Bright House Networks Selects BigBand Networks' VOD Edge; Detroit VOD Launch Incorporates BigBand BME50 for IP Networking, Gigabit Ethernet Transport and QAM/RF.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2004 BigBand Networks BigBand Networks (known as BigBand ; NASDAQ: BBND) is a multinational corporation headquartered in Redwood City, California, United States. BigBand manufactures and sells digital video and data processing platforms and solutions in areas ranging from digital video to CMTS. , Inc., a leading provider of broadband multimedia platform solutions for broadcast television and on-demand services, today announced that Bright House Networks is deploying BigBand VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand Edge to launch video on-demand services in its Detroit cable system. In this networked installation, the high-density BigBand BME BME abbr. 1. Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering 2. Bachelor of Mining Engineering 3. Bachelor of Music Education 50(TM) (Broadband Multimedia-Service Edge) located in hub facilities, switches and processes video delivered from centralized storage to maximize service quality and resource efficiency. "BigBand Networks' edge platform helps Bright House Networks fulfill our commitment to provide subscribers with instant access to high quality entertainment in their own homes," said Jeff Chen, vice president of advanced technology, Bright House Networks. "The BigBand BME50 enables the economical launch of VOD services in the Bright House Networks system in Detroit, and its flexible programmability will support potential further advances such as modifications to server deployment architecture or subscriber access control." Bright House Networks' Detroit VOD deployment consolidates storage on centralized servers, which stream VOD sessions from the headend. Hub-based BigBand BME50s terminate distributed Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. links, perform IP switching Switching TCP/IP packets at high speed. Ipsilon's IP Switch started the trend and various vendors followed suit with different approaches, including Cisco's tag switching and 3Com's Fast IP. The goal was to switch IP packets faster than traditional router-based layer 3 forwarding. of the right sessions to the right subscribers, and transcode (1) To convert from one format to another. It implies conversion between very distinct kinds of data, such as from speech into text or from analog video into digital frames. Sometimes the term is used as nothing more than a fancier synonym for "convert. content with high-density 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). modulation and RF upconversion. Redundant and hot-swappable components on the BME50 maximize service reliability, while intuitive and powerful 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. controls enhance system management. "With this BigBand BME50 deployment, Bright House Networks joins a growing list of cable operators using our scalable, flexible and reliable platforms for on-demand services," said Richard Peske, vice president of product marketing for BigBand Networks. "Bright House Networks and BigBand Networks have already collaborated on digital broadcast, HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates and Gigabit Ethernet distribution solutions. This expansion to VOD in Detroit illustrates our ability to work with operators on minimizing capital and operating costs, while providing their subscribers with a complete range of compelling content and advanced services." BigBand VOD Edge on the BME50 incorporates IP switching and routing, and intensive media processing, within a networked, multi-service environment. Benefits include: -- Protocol conversion, de-jitter, and QAM/RF at the highest space efficiency and video quality; -- Support of any VOD deployment architecture and all major server and physical transport providers; -- Multiple redundant and modularly hot-swappable components to maximize service availability; -- Rapid and easy launch and scaling of VOD and other services through intelligent software management tools; and -- IP networking, media processing and platform programmability to provide flexibility for ongoing enhancements. ABOUT BIGBAND NETWORKS BigBand Networks, Inc. designs, manufactures, sells and supports platforms for broadband multimedia services. These platforms are built on the company's NativeMedia(TM) technology uniquely capable of communicating and processing video, audio and data in their native formats. The field-upgradeable architecture combines advanced hardware and software technologies for high performance with agility to optimize for each service supported. This enables network operators to cost-effectively expand revenue-generating offerings of broadcast-quality content and advanced, interactive services. Services supported by BigBand Networks' platforms include digital broadcast television, HDTV, transport of high quality video, ad insertion, VOD and iTV. The company's customers include Comcast, Time Warner Cable This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , Cox Communications, Adelphia Communications, Bright House Networks, Mediacom Communications and Rogers Cable. BigBand Networks is based in Redwood City, CA. For more information on BigBand Networks, please visit www.bigbandnet.com. |
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