BigBand Networks Unveils New Functionality for the Broadband Multimedia-Service Router.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2001 Company Demonstrates New Service Modules at SCTE SCTE Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers SCTE Society of Cable Television Engineers SCTE Serial Clock Transmit External Cable-Tec Expo Booth No. 1621 in Orlando, FL May 9-11, 2001 BigBand Networks, Inc. will demonstrate the first offerings from a series of service modules for the company's Broadband Multimedia-Service Router (BMR BMR basal metabolic rate. BMR abbr. basal metabolic rate BMR, n See basal metabolic rate. BMR basal metabolic rate. (TM)) this week at the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) Cable-Tec Expo conference in Orlando, Florida. The modules will include more effective broadcast grooming, more flexible video on-demand (VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand ), and scalable, high-quality IP encapsulation (1) In object technology, the creation of self-contained modules that contain both the data and the processing. See object-oriented programming. (2) The transmission of one network protocol within another. . (Editor's note: please see May 8, 2001 press release "BigBand Networks Announces Next Generation Broadcast Grooming" and May 9, 2001 press release "BigBand Networks Announces In-Band IP Gateway and Video On-Demand Bandwidth Sharing Modules for BMR Routers.") The company will also show the BMR's support for commercial applications from leading interactive TV and VOD vendors delivered to televisions through today's most popular set-top boxes, over conventional digital cable plants. "Along with the many unique capabilities of the BMR, show attendees can see how we leverage the BMR's modular design in our new Broadcast Grooming, VOD Bandwidth Sharing and IP Gateway Service offerings that provide for increased functionality, flexibility and cost savings for network operators," said Amir Bassan-Eskenazi, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BigBand Networks. More Effective Broadcast Grooming with an Intuitive GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. BigBand Networks' Broadcast Grooming Module and its companion software, the Broadcast Control Manager (BCM BCM Baylor College of Medicine BCM Become BCM Business Communications Manager (Nortel) BCM Broadcom Corporation BCM Business Continuity Management BCM Business Contact Manager (Microsoft) ), allows cable multiple system operators (MSOs) to combine their choice of incoming program networks from different sources into a customized package of program networks for their subscribers. MSOs benefit from greater bandwidth efficiency, more economical use of plant resources, and new functionality for advanced services that combine different media and content sources. The Broadcast Grooming Module will assemble digital channel line-ups from all inputs and send digital programs from any one of the BMR's inputs to one, several, or all BMR outputs. Operators can easily change digital line-ups through an intuitive graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to that requires no external wiring configuration changes. Scalable High Quality In-Band Gateway Module The In-Band IP Gateway Module and its companion software, the IP Connection Manager (IPCM IPCM Integrated Pest and Crop Management IPCM Isodensity Surface Polarized Continuum Model IPCM Imperfect Coverage Model IPCM Incident, Problem, and Change Management IPCM Inter-Processor Communication Module IPCM ICT Procurement Capability Model ), enables operators to guarantee high quality delivery of popular services including e-commerce, television commerce (t-commerce), e-mail and Web browsing to any number of subscribers. The module is more scalable and cost-effective than existing technologies. BigBand Networks will demonstrate the benefits of the new module by using popular applications, such as those from Liberate Technologies and PowerTV, Inc., delivered through a fast Ethernet connection to the BMR's In-Band IP Gateway Module. The traffic will then be routed to a current generation digital set-top box through the high speed in-band portion of cable spectrum. More Flexible and Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation (DBA) is a technique by which traffic bandwidth in a shared telecommunications medium can be allocated on demand and fairly between different users of that bandwidth. Improves VOD Delivery With the flexible VOD Bandwidth Sharing Module and its companion software, the Service Gateway Manager (SGM SGM abbr. sergeant major ), MSOs can dynamically allocate bandwidth to VOD, which has high bandwidth requirements and high demand variability, alongside other requested services, at any time. BigBand Networks will demonstrate this flexibility and bandwidth allocation by showing how digital broadcast, and both MPEGI-frame based and in-band IP based interactive television services all share bandwidth with VOD across single or multiple QAM (1) (Quality Assessment Measurement) A system used to measure and analyze voice transmission. (2) (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) A modulation technique that employs both phase modulation (PM) and amplitude modulation (AM). modulators. Video Transport over IP BigBand Networks will show the BMR processing high quality VOD delivered via IP protocol on Gigabit Ethernet sent through the BMR over hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC 1. (networking) HFC - Hybrid Fiber Coax. 2. (hardware) HFC - hydrofluorocarbon. ) cable to today's digital set-top boxes. Using Gigabit Ethernet is the most cost-effective, high performance, easily managed transport infrastructure for video. Using this transport, MSOs can deploy servers for VOD and other services either distributed or centralized. With this type of transport infrastructure in place, MSOs can easily and flexibly share resources and configure the distribution of content around the network, such as selecting a server for VOD content to optimally meet demand at any given time. VOD Server Interfaces Workshop John B. Carlucci, BigBand Networks architect, will present a workshop "Selecting VOD Server Interfaces for Present and Future Network Considerations" several times on May 10th and May 11th in room 205BC. About BigBand Networks BigBand Networks, Inc. designs, manufactures, sells and supports Broadband Multimedia-Service Routers (BMR). The BMR is a new class of router built on the company's NativeMedia technology that uniquely routes and integrates video, audio and data in their native formats and enables service providers to deliver broadcast-quality content and advanced, interactive services to the mass market. The company is funded by Redpoint Ventures, Pilot House Ventures, Cedar Fund and Evergreen Investments and is based in Fremont, Calif. Additional information can be found at www.bigbandnet.com. |
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