remote software/firmware update - Customer would like a system that has minimal truck roll. They would like to remotely manage all the PC and STB clients. | ||
| TV BroadCast - Customer would like to stream all 50 broadcast IPTV channels right over the IP network. | ||
| Viewing Ratio - Customer anticipates that at any given time, at least 20% of its subscribers will be watching videos simultaneously. | ||
| Minimal Integration Cost - Customer does not have a large IT staff that can support a complicated IPTV deployment. Customer would like a system that will be easy to deploy, manage and support. | ||
IPTV Requirement List
After reviewing the customer requirements, MatrixStream decided to recommend the following equipment list for deployment. Because MatrixStream's MatrixCast IPTV solution is an end-to-end solution, customer does not have to spend months to integrate an IPTV solution from multiple vendors. The following a list of equipment required:
| 2 IMX M2200 IPTV middleware servers. 1 for management and another for redundancy. | |
| 50 IMX e4010 Video Encoders - One for each broadcast TV channel. | |
| 2 IMX i2410 live TV MatrixCast Streaming servers - Each server can support up 1,000 streams. 2nd IMX i2410 also acts as redundant streaming server. | |
| 2 IMX v2420 VOD MatrixCast Streaming servers - Both IMX v2420 will support both SD and HD streaming right over customer's current IP network. | |
| 1,000 MX 1 IP STBs - Fully able to support HD 1080p videos. Students can hook up MX 1 IP STB to their HDTV at home to watch class videos. |
Hotel IPTV Example Deployment Diagram
Below is the deployment diagram for the customer.
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